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Stortingsgate 8 (entrance on Rosenkrantzgate), N-0130 Oslo. & 23-31-48-00. Fax [phone]. www.
rainbow-hotels.no/cecil. 111 units. Mon-Thurs 1,425NOK ($202) double; Fri-Sat 840NOK ($119) double. AE,
DC, MC, V. Parking 165NOK ($23). T-banen: Stortinget. Amenities: Laundry service/dry cleaning; nonsmoking
rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility. In room: A/C, TV, minibar, coffeemaker, hair dryer.
Rainbow Hotel Europa Few other hotels enjoy a position as quiet yet as
convenient to Karl Johans Gate as this redbrick member of Holland's Golden
Tulip chain. The building faces a large patch of greenery and the front entrances
of two of Oslo's museums, the Tekniska Musuet (Technical Museum) and the
Nasjionell Galleriet (National Gallery). The hotel was originally built as a com-
plex of private apartments, before being transformed in the 1970s into this effi-
cient and well-managed hotel. Bedrooms are compact but comfortable, with
burl-grained walnut veneers and writing desks, each with a small, shower-only
bathtub. In keeping with its name, a large and decorative map of Europe is dis-
played behind the front desk, which is staffed with friendly, English-speaking
personnel who are ready to assist you.
St. Olavs Gate 31, N-0166 Oslo. & 23-25-63-00. Fax [phone]. www.rainbow-hotels.no/europa. 167
units. Sun-Thurs 1,495NOK ($212) double; Fri-Sat and mid-June to mid-Aug daily 790NOK ($112) double;
year-round daily 1,795NOK-2,195NOK ($255-$312) suite. AE, DC, MC, V. T-banen: Stortinget. Amenities:
Restaurant; bar. In room: A/C, TV, minibar, hair dryer, safe.
Rainbow Hotel Stefan In an excellent location in the center of the city, this
hotel is comfortable and unpretentious. Built in 1952, it has been modernized
and much improved over the years. The color-coordinated guest rooms are tra-
ditional in style and well furnished and maintained, with small but adequate
bathrooms containing tub/shower combinations. From May until September 1,
weekend rates are granted only to those who make reservations less than 48
hours before arrival.
Rosenkrantzgate 1, N-0159 Oslo 1. & 23-31-55-00. Fax [phone]. www.rainbow-hotels.no/stefan. 139
units. Mon-Thurs 1,015NOK ($144) double; Fri-Sat 735NOK ($104) double. Rates include breakfast. AE, DC,
MC, V. Parking 180NOK ($26). Tram: 10, 11, 17, or 18. Amenities: Bar; laundry service/dry cleaning; non-
smoking rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility. In room: TV, minibar, coffeemaker, hair dryer, safe.
INEXPENSIVE
Cochs Pensjonat This is a clean, well-conceived, inexpensive hotel that
represents excellent value. Built in 1927, the building has an ornate facade that
curves around a bend in a boulevard that banks the northern edge of the Royal
Palace. Major renovations were completed in 2004. The result is a comfortable but
simple lodging whose newer rooms are high-ceilinged, spartan but pleasant, and
outfitted with birch wood furniture. You'll climb a flight of antique steps from the
ground floor to reach the second-floor lobby. Rooms—including a communal TV
lounge that's sometimes packed with residents—rise for two additional floors
above that. Expect very few, if any, amenities and services at this hotel—rooms are
without telephones and some are without TVs. However, thanks to in-room
kitchens and a nearby restaurant that offers hotel guests a 20% discount on meals,
no one really seems to mind that the hotel doesn't have food service.
Parkveien 25, N-0350 Oslo. & 23-33-24-00. Fax [phone]. www.cochspensjonat.no. 88 units (78 with
bathroom and kitchenette). Rooms with bathroom, TV, and kitchenette 640NOK ($91) double, 795NOK ($113)
triple, 940NOK ($133) quad. Rooms without kitchenette and without private bathroom 540NOK ($77) double,
675NOK ($96) triple, 820NOK ($116) quad. MC, V. Tram: 11 or 12. In room: TV (in some), kitchenette, no phone.
Rainbow Hotel Norrøna Occupying the upper floors of a modernized
building, this hotel is ideal for families. Convenient to both sightseeing and
shopping, it offers well-equipped rooms with firm mattresses, and it's furnished
in Scandinavian modern style. A few rooms have private balconies. Many rooms

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