Expert reviews
“This functional city chain champions its trademark brand: no-frills, essentials-only rooms at bargain prices (well, at least for Norway). Don’t expect prison-block chic – it’s surprisingly smart, with plain all-white rooms, Scandi-style furniture, free wi-fi and a great downtown location.”
What guests liked
- Central location
- Free Wifi
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
Citybox Oslo provides an economical hotel experience that’s unique in its approach. There’s no traditional reception area, allowing guests to manage their booking, payment, check-in and check-out independently.
This lower staffing rate translates into cost savings for the guests! Despite this, a Citybox host is always on site, ready to assist with any requirement during your visit.
Citybox offers a variety of rooms including singles, doubles, twins, family rooms and junior suites. These rooms are modern and airy with floor-to-ceiling windows, WiFi access, private washrooms, superior mattresses, and workstations. Some rooms even offer additional beds or bunk beds.
Although guest rooms don’t have TVs, there is one situated in the ground floor lounge. This vibrant lounge with contemporary furniture is an excellent place to relax or socialise with other hotel residents. There’s also a neighboring cafe serving coffee, breakfast and lunch.
What sets Citybox Oslo apart is its prime location surrounded by several local stores. Plus, it’s merely a 13-minute stroll from the National Museum of Art.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
29 January 2025
Convenient and good value
Brilliant central location close to all sights, restaurants and shops. Easy check in and good views from my room.
Nothing, the stay was as expected
29 January 2025
Very good
Because of the machine, the room fee was charged twice, and the situation was reported, but it has not been handled for a week.
28 January 2025
Very good
The location is very easy to access the main attractions by walk.
The wall is too thin.
26 January 2025
Very good
Location, very central. Good price. Easy to find.
Very hot room. Turned heating off and opened window in January with snow outside and still too warm to sleep! Bathroom bin hadn't been emptied.
26 January 2025
Central but basic
Location is very central, close to train station. Price was relatively cheap compared to other hotels.
Very tiny room. Not even a TV. Crowded and noisy hotel, probably more for the younger travellers.
25 January 2025
Good value for money, good location, felt safe as a lone female traveller.
Good location, clean, safe, helpful staff and value for money.
The downstairs areas were a bit soulless and there was almost nothing in the vending machine when I nipped down for a snack.
25 January 2025
Fabulous
Great location, walking distance to main attractions, close to main station and all other public transportations.
We missed a cup or glass, the bed was quite bouncy for two people. Quite noisy (outside, floor, next rooms).
25 January 2025
Great Stay
Good pantry area for self help
Very convenient though can hear the tram from my room
24 January 2025
Very good
Nice location, easy access
24 January 2025
Very good
The location is probably second to none if one is planning to stay downtown, near the main station...And, yes, this means great access to nice restaurants and shopping options within walking distance. Also remarkable is the coffee shop inside the building, with delicious coffee and pastries...
N/A
24 January 2025
Pleasant
The noise from the tram on street
23 January 2025
Worry free, clean, friendly and very well -positioned. We'd both stay there again !
Clean, secure, no fuss, efficiently set up and operated, very helpful and friendly staff and well-positioned in Oslo communications-wise. Very good attached bakery cum coffee shop.
Slightly pricey but possibly not for Oslo ! But I didn't resent the price.
21 January 2025
Great location
Location was great not far to tourist attractions. Room was clean and meet our needs
Very busy and small community kitchen
21 January 2025
Great place to stay in Oslo
Great location about 5 mins from main train station. Most tourist activities were within walking distance. Easy check in and was secure. Several places to eat on site.
Small shared kitchen area.
20 January 2025
Fabulous
The location is perfect, close to train station and to the city center. Grocery shop is opposite the hotel.
It could be a little bit better cleaned. There could be available wi-fi.
20 January 2025
Very comfortable and value for money
The location is very close to the Oslo S. very comfortable and we checked out late the staff called us to know if we were coming or not. All automatic system to check in and checkout and has multiple booths that way there is no hassle to get your room.
nothing
19 January 2025
Perfect location, very comfortable and cosy stay. Easy check in and out
the location was amazing, very clean and comfortable
would be nice to have a kettle in the room
19 January 2025
Good value for location
Great location to everything
18 January 2025
Very good
Great for young adults and backpackers
18 January 2025
Very good
Location
17 January 2025
Great Oslo accomodation
Room was spacious and well-laid out. A tram stop is located right outside the building so very convenient to travel around the city. Lots of great restaurants nearby. Very clean. Self check-in / check-out was fantastic and you can leave your luggage for free prior to check in / after check out. Wifi was reliable.
Bathroom could have been improved with some further cleaning of the shower such as some black mould on the high walls/ceiling.
16 January 2025
Convenient, clean, comfortable.
Convenient. We sat in the lobby area a lot. Laundry was handy.
The attached restaurants were overpriced. The room was small but functional. There wasn’t any space to spread out luggage. Had to work out of suitcases.
15 January 2025
Fabulous
Convenient fast and automated process
The bathroom was not properly cleaned
15 January 2025
A Self Check In Fuss Free Room near train station
Checked in nearly at midnight, so no staff at sight, but self check in at machines are relatively easy. Room is comfy and love the view out of the windows. Near the train station, 15mins walking distance. Very cozy communion space at the ground level for making friends and dining.
A slight challenge dragging roller luggage bag from train station to hotel due to pebble stones road. Toilet shower partition looks scarily fragile and upon use, the shower space is very tight.
