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 | Absalon Hotel: Cheap and Comfortable
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Stayed at this 3* hotel in a single room for 3 nights in March 2008.
Absalon Hotel is situated in the city's Red Light District and some may find this off-putting. However, a large proportion of the city's cheaper hotels are within the immediate area and I found it did not create any problems for me, a single female traveller.
The room was comfortable, furnished with a single bed, small dressing table with chair, comfortable chair and side table, tea/coffee making facilities, trouser press and small refridgerator. The room also had an en suite shower room - the Absalon Annex does not have en suite facility rooms. Rooms within Absalon Hotel have WiFi internet access.
Breakfast is served from 6:30 to 10:00am and is a very good selection of traditional continental fare including, cereal, fruit, yoghurt, bread selection, boiled eggs, meats, cheeses and, of course, the ubiquitous Danish pastries.
Security into and within the hotel is very well controlled. Lift access to the hotel floors is controlled by your key card - you must insert it into a slot to enable the selection of your floor. Late at night, your key card is required to gain access to the hotel lobby.
Check-in time : 12:00
Check-out time : 11:00
This hotel is geared to a whole range of travellers and tourists with rooms to suit. In the Abasalon Annex, rooms range from dormitory through to single, double and triple private rooms with shared facilities. Within the Absalon Hotel, rooms are provided with en suite facilities.
Breakfast is included in room rates for the Absalon Hotel but not for the Abaslon Annex.
Absalon Hotel was founded in 1938 and is currently managed by the third generation of the original owner's family. Theme: HotelPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageDirections: From Central Station, take the exit indicated with Bagage Storage (the exit itself is, remarkably, not marked with "Udgang" signs). Cross over the road and onto Istedgade and walk down two blocks. The hotel is on the corner on the left side of the road.
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| Absalon Hotel: Reasonably priced accommodation
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This hotel suited us fine. The train station connecting us with Copenhagen airport in under 15 minutes was just a minute's walk from our front door and the room was reasonably priced for Copenhagen at (an average of) £78 per room per night. We stayed 4 nights and found it very accessible for all the areas we needed to be close to.
There was no air conditioning however, and we had to sleep with the windows open, which meant it was quite noisy (the hotel is on a main road with lorries and buses passing frequently) but if you are tired enough you won't find it a problem. It was unusual for us to be in our room before 4am, so we were very tired. The room was clean though and had everything we needed including a hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities, a tv with many stations in English, a fridge and trouser press (the hairdryer was a little ineffectual though and I ended up using my own.) The shower was excellent: very powerful and hot, but there was a slight smell from the drain in the bathroom.
There is also free to use internet in reception: just ask reception for the password if necessary, although most of the time the previous user has left it logged on. They do recommend that you limit your usage to 15 minutes so that other guests don't need to wait too long.
As you will find in the areas surrounding most major train stations, this is the red light district, and it is quite obvious in the small hours of the morning. There is a sex shop directly opposite the hotel and after midnight a band of hookers and pimps paraded this stretch of street (rather unsuccessfully I might add) On returning from a night out, Rob and I would sit on the windowsill eating ice cream and watch the buzzing nocturnal activities which continued until daylight. Theme: HotelComparison: less expensive than averageDirections: exit 10 from the train station, cross the pedestrian crossing and walk straight ahead. The hotel is clearly visible from here.
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| Absalon Hotel: Great location! Bad area!
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We booked a triple room at Absalon Hotel for the Euro2008-qualification game Denmark-Sweden. Can't complain much about that decision.
The hotel is very centrally located, just about 150-200 meters from the Central Station. To Ströget it is about 5-10 minutes walk though, so if you want to be closer to there, you should pick something else.
Best thing otherwise with this hotel is the price. You can choose between two parts of the hotel, where the Annex is much cheaper. We paid 850 SEK (about 90 euro) for a triple room, and in a city like Copenhagen, where prices for a hotel is really high, it's a really good price!
In the Annex the bathroom and toilet are in the hall, but we were lucky enough, since the room wasn't ready when we got there, to become upgraded. So for the same price we got a triple room in the Hotel part instead, with toilet and bathroom in the room.
Thank you very much!
The room was fine, a bit small if you're looking for more than beds. We had a double bed, a single bed, and then a small table. Over the single bed there was a tv, with about 20-25 international (danish, swedish, CNN, BBC etc etc) channels. The room also included a water boiler, which was very nice. A nice cup of tea is never negative! :)
Both room and bathroom very clean.
The location is great, just around the corner from the central station. But the area is a bit... well... the view from the lobby is over three sex clubs, and the first person I met when I went outside the hotel at midnight was a girl asking "wanna have some fun, handsome...?".
Sure I did, but not the "fun" she was asking about... Headed off to the local pub instead, just 150 meter from the hotel. Much more fun. :)
Breakfast was included in the price, and it was full of danish sweets with lots of chocolate! The breakfast room was huge, divided into three parts. But despite us getting there shortly before closing time we still had to wait to get an empty table. Felt like half Copenhagen had gathered there to have breakfast.
The location, perfect if you arrive in Copenhagen with train. Much harder to find a parking spot though. Theme: HotelPrice: US$40-80 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageDirections: Turn left and then right when you exit the central station.Website: www.absalonhotel.dk
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