A whole house to rent · 26 min by metro to central Oslo
Between the forest and the city stands a house with a pergola, a fireplace and a spa suite. Sleeps ten, calms two. Three minutes to the metro, five to the forest, twenty-six to Stortinget.
“We will never stay at a hotel again.”
Tor and Hanne, April 2026
Villa Røykås opens as a holiday rental in summer 2026. That means two things: you are among the very first to experience the house, and you get 10 percent off any booking made before 19 June 2026. We are privately owned and family-run, we approve every guest manually, and we respond within 24 hours.
A way of living
Built in 2023 on one of the calmest plots in Lørenskog, Villa Røykås is a study in restraint. Dark stained timber, generous glass, and an architecture that lets the light do the work.
The master suite has its own bathroom and walk-in. The kitchen is KVIK with ceramic countertops. Solar panels, a heat pump, and an EV charger come with the property. A separate apartment has its own entrance.
The forest begins behind the garden. Rasta station is a three-minute walk. Central Oslo is twenty-five minutes by train.
The Residence
What makes Villa Røykås different
It is not a single feature that makes this place special. It is the combination you do not find anywhere else around Oslo: an architect-designed home built to actually live in, set between the Oslo forest and a direct bus to the city.
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Five minutes on foot to trails in Østmarka. 25 minutes to Oslo Central by train. Few places give you both without making you choose.
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Lighting, sun-shading and temperature run from a tablet you are handed at check-in. A Samsung Frame TV on the wall that becomes art when it is off.
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Original Norwegian contemporary works. Not hotel print, but real pieces from one of Norway's most distinctive artists.
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A freestanding tub, a rain shower over concrete tile, heated floors. A room dedicated to the ritual after a long day.
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An Italian pizza oven outside. A fireplace inside. A pergola for breakfast sheltered by timber and glass. A house that opens to outdoor life year-round.
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Raised beds with herbs and edible flowers. A chakra mandala stepping-path through the grass for slow morning walks or evening meditation.
For which evenings
Villa Røykås has the room and the rhythm for four very different stays. What kind of weekend are you planning?
A playhouse in the garden, room to run, an annex for grandparents who go to bed early. A pizza oven for pizza night, a fireplace to gather around afterwards.
A spa suite with a tub and eucalyptus. A pergola where the prosecco glass catches the afternoon sun. A chakra mandala path for morning meditation. A house large enough for ten, intimate enough that everyone hears one another. The metro takes you into town for the evening and home to a soaking tub afterwards.
An outdoor pizza oven that turns out six pies an hour. A fireplace inside for the long evenings. The Frame TV for match night. A garage for the gear. The garden can take the volume. The weekend can include a trip to town, or stay entirely at the house.
The garden for a ring ceremony or cocktail reception. The pizza oven for the after-party. The annex for the couple, the main house for the closest family. Room for twenty outside, ten inside overnight.
Just the annex, or the main house without anyone else. Master suite with a forest view, breakfast in bed, the spa in the evening. Oslo is one train ride away when you want the city, quiet when you do not.
The rooms
Villa Røykås is not a generic holiday rental. Each room has been curated with its own palette, its own light, its own story. These are some of the favourites.
Olive calm
The principal room with olive walls, linen bedding, sculptural pendant and large windows facing the forest. Walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite with a spa feel.
Eucalyptus and candlelight
Freestanding tub, rain shower over concrete tile, heated floors and living eucalyptus. The evening finds its ritual here.
Golden walls, long dinners
Open-plan living with golden walls and a vaulted ceiling. A fireplace that takes the chill out of winter, sofa space for the whole group, and tall windows that pour in the light.
KVIK ceramic and Gaggia
A KVIK kitchen with ceramic countertops and an island. A Gaggia espresso machine, wine cabinet, full induction. Room enough for four cooks to work side by side.
Its own zone, its own door
A self-contained small apartment with a private entrance. Perfect for the one couple who wants quiet, or grandparents who want to come and go on their own.
Breakfast all year round
A pergola with built-in seating, sheltered by timber and glass. Breakfast outside even in the rain. Hydrangeas frame the morning light.
Two homes in one
A self-contained apartment with a private entrance. Book it on its own for two to four guests, or unlock it as part of the whole house.
The annex has its own door, its own kitchenette, its own bathroom and its own quiet. It works as a stand-alone retreat for couples or a small family, with the same olive-and-oak palette and ChatGPT-styled finish as the main house.
When you rent the whole house, the annex becomes a private wing for grandparents who want to go to bed early, or for the one couple in the group who needs their own space without having to go to a hotel.
Reserve the annex→1 100
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The garden
The garden at Villa Røykås is not decorative lawn. It is cultivated. Raised beds along the fence carry herbs, edible flowers and seasonal greens. A chakra mandala stepping-path winds through the grass, an invitation to a slow morning walk or an evening meditation.
Pick thyme for tonight's fish. Cut hydrangeas for the vase. Let the children dig in the soil while you rest on the lounge sofa, the evening sun moving its shadows across the deck. A pizza oven and a grill wait by the pergola, a playhouse in the corner, lanterns that come alive when darkness falls.
