Accompanying my daughter, we traveled to Oslo (from Australia via the UK visiting family) to see Ariana Grande at Telenor Arena and stayed for two nights at the Scandic Byporten and we are so glad we did. Great location, great staff, great rooms and the breakfasts were excellent. Tremendous value and we’ll be returning. The standout though were the pink balloons, the bag of lollies (that’s sweets/candy), some pictures of Ariana and the note saying ‘Welcome, enjoy the show …’. My daughter (who’s 14) was blown away. This was a total surprise (okay, when we booked the room, they asked what was bringing us to Oslo) and above and beyond what was expected. Brilliant hotel, brilliant city – add it to your list.

Staff went out of their way to help and the foyer lounges felt like you were at hom. Central to the shopping centre, central railway station and the trams, what more could you ask for. You would be made to not use the Scandic chain regularly as they are first class and reliable