The Thon Hotel Opera is a large modern hotel with glass entrance portico, situated 30 metres from Central Station in Oslo's city centre. This ten storey hotel features 434 guestrooms, all of which include a blue or red decor with antique dark wood furnishings. All rooms have cable television, climate control, minibars and wireless Internet.
A Scandinavian buffet breakfast is served each morning and the hotel's Restaurant Scala serves Norwegian and international dishes in a relaxed ambience with antique furnishings and chandeliers. The Tosca Bar offers snacks and drinks in an informal modern setting with parquet floor and operatic objets d'art. Ten conference rooms provide facilities and audio visual equipment for business seminars of up to 240 people. For guests wishing to keep trim, the fitness centre features a fully equipped gymnasium, with sauna and solarium. The 24 hour front desk provides a safe deposit box and dry cleaning service and parking is available nearby. Karl Johan Gate, with its shops and restaurants, the National Gallery and the Royal Castle are all within 800 metres' walk of the hotel. Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL) is 40 minutes by car, 50 kilometres (32 miles) from the hotel.