BJØRVIKA Apartments - Solli

All good. Contact the management company before your trip, because you need to pay in advance on their website. This will also guarantee your receive unlock code on time.

The elevator wasn’t working and we carried luggage up to the 4th floor! The heating in living room didn’t work well either. Overall, not a pleasant stay and wouldn’t stay again.

The elevator was not working through out the entirety of our stay and absolutely no urgency or apology about the inconvenience. In addition, little or no service over the weekend.

The Van Der key app worked great, but there was a lot of communication about needing to pick up a physical key around the corner, which we did. But it turned out everything could be opened with the app so it's not clear why we needed to pick up the fob. Otherwise, the place was nice, reasonably priced, and well-located. There are a couple of shops and restaurants nearby and the tram and train stations are not far.

Ok place to stay. Night clubs right next to the flat, which means its pretty loud on the weekends.

So pros about the property, right next to some restaurants, shops, grocery, bus and tram stop. Only about 0.7 miles walking to the National palace or national theatre and the main shopping street. The heated floors in the bathroom were nice, bathroom also had a combo washer/dryer which I didn’t know. The apartment building does have an elevator, not sure why the information page says it doesn’t, maybe in case it doesn’t work. There is only a heater, no AC if you go during the summer months. Cons: getting in the key fob only works on the smaller, less obvious pad. Not the giant one that accesses the rest of the units or businesses. Yes, there are other businesses in the building but did not appear to be on the same level as the apartments. If you stay there on a Friday or a Saturday night, be warned the nightclub Dorsia (right next to the apartment) is open from 10pm to 3am. My apartment was on the fourth floor and faced the other side of the building but you can definitely hear the bass. You have to sort and empty your own garbage (Norway is big on proper recycling) but the larger garbage cans are outside of the building, around the corner and in an alley. It wasn’t obvious to me. The pillows seem to be made of the same stuff as the comforters so would flatten out within minutes. No neck support whatsoever.

The beds are tribale , we couldn’t sleep . The beds are similar to boot camp or military base

The property is in a good area of the city - walking distance to areas of interest and to the waterfront. Lots of places to eat nearby. And was close to major transportation hubs and train lines.

Near the train station, which made the location very walkable.