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$$ Cochs Pensjonat
has 88 characteristic rooms (20 remodeled doubles),
many with kitchenettes. It's on the far side of the Royal Palace (S-500 kr,
Sb-600-650 kr, D-720 kr, Db-820-880 kr, Q-1,140 kr, Qb-1,300 kr, break-
fast-69 kr at nearby café, non-smoking rooms, elevator; T-bane to National
Theater, exit to Parkveien, and 10-minute walk through park; or more-con-
venient trams #11,#17,or#18toWelhavens Gate; Parkveien 25;tel. 233324
00, fax 23 33 24 10,
www.cochspensjonat.no
,
booking@cochs.no
, three gen-
erations of the Skram family).
$$ Ellingsen's Pensjonat
rents 18 clean, bright rooms with fluffy down
comforters. It's in a residential neighborhood four blocks behind the Royal
Palace (S-400 kr, Sb-480 kr, D-610 kr, Db-670 kr, extra bed-150 kr, break-
fast-69 kr at nearby café, cash only, non-smoking, back rooms have less
street noise, tram #19 from central station to Uranienborgveien, near Urani-
enborg church at Holtegata 25, tel. 22 60 03 59, fax 22 60 99 21,
ThecentralstationTIcanfindyouan800-krdoublefora55-krfee(minimum
two-night stay, breakfast not included, likely a tram ride out of the center).
$ Anker Hostel,
a huge student dorm open to travelers of any age, offers
250 of Oslo's best cheap doubles. Though it comes with the ambience of a
bomb shelter, each of its rooms is spacious, simple, and clean. There are kit-
chens and elevators (bed in 6-bed room-230-250 kr, bed in quad-260-280 kr,
Db-600-620 kr, Tb-800-820 kr, higher prices are weekend rates, sheets-50 kr,
towel-20 kr, breakfast-55 kr, self-serve laundry, parking-175 kr/day; tram #12
or#13,orbus#30or#31fromcentral station,busandtramstop:Hausmanns-
gate; or 10-minute walk from station; Storgata 55, tel. 22 99 72 00, fax 22 99
72 20,
www.ankerhostel.no
,
hostel@anker.oslo.no
)
.
$ Haraldsheim Youth Hostel (IYHF),
a huge, modern hostel open all
year, comes with a grand view, laundry, self-service kitchen, 270 beds...and a
