Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica - Oslo, Norway 

Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica details:  Location. Dating back to the late 19th century, the Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica is grand four-storey hotel set among the hills of Oslo and offering views across the city, situated five kilometres from Tryvann ski centre. Oslo Airport is 50 kilometres away, with an approximate driving time of 45 minutes.
Hotel Features. The Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica's extensive fitness and spa facilities include a heated indoor pool and a gym staffed with personal trainers. A range of massage treatments are also available. Other amenities include wireless Internet access in public areas (surcharge), a business centre, a safe-deposit box and dry-cleaning services. The concierge is on hand to offer sightseeing advice. Those arriving by car will find garage parking on site.

Dining options at the Holmenkollen Park Hotel include a relaxed, informal restaurant serving a buffet breakfast every morning and an intimate café offering sandwiches, drinks and a simple a la carte menu. The Restaurant de Fem Stuer serves international dishes with Norwegian influences in a setting decorated with paintings by Gerhard Munthe.

During the winter months the area offers more than 100 kilometres of cross-country ski slopes. Other activities include hiking, bicycling and mountain-biking, as well as golf, mini-golf and ice- skating.

Guestrooms. The Holmenkollen Park Hotel's 222 guestrooms, spread over four floors, are individually decorated in modern style with wooden floors, and offer forest and fjord views. All come equipped with satellite television, complimentary wireless Internet access, telephones, clock radios, desks and bathrooms.

Expert Tip. Tryvannstårnet, at the top of Holmenkollen, is a 118-metre lookout tower built in 1962. Its enclosed observation deck, 60 metres above ground, offers panoramic views over Oslo and the surrounding countryside.