This is what another guest wrote and I couldn’t agree more with it:
"Susanne’s apartment is first of all one of the best locations in Copenhagen. The apartment is spacious but is different in relation to the pictures. Several water taps need a refit, and the same with a lot of lights. The apartment seems to be clean but the pillows were old and dirty. We had to make up our beds and in the end Susanne asked us to do the wash in the machine. I got the feeling that this place is so popular that the owner started to be a little bit lazy."
When they say: “location, location, location” they don’t tell you everything 😊
Yes, the apartment is at the crossroads of Copenhagen, yes, it is very spacious and bathed in sunlight during the day, but the good things stop here. At nightfall you realize how poorly the electric lights are designed and how dark and dim the place is. We had problems with flickering lights and when the landlady fixed it she only provided 1 light bulb instead of 3 on the main dining table chandelier-We could not figure out if electricity was expensive in Denmark or the landlady is cheap. Lots of lights are not working and dimmers behave in a strange way. To turn light off in two of the bedrooms, I had to literally unscrew the bulbs.
When they say washer and dryer-this is not exactly true: there are two washers, maybe one of them has a dryer function, but we could not figure it out and no one would tell us. Neither did they tell us what to do with the garbage; we had to ask the neighbors. (FYI-garbage bins are in the courtyard, you have to press 5353 and the key sign to get there and dispose it properly.) like another guest suggested “guest manual” with comprehensive explanations is long overdue
The elevator is tricky-and can be scary at first, please read other reviews they tell it all.
There is practically no closet space in any of the bedrooms. There is “common” closet area, but it consists of a 4 drawers IKEA chest and 30” hanging space with 5 hangers, so you practically have to live out of your suitcase. What should be closet / storage space in the bedrooms is all taken up by owners’ belongings. The bedding is not very comfortable-What should be pillows are actually small cushions, and there are too few of them. Definitely they have not heard about Mike Lindell here 😊
The bathroom is spacious with a nice counter-top and lots of drawers, but shower itself is super-tiny, no shelf, tray or basket to put your shampoo. If you are a big guy or a gal you have to contort yourself into an acrobatic position to take a shower. There’s no bath-tub. Bring your own shampoos and shower gels.
The TV is not working, actually the TV itself is working, but it’s not connected to any source aerial or cable. Netflix, Hulu, Showtime, etc. do not stream in Denmark.
Kitchen is nice, but there’s no microwave, which is a big deal for the traveler. The coffee making apparatus is a French press. Few people outside Europe know how to operate it, but if you get the right ratio of coffee to water, you can get a decent result.
Coming back to the “location, location, location” mantra-the apartment is in an excellent location if you will spend most of your time wandering around and eating out. Overpriced, the “tourist trap” kind of bistros are 5 minutes away, across the canal.
If you are of the stay and cook at home variety, the nearest supermarket is 20 minutes walk away. No fresh vegetables or a butcher’s shop in the area. There is a deli around the block where you can get basic supplies, like water, beer, snacks, coffee and pastries, and cheap, but decent Chilean wine. There’s a cool open air food court with a first class bakery across the bridge into the Christanshavn part of the city.
This all been said, the point is not to scare you away, but to make you see beyond the mostly raving reviews. These are minor nuisances with an easy fix
I hope you will enjoy Copenhagen and this apartment, the same way we did.