This hotel is in the heart of Oslo within easy walking distance of the Royal Palace and the main shopping street, Karl Johangate.The rooms in this hotel vary very considerably in size, some being really very small whilst the larger ones are huge. They are decorated very stylishly and imaginatively in pale colours, and being newly renovated in 2005 are in exceptional condition as are the state fo the art bathrooms.The hotels restaurant is on the ground floor off the lobby and is disconcertingly modern in such a traditional building. It has an attractive solid wood floor, but the modern art and contemporary furniture might not be to everyone's taste. Also off the lobby is a cosy bar cum lounge.It is an attractive traditional building.The lobby is accessed via a heavy wood door. It is small and, like the restaurant, modern with a polished granite floor. There is limited seating on some ugly, but trendy-looking bright pink rope chairs.This hotel is one of Oslo's newest boutique hotels. It also benefits from a really first class location.This hotel is totally non-smoking in all rooms.