Name: Central City Apartments
Address: Kjolberggaten 29, Oslo, Oslo, Oslo, 0653, Norway
Rating: 6.1

Smoke-free property

No elevators

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Breakfast/lunch to go

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Multi-language staff

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Parking

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Personal protection equipment for staff

Extra decontamination measures

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Contactless check-in and/or check-out

Individually packaged food

Additional measures against COVID-19

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Tøyen

Ensjø

Grønland

Gamle Oslo

Munch Museum

Oslo Botanic Garden

Oslo S

Oslo Opera House

Oslo Cathedral

Parliament

Museum For Contemporary Art

National Gallery

Fridtjof Nansen Square

National Theater

Akershus Fortress

Palace Park

Nobel Peace Center

Royal Palace

Henrik Ibsen Museum

Frogner Park

Gustav Vigeland Sculpture Park

Oslo Airport Gardermoen

Moss Airport

Central City Apartments

Oslo

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

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shared-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Terrible! Stay away! Worst place ever.
That this place has 3 stars must be the world's biggest bluff (hello tripadvisor). Dirty. Bad smell. No real front desk. Stay away! Stay away! Stay away! It will ruin your holiday.

Terrible!

My understanding, and that of a couple who shared the apartment with me was that we would each have a private room in a hostel. This isn't a hostel at all, the budget option is actually an apartment share which we were only informed of when we arrived. 

Firstly, I will say the bed was really confortable with nice linen and the space for my possessions in my room was good, a nice large mirror too. 

The kitchen was ill-equiped, the door on the fridge only sealed if I placed a chair against it, and the utensils and knives and forks etc  were not adequate if the place was full. Could have done with being re-decorated as rather tatty. The bedrooms have windows into the main living areas, but not to the outside, so fresh air was limited, and with flimsy curtains over those bedroom windows there was less privacy than was optimum, particularly when sharing with strangers. The doors to our rooms were extremely squeaky. 

Three bedrooms share the kitchen/living area and bathroom, so up to six people which should be manageable but IT IS NOT A HOSTEL.  There was no information at all concerning local amenities, and no cloths etc for keeping the communal area clean.  I requested and received dish soap from reception and was given a towel instead of a cloth to keep the kitchen clean. No hand soap was provided as the dispensers in the kitchen and bathroom were empty, something that should never happen at the present time. Whether you share or rent self-contained accommodation for your own party greater attention to detail would greatly improve things.

With a little attention to detail this could be much better

Not the worst place I’ve ever stayed. 
Basic rooms that were clean with comfy beds. Kitchen was VERY basic and could do with extra items such as a toaster.  
Location wise it’s slightly out of the way. We walked from Oslo Central station which took over half an hour and the neighbourhood seemed slightly undesirable. However we soon realised that across the road is the metro station and a nice little area with shops bars and restaurants. 
All in all I was pleased for the money we paid and would recommend to those on a budget in this incredibly expensive city. 

Basic but good value for money

Great rip of. Do not go there!

Here is our horror story, (spoiler alert, the best part is the conversation with the head of frontdesk, last 2 paragraphs)

We checked in and got the keys of apartment 150. After steping in, we noticed it smells as if it was closed for sime time. Shortly after my wife spots a huge spider in the corridor. It is ok, these things can happen... After walking into the bathroom two more spiders enjoying life in the shower's ceiling. 3 in one room in different places it's an issue.

I go to the frontdesk and after sharing the experience they say they can't move us as it's fullybooked and that the spiders must have gotten in because a host left the window open. Up to you to have an opinion on that  but how unlikely is that 3 spiders decide to break in at the same time and how unlikely it is that the 3 of them happen to be hanging out nearby the window when it's -5°C in 41 F in Oslo.

Anyway, we go to the  new apartment 128, looking slightly bigger. 
There are 3 individual beds in the room, i move them to put together (we travel with a 2 year old) and i found a half eaten cookie.
After checking more carefully we realize that the floor nearby the kitchen is also full of old bread crumbs/dust and etc,  the small table by the window is also covered in dust. Clear cleanning issues.

