I took a direct train from Stockholm to Oslo and was immediately received at the platform by Terje. He proceeded to make a detour to show me the Opera house and guided me to his apartment. He was very friendly and even cooked me dinner for the second night I was there. We exchanged our cultural backgrounds and through him, I got to learn a lot about Norway. I had a hotel-like standard experience while being able to know more about Norway from a local's perspective. It was everything I wanted. Definitely recommended to stay, it is only a five minutes no nonsense walk to the central station.