Copenhagen Hotel Room Help - 2 adults with 7 year old

It would be nice for your 7y/o to be near Tivoli, as is the Marriott. He will love that!

Many of us on this board have booked here on Priceline for $100/night. Getting back to the hotel at night you could get a taxi or pedicab from the central area. It really is only about a 12 min walk.

However, with Priceline, particularly in Europe, you are only guaranteed a double room, and not a room that will fit three people. It might work out okay if they got the Marriott, but that can't be guaranteed, either that they will get the Marriott or that it will work out to get a triple room.

Of course if you book the Marriott directly to get a triple room, that won't be a problem.

Yes, I would have "Pricelined" for the Marriott but 3 people are not a guarantee AND my college daughter might want to stay with us on our last night as she will just be returning from a trip with school. I checked on Tivoli and it does not open until April 15th so that is something we will miss out on. We fly home on the 11th! Legoland may not be opened either during our stay! So, if we take Tivoli, out of the picture, what's near the Marriott? Any comments on the Scandic Copenhagen, The Square or the Admiral?

I wouldn't recc the Mariott then, samejia.

Try going to Aero Island for a few nights if you can! A 3-4 hr trip from Copenhagen. Delightful.

We visited our son, studying in Copenhagen, last Thanksgiving. Stayed our first night at the Marriott and yes it is a walk to just about everything. We rented the most beautiful clean apartment from Hay4you in the Copenhagen K district, on Købmagergade which felt like being on Fifth Ave in NYC. Perfect location. And it was across the street from Museum Erotica, if that what you mean by Gentlemans club. If so, it was a non issue. Good luck. My son loved studying there!

I just stayed at the Square in August 2009. I lived in Copenhagen for 20-plus years of summers, so I never before had to stay at a hotel. I used to mostly rent a place, so The Square was my first hotel experience and I wasn't impressed at all. I only picked it for location as I had some things I needed to take care of while in town and it was a short walk away.

I had the smallest room I had ever seen in my life, and I've stayed in a LOT of hotel rooms in the past 35 years throughout the world. Plus, my non-smoking room smelled of smoke. Also the room was only large enough for a twin bed which was pushed against the wall, so every time, I'd turn in my sleep, I'd hit the wall. Also the shower drain was so slow that the whole bathroom floor got soaked. And as for service, pretty non-existent. My Danish friends dropped by to see my room and couldn't believe how small it was. Next time I'll stay with them and commute. Happy Travels!

stimjay-Thanks for posting the apartment rental agency. This past trip I was only in Copenhagen for 4 days and then on to Paris to a friend's apartment. So, I just needed to take care of some things and see some friends and move on. But, maybe next time I'll stay a week and just get an apartment. Kobmagergade is a great street, but I couldn't believe how much it has changed and Copenhagen in general. And that Marstrand bakery, on Kobmagergade is gone....absolutely heartbreaking. I lived there almost annually during the summers from 1973-1993 and then 2003 and 2004 for spring visits and then this past summer 2009 visit. So, I've really seen the changes. Happy Travels!

The Marriott really isn't that far out of the way. The Scandic is 5 minutes closer to anything (tops) and is a much lesser hotel. I would probably stay at the Marriott if the price is agreeable.

The Admiral hotel would be a good option if they have a room that fits 3. It is on the better side of downtown.

I second Hay4you or try to get in touch with some of the peóple who rent out their private apartments through craigslist.org. A real home away from home is a nice thing with children. And everybody who come to visit relatives in Copenhagen have the chance of looking into the apartment before arrival.

Thanks for all of your suggestions. The apartment idea is a good one. We may only be staying in Copenhagen for 3 nights before heading to Norway. I appreciate the comment on The Square hotel. I'm intriged about the Admiral but on a mpa it doesn't look like it's close to things. Prices are now available for the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel for about the same price as the Scandic Copenhagen. Any comments on that one? I just realized we'll be in Copenhagen during Easter weekend. How is the Easter Bunny going to deliver a basket to our hotel?

Oh, I checked the Hay4You website. They only rent for 7 days or longer. Great source, though!

The rooms at the Radisson SAS are very small. It will be awfully cramped. I would book the Marriott over the Radisson every single time. The Radisson is probably better than the Scandic.

As to the Admiral 'not being close to things', where are you looking to go?
The Admiral is closer than the Scandic/SAS to the following:
- Amalienborg Palace
- The Little Mermaid
- Nyhavn
- The worthwhile end of the Strøget
- The Opera House
- The Marble Church
- Resistance Museum
- The Metro

The Radisson/Scandic is closer to:
- Tivoli (not open)
- The Planetareum
- The Glyptotek (The Marriott may be the closest to the Glyptotek)
- The Main Station
- Ethnic food (read: affordable-ish)

They are pretty equidistant to:
- The botanical gardens
- Christiansborg Slot
- The National Museum

You should also bear in mind that Copenhagen largely shuts down for Easter Weekend. LOTS of things will be closed. Pretty much nothing will be open on either Good Friday or Easter Monday. I don't recall what is open on the Thursday before Easter. Shops do open on Saturday, IIRC. Restaurants will be open, but expect some to close for some of this period. I think Museums will be open most days, but don't quote me.

