Stay centrally at Vulkan, close to Grunerlokka. Here you’ll find an urban environment, especially appealing if your interest lies in design, culture, shopping and nightlife. Right next door is Mathallen, a mecca for anyone interested in food and beverage.
Visit our Italian Ristorante Ferro located on the ground floor of our hotel. With an open kitchen and staff who are passionate about their profession, we can guarantee you a genuine feeling of being in Italy. If you want to work out, we have a modern gym for strength and cardio training. You can also borrow bikes from reception and discover the neighbourhood, or go for a walk in Nordmarka forest. If you're planning a conference, our hotel has 5 meeting rooms, with a capacity for up to 150 people.
Scandic Vulkan is centrally located in Vulkan, by the river Akerselva, close to Grunerlokka. Right next door is Mathallen, a mecca for anyone interested in food and drink experiences. There are more than 30 businesses here, each with a focus on using the best ingredients from Norway and abroad. If you're looking for design, culture and shopping, Oslo city centre is only a 15-minute walk away. If you follow the river Akerselva to the north, you’ll soon be in the more rural setting of Maridalen. It takes 10 minutes by bus from our hotel to Oslo central station. The airport train takes you to Oslo Airport Gardermoen in only 20 minutes.
Parking:
- This hotel has accessible parking
- There are 2 parking spaces that have a minimum width of 3,6 meters
- All parking spaces are clearly marked with disabled symbols
- Parking is located 10 meters from the hotel entrance
- The path between the car park and hotel entrance is clearly illuminated
- There are no level differences in the path between the car park and the hotel
Entrance:
- There are none level differences at the hotel entrance
- The hotel have an access ramp or lift
- There are revolving doors at the hotel's main entrance
- There is a revolving door at the main entrance with a minimum width of 80 cm
- Doors can be opened automatically
- There is a doorbell at night, which is accessible from a wheelchair
- There is no threshold at the entrance
- Seating is always available close to the entrance
Reception:
- You have clear access from reception to the entrance and lifts
- The reception desk is lowered for better access with a wheelchair
- Reception has walking stick holders and a hearing loop
- You can borrow a vibrating alarm clock/fire alarm
- Clear signs of hearing loop and wake up alarm
- Seating and table are available close to the reception
Lifts and stairs:
- The hotel has at least one accessible lift with an open door width of 80 cm
- Lift doors can be opened automatically
- Both external and internal lift buttons are reachable from a wheelchair (height 120 cm)
- The control panel inside the lift have buttons marked in Braille
- First and last steps in stairs are clearly marked (contrasting colours or grooved steps)
- There is voice announcement of the floors or the direction of travel
Public toilets:
- There is 3 accessible bathroom available in the hotel's public area
- The bathroom door is accessible from a wheelchair and is at least 80 cm wide
- There are foldable armrests by the toilet
- The wash basin has a minimum height of 78 cm
- There is space under the wash basin to ensure it's accessible with a wheelchair
- There is a handrail on the inside of bathroom doors that open outwards
- Hooks are reachable from a wheelchair
- Emergency alarm is available in the bathroom
Other:
- The corridors in the hotel are accessible by wheelchair
- There is a clear passage to the hotel's SHOP by wheelchair
- The hotel can offer at least one computer station that is accessible for wheelchair users
- Guide dogs are always allowed in the hotel
Room:
- The hotel has 15 disabled rooms
- The room door has a minimum width of 80 cm when open
- The width of the hallway in the room is at least 80 cm
- The disabled room has wooden floors
- The light switch is reachable from a wheelchair
- The rail for the coat hanger has a max height of 120 cm
- The wardrobe has either no doors or sliding doors
- The wardrobe shelf is accessible from wheelchair
- There is accessible space under the desk for a wheelchair
- The TV remote is placed on the side table when you arrive in the room
- The TV has subtitles or closed captions
- The bed height is 55 cm from the floor to top of the mattress
- There is a minimum of 80 cm clear floor space on both sides of the bed
- You will have a bed on legs
- The bed can be adjusted for legs and back
Bathroom:
- The bathroom door is accessible from a wheelchair and is at least 80 cm wide
- There is no threshold into the bathroom
- There is a handrail on the inside of bathroom doors that open outwards
- Emergency alarm is available in the bathroom
- Hooks reachable from wheelchair
- Wash basin minimum height 78cm
- Space under wash basin accessible for wheelchairs
- Single lever basin mixer
- Soap dispenser by wash basin reachable from wheelchair
- View in mirror from wheelchair
- Toilet paper reachable from toilet
- No threshold into shower
- Shower glass wall
- Width of shower glass wall passage 100 cm
- Shower stool available
- Thermostatic mixer in shower
- Shower handle placed in its lowest position when guest arrives
- Showercreme/shampoo dispenser in shower reachable from wheelchair
- Available free space in bathroom
- Bathroom towels reachable from wheelchair
