Wright Apartments - Sørenga

Amazing location - overlooking the Fjord……but also only 15 mins from Central Rail Station. Quiet. Clean. Generally comfortable. Good temperature (room and hot water).

Quite small generally - whilst having the balcony is great, it means you lose a quarter of the floor space. And that means the bedroom is tiny…..more like a cupboard. They left absolutely nothing to eat or drink. I don’t expect much but a few coffee pods and a bottle of water costs pennies. Fortunately the COOP is only 200 metres away.

The location of the Wright apartments was perfect for us. We stayed in a 4 bed apt. Pir 1 apt 105 and we couldn’t recommend it enough. The views were absolutely beautiful. We loved sitting on the balcony taking it all in, watching the boats sail by. Three of the bedrooms are small but the beds are very comfortable and we all slept well. There are plenty of kitchen utensils. Sitting room and dinning chairs. Two big bathrooms. It was very warm. Kevin was really lovely and very helpful.

Nothing!!

Location was fantastic

Parking

The apartment is centrally located and easy to access from Oslo Central Station. We were able to walk to most places we wanted to see within a 30 minute stroll and frequently used Oslo Central Station - which was about a 15 minute walk - to explore greater Oslo. Also, the hosts were responsive and easy to communicate with, and had information on the flat easily accessible via a QR code on the keys.

We spent almost a month exploring Norway as a family of 4 and exclusively stayed in rentals through Booking.com. This is the only place we did not give 10 stars. The hosts were responsive to our questions but the apartment did not meet expectations for several reasons. First, while we expected this to be a more corporate rental, it lacked many of the minor things that make a stay easier for someone renting with a family. There were 3 bowls total, no oil/spices/sugar,/etc, no hot pads to use the oven. There were also no paper towels and no shampoo or conditioner (only a large hand soap). Second, the place is small, which is OK. However, there was so much furniture we couldn't move around in the apartment. The chairs were packed so tightly around the table that we had to lift the whole table to get one out. We ended up staking several chairs in the corner to make more space. With such a small space, it would be better to have less furniture. Also, it was difficult to know which apartment we were getting with the pictures online. Third, it wasn't as well cared for as other rentals we stayed at in Norway, with some yellowed pillows and dirty dishes in the cupboard. Finally, the biggest issue for us was the heat. The apartment was very hot. We opened windows but given the layout there was no cross breeze and open windows led to bugs and a lot of noise from the area, which is busy and has a a lot of construction. We asked about the heat and were told there were fans. We let the owners know heat was a continued problem and there were no fans, but communication stopped there. Ultimately, we struggled to sleep each night and did not enjoy spending time in the apartment.