I stayed here two nights in a room facing the street. Ok, this place is not for people who want to have a peaceful romantic vacation. Although the street is noisy and there are people all the time, the location is perfect, the prices are affordable (I'd rather say cheap in Oslo,) and the whole place is very lively. There's a coffe brewery right next to the entrance; sitting out there in the morning and watching people hurrying to job is a lot of fun.

The room was pretty simple. Two single beds, flatscreen TV (did not use it but seemed to be a decent one,) clean and well functioning bath, clean bed linen and towels. Specialties are that the bath ceiling is heated and there is no shower pan.

The only thing I did not like is the lack of free Internet access in the rooms. OW I think you get good value for your money.

Stayed in room 513 last week, a standard room with kitchenette next to the lift shaft. At the time of booking I requested a quiet room at the back after reading reviews here, and several weeks before arrival informed them of late afternoon arrival as they request and reminded them of my request. On check-in assured all ok, and paid upfront as they demand before handing over key card (a mistake). Got to the room and my partner and I quickly realised the room walls and floor shaking, and noise wasn't a tram passing right outside but the elevator. So we were constantly disturbed maybe ten times an hour by the shaking everytime the lift was used, which continued late into the night. The bathroom appeared to be in the gap between the lift and exterior wall and was even worse. We had trouble sleeping at night. Obviously went to reception straight away, but they insisted that they were full and could do nothing...though they were still checking people in late evening. The fridge in the room was also very noisy and can't be switched off. The advertised tea/coffee tray in-room was also missing. Other than their basic failure to provide a peaceful night's rest, the decor of Cochs and the room was clean & basic but nice, and the location by the park good (8mins walk Royal Palace, 20 mins Port, 25-30 mins Train station). Had the room not shaken and been so noisy would have rated it as neutral/average. Others on here complain also of the noise in rooms facing the busy road outside.

My husband and I stayed here for about week in late September, early October while visiting my daughter at the University. We found the price right, the beds super comfy, the room clean. We stayed in their smallest/cheapest rooms but it had a huge ample closet to put everything out of the way in. The bathrooms and showers were very clean, towels and sheets were very nice too.
We found the hostel to be very convenient to the tram, the subway and the buses. We broke up our stay there by spending a weekend in Bergen. Our first room had a lovely view of the street but did get loud when the bars closed in the wee hours. Our other room was located in the back of the hotel and was very quiet. There is a convenience store just down the block for snacks, a coffee shop in the building as you exit the hostel. We were literally just behind the palace and enjoyed a pleasant walk to the subway every morning and in the evening. We found the area to be safe at all hours. We recommended it to other parents who came to visit their sons/daughters and they felt it was a good location and good price. We really liked it.

Stayed at the Cochs Pensjonat for 4 nights from 26th December 2007 with my wife, brother and sister-in-law.

Me and my brother had a value room which was very basic (2 beds, table with two chairs, a sink and a built in wardrobe). The bathroom facilities were shared in the corridor, but were very very clean and very usable. Our room was number 421 and had a balcony overlooking the park!

My wife and her sister stayed in a "best room" which was an extra £100 than our value room, but they had a flat panel TV and their own bathroom. The bathroom was a bit small but clean and usable.

The hostel is very very clean and the staff at the reception desk are good and very helpful.

If you stay in a value room there is a TV room next door to reception! There is internet access but it is about 10p (1 Nok) per minute!

The location is good, about a 10 minute walk to the national theatre tube station. The is a 7-eleven convinience store just up the road and that same road contains some shops and eating places.

The prices in oslo are EXPENSIVE!! be warned!! A can of coke can cost £2.30 (23 Nok)!! Eating out is just as bad! We found a really good restaurant called Peppe's Pizza just up the road from the hostel that was reasonable and quite nize, with free wifi!

We stayed for 4 nights and 5 days and went skiing for 3 of those days at Tryvann skii park, which is about 30 mins tube ride from oslo.