Travelgourmet, thank you so much for your detailed response. I live near NYC so I didn't even think about things being closed around Easter. I'll have to check with the tourist office in Copenhagen. I sure do hope the canal tour and bus tours will be operating. Figured that would be a good starting off point with the 7 year old!

There are two Radisson SAS hotels. I thought the rooms would be bigger at the higher rated SAS Royal versus the SAS Scandinavia. I've seen very good reviews for the Royal. I will definitely check out the rates at the Admiral. Right now, I can get one night free at the Marriott. I've just been stressing about the location because of my little one. I can hear the "I'm tired" or "carry me" whining now! Since you know about Easter there, do the Danes celebrate with Easter baskets by chance? I may have to mail one to the hotel ahead of time so the Easter bunny comes!

Regarding the two SAS hotels - I would think that the Scandinavia would actually have the larger rooms, as it is newer. But it is basically out in the middle of nowhere. The SAS Royal is a very nice hotel, but it was designed in the late 50's, when concepts of space were different than they are now. It is a must if you love Danish Modern design, but the Marriott has much bigger rooms.

I also think you need to bear in mind how compact Copenhagen is. The Marriott and the Royal are only 1 km apart. Heck, it is only a 20 minute walk from the Royal to the Admiral on the other side of town.

As for Easter - I really don't know. I don't have kids so it never really came up. I'll see what I can find out. One thing you should definitely get in Denmark, that you can't get in the US is Kinder Eggs. They are these cool little eggs that have toys inside. They are illegal in the US, due to safety concerns.

Have you checked out the Scandic Front near The Admiral? Many Scandics have family rooms.

HappyTrvlr, I actually did check on the Front when I called Scandic to make a reservation. I was told that Scandic Copenhagen was more of a kid friendly hotel and that the Front was for mostly couples. I really liked the look of the Front better..... Have you stayed there?

Oh Travelgourmet, I just noticed your comment! Thanks for pointing out how compact Copenhagen is. I just emailed the Tourist Office in Copenhage for information about Easter and if there were any masses offered in English. I'll have to look out for the Kinder Eggs.

No, but we wished we had because of its location.

The Front is next door to the Admiral. I would stay at the Admiral unless there was money to be saved. The Front is a nice enough hotel, but was definitely renovated on the cheap and is showing it.

If you really wanted space, but at the expense of location, you could always try the Adina. It is an apartment-hotel, but out by the cruise ships. About a 5-10 minute walk to Osterport and 15 minutes to Amalienborg Palace area. Very nice, though, with an indoor swimming pool. If you saved enough to help cover a couple of cabs each day, it would be a viable option.

I checked several websites to find the cheapest rates. The Admiral is not available on many sites. I have to book a Junior Suite since it's the only room that will accommodate 3 people for $408 per night without breakfast. OUCH!! The Front does have rooms. If I book a nonrefundable rate, it wil be $246 per night including breakfast. The Scandic Copenhagen is around $200 per night at the nonrefundable rate so not sure if the extra $45 is worth it but it seems like it might be and $45 isn't that much in the scheme of things. The Marriott will be around $200 without breakfast when I take into account my free night.... So, I guess my choice is the Marriott or the Front!!

Did you try this site:
http://www.destcph.dk/

It has family packages and good deals.
If your daughter needs a room one night, it might be cheaper to just get her own room that night.

Sorry - I meant this site for good deals:

http://www.copenhagen-hotels.se/

Also, www.woco.dk .

Also take a look at www.hotelscombined.com and search for 3 people for your dates.
Depending how cheap you want to go, the Cab Inn can accommodate three people, and is available for as little as 87 Euros per night, and in a good location.

Oh, the Radisson SAS Royal is $359 per night. Another OUCH!

So, I guess my choice is the Marriott or the Front!!

Go with the Marriott. Take the extra $45 to cover a cab or two and some Danishes (they call them Swedishes in Denmark*) for breakfast.



* Just kidding. They actually call them Viennabrød.

I feel your pain. I wanted to include an overnight in Copenhagen on our way to Switzerland in 2007, taking our daughter. I gave up after I saw the hotel prices for a family of 3.

Did you check the hotels link on the SAS airline website? They show the Adina and the Marriot as your best rates over Easter weekend.

I like the location of the Adina, the Front, and the Radisson Royal. All different, but all good in their own way. I don't know where the Marriot is.

