We spent five nights in Oslo at Frogner House Apartments, Arbinsgate 3. Yes, there was a slight hassle going to another location to register, but we had a family member driving us around.

The location is amazing. It's just steps from the Slottsparken, or Royal Palace Park. The Trikk (tram) and bus stop was also just steps away, and it was at most a 5 minute walk to the Nationaltheatre station, with its many buses, subway, trams, and trains. We also could very easily walk to Karl Johann's Gate, the main shopping street of Oslo, as well as many other attractions.

We were a family of four, two adults and two children, ages 4 and 6. The kids stayed in the bedroom, and my wife and I took the sofa-bed, which was pretty nice, for a sofa bed.

The apartment was just as advertised. Ours was a one-bedroom. The living room had a nice HDTV and modern furniture. The temperature was comfortable all the time. The kitchen had a stove and refrigerator, which worked great. There were exactly four of everything in the kitchen, plates, cups, glasses, wine glasses, forks, spoons, and knives. There were towels and bed linens provided.

The wireless internet worked perfectly. This was important, because we could easily communicate with family and friends, in and out of Norway, without paying $0.50 each text-messages.

Unlike a traditional hotel, daily cleaning and fresh linens are not included here. Neither is breakfast included, but staying here allows self-catering. And self-catering is the key to having a great visit to Norway without breaking the bank. Eating out in Norway will kill your budget.

We ordered a large pizza for take-out from Peppe's Pizza. It was delicious, but it cost $37. That is a cheap, cheap restaurant meal in Norway. We ate one other meal at a restaurant, Burger King. It was about $30, and we ate low on the menu. A Whopper combo meal is about $13. Grocery store food is not cheap, compared to America, but it's way cheaper than eating out.

Our six-year old lost a tooth while we were there. In Norway, when you lose a tooth, you put it into a glass of water, and it changes into money. This was just one of many great memories from our trip to visit family in Norway.

We loved our stay at Frogner House, and we would stay there again without a doubt.

We just came back from a 3 night stay at arbinsgate 3. Location is good as it is well connected with the airport by the express train, close also to tram and bus and you can go walking to the harbour and city center. The area is quiet as well but unfortunately we had an interior apartment on the first floor which was not only quite dark but also pretty loud at 5:00 am or 6:00 am when the big van comes to pick up the trash. The small kitchen with high chairs looks cool but it's not too convenient when you travel with small kids, they have to eat at the table on the sofa. Keep in mind especially if you arrive late at night or with heavy luggage, that check in is at skovveien 8 (about 5-10 min walking from the apartment). Price was also not that cheap (200€ per night) but that's Norway.

They have different locations in the city. If you are checking in late, that is after 11PM, then they will leave the key packet at its nearby 7eleven shop. But they forgot breakfast slips in that. so the next day we had to call after 8AM and they sent it in a minute. Check and remind them about it in advance, if you are also checking in late, that is arriving from Flam by last train.