Anker Hostel Reviews

No place to lock belongings in room. The location was pretty good (5 min walk to downtown). You have to pay for your own sheets, but 50 NOK is practically free for Norway. The lobby had some unsavoury characters who kept creeping out some of the other guets.

Very convenient location, nice atmosphere, polite and helpful staff.

Avoid it! Overall lack of any decent services. Hidden fees everywhere: you pay extra for bed linen (sleeping bags not allowed) and cooking utensils, once there's nothing in the small kitchen cupboard inside the room where you have to cook. There's no real kitchen! There's no lockers and no wifi in the rooms, and the common area (the lobby) is the only spot you can have some. Generally unclean. Unsafe sketchy quarter. Pickpockets likely even in the lobby. Sarcastic ignorant staff. Messy beds.

Unbelievably expensive for what you get. I've paid half what I paid in other Norwegian cities and stayed in much nicer hostels. The 'common area' is an absolute joke as is the WIFI. The rooms are comfortable, more powerpoints next to beds would be nice. There is no life at this hostel. People just sit there on their computers in the lobby because it is the only place where the internet is. The ONLY positive thing about Anker Hostel is the proximity to central Oslo. Avoid it if you can afford it

We didn´t really get information which facilities would be included - just little "kitchen" included in the sleeping room - it is located in the "east" and about 15 minutes to walk to the railway station - to sum up, for one or two nights, okay to stay there.

Not the best hostel I have stayed in, rooms smelled, the only lockers they had were really small ones in the lobby. They had a kitchen in the room, which was the best part. Common area wasn't bad.

It's shame to pay for getting bed sheets and it's unormal that slepping bags are not allowed. Besides, I think it could be good to have dishes in each room. Very good staff

Location in relation to the city centre was good however we did not feel that the area it was in was safe at all, especially at night time. only some of the staff were helpful others were quite ignorant. the rooms were basic and sheets had to be paid for which was not previously mentioned before we arrived.

although everything in norway was expensive anker took things a bit far. you have to hire bed sheets, towels, and even the cooking utensils

Weird atmosphere in a pretty sketchy part of town. Didn't get the experience I wanted for the price I paid.

could you provide a kitchen?

You have to pay for bed sheets. And the hostel is already pricey. I don't recommend it.

nice location, 10 minutes walk from the Central Station. clean rooms and common area. friendly staff and I left my luggage in the luggage room even I went to Bergen for 2 days. It's a little bit expensive but in Oslo that's the cheapest one and lots of young people live there.

To expensive

Mixed feelings about this hostel. Literally could not find ANYWHERE else to stay in Oslo so this was somehow the cheapest option and the most money I hope to ever pay for a hostel. Hallways and dorm room were dirty. Bathrooms were fine. Beds were gross (which is why linens are necessary). Staff was very friendly and helpful. They let us store our luggage for free two days after we'd checked out before catching a flight out of Oslo. Not terrible, just a lot to pay for a not-so-top-notch hostel.

The hostel is expensive, but so is Norway. However, later we found out that there are B&B's around where breakfast is included for just a little more costs.

this place is a student residence, so it is thought for long stays. do not attempt to do any laundry.

You guys really need to het wi-fi in the rooms. Also it would be nice to put even some soap in the bathroom (for washing your hands) and even paper towels.

Great hostel! Only thing, that went wrong, was, that the coffee machine swallowed 10 kroner without giving me any coffee :(

We weren't there all that long, but it was lacking a common area and ways to get travellers mixing