While of absolutely no consequence, I’m curious if anyone can make sense of this…
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Almost certainly it is being rebranded. Either within the Marriott family or to another chain once renovations are done. This happens all the time. It can make elite benefits a little tricky but Marriott is on record saying you’re supposed to get the benefits based on the property’s intended brand. There’s an awful ex-Renaissance on St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands that has been without a brand for years because the bankrupt owner can’t afford a renovation, Marriott doesn’t want to lose the money and nobody will buy it. You get Renaissance benefits at that property, although you probably don’t want to stay there. It’s probably the worst hotel anywhere in the Marriott system.
It’s probably the worst hotel anywhere in the Marriott system.
yeah dude no way
the worst Marriott most certainly cannot be described without the words "meth," "semen," or "crack pipe"
Well, it isn't really in Oslo, but in a rather remote and peculiar area. Why is there even a hotel in that location?
Moxy or no Moxy, you really don't want to stay there unless you are attending some event at the location, it is literally in the middle of a whole lot of nothing.
If you want a decent hotel in Oslo, stay at Sommerro.
Stayed there this summer on points. Breakfast was even included. It is indeed far out of the city and nothing around but the direct bus connection to the city center works fine.
Back in March I stayed at the Amerikalinjen and was very pleased. It is in a super convenient location just across from the train station.
I stayed there in April 2025. I never noticed the “X” hotel branding until I read your posting today. Then, I checked my “Trip It” record for that stay. Sure enough Trip It lists it as a “X Hotel”.. All the signage I saw was “Moxy”. I checked the photos I took during that stay. Any photo that included branding/signs shows Moxy
Go figure!
I dread Moxy based on my experience in staying Moxy Lisboa. Lousy amenities, poor or non-existent service. Not cheap either.
The X name appears to come from the conference centre next door which is called X Meeting Point. Although that doesn’t explain why the hotel isn’t called, say, Moxy Oslo X.
This is correct. When new properties join, they don't get branded immediately. They'll list them as "independent" until they pass inspections.
Stayed there last year, branded as Moxy. I was surprised breakfast was included (Titanium) and we were upgraded to a family room.
I'm guessing a trademark issue is in play here.
Of course, this is a Wise, Astute Guess... Marriott could just be adding yet another brand to it's portfolio to confuse everyone.
It's Moxy, but less!
It's a Moxy. We had a global work event at the Meeting Point X, which is the only reason there is a hotel out there anyway. Inside it's branded as a Moxy, from carpets and key-sleeves to their trade mark ironing rooms.
Unless you are dead set on a Marriott property for this trip, I would avoid it though. Not because it's bad, just because its neither close to down town, nor OSL
I've stayed there before. I had the same question and the staff replied that they want to match the name of the convention centre. (but I don't know if that is the true story) Otherwise the hotel was OK, nothing to write home about. They did offer breakfast for all guests which was nice. I don't recommend if you're going to be renting a car. Way too remote.
I think an interesting article would be why Oslo is such a peculiar hotel market. Choice and Radisson have a great footprint, but Hilton, Marriott, and Hyatt have basically nothing.
Oslo's a good opportunity to see what you can get with Choice points if reward nights are available. The Thief, Amerikalinjen, Christiana Teater. You'll want to maximize the Norwegian Hotel Breakfast.
Peculiar market?? It’s just small and grown through the development of 2 chains by local companies across the Nordics.
Choice has a lot of hotels because a chain called Nordic Choice developed in the 1990s with permission from Choice to use Clarion, Quality and Comfort brands. Recently rebranded to Strawberry.
Radisson has a lot of hotels because SAS (yes, the airline) develeopped hotels then in the 1990s joined forces with Radisson to create Radisson SAS. The venture dissolved in the 2000s and the hotels were rebranded to Radisson Blu.
When I stayed there in 2018, it was just Moxy, but in the middle of nowhere. It was a stay for points, and I didn't enjoy it at all, even so, I love the "Moxy" concept and stayed there in many places, such as Tokyo, London and Denver. The hotel had a strong chemical smell, which I'm sure was just an unhappy coincidence. The food was standard for Norway, expensive and bland. It was surrounded by a forest, but not the beautiful “marka”, but something more resembling the boring and industrial outskirts of the forest. Also, I remember that these points in question were hard to get to my account, and it took me multiple emails to do so. Would not recommend.
Same as the old Hotel G in Gothenburg, now a Hyatt Place. Kept the name and brand as Hotel G for over a year while being a Hyatt property before switching.
I’d say in a year the Hotel X Oslo will be fully a Moxy in brand and name. Most likely a branding or naming issue…
The X hotel is in the middle of nowhere. If you’re looking for a points hotel with a silly location, that’s great, but even the Radisson Alna is better, with a short ride to the city centre and also within the city limits.
Ref the comment on food: there are plenty of great places to eat in Oslo, but nobody in their right mind would eat at a regular chain hotel restaurant. Not only is it bland, but it’s expensive and a complete waste of stomach space. Buy some cottage cheese and eat in your room if you’re not leaving the hotel.
Best regards,
An Oslo resident.
New thing happened: Google says it’s Permanently closed (last review from someone who stayed is 2 weeks ago). On the other hand you can still book it on xhotel.no. But you can’t book it via Bonvoy app.
Maybe we now have a second Moxy which gone bankrupt in Europe in last 2 months.
Stayed there last August. Staff told me they were in the process of exiting Marriott which would happen sometimes this year. Sure enough, they’re not with Marriott anymore now.