I read about 40 of the reviews to get a sense of what others said, and I have a few comments to add:)
First of all, the location and cleanliness of the unit was superb. My wife, (who really likes clean) was very impressed, and the area is in a great spot to explore Oslo on foot.
One thing I want to clear up is that this is not Tjuvholmen’s place as the listing says. Tjuvholmen is the area in Oslo where the apartment is, and the host is Jang.
As a few others have noted, communication was a little over the top. She was very insistent that I respond that I had carefully read all the house rules and that I agree with them.
When I arrived, I texted through Airbnb that we were on our way. She requested I send another text when 15 minutes out. When the airport train arrived I texted her again and set out. We arrived 12 minutes later to find no one home. I texted her again but noticed she had sent another set of instructions to look for her in a restaurant along our way. We had to wait another 10 minutes for her to get to her apartment to buzz us in. Not really a big deal, but I found it a bit strange:)
Although the listing shows a kitchen and offers umbrellas, neither was pointed out to us on arrival.
One person noted the train station was a 22 minute walk and Jang responded that they should have followed their instructions as it is only 9 minutes. To explain, the station you get off from the airport is indeed 9 minutes, but the Central Train Station at least 22 minutes away, more if you are pulling luggage.
I have used Airbnb all over the world and have never left a review longer than a few sentences. Because of all the extra ‘rules’ that came with this place, I felt inspired:)