DanHostel Copenhagen City
Nov 1st, 2005, 06:23 PM
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DanHostel Copenhagen City
Anyo have any experiences to report on this relatively new DanHostel in Copenhagen? I have booked a room for two persons, with sheets and towels (they come extra!) for about $114 per night, for three days in may.
The location looks great, and I'm intrigued by the idea of staying in a hostel.
Anyone with good or bad experiences to report?
The location looks great, and I'm intrigued by the idea of staying in a hostel.
Anyone with good or bad experiences to report?
Nov 1st, 2005, 06:31 PM
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Here are a couple of reviews here.
http://www.bugeurope.com/reviews/Den...k069/index.htm
Keep in mind these are backpackers looking for fun, so I don't think their negative comments are anything to worry about.
http://www.bugeurope.com/reviews/Den...k069/index.htm
Keep in mind these are backpackers looking for fun, so I don't think their negative comments are anything to worry about.
Nov 1st, 2005, 06:51 PM
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The key words in the first review are "new and clean and decent bathrooms" You can't ask for much more than that in a hostel. It is an inexpensive place to sleep and nothing more. And in Denmark, that's a good thing. The location is great, by the way. You won't find anything else in that price range in that location. You can save the price of the linen rental by making a sheetsack out of an old double-bed flat sheet, folded in half lengthwise and stitched 2/3 of the way up one side. If you use an old sheet, you can throw it away when you leave. Likewise bring an old thin towel and throw it away when you leave. They fold very flat in your luggage and don't ake up much space.
Nov 2nd, 2005, 04:07 AM
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Thanks, WillTravel and Annam, for your helpful responses. I thought I'd seen a discussion of this hostel before on Fodors, but I couldn't find it when I searched for it, and I think it's too new for TripAdvisor. Looks nice on the website (http://www.danhostel.dk/vandrerhjem....=uk&id=144).
This is a 5 star hostel, and the two of us will be sharing an ensuite room for four, so it seemed like a good deal for Copenhagen, and the location is just terrific, just across the street from the river and 1/4 mile or so from Tivoli.
It's certainly not the small, charming boutique hotel my sister and I prefer, but we're doing our darnedest to stick to a budget on this trip.
We'll let you know how it turns out!
This is a 5 star hostel, and the two of us will be sharing an ensuite room for four, so it seemed like a good deal for Copenhagen, and the location is just terrific, just across the street from the river and 1/4 mile or so from Tivoli.
It's certainly not the small, charming boutique hotel my sister and I prefer, but we're doing our darnedest to stick to a budget on this trip.
We'll let you know how it turns out!
Nov 2nd, 2005, 11:13 AM
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Ah, progress. last time I stayed in a hostel (1998), they did not take credit cards. Cash only, and no reservations guaranteed past 6PM. We got to the reception desk at the Amager Hostel at 6:05 (we were late because I had to learn to drive stick shift---long story) and the lady said it was a good thing we got there, because she was just about to give our room away. Thank God she didn't. We had been awake for over 24 hours---airline strike, 2 layovers, it was a memorable trip.
Nov 2nd, 2005, 09:41 PM
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You guys are great! I really appreciate the help, especially WillTravel's link to site with the reviews that included positive comments.
The hostel now requires advance payment on credit card to secure the reservation, and the penalties for canceling are pretty rigid. However, they will hold the room for late arrival.
We have two weeks from the date of booking within which to pay for the space, so I'm still checking out other accommodations.
By the time we show up, they will have a kitchen available for guests' use, which could be fun and cheap, especially if it allows us to visit with other travelers in the kitchen and dining areas.
The hostel now requires advance payment on credit card to secure the reservation, and the penalties for canceling are pretty rigid. However, they will hold the room for late arrival.
We have two weeks from the date of booking within which to pay for the space, so I'm still checking out other accommodations.
By the time we show up, they will have a kitchen available for guests' use, which could be fun and cheap, especially if it allows us to visit with other travelers in the kitchen and dining areas.
Nov 23rd, 2005, 08:49 PM
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My husband and I plus our two children stayed at the new Copenhagen City last June for 5 days. It had only been open a short while. We had a family room that slept 6 with a private bath. ( the top bunk beds folded up against the wall to give us more room) It was a wonderful room, clean, not huge but large enough, with 2 large windows and comfortable beds. The desk clerks were very helpful in giving us directions.
