Review
My wife and I stayed with her parents at Tore’s place for a week. This is a small three-room family home/apartment in Frederiksberg. It is about half a kilometer from a metro station (Forum) with quick access to all the Copenhagen sites. It’s also a few minutes’ walk away from the beautiful chain of urban lakes, which are great for a stroll or run. There is a Netto grocery store just down the road, and some good restaurants are a short walk away.
The apartment has one Danish-style bathroom with an open shower and a washer/dryer setup. The kitchen is large with a dishwasher, and the living area is spacious with a comfy L-shaped couch and an HDTV. Bedrooms are small, which is to be expected in Copenhagen.
You have to remember that this is not an apartment used exclusively for short-term rentals. This is Tore’s family’s home, and one has to expect it to have a “lived-in” feel. That said, the house was not nearly in the orderly shape presented in photos. When we arrived, we found the place very cluttered and haphazardly prepared for our stay. To be clear, the house was not dirty, but it was messy and disorganized. (For example, there was still old coffee in the French press and there was a nightgown hanging on the bathroom door.)
Tore was easily reachable during the week, and he did check to see that we were enjoying our stay. There was really nothing the host would have been able to do to fix the state of the place while we were here (he was out of town), so I didn’t see a point in sharing our dissatisfaction while we were staying.
In all, for the price of our stay, we were expecting an apartment in better shape, and we are not likely to be booking Tore’s place again next time we are in Copenhagen, but a few changes and effort in preparing their home for guests will go a long way to make it more welcoming.