Elizabeth came out of the apartments to welcome us and was very helpful in showing us around and explaining the apartment's features. The terrace is exceptional, even better than the photos suggest, it gives a chance to eat breakfast at one end and dinner at the other if you wish.. real sense of outside space that is not normally present in an apartment, even a penthouse.
The terrace and apartment look out over a forest in which a (winter) ski slalom can be seen. There are walks into the forest and one - perhaps 40 minutes - and quite uphill at times - leads to a Michelin starred restaurant with staggering views over Oslo to the fjord beyond. Like Norway generally this is not a snobbish establishment and even though we arrived at 10.45pm the friendly bar person served up drinks (not too dear) while we drank in the view. They also do bar food and pizza, as well as the tasting menus.

Apartment is on two levels, indeed with the huge terrace that you cross to enter it is definitely a house lifted up in the air, a really pleasant place to be. Book lined landing and a lot of African and Norwegian art, gives it a relaxed cultured air.

About ten minutes walk is a bus stop with a very frequent service (no need for any timetable, just walk down and wait at most a couple of minutes) that goes to the city centre and through it to other touristy places. You can of course switch lines and access ferries so a pass for public transport - zone 1 - is well worth it.

A great time that felt like a home.