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OSL Lounge Review: Lounge at Oslo International Airport

March 10, 2019 By //  by Halef 5 Comments

Full disclosure: I was given access to the OSL Lounge courtesy of Visit Oslo tourism board. A review of the lounge was not requested or required. All opinions are my own. You can check out our Oslo Pass Review, also a courtesy of Visit Oslo.

Although Oslo Gardermoen Airport is one of the major airline hubs in the Scandinavia, it is surprisingly small. The design of the airport reflects Norway’s friendly attitude towards the environment.

Warm wood design, along with high, floor to ceiling windows gives the OSL International Airport a luxurious feeling to travel through.

There are four Oslo Airport Lounges: three SAS Scandinavian Lounges and OSL Lounge. Here’s our review of the OSL Lounge.

OSL Lounge receiption
“Green and organic design” of the Oslo International Airport

OSL Lounge Location

Although there is clear signage throughout Oslo Airport, it is easy to miss the group of three airport lounges in the International Terminal. All are located right before Gate E8, at the International Terminal.

This Oslo airport lounge is on the mezzanine level of the terminal. To find the Oslo Lounge, look for the big Starbucks sign. The staircase is located next to the coffee shop.

There is an elevator for passengers to use to get to OSL Lounge. Otherwise, you can use the stairs next to the elevator to get to the upper floor.

Plate with tomato, salmon, and grapes
Fresh breakfast plate from the OSL Lounge

OSL Lounge Access

Access to this lounge is offered to Premium cabin “Flex” passengers traveling with many major airlines, such as Norwegian, Air France, Qatar, Emirates, Aeroflot, and many others.

This is not a Priority Pass lounge and, as of now, there are no Priority Pass lounges in Oslo Airport.

However, you can always purchase access to this lounge. The day pass for OSL Lounge is 300 NOK (about $35), which is comparable to most other lounges we’ve been to.

Lounge hours are 5:30AM – 8:30PM daily.

OSL Lounge reception
Check in desk at OSL Lounge

OSL Lounge Layout

This Oslo airport lounge is surprisingly quite big.

There are two main sections of the OSL Lounge: OSL Business Lounge Section and the general lounge area.

The Oslo Business Airport Lounge entrance is pretty next to the main desk. It is clearly marked as a restricted area for business and premium passengers.

The seating areas, as well as the food/drink selections, are a step up from the rest of the lounge.

The food and drink bar is in the center of the lounge. In this area, you can find tall dining room-type seating options with bar stools, as well as a few sofas.

OSL Lounge tables in the business area
Inside the OSL Business Lounge area

The portion of the OSL Lounge for the general public is nicely designed with a partition wall to break down the big room into smaller seating areas.

There are series of couches and sectionals, as well as lounge benches and comfortable couches along the wall.

OSL Lounge seating area. Individual green chairs
Individual chairs
OSL Lounge sofas
Sofas at OSL Lounge
OSL Lounge plush seating
Cozy interior along the window wall

OSL Lounge Food

When I visited during breakfast time, the only hot food option was oatmeal with fruit and sugar toppings. There was also pretzel sticks, cookies, and potato chips snack.

Several choices of cereals, including 1% milk and soy milk are available. On the cold bar, you can make your own Norwegian-style breakfast, with crunchy bread, or baguette, caviar and smoked salmon.

A selection of fresh items is also available at this lounge.

OSL Lounge food trays with eggs, salmon, meats, and salad dressings
Cold Breakfast bar options

Looking for gluten free products? They have a few of those as well, which is nice. There are also signs that list different food allergens.

This is useful if you are not sure on how each food could affect you.

The gluten free food corner at OSL Lounge
Gluten free food corner

Throughout the lounge, each high-top table has a fruit bowl with a selection of fresh oranges and apples.

Orange and apples in a bowl on a table
A nice touch in any airport lounges!

OSL Lounge Drinks

There’s a standard espresso machine to create your hot beverages. You can get regular coffee, espresso shots, latte, and cappuccino. There’s also plenty of option for tea.

Oslo Airport Lounge offers a self-served bar, where you can get typical Apple/Orange Juices, Still/Sparkling Water, and Pepsi products from the counter.

They offer red and white wine and several beer options on tap!

This means you can drink as much as you want and you don’t have to feel like a bartender is judging you.

Self serve bar at OSL Lounge
Wine and beer on tap!

I visited the Oslo Lounge in the morning, where Brut Champagne is served for mimosas.

You can find a big bowl of ice with the bottles of champagne as well as Clausthaler alcohol-free beer.

