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Karl Johan Hotel

4.0 star property

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Junior Suite with Landmark View | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes
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Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Karl Johans gate 33, Oslo, 162
  • Oslo Spektrum
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Aker Brygge
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Oslo Opera House
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Oslo (OSL-Gardermoen)
    ‪41 min drive‬

Room options

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Junior Suite with Landmark View | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Junior Suite with Landmark View

  • 431 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium Quadruple Room | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Premium Quadruple Room

  • 258 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Double Room with View | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Superior Double Room with View

  • 215 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Double Room | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Standard Double Room

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Double Room for Disabled | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Superior Double Room for Disabled

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Cosy Small Room | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Cosy Small Room

  • 151 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Single Room | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Standard Single Room

  • 118 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Twin Room | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Standard Twin Room

  • 183 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Standard Double Room - Back of house

Standard Double Room - Back of house | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Standard Double Room - Back of house

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Suite, 1 King Bed, City View | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Suite, 1 King Bed, City View

  • 570 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Room | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Family Room

  • 258 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Double Room | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Superior Double Room

  • 205 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Karl Johan Hotel

4-star hotel in Oslo City Centre
Along with a fitness center, this smoke-free hotel has dry cleaning and a 24-hour front desk. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, a front-desk safe, multilingual staff assistance, and a banquet hall are onsite.
Karl Johan Hotel offers 157 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature safes and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. 42-inch LED televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Art Deco hotel also offers a fitness center, multilingual staff, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A total renovation of this property was completed in June 2020.

Karl Johan Hotel is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary buffet breakfast is served on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key Global, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, Filipino, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends

Things to do

  • Gym

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Elevator (39 inch wide door)
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (31 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 5 floors
  • Art Deco architecture
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1899
  • Renovated entire property - June 2020
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Heated bathroom floor
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch LED TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: NOK 100

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NOK 250.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-out fee: NOK 100 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: NOK 250.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Hotel Karl Johan
Karl Johan Hotel
Norlandia Karl Johan Hotell Oslo
Karl Johan Hotell Hotel Oslo
Karl Johan Hotell Hotel
Karl Johan Hotell Oslo
Norlandia Karl Johan Hotell Oslo
Karl Johan Hotell
Karl Johan Hotel Oslo
Karl Johan Hotel Hotel
Karl Johan Hotel Hotel Oslo

Karl Johan Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1538 out of 2125 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 453 out of 2125 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 96 out of 2125 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 2125 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 2125 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well located, clean and great variety of breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pedro

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good stay
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location with friendly staff. Couldn’t fault it at all.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent and great ubication, i love this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine, Berkeley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved this hotel and my single room was spacious and had great amenities. The breakfast was the most amazing hotel breakfast I have ever had! Everyone was very kind and accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gema

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vikas

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was really nice, device was great and centrally located. We were very pleased with our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Clare

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Nawaf, Dubai

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Karl Johans Hotel is comfortable and the best is the location where the Christmas market is in front of the hotel during winter.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

OSBEL

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place and convenient, staff was great, bit noisy but manageable
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay overall!
Perfect location, amazing breakfast, but rooms a bit small so consider taking premium rooms for space.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rajesh

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Viji

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice location, rooms are small
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ethan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome location. It is close to everything, shopping, food, and train station. Lively area but quiet at the same time. The staff were friendly and helpful. The buffet breakfast at the hotel was amazing! I would stay there again.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic hotel. Location is ideal. Breakfast was fantastic. Staff was so helpful and nice. The room is small but everything else makes you forget that. Will be back.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant location. Quiet room, comfortable beds, right in front of Christmas Markets. Friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay was overall good. They charge extra fee for more than one person in the room which is not charged by hotels.com so a surprise when you get there!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Albana

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eva

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived Oslo on Dec. 25 by train, walkable from the Central station. The Christmas market at Karl Johan Gate was right outside the hotel. Great vibe. Hotel facilities are excellent and the included breakfast was awesome. Out family had a wonderful one night stay.

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024