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Ellingsens Pensjonat vs Grand Hotel Oslo by Scandic

Ellingsens Pensjonat and Grand Hotel are both praised by writers. On balance, Grand Hotel ranks significantly better than Ellingsens Pensjonat. Grand Hotel comes in at 90 with endorsements from 12 reviewers like Travel + Leisure, Afar Magazine and Lonely Planet.

Ellingsens Pensjonat
Ellingsens Pensjonat
7 / 10
Holtegata 25, Oslo 0355, Norway
From $0 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Fitness Center
  • Multilingual
  • Meeting Rooms
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Frommer's Frommer's
"The most famous and most enduring boardinghouse in Oslo, having been launched in 1927 by the Coch sisters." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Located in a quiet, pleasant neighbourhood, this homey pension offers one of the best deals in the capital." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Ellingsens Pensjonat is a cosy, budget-priced boarding house in a quiet residential area four blocks north of the Royal Palace."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Inexpensive accommodation in a large, late nineteenth-century house on the west side of the city centre, just beyond the Slottsparken."
Grand Hotel Oslo by Scandic
Grand Hotel Oslo by Scandic
8 / 10
Karl Johans Gate 31, Oslo NO-0159, Norway
From $152 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Charming bedrooms... characterful cafe."
Frommer's Frommer's
"Famous guests still arrive at Norway's premier hotel, and you are likely to see CEOs, Nobel Prize winners, and movie stars." Full review
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"This exclusive hotel has been the location for many Nobel Prize celebrations and is where visiting heads of state tend to stay when they’re in town."
Concierge Concierge
"The self-consciously elegant ambience in the public areas... carries into the 290 guest rooms, which are dressed with flowing floral curtains and polished parquet floors."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Louis XVI Revival-style building with opulent interiors that is known for hosting Nobel Peace Prize winners." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"It has been extended and modernized over the years, and today is a superb mix of tradition and modern comfort."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Once Norway’s most prestigious hotel, its café the haunt of Ibsen and his chums, the Grand remains Oslo’s most famous hotel, but its 300-odd guest rooms vary enormously."
Star Service Star Service
"This is Oslo's undisputed grande dame and a hotel that finds favor with demanding travelers, whether they're here for business or pleasure." Full review
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This very central hotel is the choice of visiting heads of state, rock musicians and Nobel Peace Prize winners." Full review
Hideaway Report Hideaway Report
94.0
"Recently restored hotel dating from 1874 in an excellent location right in the heart of Oslo." Full review
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