The Saga Hotel in Oslo is a refined boutique property nestled in the charming, leafy Majorstuen neighbourhood. Its name is the Norse word for legend or story, and the hotel leans into this identity by serving as a quiet, “hidden gem” guesthouse that offers a peaceful retreat while remaining within reach of the city’s pulse.
The building itself boasts a 19th-century history, which visitors notice immediately upon arrival. Guests are welcomed by an iconic set of exterior stairs leading to the lobby, where the architecture blends classic heritage with contemporary Norwegian design. While the décor throughout the 47 rooms is modern, the property retains subtle historical touches, such as vintage photos of Oslo that anchor the guest experience in the city’s past.
One of the hotel’s most appealing features is its location between two of Oslo’s most significant green spaces: Palace Park, home to the Norwegian monarchy, and Frogner Park, which houses the world-renowned Vigeland Sculpture Park. This makes it an ideal spot for travellers who appreciate morning walks through lush, cultural landscapes.
For those looking to explore further, the city centre is easily accessible via Oslo’s efficient public transport. Whether you are heading toward the waterfront attractions at Aker Brygge or the historic landmarks surrounding the Royal Palace, the Saga Hotel provides a sophisticated, storied home base that feels worlds away from the typical large-scale hotel experience.
Expert reviews
“Housed in a carefully restored 1890s town house, the privately owned Saga is tucked away in a rare quiet corner of Oslo, is run on eco-friendly lines, and exudes a tranquil air of calm.”
Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Oslo.
What guests liked
- Top location
- Excellent breakfast
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
- Free Wifi
Location
Recent guest reviews
15 December 2025
Good location
Good location
Shower door was awkward
11 December 2025
Cosy hotel with an exceptional breakfast
A very nice and cosy hotel with very helpful staff. The breakfast is exceptionally good: tasty and has a great variety to choose from. Plus warm options were changing every day throughout our 4-day long stay. We would definitely stay in this hotel again!
Since the building is old (but extremely beautiful!), unfortunately we could hear every step of our upstairs neighbors. Didn't bother us much, but something to keep in mind if you are sensitive to noise
5 December 2025
Great place
It was clean and the hotel decorations were cozy and beautiful. The breakfast was great with many choices. The staff was friendly and helpful.
The bed and the pillows were not comfortable. The hotel entrance has stairs so it was not suitable for baby stroller and it was difficult for us to carry our baby’s stroller every time we entered or exit from the hotel.
3 December 2025
Great location and lovely stay
Location, design and comfort. Nice breakfast
3 December 2025
Very good
Very good breakfast
21 November 2025
Exceptional
Parking in front of the hotel. Car charger for good price.
17 November 2025
Beautiful cosy hotel in a quiet respectable neighborhood. Nice design, very good breakfast
Breakfast was really nice! Great location and fine design
The WC wasn’t clean enough
3 November 2025
Beautiful hotel with friendly staff and a great breakfast selection
Beautifully equipped lobby and rooms with a delicious and perfectly timed breakfast buffet. Friendly and helpful staff. Will stay in again and happy to recommend! :)
31 October 2025
The perfect base to explore the wonderful city of Oslo
Room was large and comfortable, buffet breakfast was incredible and staff went out of their way to be helpful. Use of local gym was a real bonus too.
Really can't think of anything at all - it was the perfect place to stay in Oslo
24 October 2025
Very good
The staff was really helpful and friendly. The hotel was clean. Breakfast was beautiful ❤️ good variety and fresh.
17 October 2025
Great hotel in Oslo
Set in a lovely quiet residential street. Not too far from nearest tram stop. Superb breakfasts with great choice of hot and cold food each morning. Lovely rooms with good showers.
14 October 2025
Loved it
Great breakfast Friendly staff Super location
Expensive but probably normal for Norway
1 October 2025
Nice boutique hotel in great location with good breakfast and parking with charger.
The room was comfortable and the location was perfect for us. We really liked the neighborhood and dining options close by. Breakfast was also quite good.
We would have liked to have had the ability to login to netflix or webcast from our phones to the tv. Also, our shower was small. It worked great but for a bigger person it might be uncomfortable or awkward.
23 September 2025
Exceptional
A charming hotel in a quiet, almost secluded area of Oslo. The breakfast was simply amazing both in terms of quality and variety. It has this homey feeling of coziness. Worth the money!