There is a nice cafe right in the hostel, we paid extra to eat a large breakfast ( cereal, yogurt, hearty homemade breads, cheeses, meats, fruit, we always grabbed an extra fruit for lunch) every morning and several nights even ate a reasonably priced dinner there as food is very expensive in Denmark. We have stayed at other hostels where you can cook your own dinner but I don't think you can here.
The location is wonderful, walking distance to many of the sights and close to the train station and bus stops. Even the water taxi is just across the street.
The only down side was there was no laundry set up when we were there but I think it was in the works. Computers and TV in the lobby. Great place ----would love to stay there again.
There is a nice cafe right in the hostel, we paid extra to eat a large breakfast ( cereal, yogurt, hearty homemade breads, cheeses, meats, fruit, we always grabbed an extra fruit for lunch) every morning and several nights even ate a reasonably priced dinner there as food is very expensive in Denmark. We have stayed at other hostels where you can cook your own dinner but I don't think you can here.
The location is wonderful, walking distance to many of the sights and close to the train station and bus stops. Even the water taxi is just across the street.
The only down side was there was no laundry set up when we were there but I think it was in the works. Computers and TV in the lobby. Great place ----would love to stay there again.
Nov 23rd, 2005, 09:50 PM
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Wilbur (or is it Mrs. Wilbur?), thanks so much for your very helpful reply about the DanHostel. How did the towel and sheet rental work out?
My understanding is that the hostel expects to have the guest kitchen and laundry in place in early 2006.
My understanding is that the hostel expects to have the guest kitchen and laundry in place in early 2006.
Nov 28th, 2005, 06:14 AM
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When we looked for a place to stay in Copenhagen the cheapest hotel we found was $400 a night with a bath down the hall and it was in a "bad area". Well no place in Copenhagen is bad, just an area with "ladies of the evening". So we turned to Copenhagen City.
The rooms are very neat and tidy and the beds a bit odd. They are shaped like a bed but covered in a gray wool like material. ( we saw that same bed in several places in Norway and Denmark) There were two mattress pad like things that attached to the head of the bed with velcro. The sheets were fine, you get a bottom sheet- I don't think it was fitted- just a flat sheet- but it worked, a duvet cover and then a down comforter. I also found the pillows to be all right and I'm fussy about pillows. I recall large white bath towels. I don't remember if we got hand towels or not. It was all nice and clean and better than some hotels we have stayed at in the US.
There were two little writing tables attached to the walls, lots of coat hooks and lockable cabinets to put our stuff into.
Not sure if you know but you make up your own bed and also turn in the sheets, towels and trash when you are done. No one cleans up the room for you each day like in a hotel. The hostel doesn't come with soap or shampoo like hotels in the U.S. They do have some to buy at the hostel check in, but it is easy to just bring some from home.
We had a family room with a private bath in Copenhagen. On the island of Fyn we stayed at a hostel WITHOUT a private bath. It was fine too, just needed a bathrobe. Kind of like staying in a college dorm again. When sharing a bath it is kind of fun to meet all the fellow travelers from around the world.
When are you going? We found the down comforter too warm in the end of June. We just used the duvet cover like a top sheet. My 12 year old had a small fleece throw she brought from home and she used that instead of the comforter.
The rooms were not hot, good ventilation and in Copenhagen the temperature cools at night but it was too hot for us to use a heavy down comforter. That is one of our questions in life--- we had down comforters all though Europe in the summer. What do real Europeans use for summer blankets?????
"Wibur" is actually our dog!
The rooms are very neat and tidy and the beds a bit odd. They are shaped like a bed but covered in a gray wool like material. ( we saw that same bed in several places in Norway and Denmark) There were two mattress pad like things that attached to the head of the bed with velcro. The sheets were fine, you get a bottom sheet- I don't think it was fitted- just a flat sheet- but it worked, a duvet cover and then a down comforter. I also found the pillows to be all right and I'm fussy about pillows. I recall large white bath towels. I don't remember if we got hand towels or not. It was all nice and clean and better than some hotels we have stayed at in the US.
