Karl Johan Hotel vs Scandic Grensen
Both are in Oslo, 140 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★★Kvadraturen
Karl Johan Hotel
- Guest rating
- 8.5 Very good
- Location score
- 9.2
- Score by category
- 0 of 3
Hotel★★Regjeringskvartalet
Scandic Grensen
- Guest rating
- 8.6 Very good
- Location score
- 9.3
- Score by category
- 0 of 3
The short answer
Too close to call
Neither hotel has a clear edge on the facts we have. Your priorities decide. 140 m apart.
Why is Karl Johan Hotel better than Scandic Grensen?
- 1Higher star rating (3★ vs 2★)+1★
- 2More guest reviews (374 vs 123), so the rating is more reliable×3.0
Why is Scandic Grensen better than Karl Johan Hotel?
No clear advantages in our data.
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Karl Johan Hotel vs Scandic Grensen: which hotel is better? | Karl Johan Hotel | Scandic Grensen |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Location | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| Public transport | 9.0 | 9.2 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.5 | 8.6 +0.1 |
| Guest rating | 8.5 | 8.6 +0.1 |
| Number of reviews | 374 +251 | 123 |
| Rank in Oslo | bottom 41% | top 45% +14% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| Distance to the centre | 760 m | 630 m |
| To public transport | 330 m | 300 m |
| To the airport | 37 km | 37 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 150 | 150 |
| To the nearest food shop | 180 m | 140 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 20 | 20 |
| Sights within 1 km | 37 | 37 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★ +1★ | ★★ |
| Rooms | 56 | – |
| Floors | 5 | – |
| Newest building or renovation | 2019 | – |
| Listed amenities | 10 +2 | 8 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 16:00 | – |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | – |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Restaurant | ✓ | – |
| Bar | ✓ | – |
| Smoke-free | ✓ | – |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | ✓ | – |
| Concierge | – | ✓ |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| In-room safe | – | ✓ |
| Distance to the main sights | ||
| National Theatre Oslo | 260 m | 390 m |
| St. Olav's Cathedral | 540 m | 440 m |
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Location
140 m apart
Karl Johan Hotel: city centre: 760 m, nearest station Nationaltheatret (station): 330 m, Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL): 37 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 37 sights within 1 km.
Scandic Grensen: city centre: 630 m, nearest station Stortorvet (station): 300 m, Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL): 37 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 37 sights within 1 km.
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The two hotels are 140 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score