The neighbour keeps hens. They cluck quietly in the background each morning, a small reminder that the city is near, but not here.
The Spa Suite
After a day in the city or on a forest trail, the spa suite is ready. A freestanding tub, a rain shower over concrete tile, eucalyptus and candlelight. A private retreat for two, or for the whole hen party.
Deep enough for two, with a wooden tray for a glass and a book
A wide rain head over concrete tile, separate handheld shower, heated floor
Candles, rolled towels, living eucalyptus and the space to be quiet
Oslo at your door
You stay in calm and nature, but the city is never further than a metro ride away. Three minutes to Ellingsrudåsen, 23 minutes to Stortinget. That is what makes Villa Røykås smarter than a hotel in the centre: you get space, garden and fireplace, and still have the whole of Oslo as your playground.
26 min
Walk on the roof of the Opera and watch the fjord open up. Free of charge. One of Oslo's most photographed landmarks.
30 min
The world's largest sculpture park by a single artist. More than 200 works by Gustav Vigeland, free year-round.
27 min
Restaurants, the harbour promenade, and fjord boats. Summer Oslo has its own rhythm here.
45 min
The ski jump, the museum, the view. Winter or summer, always astonishing.
26 min
A medieval castle by the fjord. Walk or picnic in the park with views toward Aker Brygge.
35 min
The Viking Ship Museum, the Norwegian Folk Museum, the Fram. The whole peninsula is a treasure.
25 min
The main avenue from the Royal Palace to Oslo Central. Shopping, cafés, street music.
28 min to Aker Brygge
Hop on a fjord cruise or a ferry to Hovedøya. Swimming, sun, horizon.
Local guide
We have lived here. These are the places we send our own friends when they ask what to do in Oslo.
We have built a longer guide to the area, from Mariholtet forest cabin and the SNØ ski arena to Losby Manor and The Well spa.
See all activitiesThe honest math
The room rate is what hotels put on the price tag. What they do NOT show is breakfast, lunch and dinner for six people across three days. Here is the full math with food included — and why renting an entire house together is actually cheaper.
Central Oslo hotel
Two family rooms, three nights, spring 2026
Villa Røykås, the whole house
Sleeps 8 to 10, three nights, everything included
You save
2,100 NOK
and you get a home
A hotel gives you four walls and a breakfast buffet. Villa Røykås gives you a home.
What past guests say
Before we opened for rentals, Villa Røykås was home to friends, family and colleagues. Here is what some of them said.
Three nights with kids aged four and seven. The playhouse saved every afternoon. The annex gave the grandparents their own quiet. The pizza night turned into something the kids still talk about.
Tor and Hanne
Family holiday with two kids
Three nights to escape London. The forest at five in the morning, the spa suite at nine in the evening, dinner at Maaemo in between. We have already booked the same week next year.
Mads and Alysse
London, romantic getaway
I came from Warsaw for a conference in central Oslo. Took the bus to Rasta in 25 minutes, walked three minutes, and was home. The Gaggia in the morning made me forget I was traveling.
Izabella
Warsaw, business and a holiday tail
I arranged a hen weekend for my sister. Eight friends. The spa suite was used twice a day, the prosecco glasses always found the pergola, and the pizza oven survived four nights of new toppings. They still talk about the house.
Kristian
Hen weekend he arranged for his sister
I came from northern Norway to visit my grandchildren in Oslo. I had a full week at Villa Røykås, slept in the annex on my own while the family came and went. The forest was as close as it is at home.
Johan
Tromsø, a week in Oslo
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Location
Questions and answers
26 minutes door-to-door to Stortinget by metro. Ellingsrudåsen Metro (Line 2) is a three-minute walk, the train takes 23 minutes to the centre, and runs every 15 minutes from early morning to midnight. Bus 110 from Rasta is an alternative at 50 minutes to Oslo bus terminal. A Bolt taxi is around 300 NOK.
The whole house sleeps 8 to 10. The main residence alone, 6 to 8. The annex with its own entrance, 2 to 4.
A fully furnished house with a Gaggia espresso machine, Pushwagner art on the walls, fireplace, pizza oven, grill, playhouse, cultivated garden, double garage, EV charger, wifi, all linens and towels. Final cleaning is added at checkout.
Yes. Playhouse in the garden, plenty of space to run, and a short walk to forest trails. Three bathrooms across two floors.
35 minutes by car, or by train via Lillestrøm. Rasta station is a three-minute walk from the front door.
Yes. The spa suite has a freestanding soaking tub, a rain shower over concrete tile, heated floors, living eucalyptus and candles. Perfect for hen parties, girls' weekends, or a romantic pause.
The house is currently not open to pets. Reach out if you have a special situation and we will consider it.
Submit a request through the form. We approve every guest manually, usually within 24 hours. The booking is confirmed only after our approval.
Reserve
Choose how you want to stay and select your dates. You get an instant estimate. The request is sent to us for approval before the booking is confirmed.
Choose your stay
Main residence and annex combined. The entire property is yours. For larger families, friend groups, special occasions.
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Send us a note and we will respond within one day. The home is available for long-term leases and select short stays.