WillTravel, I did check on both woco.dk and copenhagen-hotels.se. When I checked, I was specifically looking for The Admiral and then The Front. The other 2 sites were new to me. I do like hotelscombined.com. Neither the Front or Admiral are available on that one. I went on the other website and there's no place to search for hotels. I tried to email them and I kept getting an error....I showed my husband the CabInn website. He thought the rooms were way too small.

Enzian, I did go on the SAS airline site as well looking particularly for the Front and Admiral. I found the Adina for $324 for 3 people. Funny how the pricing changes when you go from 2 to 3 people. I search around some more for the Adina. That looks further out from things but then I thought the same about the Admiral and travelgourmet convinced me otherwise! Travelgourmet, the Marriott is looking better and better. I think that's where I started with all this! I did make a reservation for the Front today so that it is my pocket. I'll keep an eye on things as it gets closer and probably hold a reservation for the Marriott as well.

Thanks everyone, Susan

I thought the Adina was under $180 for 2 adults and a child, but maybe I was looking at the wrong dates. Weekends are usually cheaper in Copenhagen.

I hope you find something that works. It's a wonderful city to visit.

www.dbhome.dk/soljet That is me. Come and rent my apartment. And be a happy tourist, in a home away from home.

Hello Soljet, I did check your website and tried to send you a message through your contact form. It went to my email and is looking for me to add an email address in it. If you don't want to post that here, please email me at freshstart19@aol.com with your email so I can forward you my request for information. Regards, Susan

Thought I was done with this thread! I finally did the currency conversions for our potential stay in an ice hotel in Norway. For family of 4 with dinner and breakfast for 1 night it's $1445.15. YIKES!! I've confirmed with the hotel because I can't even think of a word to describe how ridiculous that is. The ice hotel in Sweden will be over $700 for 1 night. Unbelievable! I'm hoping the snow hotel in Bjorli, Norway comes in cheaper. So now, I'm looking to see where I can cut costs again. Anyone stay at the new Wakeup Copenhagen hotel? Reviews on TA seem to be all good. It's near the Marriott so I guess my concerns about being close have gone now that I'm trying to figure out how to pull off staying in a ice hotel. It would be $503 for the 3 nights in a family room which is two connecting rooms. Being that it's new, my husband is more willing to give it a shot.

I've never stayed there, but it looks okay. The rooms are very small (under 150 sq ft), but look to be well equipped. Probably a lot like the CabInn concept. The hotel chain that is developing this is a decent local chain.

As to the location. It is kind of behind the train station and the post office. Not the world's best location, but not that terrible. I would think that it will be slightly worse than the Marriott, if only because access from the street may be compromised - there is a lot of construction in the immediate area, since they are opening 2 other hotels in the same complex.

Travelgourmet, thanks for noting the construction. I did see comments on TA about that but didn't even consider street access a problem. We're seriously reconsidering our Norway ice hotel plans so I may just stick with what I have reserved and stop nickeling and diming things so much!

Norway is awfully expensive. Sweden is much better because of their weak currency. Which of course doesn't help a lot, if Norway is what you want.

Soljet, since my daughter was going to be in Copenhagen, we thought visiting other Scandinavian countries would be the way to go. Besides, I lived in Germany for 3 years and did quite a bit of traveling but never made it to northern Europe. Since my other daughter is 7, we were trying to do a more adventure type trip since she'd get too bored with museums and cities. So, that's when I discovered the Norway in a Nutshell experience and the ice hotels and dog sledding. I started researching Stockholm last week. Looks like there's plenty to do from a 7 year old's perspective. I'm still waiting for the snow hotel prices in Bjorli, Norway. The ice hotel in Sweden is still way over priced; over $700 USD for one night. I really have a hard time justifying that!! So, my planning has been turned inside out. All I know now is that I'm definitely going to Copenhagen!

Don't write off the Cab-Inns if you need to save money. Stayed in one with three kids about 10 years ago. The kids loved it, and it was a big money-saver. There was room for all of us to move around. It had a table and chairs that folded up against the wall to make more space when we didn't need it. If you're going to be out all day seeing the sights and just need a place to sleep, it's not a bad deal, especially since there is one closer to the middle of town now, I think.

Thanks for your response, Annam. Yes, I was starting to look at the cheaper, newer hotel properties. My husband does like his space! We probably will be in the hotel in the evenings because we have a 7 year old and Tivoli will not be open during out stay. I'll look at the Cab Inn locations again. I was trying to avoid being near the red light district kind of places.

This CabInn is right by Tivoli:
http://www.cabinn.com/English/kbh/city/city.html

I think it's OK in regards to not being right in the red-light district, but perhaps someone who is immediately familiar can tell you.

