Visiting Oslo, Norway

The beautiful city of Oslo is both the capital and most populous city in Norway with about 1.5 million people in its greater region. Oslo has a very long history going back well over one thousand years. There are many things that visitors to the city can do which are both fun and fascinating. It is truly the best place to enjoy winter sports and to have fun with nature in the summer.

Many visitors to the city show up because it is clean, overloaded with scenic views with its many parks and full of wonders of nature with its fjords and lakes. Many take holiday here who love winter sports like skiing and snowboarding.

Luxury Boutique Hotels In Oslo

If you're a traveler who loves to be pampered with all of the modern ammenities grand hotels have to offer, Oslo has some fantastic five star design hotels which will not disappoint.

Some of the cities well known luxury hotels are the First Hotel Grims Grenka which offers lavish  rooms with everything from egyptian cotton bedsheets to bathrooms with waterfall showers and of course, all the high tech audi visual equippment.

The Lysebu Hotel offers panormic views of Sorkedalen Valley and Norefjell Mountain and is a great choice for skiiers, hikers and nature buffs who want to stay in luxury. The Oslo Hotel Continental hotel is modern luxury right in the center of Oslo. This is one of the most classy Oslo design hotels which is right across the street from the National Theatre and just a five minute walk from the ROyal Palace. With it's Leisure options, it's a favorite for visitors who come to Oslo on business and want to stay in class. You could expect to pay anywhere from $600 to $1000 per night (and up) in one of these hotels.

Upscale Design Hotels in Oslo

Oslo is a very high end city and even the three and four star hotels do are generally very modern and do not disappoint. Some very nice four star boutique hotels would include Oslo hotels such as the Radsisson Blu Scandinavia and Blue Plaza Hotels, the Scandic Byporten, the Rica Victoria Hotel of Oslo and the First Hotel Millennium just to name a few.

You could expect modern facilities with flat screen tvs, good breakfasts, nice bathrooms and good service in most Oslo four star design hotels.

Cheap Hotels in Oslo

Because this is Oslo we are talking about, there are very few hotels below three stars and there are quite a few three stars which still get very high ratings (some comparable to four star boutique hotels in other cities) and are still not considered cheap. Oslo cheap hotels may still run in the $300 to $500 price range. Also remember that Oslo is one of the, if not the most expensive city in the world.

Hotels such as the Carlton Oslo Hotel Guldsmeden or the Best Western Karl Johan are only three star hotels, but they still have excellent reviews and ammenities and are still somewhat pricey. If you want to get a cheap Oslo hotel room for under $100 US, you must book well in advance, especially if you are calling in a high traffic travel season.

Oslo Attractions

National Gallery: This is where the largest public collection of paintings in the whole country are housed.

Akershus Fortress: A medeival castle completed in the 1300s which has survived sieges, been a royal palace and has been restored and offers guided tours.

The Viking Ship Museum: A favorite place to go for many tourists who can see the viking ship discoveries from Oseberg, Tune, Gokstad and other finds.

Natural History Museum: This includes the Botanical Garden, the Zoological Museum and even a Dinosaur Museum among the museums.

Other popular places to go are the Vigeland Sculpture Park, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, the TusenFryd Amusement Park, the Holmenkollen Ski Museum and Tower and the Fram Museum (the Polar Ship Fram).

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