Self serve bar at OSL Lounge
Potato chips bowl and champagne corner

Things to know – Lounge in OSL

Wi-Fi

Oslo International Airport offers two-hour complimentary Wi-Fi that is fast and reliable.

If this is not good enough for you, there’s an option to connect your electronics to the OSL Lounge Wi-Fi network.

The connection is is as fast an convenient as the regular Oslo Airport Wi-Fi connection.

OSL Lounge magazines and books
Magazine options – mostly airlines magazines

Workstations at OSL Lounge

There are no computers that you can use inside the OSL Lounge. However there is lots of seating here if you need a place to work.

You can easily use the high dining table to work as well.

Workstations inside the lounge
Workstations inside OSL Lounge

Conference Room

There’s a cozy conference room inside the Oslo Airport Lounge.

If you want to use it, you need to reserve it. Simply inform the attendant at the front desk to book the room.

There is a clear description on how to operate the big monitor screen and how to hook it up to your computer.

The OSL Lounge conference room,
OSL Lounge Conference Room

Electrical Outlets

As is the case everywhere at OSL Airport, there are plenty of electronic outlets inside the OSL Lounge.

Each seating area has at least has one double electronic outlet within reach. Of course, you’re in Europe, so everything is equipped with the European-style rounded prongs.

Shoe Shining machine

It is always nice to find a shoe shiner inside an airport lounges.

After all, you want to look well-polished while traveling!

Show shining machine
Shoe shiner inside OSL Lounge

There’s no shower facility inside the OSL Lounge. That’s disappointing. But not a big issue.

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Halef
Halef

Halef moved from Indonesia to the US nearly two decades ago to go to college here. He hasn’t looked back. He’s been to over forty countries and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. He’s a Landscape Architect in Atlanta, GA.

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  1. Stevan

    March 17, 2019 at 1:48 pm

    It loos beautiful, who would say that is an airport!

    Reply
  2. joar opheim

    July 17, 2019 at 1:45 am

    joar opheim July 17, 2019 at 6:25 am
    One thought on “OSL Lounge Review Oslo Airport, Norway”

    joar opheim July 17, 2019 at 6:19 am
    Joar Opheim, re action at the lounge July 16.

    Hi, we are flying Norwegian 6-8 times/year Premium Oakland-Oslo and opposite.

    I was in the lounge this morning with 6 students, we were up at 5 AM to reach our first flight, naturally some of the students fell asleep as the next flight was delayed 2 hrs.

    We were called on several times not to sleep at the lunge as it was “a restaurant and also limited space”. I asked for the Supervisor who gave the same message. We could not sleep at the lounge.

    As a CEO I am traveling to 46 countries annually, and I have never experienced this treatment. We come to a lounge to relax and sleep if we need too.

    Also, Oslo OSL is not a restaurant, it is self serving finger food, at the time we were there the lounge was 65% vacant. We took up no extra space for others.

    Perhaps it is time for OSL lounge in Oslo to change their policy. I have slept at all lounges around the world, with no reaction until OSL.
    It also shocked many of the students who were dead tired and were woken up several times during the few hours we stayed at the lounge.

    Again, it may be time to change your policy. Many of the students were sitting straight up sleeping. They were still woken up. They took up no extra space and no other customers were even aware that they were sleeping.

    Joar Opheim, CEO
    Nordic Naturals, Inc

    Reply
  3. Syd

    August 21, 2019 at 9:08 pm

    Well that really sucks. Looks like my daughter and I are stuck flying through Oslo Airport on Norwegian Airlines because they canceled services from Dublin to New York. We got bumped from our direct flight From Dublin to New York now we’re flying from Dublin to Oslo to Kennedy Airport.. Norwegian Airlines refused to provide us with complementary accommodate at the lounge or provide us with food vouchers for an extra 7 hour delay at Oslo Airport. This is the first time my daughter and I have flown out of the country. This is going to suck in a big way! Maybe I should have asked them to let me connect from London to New York instead. Looks like Oslo Airport in new Norwegian airlines are a big mistake. Travelers beware!

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  4. James

    December 15, 2019 at 10:25 am

    I am flying Norwegian Premium today and tried to enter the lounge, but was denied access because my ticket isn’t Premium “Flex”. Norwegian recently changed their rules, so the regular Norwegian Premium ticket is no longer accepted at this lounge. Very disappointing and not a good way for Norwegian to treat their Premium passengers. Don’t waste your time trying to access this lounge unless you are Norwegian Premium “Flex”.

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  5. name

    January 2, 2020 at 5:10 am

    Business traveller, ca 150 flights per annum. Mediocre food. Poor service. No hospitality. Marginally better than sitting at the gate.

    Reply

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