Clarion Collection® Hotel Savoy

My second stay at this hotel, again in a superior double room but this time facing the gallery and exposed to the tram noise. You do hear it during normal hours but It didnt affect my sleep late night. The hotel reception staff were excellent and so very patient with a couple of requests. They were always happy to chat when they have a spare moment too. I thought the staff service level including the kitchen staff was even better than last time! The complimentary dinner provided simple but more than adequate and nourishing food. Very handy if you cant be bothered to go restaurant hunting. Agree that some of the rooms could use a little renovations but I didnt notice anything shocking. Overall an enjoyable stay once again at this excellent hotel and I look forward to my next stay.

We arrived at noon on Friday (a short walk from the National Theatre station) and were delighted, as tired travellers, to receive our room immediately. Check-in was warm and friendly and our request for a quiet room was granted. We’re travelling on a budget and found the overall value probably unbeatable in a capital city such as Oslo. The room was clean and the bed comfortable, the bath and shower all in full working order. Probably the best breakfast I’ve ever had in many hotel stays in this country. Staff working diligently to display beautiful fresh food, refreshing tables quickly, even attending to floor cleanliness in a hygienic way. Full marks to them. Dinner too, included in the room rate, was perfectly tasty and adequate. It’s not snack food, it’s soup, bread, hot mains and potatoes, beautiful salads. Again, the female server working hard, diligently, non-stop, polite, friendly. Coffee and tea available all day, cake added from 3pm. (Superb carrot cake!) All reception staff couldn’t have been more helpful, and I appreciated Matias encouraging me to speak Norwegian with him. Yes, I turned a blind eye to a little tattiness in corridors, but location, service, food and value-for-money have made this our preferred Oslo hotel.

I stayed at the Clarion Collection Hotel on two separe occasions for a full work week each in May. I am very surprized not to see any reviews for this hotel as there is a huge construction ongoing right next door. The brown/red building seen right next to the hotel is completely blown out as Veidekke is building a new office complex until 2021. This resulted in horrendous construction noise every day that I stayed between 7AM-9PM, two nights until 11PM when I was there. You cannot work from the hotel during these hours, it's impossible. The noise is one thing, but due to the deep level drilling, the entire building is vibrating, and at times shaking, causing the room to move, bed moving from side to side, my bedside lamp moving, at times it kept falling on the floor. It was exactly as being in a minor earthquake, except this one lasting for hours. The staff was very friendly when this was addressed, but there's obviously nothing they can do about it. Unfortunately for the guests, this results in the most uncomfortable hotel experience, not being able to relax, recover or properly sleep. It's the core responsibility to be able to offer for any hospitality establishment. I would advise anyone looking into staying to carefully consider this before booking. Besides the huge construction and the uncomfort it causes, below, I've listed my overall experience from these ten days in total. Pros + good location + good breakfast + kind of evening meal offered (if you like the food) + friendly staff in the reception area + rooms facing the courtyard much quieter than street facing ones Cons - overall very tired/worn down hotel, in need of restoration, electricity sockets loose, exterior doors don't lock (I had issues with both rooms which I had to address) - amenities on the very lean side - barely any isolation in rooms, I could hear my neighbor snore all night and everything from the street despite closed windows, it is mainly the tramway passing quite often that is of disturbance - rooms are ok cleaned from start but not impeccable, I had hairs and old contact lenses on my room floors upon arrival - water pressure low, hot water takes time - big difference between room standards, however even the better rooms does not offer an iron/board - rooms generally badly ventilated - rooms facing courtyard are subject to noise from staff dumping trash end empty glass bottles, early in the morning - breakfast and evening meal personnel are a bit on the tired side of the staff, on my first stay one of the kitchen personnel caused a big deal of the eggs disappearing during breakfast, and ranted loudly about this in the reception area - it might be the case, but something they need to handle internally without guests hearing all about it - evening meal staff also on the very bored side, quite noisy when working, not really considering the guests

This is a good choice for a stay in Oslo, rooms are quite large compared with other hotels at the same price. The breakfast buffet was excellent with a wide range of options available. An evening meal is also served in the bar on the 2nd floor (6-9pm). The hotel is well situated, close to all the main attractions and public transport. Would definitely recommend this hotel.

Amazing trip. While Oslo is expensive this hotel was value for money, meals at night and morning had been very good. Staff are amazing. Close to everything because the hotel was ideally located and Oslo is quite expensive we spent most of our time in the hotel