I run into houskeeping stuff when I am on the way to the frontdesk to report this and she asks if there is any problem. I explain and she comes in to clean.
Shortly after my wife goes to the bathroom and finds out that the seat is filthy, as there is some urgency decided to clean it up with baby wipes in order to make it usable.

The last surpise in the room was waiting to be unveiled under the bed i did not move where I found nail parts...

With all this, I walk to the frontdesk and share this with the recepcionist. The lady there is horrified by the stories and points me to the manager.

I explain all the above and his reaction is surreal. Not only he is not apologetic nor empathic at all for such a horrible guest experience, but instead justifies the dirtyness of the place saying things like, "apartments are always like that", "this can happen because guests in apartments stay for longer periodes", "details that the cleaning stuff my have overlooked but that people can report",  "That if there are small issues he can send housekeeping and that is it" "that they already went the extramile by changing our room in the first place, when they never do for a small spider (almost said in a sarcastic way), "that these are all small things".
He says that the apartments are managed by another company (the property combines hotel and apartments) and fails to point me at some person in the apartments management team!

After a long back and forth about all that and confronting him with the fact that he is trying to normalize and defends dirtyness and poor service, I told him that the price I am paying does not reflect the quality of the service and that I am expecting a discount. He says the only 2 solutions are, 1) either send someone to clean again and forget the whole story as if nothing happened or 2) I am welcome to leave the place.

If you are looking for a very DIRTY place, this is your choice!

If you're looking for budget accommodation, close to the centre (5 minutes by metro), I recommend this hotel. Building exists of many seperate buildings/other hotels so expect quite a walk to your room incl several slippery staircases. Room needs maintenance though; shower head hangs loose (we fixed it with a small string), beds are very noisy with loose mattresses and bed sheets that don't fit at all, kettle only works if you wiggle it in the exact spot and no bathroom ventilation results in a humid room and mould in the bathroom...

Good for the price 

I paid around $80 AUD for a twin. Spacious and modern, everything from checking in to a peaceful night was spot on. Came with a kitchenette and washing machine, neither of which I used. 

Potential negatives: it is 30 walk from the main train station, but easier than working out public transport or paying presumably a lot for a taxi. 

Neighborhood is mostly immigrants and lots of kebab shops. Seemed safe enough but not representative of typical Norway either  

For an expensive country (I saw $60 burgers at an airport cafe) this place is a bargain 


Perfect for budget travelers. 

Really friendly staff who bent over backwards to help! They lent us a charger for the duration of our stay. 
Clean apartment. Perfect for budgeting jet setters!! Honestly nothing wrong with it. 
The men of Norway are incredible. More worth the visit. Not to mention the brown cheese. I’m in love with you Norway!! Views everywhere are incredible. I love the street art!!! 

Not bad. You get what you pay for

Would not recommend to stay here. Very noisy and impossible to sleep at night. The fire alarm went off in the middle of the night, and the staff acted like this was quite normal. Staff was not helpful at all with questions. The room is also warm with a noisy, cheap fan and the room was not clean. Would invest more and stay somewhere else

Horribel. Would not recommend to stay here

Booked here "last minute" due to a cancellation. Had an apartment room for 4 (4 single beds) with a small kitchen and private bathroom. Room was pretty small (well it is budget) but only one closet between the 4 of us. Small table (enough room to sit 2 people) but well stocked kitchen with most utensils needed. 
The place was nice and tidy and obviously recently refurbished. Parking is extra at 250NOK. A 7/11 is just next door, on a bus route and subway is a couple of minutes away. A small selection of bars and shops just a few minutes away whilst central Oslo is 20 minute walk.
Good place on a budget and for friends who don't mind getting close!

Budget hotel with good public transport connections

This place was pretty basic. We were 6 people needing a place to crash, so that was sufficient, but it was warm and there was only one fan for 3 bedrooms. The double bed was incredibly narrow, the kitchen was basic, and the one bathroom had previously been a cupboard under the stairs (imagine Harry Potter's room covered in tile). Not enough towels for us either. 

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