We stayed at this hotel for two nights (June 18 & 19) in Room #806. This was near the top floor and faced the city. It was quiet even though it was necessary to leave the window open for air. The price was 895 NOK (151 US$)for two, including a very good breakfast-all the usual including meatballs, sausage, liver pate, ham, cheeses including goat cheese, and even caviar. There were boiled and scrambled eggs as well as many breads, juices, fruits, coffee, tea, etc. It was the best bargain in Norway at 50 NOK (just over $8) each. Eat hearty because it is expensive to eat in Norway (about $12.50 US for the value meal at McDonalds and over $30 US for the cheapest entree at TGI Fridays) The room had two twin beds, a table, chair, and tv. There were good blackout curtains, which are needed in mid June in Norway when the sun sets after 10 pm and rises around 3 am, but it never gets really dark outside. Deli Deluca, around the corner, had two small pizza and a Sprite for 29 NOK (about $5 US). That was the best food deal I could find in Norway beside the breakfast buffet. The hotel had free internet in the lobby, and I used in often. Also, my MCI toll free number would not work at the pay phones so the hotel let me use their phone in the lobby so that I could call home for 7 cents a minute. Buy a trolley/bus/ferry ticket for about $10US a day. This will get you easily over to the Viking museum and other museums nearby. We rode the trolley around Oslo just to see the people. There is no poverty and very little begging except near the train station. Norway has universal health care, free education, and many other services for their citizens which everyone pays for. It is also one of the cleanest cities that I have visited. The people are fantastic and very nice and helpful. Make sure you see the palace and visit the gardens around it. We arrived on Blue 1 from Helsinki and took the expensive, but rapid, train into the city. (160 NOK or about $27 US) but it took 17 minutes for the 30 mile trip. Once at the train station, we picked up our Norway in a Nutshell tickets that I had bought online. To get to the hotel, walk down Karl Johans Gate until Rosenkrantz Gate. Turn right and walk past the Thon Hotel Stefan. You will see what a courtyard area between two buildings. Take the stairs on the left and then walk forward and down another set of stairs. You will see a gas station, which is on the ground level of the hotel. (This worried me a little, but nothing happened). The entrance to the hotel actually is on a side street to the right of the gas station where as Munchs Gate is the street on the left side of the gas station. The lobby is simple with the check in desk, Internet next to the window, and a few places to sit. You can buy refreshments at the desk, but I would suggest a little grocery store like Deli Deluca. The breakfast room is on the second floor. Everyone at the front desk was nice and professional. One guy was shy, but I kept asking questions until he would respond. All in all, a great hotel for the price in expensive Oslo. One very important tip: Email the hotel directly for reservations so that you can get the best rates. Using the Thon web site, I was quoted about 500 NOK more than I received when I contacted the hotel itself. Have a great time in Norway, and plan on some of the highest prices you've ever seen but some of the nicest, healthiest, and well educated people in the world.

I was pleased with the price of the Hotel Munch and the reviews didn't seem bad so I went ahead and booked. I was very glad I did! It's not right directly in the city center, but the tourist part of Oslo is quite small and easily walkable, and the hotel is not far from a subway stop. It is close to the Var Frelsers cemetery and its little church (one of the oldest in the city) and the really wonderful Kunstindustrimuseet. It was a hike with luggage on my way there, I will concede. I didn't have undue trouble finding it, considering I was navigating the streets of an unknown city and severely jetlagged. When I arrived my room wasn't ready, but hotel staff was very nice and accommodating about storing my luggage while I went off sightseeing. The room was clean and nice, and the breakfast was good and the breakfast room clean. There was a computer with internet access in the lobby for guests' use, and I was able to use it to check my email and print out information about my ferry to Copenhagen. I felt I got quite a bargain with this hotel.

This hotel is on a hill, so be aware if you are carrying things. It is modern and well appointed, and reasonably priced by Norwegian standards. though Oslo is rated as one of the most expensive cities in the world! Breakfast is included and is on the premises and ready by 6.30, which this early bird appreciated. It is within easy walking distance of the city center (though remember those hills), by means of the main street, the Karl Johan. Friendly management, though for the first and only time, there was no record of my Internet booking when I arrived. Amazing in a country as modern and efficient as Norway. Luckly there was a room available.

Perfect location. we did not have any trouble finding it as we picked up a map from the tourist office just next to central station. It is a ten minute slightly uphill walk but it was fun going through the main karl johans street so we knew exactly where to come back to after we dropped our stuff at the hotel.
the hotel was clean and no request was too much for them. We had a ice machine outside our room door and the kids loved it!!Breakfast was excellent and the kitchen staff kept relenishing anything that was running out. One of the staff even offered to fill a thermos I had with hot water/ coffee for later on which definitely helps in Oslo.
Also, the breakfast room had free juices and tea, coffe and milk availiable for free 24 hours a day. In addition to that free fruit was available throughout the day as well.
The room was clean and the beds extremely comfortable. All in all, excellent for the budget traveller.