HI Oslo Haraldsheim

Well appointed kitchen; complimentary breakfast with varied offering including my personal favourite: hot porridge, and good bread. I visited at the end of January and, the hostel is warm throughout, and exceptionally clean. I stayed in a twin room last year which was terrific. This year I booked a dorm which was very good too: beds were comfortable and, there was adequate space. Reception staff were helpful when I needed advice on where to start the Askerselva river walk. Hostel is well located at around 10 minutes walk from the nearest tram stop and, then around 30 minutes by tram to Oslo Sentrum.

Effort of the organizers is clear in every single aspect of this hostel: it's very clean, the staff are helpful and friendly, the rooms are furnished in the most comfortable way possible, there's a lovely lounge if you need space to work on your laptop, there's good breakfast included, there's a kitchen if you prefer to cook (I haven't used it during my short stay, but it's very important for me as an option). Other hostels can't seem to compete in this price range. What a great place.

Nice clean and well-kept facilities, excellent shared kitchen (big plus!). Perfectly adequate dorm. Mattress not too soft, which was nice and not always a given. Outside area seemed nice (too rainy to use it during my stay). Staff seemed very nice (only spent a night, so I didn’t interact with them that much). Excellent breakfast! Apart from a nice continental breakfast buffet, they also had baked beans with sausages (which I loved) and eggs (both scrambled and boiled, I think).

It’s situated a little away from the city centre, extremely quiet, overlooking a large green hill and a football court. It’s well connected to the city centre by bus and trams and trains too. It was a superb atmosphere with students and other travellers of different age groups from across the world. You have a 24 hour help desk with courteous staff to help you check in even if it’s late at night. Kitchen facilities and the complimentary breakfast were amazing too.

The hotel is in a nice location with a lot of nature and a peaceful atmosphere. The people working there are, like other Norwegians, very nice and helpfull. The two person room was ok for a budget, nothing to write home about. The breakfast was good.