Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel Bristol, Oslo, Norway
Facts in brief
Official star rating 4
Location In the centre of Oslo, within walking distance of the main sights, and 500 metres from the station
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Oslo
Distance from airport About 40 minutes by taxi or about 20 minutes by airport express train
Closest railway station Oslo
Distance from railway station 500 metres
Hotel facilities and services
Restaurant for breakfast, Grill restaurant, bar with live piano music and afternoon tea, spa, room service, concierge desk, gym, Wi-Fi, valet parking (at a charge), in-house bakery.
Complimentary
Wi-Fi
Out and about nearby
Oslo recommended highlights: the Bygdøy Peninsula, home to five national museums: the Viking Ship Museum, the Fram Museum, the Norwegian Folk Museum, the Kon-Tiki Museum and the Norwegian Maritim Museum; Akershus Castle and Fortress; Vigeland Sculpture Park; the Royal Palace; the Nasjonalmuseet; Nobel Peace Centre; Historisk Museum with outstanding items from the Viking age; Radhuset city hall; Oslo opera house; Lambda Munch museum.
It was an excellent holiday - due to excellent planning on your side. Super efficient, very professional.Mrs F, Holiday to Norway, Oct 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Standard double room for 5 nights
From about
£980 1 Jan-28 Feb, 25 Jun-15 Aug, 1 Dec-31 Dec
£1,100 1 Mar-24 Jun, 16 Aug-30 Nov
Holiday Code EXH46339
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel Bristol, Oslo, Norway
The Hotel Bristol in Oslo is an iconic landmark in the centre of the city within easy walking distance of the main historic and cultural sights, shops and restaurants and the waterfront with its ferry services to Bygdoy. The hotel dates from 1920 and today is a 4-star hotel with 251 rooms and suites as well as being home to the famous Bristol Grill restaurant. The intricate stonework around the doors and windows, as well as the leaded light windows convey an air of mystery which unfolds into a spectacular interior, with an entrance hall reminiscent of the splendours of Morocco, a favourite destination of the building’s architect. Today the original style of the hotel is displayed in the Vinterhaven and Bibliotekbaren, two classic rooms that are the heart of the hotel. Follow in the footsteps of international politicians, authors, musicians and actors and dally a while here to the accompaniment of live piano music, or whilst enjoying Afternoon tea. Bedrooms were refurbished in recent years and offer a traditional elegance and comfort. Additional facilities include a modern gym and valet parking if you arrive by car. The Bristol offers tradition, a central location and super value.
Room descriptions
Hotel Bristol Oslo has 251 rooms with free Wi-Fi, espresso machine, Bose speaker, bottled water, LED TV, minibar, safe, desk, iron and ironing board, hairdryer
It was an excellent holiday - due to excellent planning on your side. Super efficient, very professional.Mrs F, Holiday to Norway, Oct 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Standard double room for 5 nights
From about
£980 1 Jan-28 Feb, 25 Jun-15 Aug, 1 Dec-31 Dec
£1,100 1 Mar-24 Jun, 16 Aug-30 Nov
Holiday Code EXH46339
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel Bristol, Oslo, Norway
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to the Hotel Bristol Oslo, we include a scheduled flight with British Airways from London to Oslo. From the airport to the city centre is the Flytoget Airport Express train that departs every 10 or 20 minutes with a journey time of about 20 minutes to Oslo S (central station). The central station is about 500 metres from the hotel.
Additional information
Other information: 2-disabled-access rooms. Smoking is not allowed.
