Fodor's Expert Review Clarion Hotel Oslo

Marble, brass, glass, eggs every which way. Clarion hit the mark, and in recent years have really splurged on the renovations and new openings. The feel here at the group's latest outpost is similar to the others: somewhere between business stay and small design hotel, which is a good blend when you're staying so central, in the very new district of Bjørvika on the waters that also birthed the new Munch Museum and copious bars and eateries in the last couple years.People come flocking for the gigantic breakfast buffet, which stops at nothing and will leave you full for the better part of a day---great if you're visiting Oslo on a budget. Rooms are airy, extremely clean, with telephone, desk and minibar. Downstairs a bistro offers fresh oysters and steak, with the bar whipping up a good martini or mojito. Downsides are barely openable windows with dowdy blinds/curtains and an unimpressive gym---but the fjord and nearby floating saunas are all you need.