Grand Hotel (Oslo)

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Grand Hotel is a deluxe, full-service, commercial hotel, in Oslo, Norway. It is situated in a very central location on the main thoroughfare, the famous Karl Johans gate, between the Norwegian parliament building and the Royal Palace, within walking distance of Oslo's main shopping and cultural areas, as well as its sights. The hotel was opened in 1874 and is one of the most traditional Hotels in Norway.

[edit] Room

The hotel offers rooms which are comfortable and tastefully decorated, providing an ambience that has evolved down the generations. All rooms come with a TV, mini-bar, hair-dryer, trouser press and telephone with a direct outside line.

[edit] Conference facilities

The hotel's conference centre provides numerous meeting and seminar rooms, offering the latest AV equipment, along with a Business Centre and a manned administrative office, which prepares everything for the course organiser. There are also a number of lounges and banquet halls set in stylish surroundings, imbued with history. The Grand Hotel offers its guests wireless internet access. This means that guests can connect to the internet in every meeting room, in the hotel's communal areas, with coverage even extending to the actual rooms.

[edit] Restaurants

The hotel has restaurants offering well-known Norwegian and international cuisine. The "Grand Café", where Henrik Ibsen used to eat every day, provides the largest buffet in Norway, serving sandwiches and other such items. The "Julius Fritzner" gourmet restaurant, named after the man who founded the hotel in 1874, is a top-class restaurant. In "Palmen" you can enjoy one of the restaurant's many specialities with a cup of tea, brewed in the traditional English manner. The hotel also has two more intimate, cosy bars, Limelight and Etoile Bar, which offers a pleasant view.