21 September 2025
The hotel offers the ideal setting for a lovely short break in Oslo. And a very tasty breakfast buffet 😋 Disruptive hote
Very friendly and helpful staff. Many thanks to Gina and her nice colleague on the early shift on Sunday for helping me with the taxi. I made my train just in time😊
The hotel is known for its quiet location. It was a shame that there was a noisy departure by corporate guests on Friday morning. And in the evening there was a party in the street. If we had complained, the hotel would have intervened (Tipp: Let the stuff known they might don’t know about this). I went to bed late and was therefore not as disturbed as other guests.
20 September 2025
We enjoyed our last 2 nights in Norway in this hotel.
The hotel is located in a quiet walkable residential neighborhood, with off street free parking. Our room was spacious with lots of windows.
20 September 2025
Very nice hotel
Very clean and very friendly staff.
16 September 2025
I'd come back
Clean, quiet, great location, knowledgeable staff. Very accommodating.
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16 September 2025
Excellent in everyway!
Saga was quiet, comfortable and clean. It is in a very good location just outside the central core but accessible to everything. Their breakfasts were exceptional! But the nicest thing about the hotel was the staff, so helpful and so friendly!
9 September 2025
Lovely
Location, size of room, breakfast
Very small shower, bedroom a bit dark
3 September 2025
Good hotel with convenient access to many tourist locations.
Friendly helpful staff. Delicious breakfast with many good choices.
No safe in the room.
1 September 2025
Beautiful hotel. Comfortable, clean, quiet but close to transport links would highly recommend
Really comfortable and quiet in an elegant residential area of Oslo. Attractive decor and delicious breakfast. Staff very friendly and helpful. 20 minute walk to the Vigeland Sculpture Park and close to bus and tram links.
30 August 2025
Quiet luxury near city centre
Quiet lucury
27 August 2025
Fabulous
The hotel was QUIET as promised, especially our room on the courtyard side. Even with our window open in the night, which was necessary for good sleep in the summer, it was like being in the countryside in the middle of the city. The beds were comfortable and the breakfast was amazing. There was also a mini bar which was helpful, and the fridge had a little extra room for our own stuff. Also the tea kettle and coffee maker were helpful. The staff was also very helpful.
The shower could be a bit larger. The location is good (and we knowingly picked something outside the center of Oslo for the quiet), but of course its not as easy to reach as some spots for a tourist.
26 August 2025
Exceptional
Eveything was perfect, especially breakfast!
Nothing!
25 August 2025
Comfortable hotel in quiet area
Spacious room with smart layout that made the most of its size. Very comfortable bedding, everything perfectly clean. We loved the alcove windows for light and fresh air. Very nice and quiet location for walking into town past the royal palace, or the other way to Vigelandparken. We were lucky to find the last private parking spot available.
25 August 2025
Fabulous
Room was small but well kept, bed was comfortable. Nicely furbished hotel in a quiet and leafy block less than 30’ walking distance from the city centre.
Bathroom needs a functioning ventilation fan. Would suggest to improve lights in the breakfast room as it’s way too dark.
24 August 2025
Lovely place
Excellent breakfast, confortable hotel in a quiet upscale area between Vigeland Hotel and the Royal Palace
Location: not many restaurants, train stations close to the hotel; not close to the train station.
21 August 2025
A wonderful time with employees who are super friendly.
Excellent breakfast. Desk clerks were extremely helpful in giving information about the area. The location was almost perfect because I came to visit Grace International Church which meets at Uranienborg Menighetshus.
Maybe if it were any warmer, air conditioning would have been nice. I realize however, that there are very few days when it is needed.
16 August 2025
Very good
Nice area, plenty of restaurants and shops around, but still need to take a tram to the city center. Breakfast is very good
They dont provide cotton buds or any other stuff in the bathroom, just shower gel
12 August 2025
Meeting point for hiking trip to Bergen Norway
Great breakfast, comfortable room, friendly staff, very nice neighborhood.
Nothing
11 August 2025
Had a great stay in a fantastic hotel in a great city!!!
Great breakfast, comfortable beds and extremely friendly and helpful staff!!
Nothing did I dislike!
11 August 2025
Fabulous
The staff was very friendly and extremely helpful. The breakfast was good and had lots of choices. The room was very clean and well cared for. The hotel is away for the touristy areas but close enough to walk or take the tram anywhere we wanted to go.
Our room was on the 4th floor under the eaves, so we had to stoop to get to one side of the bed and to one suitcase. I wish I had known ahead of time and asked for a different room. Because we arrived late I just didn't bother. The elevator was out of service our last day, but the staff was very helpful and offered to bring our bags down for us.