13 January 2025
Great hotel for the price
Great location easy self check in.
Small rooms
12 January 2025
Pleasant
Very clean rooms, tiny but suitable for a quick stay.
Check in process was strange with zero human support available.
11 January 2025
Nice and easy
Self check-in without staff, went easy and smooth. Room was small but perfectly nice and clean. Bathroom was nice and warm! Free luggage storage also very convenient.
Nothing, everything was great.
9 January 2025
Very good
The location was fabulous, really central. At home we sleep with 2 duvets, so the fact that 2 duvets were provided was amazing. The bed was the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in.
Nothing 🙂
9 January 2025
Convenient, easy and accessible
Great location, the self check-in and -out was very easy and the room and private bathroom had everything I needed. Being able to get discounts in the conveniently located restaurants was also good.
The staff weren't very present and my room 'upgrade' was to a smaller room, which didn't make much sense.
9 January 2025
Pleasant
The concept is nice: small rooms for a small price. Location just a few minutes walk from the main train station and with a tram stop basically just outside the door is fantastic! I was able to check in early which was great. Also nice that there is a small kitchen available for use.
The cleanliness was okay but not great. Sound insulation not that great either both between rooms and with the hallway. Staff not present at check-in counter outside of normal check-in hours, they are behind a locked door. I could only talk to them after having checked in on a check-in booth. Some of the staff members I talked to were bare-minimum helpful.
8 January 2025
Fabulous
Very center located. Has everything you need. Very new and clean.
8 January 2025
Nice one keep it up
The reception are very approachable and nice
Nothing except they dont serve bfast🫠
7 January 2025
Very good
Small and cozy room. Quick and automatic check in and check out. Very close to the train station and Oslo's city center.
I think that the price is too high for the size of the room, given that breakfast or other services are not included.
6 January 2025
Pleasant
- Nice room design, huge beautiful windows, though rooms are very basic (only bed and table) - Comfortable common area - Very good location
- Quite dirty (smell at the toilet, stains on the table) - Noisy (from trams and other transport)
6 January 2025
Fabulous
The hotel boasts an excellent location, just 300 meters from Oslo Central Station. The room was clean and comfortable, offering decent accommodations. For a single room in Oslo, finding a place under 100 euros can be quite challenging. However, visiting during winter may have contributed to a slightly lower rate, around 80 euros, which, while not exactly cheap, felt reasonable for the city.
I felt the room could have been a bit more spacious for the price.
6 January 2025
Very good
Conveniently located in central Oslo. And very inexpensive
A little dirty, bathrooms are small
6 January 2025
Its pretty alright!
The rooms were small, but cozy, it felt a bit posh and it was easy to navigate the self check-in desk.
Some of the desks didnt have any more cards which was a bit stressful, thinking it was something wrong with my booking, but naturally when reading the screen it says whats happening.
5 January 2025
Great Location in Oslo!
The location was perfect! Very near the Munch Museum and the Central Station plus there were a lot of food choices nearby. The view from our room was quite nice especially since it snowed the first night. The shared kitchen was bright and clean. The staff were friendly and helpful enough to assist us during payment as there was a problem with their self check in counter. Overall, we enjoyed Oslo because we had our base at Citybox Oslo.
The rooms were quite small even if we booked a Family Room... Not enough space for our luggage to be accessed.
5 January 2025
Fabulous
location
5 January 2025
Very good
Great location in city center nearby to different attractions by walk. Nice room with great heating system (during winter). The beds were comfortable. I like the Checkin and checkout system (just with a machine).
In my room, the door didn't close correctly (you could open it from outside even with the lock). We realized this on our last day. Even when you have to have your key to enter the hotel, we have the feeling that you can do it without a room key. After 2 days, one night, we returned to the hotel and saw a staff member kicking out a group of people, and when they were leaving the hotel, one of them was offering me substances. I think it is something normal when you have a hotel in the city center.
4 January 2025
Fabulous
Location and price
4 January 2025
A pleasant stay.
Good location. Some common areas with tables, tap, etc. Very comfortable beds.
No staffed reception. Self check was smooth but if something goes wrong it might be beyond a person who grew up without apps.
4 January 2025
Clean, simple, warm, quite overpriced!
Close to the central station, very much in the center
There was only soap/shampoo in the bathroom. The carpet is rough.
4 January 2025
Good experience
Good place for short stay
Price is high for single
4 January 2025
Convenience and near central
Near train station, there’s a tram stop outside of the hotel entrance. Very convenient to self check in and out.
The only problems is lights are too dimmed.
3 January 2025
Ideal for business travel.
Great ambience.
Staff members are like chatbots and seems uncomfortable all time. If you are gonna automate the service, then give the staff something that adds value, not same as a procedure Q&A list.
3 January 2025
Pleasant
Close to the city centre, room was an ok size.
Room was a bit dishevelled - some hooks barely hanging on the wall, dents on the wall. Very few amenities and the only way to get warm coffee/tea in the room is to go downstairs to the kitchenette.
2 January 2025
Essential, cheap and close to the station
Location Easy check in/out
Shower
1 January 2025
Great location for a short visit
Good location, good price
All was good
Hotel facilities
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Vending machine (drinks)
- - Vending machine (snacks)
- - Shared lounge/TV area
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
Activities
- - Games room
- - Table tennis
- - Darts
Kitchen
- - Shared kitchen
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
Food & Drink
- - Coffee house on site
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
29 January 2025
Fabulous