Oslo Family Suites: 5 Honest Picks With Space for Four
6 family-friendly hotels with family suite in Oslo . Handpicked for families who want the best.
Oslo is one of those cities where the 'family room' tag means 12 different things depending on the chain. Some are actual two-bedroom suites. Some are triples with a rollaway. Some are apartments with a kitchenette. We did the legwork on a rainy July week and sorted the five that genuinely sleep four without the toddler sleeping on a camping mat. Prices in EUR sit between 210 and 600 a night for a family of four in summer. Oslo is not cheap, but apartment-style family options cut grocery costs fast.
Oslo is Scandinavia's quiet cousin. Less crowded than Copenhagen, less polished than Stockholm, more outdoorsy than both. The fjord, the forest, and the Bygdøy museum peninsula are all 20 minutes from the centre. Families here get saunas in most hotels, Viking ships a tram ride away, and a summer climate that swings from 14 to 28 Celsius in the same week. Pack layers and a light rain jacket, not just sunscreen.
🛏️Why Oslo works for families that need a proper suite
Family suites in Oslo fall into three types. First, the classic hotel two-room suite with a separating door: Sommerro and Clarion The Hub do these well. Second, the apartment with kitchenette: The Apartments Company properties let you cook pasta and wash school uniforms in the sink. Third, family rooms with fold-down bunks in the same space: Thon Hotel Storo and Radisson Blu Plaza. Pick based on how long you are staying. One to three nights, classic suite. Four plus, go apartment.
The Oslo Pass is your honest friend. 48 hours costs around 75 EUR for adults, 40 for kids, and covers all public transit plus entry to around 30 museums including the Viking Ship Museum, Fram polar exploration museum, and the Nobel Peace Center. Breaking even is easy if you do two museums a day. We recommend activating it on arrival morning, not late afternoon, to get the full 48 hours of value from a rested family.
Oslo hotel breakfast is genuinely excellent, especially the Nordic cold-cuts-and-fish buffet tradition. Ignore brown cheese (brunost) at your peril. Most 4-star family hotels include breakfast and the buffets are aimed at kids: pancakes, hot chocolate, waffle stations on weekends. This matters because restaurant breakfasts with kids in Oslo cost 150 to 200 NOK per person even at the cheap cafes.
Parent's take
Honest Oslo parent view: Scandinavian hotel families hit the button on quality over quantity. Rooms are small by American or Mediterranean standards but built well, with blackout curtains that actually block June's midnight sun. Budget 300-400 EUR a night for a 4-person family suite. Splurge on one of the Thon breakfasts for a week and the trip pays back in missed restaurant bills.
Our Top 6 Picks
Hotels in Oslo with family suite, sorted by guest rating.
Sommerro
Oslo
Wonderful
1,451 reviews
Sommerro is a five-star in the Frogner district with a rooftop pool, spa and gym, plus a 1930s-style bathhouse on the lower floor. Family rooms sleep four, and children are welcome in the rooftop pool during afternoon hours. Treatment menu covers Nordic massages, facials and a cold plunge ritual.
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€412/night
Why families love Sommerro
We booked Sommerro for the rooftop pool, and it was the right call. Our kids (6 and 11) swam twice a day, looking out at the rooftops of Oslo. The spa has a family window 10am-2pm when under-12s can use the pool and steam room. We took turns, one parent with kids at the pool, the other in the sauna. Family room was large and had a separate kids sleeping area behind a sliding door. Not cheap but the breakfast was the best in Oslo.
Thon Hotel Storo
Storo
Wonderful
850 reviews
The best value family suite option in Oslo. Thon Hotel Storo sits above a tram station 4 stops from city centre, with four-bed family rooms and the kid-friendly buffet that Thon is known for: waffles, scrambled eggs, fruit stations, and chocolate milk taps children love. Rooms are standard-Norwegian-small but the family suite adds a proper bunk alcove.
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€240/night
Why families love Thon Hotel Storo
Picked this one for a value week and the breakfast alone justifies the rate. Kids' meals at dinner were 150 NOK, less than half of central Oslo restaurant prices. Tram to Majorstuen takes 8 minutes, and both our kids (5 and 9) thought riding the tram up from underground was a small thrill. The family room was tight for a week of clothes but enough for 4 nights. Tram noise kicks in at 6am, so upper floors only.
