Hotel Bristol (Oslo)

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Hotel Bristol
General information
Location Karl Johans gate, Oslo, Norway
Coordinates 59°54′54″N 10°44′23″E / 59.91500°N 10.73972°E / 59.91500; 10.73972
Opening 1920
Owner Olaf Thon
Other information
Number of rooms 251
Number of suites 10
Number of restaurants 3

Hotel Bristol is a hotel in Oslo, Norway. Opened in 1920, it is owned today by Olav Thon. The hotel has 251 rooms, 10 suites and three restaurants.[1]

In 1939, the Oslo Report was written by Hans Ferdinand Mayer during his stay at the hotel.[2] During World War II, the hotel was requisitioned as a hospital to treat casualties from the December 1943 explosion of a German munitions ship in Oslo’s harbor.[3]

Hotel restaurant

See also

References

  1. Frommer’s Review. "Hotel Oslo". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2010. 
  2. Hotel Club
  3. "Ship Explodes, Rocks Oslo". Associated Press. December 20, 1943. Retrieved May 22, 2010. 

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