Venue

The official venue for the 32nd Annual World Othello Championship will be the Quality Hotel 33 in Oslo, Norway, on November 19th-22nd 2008.


Quality Hotel 33

Østre Aker vei
N-0581 Oslo
+47 23 19 33 33

Web page

Pictures from the hotel

 

Accommodation
Quality Hotel 33 offer these special prices for participants in the WOC:
Single room NOK 1090, double room NOK 1190.  

Mention that you will be taking part in the World Othello Championship 2008, when you make your reservation. The offer is available to November 1st, 2008.  

The hotel is situated about 4.5 km from Oslo city center.

Some other budget accommodation options in and near Oslo city center: 
(EUR and USD prices may change) 

Perminalen Hotel (Subway station: Stortinget)
Prices Perminalen pr night/person:
Two-bed room NOK395 / EUR49 / USD69 
Four-bed room NOK345 / EUR43 / USD60

Cochs Pensjonat (Subway station: Nathionaltheatret)
Prices pr night/person:
Single room NOK440-590 / EUR54-73 / USD76-102
Two-bed room NOK310-390 / EUR38-48 / USD54-68
Three-bed room NOK260-320 / EUR32-39 / USD45-55
Four-bed room NOK245-275 / EUR30-34 / USD42-48
Breakfast not included.

Thon budget hotels Astoria/Munch (Subway stations: Oslo S/Stortinget)
Prices pr night/person
Single room NOK695 / EUR86 / USD121
Two-bed room NOK445 / EUR55 / USD78
Three-bed room NOK400 / EUR49 / USD69
Breakfast not included.

Anker Hostel (Subway station: Oslo S)
Prices pr night/person
Single room NOK525-545 / EUR65-67 / USD 91-95
Two-bed room NOK265-275 / EUR32-34 / USD46-47
Four-bed room NOK225-235 / EUR28-29 / USD39-41
Five/six-bed room NOK200-210 / EUR25-26 / USD35-36
Breakfast/linen/towel not included.

Oslo Youth Hostel Haraldsheim (Subway station: Sinsen), 4 km from the city center.
Prices pr night/person:
Single room NOK395-600 / EUR49-74 / USD69-104
Two-bed room NOK260 / EUR32 / USD45
Four-bed room NOK 235-260 / EUR29-32 / USD41-45
Breakfast is included. 15 % reduction for members. 

For Bed&Breakfast: See http://www.bbnorway.com/sider/oslo_bergen.htm 

You may get cheaper accommodation if you stay outside Oslo city center, but travel costs/time will probably not make it worth it. 

For more hotels, see for instance http://www.hotels.com or http://www.expedia.com

Other useful information
Travelling in Oslo (pdf)

Public transportation: http://www.trafikanten.no/ 
Subway lines: http://ruter.no/Global/PDF_filer/linjekart/TkartK2008-08web.pdf 
Sightseeing: http://www.visitoslo.com/en/?cat=78307
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=18801316766