Grand Hotel Oslo by ScandicvsSaga Hotel Oslo
Both Grand Hotel and Saga Hotel Oslo are rated highly by professionals. On balance, Grand Hotel is preferred by most writers compared to Saga Hotel Oslo. Grand Hotel comes in at #3 in Oslo with accolades from 12 reviewers such as Concierge, Star Service and Rough Guide.
Grand Hotel Oslo by Scandic Show All Reviews
Karl Johans Gate 31, Oslo NO-0159, Norway
From $152/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"Charming bedrooms... characterful cafe."
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
"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
"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
"Louis XVI Revival-style building with opulent interiors that is known for hosting Nobel Peace Prize winners." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"It has been extended and modernized over the years, and today is a superb mix of tradition and modern comfort."
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
"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
"This very central hotel is the choice of visiting heads of state, rock musicians and Nobel Peace Prize winners." Full review
Hideaway Report
94.0
"Recently restored hotel dating from 1874 in an excellent location right in the heart of Oslo." Full review
Saga Hotel Oslo
Eilert Sundts gate 39, Oslo 0259, Norway
From $106/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Michelin Guide
"Late Victorian townhouse with a smart, contemporary interior; set in a quiet suburb of the city."
Oyster
Upscale
"This trendy 47-room boutique hotel is located in the quiet residential neighborhood of Majorstuen, to the northeast of the Royal Palace Park." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The Saga Bed & Breakfast is located in the city centre behind the castle in a quiet and safe area and within walking distance of many of Oslo’s best-known attractions."
Rough Guide
"West of the centre, in a pleasant and quiet residential area, this 47-room hotel occupies a tastefully updated late nineteenth-century, three-storey block."
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"In a grand old building in a quiet neighbourhood, this stylish 46-room hotel is that rare thing in Oslo – a hotel that dares to be arty and even a little adventurous." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"A boutique hotel in the leafy Uranienborg neighbourhood, a quiet corner of Oslo." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Completed a full renovation in early 2017 (including 54 new suites).
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Frommer's
"Housed in a carefully restored 1890s town house, the privately owned Saga is tucked away in a rare quiet corner of Oslo, is run on eco-friendly lines, and exudes a tranquil air of calm" Full review