Norway/Oslo

Grand Hotel Rica


 

The Grand Hotel is an international deluxe hotel with a unique atmosphere - right in the middle of Karl Johan, 289 rooms, including 51 suites and junior suites.

All the elegantly appointed rooms have en-suite baths, most with bathtubs. In addition, each room has a TV, a telephone with a direct outside line, a trouser press, a hairdryer, air-conditioning and a mini-bar. Half of the rooms are reserved for non-smokers, and many also have parquet floors.

The Grand Hotel can accommodate almost any demand or desire, and our suites have been the natural choice of heads of state, captains of industry, as well as film and pop stars from around the world. Our guests have all the hotel's resources at their disposal, and meetings and receptions can be held in many of the suites.

Grand Café was Henrik Ibsen's regular café. Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien, Norway, and started his literary exploration in Grimstad. His apprenticeship was spent in the theatres of Bergen and Kristiania (Oslo). For 27 years he lived in voluntary exile in Rome, Dresden and Munich, before returning to Kristiania as an accomplished playwright. He lived in Kristiania for the rest of his life, and became a regular guest at The Grand Café along with the other bohemians of his time, with his own table and chair by the entrance.

Pastry chef Julius Fritzner opened the Grand Hotel in 1874. Today, more than 125 years later, the hotel's restaurant for fine dining bears his name - Restaurant Julius Fritzner. Guests sit in beautiful surroundings and can enjoy seasonal menus accompanied by the most exquisite wines from the hotel's wine cellar. The restaurant is one of Norway's best.

Palmen (The Palm Court) is one of Oslo's most traditional lunch restaurants, with a comfortable, informal ambience under its lovely glass roof. At Palmen you can enjoy a cup of coffee with the best cakes in the house. Sandwiches and small meals are served throughout the day, and there is bar service in the evening.
Etoile, on the 8th floor, is the hotel's panorama bar. Sandwiches and cakes are served during the day, and in the evening, Etoile is a bar where people from all over Oslo come to meet. You can even sit outside, weather permitting!
Limelight Bar is the ideal place to relax after a long day at work or to enjoy an aperitif before dinner. This elegant lobby bar is a natural meeting place for hotel guests.

We are proud to present the Olavesen Spa Grand Hotel, which will be located on the top floor of the prestigious Grand Hotel in Oslo. The luxurious Olavesen Spa is a pure Scandinavian Spa concept. The Scandinavian culture is known for its cleanliness, vitality and beauty in nature and our concept builds further upon this. Welcome to a world of purity and timeless Spa tradition enhanced by Norwegian design.



Click here for current rates

Location :
Karl Johans gate 31
0159 Oslo
 

Back to Worldhotels overview