There were two little writing tables attached to the walls, lots of coat hooks and lockable cabinets to put our stuff into.
Not sure if you know but you make up your own bed and also turn in the sheets, towels and trash when you are done. No one cleans up the room for you each day like in a hotel. The hostel doesn't come with soap or shampoo like hotels in the U.S. They do have some to buy at the hostel check in, but it is easy to just bring some from home.
We had a family room with a private bath in Copenhagen. On the island of Fyn we stayed at a hostel WITHOUT a private bath. It was fine too, just needed a bathrobe. Kind of like staying in a college dorm again. When sharing a bath it is kind of fun to meet all the fellow travelers from around the world.
When are you going? We found the down comforter too warm in the end of June. We just used the duvet cover like a top sheet. My 12 year old had a small fleece throw she brought from home and she used that instead of the comforter.
The rooms were not hot, good ventilation and in Copenhagen the temperature cools at night but it was too hot for us to use a heavy down comforter. That is one of our questions in life--- we had down comforters all though Europe in the summer. What do real Europeans use for summer blankets?????
"Wibur" is actually our dog!
Nov 28th, 2005, 10:54 PM
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Well, now I don't know whether to address Wilbur or not! What kind of dog is Wilbur? At least I could visualize his/her happy face as I write this.
We will be traveling to Denmark in May, and, unfortunately, we won't have nearly enough time this first trip - just five days.
You've all made me really excited about the prospect of visiting the ancestral home of my mother's side of the family!
As an aside, my grandfather booked his passage to Amerkica by working on a boat carrying cattle. My grandmother, who had not yet met him, had her passage booked in steerage by an Irish family in the midwest, to whom she was indentured as a servant. It just gives me chills to think of her, leaving everything she knew behind, to travel as a young woman alone to a strange and wild country, where she didn't even speak the language. We are so lucky in America to have had people like that come here and make this such a great country.
We will be traveling to Denmark in May, and, unfortunately, we won't have nearly enough time this first trip - just five days.
You've all made me really excited about the prospect of visiting the ancestral home of my mother's side of the family!
As an aside, my grandfather booked his passage to Amerkica by working on a boat carrying cattle. My grandmother, who had not yet met him, had her passage booked in steerage by an Irish family in the midwest, to whom she was indentured as a servant. It just gives me chills to think of her, leaving everything she knew behind, to travel as a young woman alone to a strange and wild country, where she didn't even speak the language. We are so lucky in America to have had people like that come here and make this such a great country.
Dec 1st, 2005, 05:27 AM
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I thought that was you Mary Fran on the other topic! I am only Wilbur because this is the first forum I have ever participated in. When I signed up it kept kicking back my name and variations as already used. I got upset and just typed in Wilbur, thinking there would be no other Wilburs. Perhaps I should have sent in " Wilbur's Mom". Wilbur is a gray miniature schnauzer.
I think you will get more done in your 5 days than you think you will. Everything is so small and close together in Denmark. Copenhagen City IS right downtown--maybe 15 minutes to Central Station
( I am a slow walker too) Really easy walk to Christiansborg, Rosenborg Slot (our favorite) , Stroget and Nyhavn ( be sure to take the harbor tour). Tivoli is just down the street. Sleep now so you can stay up late and be up early! It should stay light there in May until quite late- maybe 9 or so.
Don't forget the water taxi is right across the main street from the hostel. I know we took it to
Amalienborg and the Resistance Museum.
We rented a car the last day in Copenhagen from Auto Europe on Bammel Kongevej. We took the bus there from a place close to the hostel. It was about a 10 minute bus ride. The guys at the rental agency gave us really good directions and a nice map and it was really surprising how fast city turned to rural countryside.
The bridge to Fyn has a charge, I think they took VISA. Fyn is really pretty. If you plan right and leave early you might be able to see Egeskov Slot on your way to Arhus. A short drive from Nyborg- maybe 30-45 minutes through really pretty coastal hills. A nice castle sitting in the middle of a lake. We had to see it fast too, I think we did all the grounds, gardens and the castle in about 1 1/2 hours. (We would have liked to stay longer, my daughter mentioned just yesterday she wished we would have had time to do the maze) Then you could head north to Odense and catch the highway again. My Fodors says it's 18 miles from Odense.