Lysebu Hotel
Oslo
Excellent
703 reviews
Lysebu Hotel is a five-star set in the Holmenkollen forests, about 20 minutes north of Oslo centre. The hotel has a full Nordic spa with indoor pool, sauna cycle, and an outdoor cold plunge. A Saturday family sauna session runs from 10am to noon. Hiking trails start at the door.
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€193/night
Why families love Lysebu Hotel
Lysebu is the calm one. Up in the pine forests, far from the centre but with a T-bane station 10 minutes walk away. The kids spent afternoons in the indoor pool and the running trails right outside. We did the full sauna rotation twice during our stay. The Saturday family sauna let our 11-year-old try the heat for 15 minutes, which was his favourite part of the whole trip. Dinner was slow but good, and the staff kept colouring books for the under-10s.
Clarion Hotel The Hub
Jernbanetorget (Central Station)
Excellent
5,945 reviews
Clarion Hotel The Hub sits on Jernbanetorget directly opposite Oslo Central Station. The top-floor pool has Oslo skyline views on two sides, a dedicated kids' area with shallow water, and is open 06:00-23:00. Family rooms are modern and compact with Scandinavian fittings.
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€660/night
Why families love Clarion Hotel The Hub
The Hub is the practical family choice. Thirty seconds from the train station, which matters in Oslo because getting to and from Gardermoen airport is the fastest with the Flytoget express. The pool on the top floor is what sold our kids on the whole trip: glass walls on two sides looking out over the city, shallow end dropping to 1.8m, and towels stocked right by the entrance. The sauna connects directly to the pool so you can stay in swimwear. Breakfast buffet is enormous and Norwegian style: fish, cheese, waffles.
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Oslo
Bjørvika (Opera)
Very Good
13,698 reviews
Radisson Blu Plaza sits by Oslo Opera House in Bjørvika, the waterfront district. The indoor pool and sauna are on level 35 with panoramic views over the fjord. Rooms are Scandinavian modern with connecting options for families.
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€167/night
Why families love Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Oslo
Radisson Blu Plaza's pool deck wins on altitude alone. Thirty-five floors up with Oslo Fjord in front of you at bath-time. Kids thought it was the best thing since Disneyland. The pool is medium sized, about 18 metres, heated to 28 degrees, with a small shallow section. Sauna is dry Finnish style. Great for an overnight layover if you want the kids to remember the city view rather than just airport hotel beige.
Very Good
380 reviews
The apartment-style option for families that want a kitchen and laundry. The Sweet sits on a quiet street in Frogner, 5 minutes walk from the Royal Palace park and 10 from the T-bane. Units range from family studios to proper two-bedroom apartments with full kitchens. Not a hotel - no breakfast buffet or reception staffing 24/7 - but the square-metre value is unbeatable for a week-plus stay.
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€196/night
Why families love The Apartments Company - The Sweet
Booked this for 6 nights in August with two kids under 8, and the kitchen was the best feature. Cooking 3 breakfasts and 2 dinners at home saved around 400 EUR in restaurant bills alone. Laundry took 2 loads mid-week. The 2-bedroom apartment had a small living area with a sofa bed, so grandparents could potentially visit. Downside: no daily housekeeping and check-in is via code (no reception after 7pm). Fine with teenagers, slightly stressful with babies who need advice on where to find a pharmacy at 10pm.
💡Parent tips for booking a family suite in Oslo
- 1Book a hotel within 500m of a T-bane (metro) station if you have kids under 7. Oslo's cobbles and hills look charming in photos but they murder strollers after day 3. Majorstuen, Jernbanetorget, and Grønland stations have the best family hotels nearby.
- 2Request a low floor if your kids are noise-sensitive in the morning. Oslo tram lines pass many central hotels, and floor 2 with double-glazed windows is noticeably quieter than floor 6 with street-facing single glass. Thon and Scandic will honor this request in summer.
- 3Check the cot charge. Most family suites include one cot at no extra cost, but a second cot for twins runs 150 to 300 NOK per night. If twinning, ask for a four-bed family room instead of adding cots, which often works out cheaper and quieter.
- 4Pack for the shoe-off rule. Norwegian hotels and Airbnbs expect shoes off inside. Slip-on house shoes for kids save the nightly argument. Most family suites provide adult slippers but rarely child sizes.
- 5Book a weekend, not a weekday. Business hotels in Oslo drop rates by 30 to 50 percent on Saturday and Sunday. Clarion The Hub, Radisson Blu Plaza, and Scandic chains regularly have family-of-four weekend packages under 250 EUR a night including breakfast.
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