Great conference hotels: Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica

If you have ever visited an international conference, you may agree that most conference hotels are huge, crowded and lack personality. BlueBook focuses on the conference hotels that stand out. Like this one, the new Rica Holmenkollen Park Hotel in Oslo, Norway.

In 2013 the Rica Holmenkollen Park Hotel was on TripAdvisors list of Norway's 25 best hotels, voted by TripAdvisors many travelers. The hotel is proud to boast the title ‘Traveller's Choice 2013’.

There are plenty of reasons to fall in love with this hotel. First, it’s the location. The hotel is situated right next to the Holmenkollen Ski Arena and Nordmarka forest, outside Oslo. It offers unparalleled peace and quiet – open your window at night and understand what ‘really quiet’ means. Just enjoy the view of the lights and the views of Oslo, Nesodden and Bærum in the distance and breath in the cool air.

Furthermore, this hotel has great looks. It was built in the Norwegian "dragon" style over 100 years ago. It is situated 350 metres above the centre of Oslo, affording a unique view of the city and fjord. The oldest and most beautiful part of the hotel, dating back to 1894, is offers restaurant, meeting, lounge and banqueting facilities.

And the food is great. Try Norwegian dishes or Italian, French or east Asian. The hotel’s gourmet restaurant, De Fem Stuer, offers it all.

Also, Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica offers some of the Norwegian capital’s most modern, hi-tech and flexible conference facilities. Whether you need to accommodate seven guests or 750, you can do it here, in the hotel’s 38 conference rooms and halls, equipped with the very latest telecommunications solutions.

Find out about this hotel on rica-hotels.com