Staying in someone’s home can range from risky and awkward to enriching and rewarding. Charlotte is a good host so my experience was the latter. She was there to greet me on arrival but had a clever process for obtaining the key and getting into the apartment in her absence. She made me feel at home right away, showing me where I could keep my perishables and inviting me to use the washer and dryer, which are located in the bathroom. (I should have asked her help with those because the settings are in Danish and the machines are high-tech and worked differently from what I’m used to in the US.) She responded quickly to my messages before and during my stay, which I really appreciated. The apartment is clean and quiet, the bed was comfortable, the room is ample and plenty warm during my winter visit.
There is an elevator but you do have to go up 8 or 10 steps first. The apartment is close to popular tourist attractions, grocery stores, and coffee shops and blocks away from the beautiful waterfront that has pathways for walking or cycling. It’s super easy to get to and from the airport and costs less than $6 each way. Be sure you get on the subway (Metro) and not the train. Copenhagen is a small city so I walked almost everywhere but public transit is just steps away and easy to use.