I stayed a whole weekend in June 2008 - between 2 weeks of business meetings in Norway. I stayed in a standard room with a queen bed. The room was nice and modern with free wireless internet and minibar + coffee making facilities. The bathroom had a huge shower with Anne Simonin products (shampoo, conditioner, shower gel and body lotion) + shower cap. Cotton buds would have been nice too.
The hotel offer laundry service but it is expensive (I paid 115 NOK for 1 pair of jeans! = £12).
All staff was polite and helpful.
Only downside was the complete chaos in the restaurant at meal times. The hotel was fully booked over the weekend and the restaurant suffered - especially Sunday morning. No one meets you to help you find a table and anyone could have walked in from the street and helped themselves to the buffet. The buffet was a mess Sunday morning (I was down 10-11) and there was nowhere to be seated. Most deserted tables had not been cleared and staff was nowhere to be seen. No one came to offer tea/coffee at the table and the tea I managed to find was cold. There was no only white bread left and many of the buffet dishes were messy or empty due to the busy morning. They need to employ more staff at such busy times - and someone needs to take charge of meeting/greeting guests.
Also, my room was being cleaned when I returned from breakfast and the only lounging area apart from the restaurant had been closed off!
And I agree with other review here, that the tomatoes (and tomato salad) are AWFUL. Unripe and kept in the fridge - not nice.
On the other hand all bread served on the premises is absolutely FANTASTIC.
Advice: If you need your sleep and you're staying at the weekend, ask for a quiet room - many rooms (incl. mine) face straight onto busy square with very noisy (drunk) crowd. I was woken at 2am by screaming and shouting from someone resisting arrest by the police!!!!
I know I sound very negative - the hotel really isn't bad - but it could do just that little bit better. Suppose they have just opened and it's all just teething problems.
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