Karenotilia’s beautiful apartment was a dream. The photos truly do not do it justice. It was so cozy yet light and warm. If you’re an American like myself trying to learn the definition of hygge, curling up on the couch with music on and a drink of choice in hand, that would be it.
Pros - Beautiful, aesthetically pleasing space; large and bright with a well equipped kitchen and gorgeous, spacious bathroom (esp for Copenhagen) the bedroom is super large so great space to store luggage and not to mention that despite the bed being a double, it was one of the comfiest beds I’ve ever slept in. The duvet was light and super comfy.
Cons - it is a 4 flight walk up. Something that my youngish, semi fit body could handle but was tiring especially if you have to do them multiple times a day. And of course in the summer there is no ac which is a very European thing not to have as it’s typically not needed. I seemed to be there during a “heatwave” which is like high 70s/80 for them. On the days it was 80 or so, it was a bit uncomfortable as you know heat rises and being on the second to last floor in a beautifully old building, can get hot. Even with the windows open. It would have been nice to have a fan but on the other days in the 70’s it really wasn’t too bad. I guess that’s the American in me, needing that ac (native New Yorker, we need that ac over here)
All in all, it was a gorgeous stay. But I feel like I need to mention, as I didn’t speak up about it when I was staying and it might have been a bit better if I had reached out to Karenotilia about it. The people upstairs were horribly noisy. Stomping around the majority of the night (well in the wee hours, 3 am or later) it would sometimes sound like they were moving furniture and slamming doors and dropping heavy objects. There was one night in particular that they did this until after 3 am and started up again at 6:30. It was also pretty directly over the bedroom but still could hear it in the living room as well. My last night they were quiet around 1 am. I finally put in my earphones with white noise to drown it out. I’m hoping that this was a unique to me experience and no one else experiences it.
I can’t forget to mention how beautiful the view is of the lakes. Truly dreamy.
Thank you for having me, Karenotilia!