Priceline Hotel: Oslo

[brianc_li]

Now that I have discovered this site I refuse to pay top dollar for hotels. :) Perhaps someone here can help me.

I have a trip to Oslo, Norway coming up and need to book a hotel there. Neither Priceline nor Hotwire has hotels listed. I've also had a look at Priority Club as I was thinking about buying some points at points.com but they also have no hotels listed.

Anyone have any suggestions?

[WillTravel]

Norway is pretty expensive unless you try the free camping method.

This is where we stayed a few years ago in Oslo: http://www.ankerhostel.no/?lang=44

If you choose a private room, it's in a student residence, and it has a fully equipped kitchen included in each suite. Note that you have to pay for sheets and towels and breakfast. This is definitely not a luxury option, but it is one of the cheaper options available in Oslo.

Take a look at the Best Western Anker too. It's in the same development as the student residence, and when you add all of the extra charges for sheets, towels, and breakfast, it might work out to not much more. But you won't have a private kitchen either. But it is not luxury either.

Maybe if you are lucky, some nice hotel chain will be doing a summer promotion. Scandic sometimes does.

Otherwise, try looking for some B&Bs. But don't delay - when I tried that, they were all booked up months in advance.