6 August 2025
Very good
Very stylish, beautiful hotel. Very clean.
Its not really centric, located in a residential area. Although it is not too far from the center, for a first time visitor to Oslo it’s not very accessible to the main attractions. Also, I was lucky the weather was cool. There is no A/C and you have to open the windows because the room retains the daytime heat.
5 August 2025
Amazing hotel for a family stay!
The hotel was clean, updated, and within walking distance of great points of interest. There was easy access nearby to buses and trams, and every staff member we spoke with was kind, knowledgeable, and friendly. The breakfast was very tasty, and the staff was happy to provide gluten-free bread and a muffin upon request. When we had to leave ridiculously early for our flight, the woman at the front desk provided us with a delicious bagged breakfast and made me a latte to go. I highly recommend this hotel!
2 August 2025
Lovely “out of the way” Stay
I love this hotel! It’s in a lovely neighborhood and still a close walking distance to all the great parts of Oslo. That said, my family loves a good walk!
I think the stairs could use a carpet cleaning and the front desk staff could be a bit warmer.
1 August 2025
Exceptional
Beautiful hotel, in a very nice area and close to the royal palace and the Vigeland garden
Beautiful building and staff very nice
31 July 2025
Great hotel and great location.
Great stay. Wish they would have had body lotion and cream rinse. Elevators was broken when I was there but that happens. Really enjoyed how small the hotel was and the young woman at the front desk the two nights I was there was very helpful and I enjoyed chatting with her.
Body lotion and cream rinse.
31 July 2025
Excellent hotel in quiet area - ideal for exploring Oslo
Breakfast epic. Comfortable room. Location really good. Just out of the middle of the city but in a leafy suburb. Brillant
Bar and lounge area was small
28 July 2025
Exceptional
The staff is great and the location amazing
It was hot
23 July 2025
Perfect stay.thanks
Perfect breakfast. Friendly staff. In the city Centre. 5 minutes with bike to palace.
The weather was very good, but in the room Was no airco.
13 July 2025
Very good
Nice quiet to leafy location close to parks and hospitality
Nothing really
8 July 2025
Lovely, small, neighborhood hotel.
Breakfast is lovely, rooms have high ceilings an fairly nice bathrooms. They are all a bit different depending on what floor you are on and which way your windows are facing. We've stayed here multiple times and are never disappointed. There is a lovely bar area an because this hotel is in a neighborhood, it's nice to sit outside in the afternoon for a beer or a coffee.
The stairs are carpeted and could really use a refresh... or at least a cleaning. If you are on the top floor you have sky lights in some rooms which is so nice... but the ceiling are slanted so if you are tall, you might want to be on a lower floor.
5 July 2025
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Saga, highly recommend. Delicious breakfast, great staff. The location is out of the m
Great location, delicious breakfast, comfortable room, helpful staff.
Bathroom was a little small.
28 June 2025
Good choice for a short stay in Oslo!
Nice hotel in a quiet and safe area close to shopping, restaurants and the palace gardens. We got a parking space in front of the hotel and went everywhere by foot - it is easy to walk from here to anywhere in Oslo! Very good breakfast. The hotel staff were always friendly and helpful.
28 June 2025
Nice place to stay in Oslo
Good location. Nice breakfast.
21 June 2025
Picturesque area with easy tram ride to city. Modern facilities and quality decor.
Excellent breakfast. Beautiful decor. Lovely seating on street for a drink. Excellent bathroom.
Too much of our room was dedicated to bathroom hence the bedroom was tight.
19 June 2025
A hotel that you should book
Everything about this hotel is as described. A gorgeous hotel with a lounge area that makes you feel relaxed as soon as you walk in. The breakfast is great, one of the best. Location is great to be in the middle of all different districts (20-35 min walk), which if you don't mind walking it's perfect.
Nothing to dislike at all.
14 June 2025
Welcoming, quiet, clean and great breakfast
Cosy bed, friendly and helpful staff. Lovely breakfast to go as well had early flight - would stay again Accommodated my request for low floor
Hotel facilities
Services
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Business centre
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
- - Luggage storage
- - Daily housekeeping
Food & Drink
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Designated smoking area
Activities
- - Skiing
Ski
- - Ski storage
Parking
- - Street parking
- - Electric vehicle charging station
Miscellaneous
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered

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20 December 2025
Hidden gem hotel in Oslo