AirBNB in Copenhagen – the reality

After yesterday’s failure to go quite according to plan, things have been looking up! To start with, we have the loveliest place to stay in Copenhagen. It’s the first time I’ve tried out AirBnB but after trying to make small hotel rooms and sleeping babies compatible (they’re mostly not), having an apartment looks like the way forward.

I’m sure each experience depends very much on the owner/host, but mine (Fridda) couldn’t have been better with quick responses to all my emails and making everything as easy as possible. So if you’re considering AirBNB with kids or looking for AirBNB in Copenhagen, here’s how we found it.

AirBNB: the pros

1. Price

it’s much less than staying in a nice hotel, especially given the space. Especially in a pricy city like Copenhagen.

2. The space!

Three rooms, including a nursery for Minnie and a big open-plan kitchen/dining/living room to eat and crash in in the evening.

3. The facilities

The nursery has all Fridda’s son’s toys (Minnie’s eyes almost popped out of her head before she tried to play with everything at once), a proper cot and changing mat, plus there’s useful odds and ends in the kitchen (olive oil, pepper etc).

The apartment block even has a playground in the garden behind.

4. The location

Islands Brygge is slightly out of the centre but there’s a metro station around the corner, and we could walk to Tivoli Gardens in under 20 minutes. Plus it’s quiet, there’s a supermarket, cafe and *three* pizzerias in the road. Best of all, it feels like we’re really experiencing part of the city.

For more ideas of things to do in Copenhagen with kids, check out my top 10 here.

5. The feeling of home

Of course, it’s not our home, but it’s a home in the way a hotel never can be. Stepping through the front door after a long day exploring is incredibly comforting.

6. The added bonuses

Gorgeous style (Scandi chic that you can live in), free wifi and safety. The whole flat has been childproofed, even more than my own home, so Minnie can crawl around happily without me fretting she’s going to do anything lethal/expensive.

AirBNB: The cons (well, nothing’s perfect)

1.It’s the top-floor flat

I knew this when I booked, but I’d forgotten how many stairs five floors can entail. Especially carrying Minnie (plus her bag, my camera and various odds and ends) up 88 stairs. I’m probably getting fitter though.

I immediately gave up the thought of bringing the buggy up, however lightweight, and it’s living folded next to a couple of others at the bottom of the stairs. This being Copenhagen, it’s been perfectly safe. Which is another pro.

2. The lights

OK, it’s not really a con at all as we cracked the method of working the touch-sensitive dimmer switches after a few attempts. Besides they came in useful when Minnie woke up at 2am last night.

And I’ve stayed in hotels with much more random lighting. I’m struggling to come up with anything here.

So, would I use AirBNB again?

Absolutely. Would I stay here again? Definitely… Hopefully when Minnie can tackle stairs on her own. 

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