It was an excellent holiday - due to excellent planning on your side. Super efficient, very professional.Mrs F, Holiday to Norway, Oct 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Standard double room for 5 nights
From about
£980 1 Jan-28 Feb, 25 Jun-15 Aug, 1 Dec-31 Dec
£1,100 1 Mar-24 Jun, 16 Aug-30 Nov
Holiday Code EXH46339
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel Bristol, Oslo, Norway
About Norway
Norway is a fascinating destination for a luxury, tailor-made holiday. The land and the culture of Norway lend themselves to a diverse and rich array of holiday experiences and a choice of mode of transport. At first glance, Norway offers magnificent, dramatic, severe and wild natural surroundings in its glaciers, Arctic snow and ice, majestic fjords, crashing waterfalls and mystical natural phenomena such as the Aurora Borealis and Fata Morgana. However, Norway also offers cultural ties, a shared history dating from the days of the Vikings, a cosiness in its orchards and pastures, brightly-painted wooden houses, folk tales and mythology, world-class art, literature and music in the works of Munch, Ibsen and Grieg, to name but three, and international philanthropy as exemplified by the Nobel prize. Many towns have superb museums, ancient wooden stave churches are well-preserved, the heritage of the Vikings is visible not just in major centres such as Oslo but all around, and seemingly small places are rich with music and drama festivals. Whilst the length of Norway with is 2518 km poses a challenge to the visitor, this also means that it makes sense to use a variety of transport modes to travel around; scenic trains, sleeper trains, boat rides, coastal cruises and car-hire can all be incorporated. The landscape lends itself well to hiking and cycling and there are many national parks that offer a variety of conditions depending on your ability. Norway’s cities are vibrant and manage to blend modernity with tradition. The iconic Oslo Opera House sits a short distance from the Akershus fortress, the Old Town Hall dating from 1641 is a stroll away from the Akrobaten pedestrian bridge, a near-futuristic construction of steel and glass.
Highlights of Norway
The numerous fjords: Eidfjord – branch of the Hardangerfjord, Geirangerfjord – precipitous, one of Norway’s signature images, Hardangerfjord – rolling hills and pretty villages, Jossingfjord – vertiginous fjord in the flatlands of the south, Lysefjord – plunging cliffs, cruises and look out points, Naeroyfjord – narrow and very pretty, Sognefjord – Norway’s longest and one of the most beautiful, Trollfjord – very steep fjord on Lofoten, Vestfjord – sheltered bays and pretty villages separating Lofoten from the mainland. The Hurtigruten ferry that covers over 2500 km from Bergen to Kirkenes with over 30 stops. The Midnight Sun and the Northern Lights. Stave churches, beautifully preserved in wood, dating from Viking times, for example at Borgund, Lom, Ringebu and Urnes. Viking ships and artefacts, burial mounds and trinkets in museums throughout the country. The red, wooden houses perched stilts over the sea on the Lofoten Islands. The modern architecture of Oslo. Picking wild blueberries, sampling aquavit made from potatoes and caraway, and tasting reindeer steak with cranberries. The charm of Oslofjorden with its pretty, arty village and towns, harbours with sailing boats, islands offshore and beaches. Hike over the Jotunheimen and relish the natural landscape of this stunning National Park.
Cultural highlights of Norway
The architecture of stave churches dating from the Viking era and Viking treasure in museums around the country. The literature of Henrik Ibsen and Knut Hamsun. Folk tales and mythology. The music of Edvard Grieg and the art of Edvard Munch. Contemporary jazz and folk music.
Gastronomy of Norway
Norway’s gastronomy is a clear reflection of its land and sea. From the land come reindeer, venison, lamb, cured meats and potatoes of all types: boiled, roasted and fried. From the freshwater lakes and streams come salmon served grilled and smoked, and freshwater fish. Sea fish is a vast array of cod, haddock, shrimps, mackerel, fish soup, fish balls, salt cod. From the orchards particularly around the Hardangerfjord come apples, cherries and plums as well as berries of all sorts including blueberries, cranberries, bilberries and, a great delicacy, cloudberries. Cheeses include Jarlsberg and brown cheese. Coffee is almost certainly the national drink, followed by beer, of which there are all sorts of craft beers brewed locally, and Aquavit is the national spirit made from potatoes and caraway.
Facts in brief
Capital OsloAirport Oslo Gardermoen
Size 323,878 sq km
Population 4.4 million
