Just spent three nights at Morten's place for our first visit to this awesome city... and REALLY loved it. First of all, I mentioned to Morten that his description (and the pictures) do not explain how great his place is. It is a very family friendly apartment, perfect for visitors - especially home cooks - looking to be central to many of the best sights in the city.
My favorite highlights;
- The location is simply excellent. A block and a half away from a major subway stop Norrebro, which takes you everywhere (including directly to/from the airport). Public trans was really excellent. We chose not to rent bikes, but instead took the metro, buses, and water bus/tax (all easily reachable from Norrebro).
- It's also a block and a half from the 'Chelsea Market' of Copenhagen... called Torvehallerne... which has the best coffee shop I've experienced in the city called Coffee Collective. Moreover, they have excellent food to enjoy, or take back home, and lots of fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, and fish that you can purchase to cook at home in the chef-friendly kitchen.
- It is around the corner from the Botanical gardens, and maybe a 10min walk from the beautiful 'Kings Garden' - think romantic central park free and open to the public.
- The living room is very large, the kitchen (not pictured) is excellent and fully stocked, the grill on the terrace is awesome, and the bedroom is very large as well. The beds are VERY comfortable, and there were two extra smaller mattresses under the beds, one of which we used for our 2.5 yr old.
- The entire apartment is very family friendly. There were tons of toys for our little one, and lots of space to play in and build train tracks. As well, downstairs in the enclosed courtyard, there's a wonderful playground.
- The living room has a modern and super comfy couch to relax on; everything is nicely designed and carefully laid out.
- The bathroom was modern, spacious, and had a proper shower. We also used the washing machine; clothes quickly dried in a few hours in the afternoon.
- The only only downside of this apartment is that it is a 4th floor walkup, which you can see from the pictures. Like many other apartments that we considered in Copenhagen, this seems the be the norm (to not have an elevator). The staircase is wide enough, so it wasn't difficult taking luggage up / down, but it is worth noting. The upside, however, is that we could safely leave the stroller downstairs by the front door.
Overall this was a great stay. Morten was wonderful to communicate with, very flexible (to allow us to drop off luggage a bit earlier), and kind to recommend a few excellent spots nearby to discover.
Would highly recommend. And will stay there again when we next visit if we can!
Thanks.