We stayed at the Radisson SAS Royal for three nights about 7 years ago. Had a room on one of the top floors -near where the breakfast buffet is served - and we loved it. The room was very large with a spacious seating area, wall-to-wall windows, huge bed etc. The included breakfast took care of two meals (breakfast/lunch)so we only needed to add dinner later on.

The furniture was classic Arne Jacobsen design, the hotel is just across from Tivoli and close to the main train station.

Be sure to have the traditional smorrebrod sandwiches - delicious - there's many places who serve them. Also, there's a great Turkish buffet restaurant nearby, very inexpensive and good.

Have fun!

Radisson is actually a little off city. Especially when Tivoli is closed. Our only red-light district is immidiately behind the Main station. Istedgade and side-streets. All areas in Copenhagen K are fine. We have a Metro and also a little bus touring the City.

bookmarking - going to Copenhagen soon.

I think it's OK in regards to not being right in the red-light district, but perhaps someone who is immediately familiar can tell you.

The CabInn by Tivoli is fine. It is actually in a pretty quiet area. There is the main post office on one side, a government office on another, and an office building or two across the way. There is some construction in the area, but this would impact the Marriott and the Wakeup as well, since they are all in the same area. Indeed, the CabInn is only a block or so from the Marriott. I think the Marriott's setting on the canal is better, and it is a newer building (and better hotel), but their isn't much difference in terms of the neighborhood.

The red light "district", such that it is, is centered on Istedgade, which is the other side of the train station from all of these hotels. There really isn't much to it, maybe 2 or 3 blocks with a couple of adult stores and maybe a "strip club". There are some relatively dodgy people that cluster right behind the train station at the foot of Istedgade, as well. I would avoid this street for lodging for this reason more than the few porn shops.

There are a couple of other strip clubs nearby the SAS Royal, but nothing to be that concerned with. FWIW, there is actually a strip club/brothel right on Nyhavn...

Thanks for the info on the CabInn City. That particular property does not accept 4 people in a room. My college daughter will possibly be joining us on 1 or 2 of the nights when she returns from Turkey before we leave for Sweden or Norway. Did notice that the CabInn Scandinavia and Express both accept 4 to a room. They look further away but then I'm learning not to worry about that so much... My husband is planning on working in the evenings while in Copenhagen since out little one will be too tired so he's concerned about having space to work... I'm not giving up on the cheaper options since I'm still pricing out the rest of our trip!

Samejia, if the property, whichever one you choose, is cheap enough, it might be worth it to get a separate room for your daughter for those 1 or 2 nights. That will help with getting a large enough room too.

If your husband really wants his space and is looking to work, then I'd have to re-recommend the Marriott or maybe the Adina. I think they are your best bet at getting a large room that is well-equipped for work. I would not want to spend significant waking hours in a room at the CabInn.

Thanks again for all your replies. I figured out how to cut costs by avoiding spending too much time in Norway!! Working will be important for my husband while we're in Copenhagen so I'll be booking the Marriott using some of our points. It will wind up being cheaper than the Front which is what I have reserved now. I'm going to focus on the rest of the trip now. I'll do a separate post with what I come up with. Just tricky figuring out how to pull off doing Norway in a Nutshell out of Bergen; flying to Kiruna for the ice hotel and all the winter fun stuff then a day or two in Stockholm. I'm almost there and it's cheaper than doing northern Norway!

In Stockholm, take a look at Scandic Hasselbacken. It is located on Djurgarden, an island with many of Stockholm's museums ( including Vasa Museum) and large parks.It is very welcoming to families with children and has "family rooms." There is a bus line right our front and the ferry to Gamla Stan(old town) is a short walk away.

SuQue, thanks for your Stockholm tip. I'm going to have a limited amount of time there and am now just starting to research things before posting my trip intinerary to see if it makes sense. I will be flying from Bergen to Stockholm on April 5th arriving at 2pm. I'm hoping one of the city tour buses/boats operate later in the afternoon. I may be only able to stay for one night with the flight to Kiruna leaving at 11:05am or 1:10pm on the 6th.. So, not sure if the stopover is even worth it for such a short time or if I need to cut 1 night off Kiruna. There are lots of cool winter activites there and I might need to stay there for 3 nights before heading back to Copenhagen for our flight to the States.

Stockholm is beautiful, set on many islands connected by bridges and ferries. I think a child would enjoy riding the ferries. We preferred Stockholm to Copenhagen, although we enjoyed both cities.

HappyTrvlr, thanks for sharing your thoughts on Stockholm. I have to go to Copenhagen since that's where's my daughter will be studying. I very excited about going there. I'm just trying to squeeze in too much. I originally was staying away from other cities because of my 7 year old's tolerance for museums, etc... So, I went into the adventure plan with Norway in a Nutshell and the Ice Hotel. I'll need to travel back with my husband!