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The Thief
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Where:
- Why:A weekend away friend’s 30th in Oslo…
- When:April 2015
- Who:My girlfriend, Hannah, and I.
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Hannah, posing outside the hotel entrance.
The low-lit lobby, displaying some of The Thief’s vast art collection.
Sculptures in the lobby by the hotel lifts.
The enormous Swedish Hilding bed with more than enough pillows and cushions.
The Thief flags blowing in the wind, from our balcony.
The downstairs bar in the early evening.
Seductive photography on the stairway to the spa.
The kitchen, shining bright at breakfast.
A smorgasbord for breakfast.
A static sign post.
The front of the hotel, which is located on the peninsula near Aker Brygge in the southeast of the city.
Highs & Lows
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King size bed from Hilding – probably the comfiest bed I’ve ever laid in.
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The Carita cosmetics, which are truly luxurious (I’m told).
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The sheer volume of brilliant artwork throughout the hotel.
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The restaurant, which should be celebrated in its own right, produced the most exceptional and diverse breakfast.
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Dominic, the GM... a wonderful host and a man with many a tale.
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Perhaps a little less black and a little more light in the décor.
Important Bits
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Type
Luxury Hotel, celeb favourite, adjoined to modern art museum and home to one of Oslo’s most ambitious restaurants.
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Vibe
Pumped-up, modern glam with an emphasis on art.
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Location
In a fast-developing quarter, on a peninsula overlooking the Oslofjord, just a 15 minute walk from the city centre.
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Rooms
118
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Music
Agreeable house; loungey, jazzy.
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Year Opened
2013
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Designed By
Bruno Rainaldi, Tom Dixon, Anne Haavind and StokkeAustad all played a part in the design.
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Health & Wellness
Yes, plus a spa with sauna, hamam and range of treatments, imbued with Nordic serenity.
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Restaurant
Modern Norwegian, focused on locally-sourced produce.
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Bar
Yes, dark, brooding, perfect for any of: a date, soiree or clandestine business deal.
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Minibar
As well as a bar, an extraordinary male-oriented mini ‘shop’ with shirt, tie, cufflinks, boxers, hair wax. For women? A sanitary wipe hilariously branded ‘I love my muff.’
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Children
They’d certainly be welcome, but the place is more grown up.
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Price
Expensive luxury, unrivaled in Oslo. Whether you’re yourself or Rihanna, you’ll be extremely well looked after.
The Astrup Fearnley Museet, across from the hotel
Strandpromenaden 2, 0252 Oslo, Norway
Tim Wendelboe
Grüners gate 1, 0552 Oslo, Norway
The Internasjonalen bar
Youngstorget 2A, 0181 Oslo, Norway
The Thief
Landgangen 1, 0252 Oslo, Norway
In the Area
Hotel Location Landgangen 1, 0252 Oslo, Norway