Grand Hotel (Oslo)
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Grand Hotel is a hotel
in Oslo
, Norway
. The hotel is best known as is the annual venue of the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
.
Grand Hotel is situated in a very central location on the main thoroughfare, the Karl Johans gate
, between the Norwegian Parliament building and the Royal Palace
. It is within walking distance of Oslo's main shopping and cultural areas, as well as its sights. The hotel was opened in 1874 and is one of the most traditional hotels in Norway.
Each year the hotel hosts the annual Nobel Peace Prize
banquet, and the prize winners stay in the Nobel suite at the hotel. Roald Dahl
stayed here when young this is where his inspiration came from to do his autobiographical book, Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984)
.
The hotel has several restaurants. These include "Grand Café", where Henrik Ibsen
used to eat every day; the "Restaurant Julius Fritzner", named after Julius Fritzner
, the man who founded the hotel in 1874; and "Palmen Restaurant", a traditional and stylish lunch restaurant.
Grand Hotel is a classical style building with white granite facade and clock tower. The hotel has 290 rooms. The hotel is affiliated with Rica Hotels, a chain of approx. 90 hotels located in Norway
and Sweden
.
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The hotel is best known as is the annual venue of the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
.
Grand Hotel is situated in a very central location on the main thoroughfare, the Karl Johans gate
Karl Johans gate
Karl Johans gate is the main street of the city of Oslo, Norway. The street was named in honor of King Karl Johan, who was King of Sweden and of Norway....
, between the Norwegian Parliament building and the Royal Palace
Royal Palace, Oslo
The Royal Palace in Oslo was built in the first half of the 19th century as the Norwegian residence of Norwegian and Swedish king Charles III and is the official residence of the present Norwegian Monarch. The crown prince couple resides at Skaugum in Asker west of Oslo...
. It is within walking distance of Oslo's main shopping and cultural areas, as well as its sights. The hotel was opened in 1874 and is one of the most traditional hotels in Norway.
Each year the hotel hosts the annual Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
banquet, and the prize winners stay in the Nobel suite at the hotel. Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, fighter pilot and screenwriter.Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent, rising to the rank of Wing Commander...
stayed here when young this is where his inspiration came from to do his autobiographical book, Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984)
Boy (book)
Boy: Tales of Childhood is the first autobiographical book by British writer Roald Dahl. It describes his life from birth until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at the time, and how his childhood experiences led him to...
.
The hotel has several restaurants. These include "Grand Café", where Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
used to eat every day; the "Restaurant Julius Fritzner", named after Julius Fritzner
Julius Fritzner
Julius Christopher Fritzner was a Norwegian restaurateur and hotelier.He was born in Skjeberg as a son of Niels Dorph Heide Fritzner and Nicoline Christine Schwartz Bremer . He had five siblings. In 1861 he moved to Christiania and ran a tea room at different locations as well as the cafe in...
, the man who founded the hotel in 1874; and "Palmen Restaurant", a traditional and stylish lunch restaurant.
Grand Hotel is a classical style building with white granite facade and clock tower. The hotel has 290 rooms. The hotel is affiliated with Rica Hotels, a chain of approx. 90 hotels located in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.