WELCOME TO THE HOTEL COPENHAGEN!

Finally, we landed at Copenhagen!  It was pouring rain, but at least we did not have to walk on the tarmac to get into the airport.  We were tired and hungry and just wanted to get our luggage and get to The Hotel Copenhagen.  Linda's friend, Roberta, happened to be visiting at the same time and we were able to get reservations at the same place so we could visit before she headed to Berlin the next morning and we to our cruise.

If I have any suggestions for the airport in Copenhagen, it is to have just a tad bit better signage; like maybe when the route to baggage claim took us through what looked like a store.  Arrows on the floor would have been a great help.  We found baggage claim with only one wrong turn and felt quite satisfied with ourselves.  I pulled our suitcase from the carousel as Ray grabbed Linda's suitcase. Our poor suitcase looked like it had been crying, or sitting out in the rain waiting for the other luggage.  It was soaked.  We realized that Linda's suitcase had a broken wheel when it fell with a loud bang onto Linda's toe.

Broken Wheel on Linda's Suitcase 

We were determined not to let the broken suitcase hinder us, even though as we walked to the taxi line, the suitcase tried to maneuver itself knocking into other travelers and nearly missing a number of display cases.  Our taxi ride to the hotel was uneventful and we were quite relieved to get to The Hotel Copenhagen.

What do I say about The Hotel Copenhagen?   It was clean.  It was like an upscale hostel.  We shared a bathroom and shower with other people on our floor.  I know a lot of hotels in Europe are like this, but we always make sure we have private bathrooms.  But, this was for just a night and it was really no big deal.  We were happy with a clean bed after the nightmare of our flight. Fake News!! Extra Toe Territory

The Hotel Copenhagen is on the right where the red is.  The streets are narrow because it is in the older part of the city.  In fact it was a great location to walk to places .

This is a better picture of the Hotel Copenhagen

The rooms are small and the elevator was small.  The bathroom and  the shower were in separate rooms and both of those rooms were roomy and clean.  Everything was clean.  The only negative I would have for this hotel is that it is not a good place for people with mobility problems.  There were too many small unmarked steps in unexpected places.  A big plus was that there was free WiFi that worked well.

Ray is walking into the elevator.  Once the door is closed and a floor is picked, and accordion like door shuts.  Watch out or it will pinch you!

Sign on door telling us the limit was four people. Ray commented that it must be a special elevator if gods use it too.

Our room did have a sink and towels.

This was our small room.  The beds were nicely made when we arrived.  As you can see, small but clean.



Here is a video of Ray getting (well almost) caught in the elevator door.

If you could not open the video, you can see it on YouTube at this link Ray and hidden accordion elevator door

One of the best perks of staying at the Hotel Copenhagen was the little bakery at the corner.   I had been waiting to get some good Danish pastry and this place was superb.  We had breakfast there and also bought some pastry to take with us on the ship.

Morell's Bakery

We had a nice visit with Roberta at a Japanese restaurant, Hatoba Islands, a few (well  more than a few) blocks away.  It was pouring rain at times but we were able to get there between the rain bursts.

Inside the Hatoba Islands Restaurant

 I was glad that Linda and Roberta had some time to catch up on news. We sat and chatted after dinner. It had rained most of the time we were eating and when it stopped Ray took a stroll to take some pictures.  I liked this one with the rainbow.

 We took a taxi back to the hotel because Linda's sciatica had flared up from being so cramped on the plane, and my knee( that I had wrenched a few days before we left) was reminding me that it needed to rest.  We knew that we would be returning to Copenhagen after the cruise, so we spent a quiet evening and got some welcomed sleep.