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Hotel recommendations for Copenhagen and Malmö, please.

9 replies

Swanderer · 05/01/2024 12:28

Haven’t been to either before but planning a trip for December- probably three nights in each location.

Haven’t planned anything yet but hoping to visit a Christmas market and have some nice meals.

Does anyone have any recommendations for hotels or areas of the respective cities that we should look at? Would like to be quite central.

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PamelaParis · 05/01/2024 12:32

The train between them takes about half an hour so I wouldn't bother switching hotels. Malmö is worth a day trip but three nights there would be way too long.

Swanderer · 05/01/2024 12:40

Thanks @PamelaParis
Yes, sorted that train journey was y short so a day trip might make more sense.

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SeaToSki · 05/01/2024 12:44

I stayed in the Comfort Hotel Vesterboro this last summer. It is clean, cheerful has a great breakfast and is very central. That whole chain of hotels is very nice

Girlontherailreplacementbusservice · 05/01/2024 12:48

What is your rough budget? We did super cheap in Copenhagen with one night Malmo this summer so my choices would probably horrify someone who likes a boutique hotel but if you are like me and see a hotel room as somewhere to sleep and would rather spend the budget on doing stuff while you are away we were impressed with Scandic Malmö city and DS (then 11) loved 'sleeping on a shelf' in the Cabin City in Copenhagen but it was a tiny room for a family of three so it wasn't on the adults favourite list. I will definitely look for Scandic hotels is we are ever in Scandinavia again.

fitflop · 05/01/2024 13:36

We went to Copenhagen last December.

We stayed at the Anderson Boutique hotel for a special birthday. It was lovely, warm, cosy and had lots of candles. It felt very Christmassy.

We only did 2 nights but felt one extra night would have been good.

We got a really good deal with BA holidays and including flights it wasn’t much more than the hotel wanted just for a room. Best continental breakfast I’ve ever had - it was just lovely.

If you don’t have your room cleaned you can get a “reward” - we picked a bar voucher for the sister hotel across the road. It paid for a beer 🤣

The hotel doesn’t have its own bar but between 5-6pm you can have a free glass of wine and then other glasses are 50% off. It’s an honesty bar but even though the bar man added it onto the sheet, they didn’t charge us for the extra two glasses we had one night.

Although you do need to check your bill when leaving as I had a G&T on my bill I definitely didn’t have but they took it off straight away.

We had a really lovely meal at Maple Casual dining and they have a sister restaurant - Bloom - across the street. It was lovely.

We also ate at Karla- but I didn’t rate it and wouldn’t go back. Was really expensive for the quality of the food and I feel it is hugely overrated on Tripadvisor. Think I paid £8 for a large coke!

I booked our restaurants about a month in advance and I’m really glad I did. Other guests in the hotel were struggling to book anywhere whilst there.

If we went back or I could do it all again I would have booked a table at The Olive Tree Kitchen & Bar.

We did a Free Walking Tour - where you tip at the end. That was great and we had a lovely chap take us round.

We visited a lovely bakery - Sankt Peders Bageri. Best cinnamon bun I’ve ever had.

We went to Torvehallerne food market - that was also really lovely. Had a Smörgåsbord and then coffee and cake at a different stall.

Can you tell food is really important to me ?!

We also went over to Freetown Christiania.
They had a Christmas market with original art for sale. Unfortunately it was raining heavily so I didn’t want to risk buying anything and it getting soaked.

Freetown Christiania was interesting but a little bit unnerving at times. But that may just be me. I’m glad I went.

We visited Tivoli Gardens at night just for the Christmas lights - that was nice and pretty impressive lights.

If we had more time we would have done the Free Walking tour around Christianshavna as our tour guide lived there and I would like to have learnt more about it.

Hope some of my rambling helps 🤣

Swanderer · 05/01/2024 17:47

I’m so glad I asked- thank you all for taking the time to help me with all those lovely recommendations.

I’ll start researching.

@fitflop, we’re real good people too so going to stalk the spots you mention on Instagram.
I’d never heard of Freetown Christiania but will check it out. Sounds interesting.

@Girlontherailreplacementbusservice Not overly tied on budget as it’s a short trip and just for two adults so happy to spend a bit extra for a nice hotel.

That’s not a chain I’ve heard of before, @SeaToSki, will check them out. Thank you.

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sleeponthesofa · 06/01/2024 20:52

I'm following as also in process of planning trip to Copenhagen! Brilliant suggestions here.

Swanderer · 06/01/2024 21:52

When are you going, @sleeponthesofa ?

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HappyHolidai · 06/01/2024 21:57

Lund is more interesting than Malmö, I think. You might want to consider visiting there as well or instead.

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