Copenhagen Hotel

I’m planning to take part in IM Copenhagen.
Any tips for a hotel with good food and quiet bedrooms ?

Or something else then a hotel maybe… but it needs to be quiet :slight_smile:

As i as i Remember, there is a Scandic hotel 1 km from T1 and the swim start.
Its v’er close to the airport too.

Not very cosy or anything but it gets the job done

Not a big fan of being very close to the airport tbh.
And for the one time I go outside my country it may be a bit more then 'it gets the job done" :slight_smile: No offence :wink:

We stayed at the Wake Up Copenhagen on Borgergade. Its walking distance to everything and it was nice and quiet.

I’m planning to take part in IM Copenhagen.
Any tips for a hotel with good food and quiet bedrooms ?

Or something else then a hotel maybe… but it needs to be quiet :slight_smile:

Hotels are very pricey in Copenhagen. We did the IM in 2018 and stayed in a nice AirB&B. There are a lot available throughout the city. We got lucky and had one just a minute walk from the finish line. But I think they moved the finish line someplace else in 2019. Not sure where it will be in 2022 but with so many AirB&Bs available, you should be able to find one cheaper or the same price as a hotel. But you also will mostly likely get a kitchen which made all the difference for us. Copenhagen is awesome but it’s very pricey too for eating out every day.

It’s a great IM!

I stayed at something called the Adina Apartment Hotel. Maybe a mile outside of the downtown but inexpensive and convenient. It’s so easy to get around that city. Bike Rental stands are everywhere. Race morning we just got ourselves to the downtown and took the bus as I recall, no fuss no muss.

If I were ever to do it again, I’d go to the same place

Fair warning, hotel rooms in Denmark tend to be very small and often with small tight stairs or elevators, so it can be a challenge with a bike, and there are tons of great AirBnb’s, so that can be a great approach. Also expect water-closet style bathrooms, most hotels are set up so that you can shower while simultaneously being sat on the throne (that’s not Denmark specific, it’s also not uncommon elsewhere in Scandinavia). I can’t remember the name of the hotel I stayed at in Copenhagen, it was small, unfancy but clean, not ridiculously expensive, and centrally located to be able to walk to many tourist attractions and great restaurants (room was tight for one person with a bike bag and a 55L backpack, but there was enough space, and the bed was comfortable). Denmark in general is extremely cyclist friendly, so it’s easy and safe to ride most places. Restaurants can be pretty pricey, but Copenhagen has some of the best in the World (although if you want to go to Noma, you’ll basically need to get on the list now if you want to go while in town for the IM next year).

Be prepared, early morning coffee is not a thing in Denmark, many coffee shops don’t open until 9 or 10am, since it’s more of a social thing once people have started their day. Copenhagen is less bad than elsewhere in Denmark, in that there is enough tourism that you can find coffee shops with accommodating hours for jetlagged tourists. But if it’s part of your race morning routine, if it’s not explicitly stated as being available from your hotel in your room, make sure that you make plans to source coffee for race morning (I travel with an aeropress, hand grinder and mini-kettle when in countries like this).

Also keep in mind, in the summer the days are very long in Denmark because of how north it is, so expect it to be light out early/late. So you may want a travel mask, or to ensure that you’ve got blackout curtains while adapting to the time change, otherwise, the amount of daylight can wreak havoc on sleep time (as a point of reference, in mid-July I did a pre-travel day 3:30am run in Stockholm, and needed sunglasses by the end of my 5km run because of how bright it was, and it was still light out at 10:30pm the night before). There should be no problems with this at hotels, but for AirBnB’s it’s worth double checking, I got caught out by this in Odense where there were dark curtains on the front of the apartment I rented, but only a light lacy curtain in the sleeping area, meaning I was at the mercy of the 4.5ish hours of darkness for sleep, because it got bright very early).

Copenhagen is a great city, and the Danes put on a great race. Expect things to run on time, Danes are very friendly, but very punctual people.

I live in Copenhagen right by the course you can stay in CPH. Studio or guesthouse Copenhagen beach.