I guess what I mean it say is we had a great trip, no bad experiences everyone was helpful. We always could find someone who spoke English. Well, now that I think about it we did have a hard time figuring out how to work the washing machines in a
Hirtshals. We has already turned in our car so took a taxi to the laundromat. We got out and suddenly the taxi driver was in the laundromat too, he was worried we wouldn't have the right change and wouldn't be able to read the directions as they were in Danish. He stayed about 5 minutes translating all the directions for us. Great, friendly,helpful people. ( odd washing machines though)
The only other advice, in there are very few drinking fountains ( and bathrooms in general) in Copenhagen. For the 4 of us, we spent a ton of money on bottled water. If you have room, take some with you or buy some at the cute little grocery stores that are all over with the signs of black scotty dogs. And, when ever you do see a water fountain- refill!
I think you will get more done in your 5 days than you think you will. Everything is so small and close together in Denmark. Copenhagen City IS right downtown--maybe 15 minutes to Central Station
( I am a slow walker too) Really easy walk to Christiansborg, Rosenborg Slot (our favorite) , Stroget and Nyhavn ( be sure to take the harbor tour). Tivoli is just down the street. Sleep now so you can stay up late and be up early! It should stay light there in May until quite late- maybe 9 or so.
Don't forget the water taxi is right across the main street from the hostel. I know we took it to
Amalienborg and the Resistance Museum.
We rented a car the last day in Copenhagen from Auto Europe on Bammel Kongevej. We took the bus there from a place close to the hostel. It was about a 10 minute bus ride. The guys at the rental agency gave us really good directions and a nice map and it was really surprising how fast city turned to rural countryside.
The bridge to Fyn has a charge, I think they took VISA. Fyn is really pretty. If you plan right and leave early you might be able to see Egeskov Slot on your way to Arhus. A short drive from Nyborg- maybe 30-45 minutes through really pretty coastal hills. A nice castle sitting in the middle of a lake. We had to see it fast too, I think we did all the grounds, gardens and the castle in about 1 1/2 hours. (We would have liked to stay longer, my daughter mentioned just yesterday she wished we would have had time to do the maze) Then you could head north to Odense and catch the highway again. My Fodors says it's 18 miles from Odense.
I guess what I mean it say is we had a great trip, no bad experiences everyone was helpful. We always could find someone who spoke English. Well, now that I think about it we did have a hard time figuring out how to work the washing machines in a
Hirtshals. We has already turned in our car so took a taxi to the laundromat. We got out and suddenly the taxi driver was in the laundromat too, he was worried we wouldn't have the right change and wouldn't be able to read the directions as they were in Danish. He stayed about 5 minutes translating all the directions for us. Great, friendly,helpful people. ( odd washing machines though)
The only other advice, in there are very few drinking fountains ( and bathrooms in general) in Copenhagen. For the 4 of us, we spent a ton of money on bottled water. If you have room, take some with you or buy some at the cute little grocery stores that are all over with the signs of black scotty dogs. And, when ever you do see a water fountain- refill!
Dec 1st, 2005, 05:46 PM
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This is so exciting! I can't wait until May, when we leave. Thanks so much, "Wilbur's Mom" for the great suggestions!
Does Wilbur look like this darling guy:
http://www.miniature-schnauzer-breed...schnauzer1.jpg
Does Wilbur look like this darling guy:
http://www.miniature-schnauzer-breed...schnauzer1.jpg
Dec 2nd, 2005, 11:30 AM
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Exactly. In fact that picture could have been Wilbur's "baby picture". He is a very old "man" now---15 years old. Getting slower and slower, he has had a good life and don't think we will have him too much longer.
You have a great trip and take lots of pictures. We didn't take enough pictures- hardly have enough to show friends and family. We bought a new video camera ( one of those cute small ones) for the trip and our movies are terrible. We joke about having to go back just to improve our home movies!
You have a great trip and take lots of pictures. We didn't take enough pictures- hardly have enough to show friends and family. We bought a new video camera ( one of those cute small ones) for the trip and our movies are terrible. We joke about having to go back just to improve our home movies!
