Scandic Holmenkollen Park Hotel

Good: ||Peaceful location at Holmenkollen, close to the famous ski stadium. Great view over Oslo city and fjord from superior rooms, which are in the modern part of the hotel. Really large gym, best of hotel gyms ever seen. Superior room was large, clean and comfortable in scandinavian style. Totally quiet at night. Very good breakfast. Bar service was quick and polite. ||Not so good: ||Bathroom is the typical wet room with partial glass shower screen, so the whole floor is flooding after a shower.||During our visit there was no a la carte restaurant service but a summer buffet. The main course selection was rather limited and more like canteen style, and drink service and table cleaning slow and uninterested. ||To be considered:||Parking is available in an expensive garage below the hotel with direct lift access or free parking about 250 m and 50 m downhill opposite Skiförening building.

I loved the location and view from the hotel. It is absolutely stunning with mountains, oceans, and the Oslo landscape. I enjoyed looking over the windows when I woke up and went to bed :) The room is spacious, compared to hotels in Oslo's city center. Definitely cost-effective. The lobby and other common areas are designed in a welcoming way. Nice to hang out. The staff in the lobby and kitchen were very warm and helpful. One downside - the breakfast was not very impressive. The choices were rather limited. You can easily add things such as mushrooms, onions, leaves, and fresh juices at a not very high cost. The fruits offered were always not fresh at all...Radisson hotels offer much better breakfasts, as I stayed in a similarly priced one last year. Nevertheless, I enjoyed my stay here.

The hotel is situated in a very nice area, with amazing views. Good, spacious rooms, not to fancy, but comfortable. Probably these are the only few good things about it. They should definitely review their restaurant menu, as well give their staff some lessons on how to communicate with customers. Rooms and other facilities need some maintenance already, furniture and decorations look worn.

We have been to a fair number of hotels all over the world. Rarely I repeat rarely we do not get a reply. Wrote to them for 2 rooms. They distinguished by not answering. We visited anyway to have a beer. The setting is fine but you definitely need a car. It is a good 10 minute walk uphill from the metro station.

One of the best hotels I ever stayed at. Comfortable room, good breakfast, a real gym (not an ordinary hotel gym), nice and green surroundings and dog friendly. Also good communications to the city center by metro (the closest station is 10 minutes walk from the hotel).||||Only minor problem when we checked in was that they did not see on our booking that we had asked for a pet friendly room but it went well in the end.

Very nice old style hotel with modern standards. Fantastic wiew over the city of oslo and imediate close to the national ski jump arena Holmenkollen, with its many outdoor excursions and events. Polite and skilled staff and a nice spa with cosy inndoor swimingpool 31* celcius, and turkish bath. LOVE IT. Easy public transportation to city center.

By far the best stay in Oslo. Location is absolutely perfect, what an overview on the city, fjords and surroundings. We had a superior room on the 3rd floor with an exceptional view. I sat in the sofa just staring. The rooms are very spacious, beds are very good, slept well. The gym is an absolute dream for the GymRats. Bar and restaurant are spacious and beautiful to sit. Food and drinks were very good. Staff is very helpful and kind. Lots of walks to do in the area. Overall, this hotel is a big recommendation if you come to Oslo. The city is only like 20 mins away on public transport (keep in mind that the walk to the hotel is quite a challenge for some). Thanks for the good care, and hopefully till soon!

When you book 3 nights, pay extra for a room with "magnificent view over the fjord and Oslo" (as stated in the room description), and this is what you get. Bush view. 😂 The staff says that "opinion is subjective" and do not offer any compensation. The other rooms offered where not any better options. Very disappointed! Too bad for an otherwise very nice hotel and beautiful location.

Really a 3.5. I attended a meeting here that took place over a few days where the topic was ironically, luxury adventure travel. The Scandic Homenkollen Park was a decent host with both hits and misses. HITS: The entrance and main lobby to the hotel was beautiful and welcoming. The food served at breakfasts, the included lunches, cocktail party and the farewell dinner were all very very good. The meeting room set up was comfortable and run well. Lots of us commented that the one big culinary surprise was how good the reindeer main dish was at our dinner. I loved the bed in my room with the double separate duvets (I must be in Europe!) - the rest of the room, not so much - see below. Wifi worked well. MISSES: Many of us ended up in very small, dark rooms. Very basic. If there was a room safe, I couldn't find it easily. After I checked in, I had a really hard time finding my room. I asked several housecleaning staff for help, and I was sent down long corridors to no avail. We had lunch one day at the dining area near the main lobby. Service was pretty atrocious and unfriendly. Overall, it served as it was meant to be - a conference hotel.

10/10 views from above OSLO probably one of the coolest hotels I've been at. Service, food GYM and overall atmosphere is amazing. If you in Oslo I would definitely recommend stop by for a night I'm telling you won't disappoint. Little spooky Scandinavian vibes.

My husband and I needed somewhere quiet, peaceful and beautiful to rest. My sister recommended this place. The room was TINY, the decor of the hotel is very eclectic. Very cozy space and feels very outdoorsy. Restaurant was very tasty and also very pricey. Struggled to get food delivery food options but the desk clerk was very helpful in assisting us. Was a nice cozy spot but may get something with more food options nearby next time.

Have a reservation booked here for late April 2021 and was very much looking forward to my stay. However, Scandic has closed the hotel to all guests due to the pandemic. That is understandable. But what is not understandable is that they refuse to issue a refund on the rate. They essentially want to charge me for something that they cannot provide. Multiple appeals have been ignored or met with a flat no. They simply will not provide what I paid them for, which is a simple contracts case. Not to mention, other non refundable rates I had booked at hotels in Norway, Germany and the UK -- where the hotels are open -- were refunded due to the government restrictions that essentially prohibit Americans from entering Europe. But know Scandic Holmenkollen Park and Scandic Hotels wont' do right by its customers and should be avoided.

Amazing views all around, beers food a bit pricey but well worth the visit if on a romantic holiday. If into outdoor sports, hiking, biking, or snow sports this is the place for you. Do bring your own snacks the stores around here are few to none.

Stay far away from the lobby cafe/bar. Slow service and the worst waffles that I've ever had in Oslo. The view is nice tough.

Went for the midday buffet lunch...and, of course, the views and history of place. The food was good...but the five stars come from the setting and scenery. Lovely...certainly worth the time to take the scenic ride out of the city.

I enjoyed my stay at Park Hotel Rica in Oslo very much.It certainly made my business a pleasure :) its far from the city centre but its got some great attractions near by, its welcoming, friendly and the rooms are great.