Coming To Copenhagen

Copenhagen’s Best Value Hotel? Hotel TwentySeven With Dinner Included

Ralph Grizzle — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:37:50 +0000

Situated in the city center, just steps away from Town Hall Square and Strøget, the popular pedestrian walking street, Hotel Twentyseven is Copenhagen’s no-nonsense hotel with great rates and lots of included goodies, including:

a dinner buffet, with at least two hot dishes, plus salads, cheese tray, bread and dessert
a sumptuous buffet-style breakfast
specialty coffees, free of charge all day long
free WiFi and computer terminals for those who don’t have their laptops
one free refill at the adjacent Icebar next door (the cost of a cocktail is normally DK85, about US$17 at current rates)

Moreever, rates at the four-star TwentySeven are comparable to rates at three-star hotels. Average room double rates at TwentySeven run about DK930 (US$183), a good value when you consider that two of your meals are included.

Opened in 2007, TwentySeven boasts a modern, trendy atmosphere that caters primarily to couples, singles and business travelers. With three bars (and a fourth outdoors during summer), the hotel is not the ideal choice for families.

Rooms are “cozy,” perhaps a bit on the smallish side but stylish, well-designed and definitely adequate. Larger deluxe rooms are available.

Wine By The Mark

Ralph Grizzle — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:41:02 +0000

Pay only for what you consume at my favorite Copenhagen restaurant, Peder Oxe. Consumption is measured by the marks on the bottle.

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Tivoli From Radisson SAS Royal

Ralph Grizzle — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:50:16 +0000

Room 1807

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Locals’ guide to Østerbro, Copenhagen

Ralph Grizzle — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:06:53 +0000

On the doorstep of Copenhagen city centre, in green surroundings, is the posh Østerbro.

Vesterbro – a Copenhagen hot spot

Ralph Grizzle — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:01:38 +0000

Vesterbro used to be known as Copenhagen’s working-class quarter and red light district.

Copenhagen: Bike City

Ralph Grizzle — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:00:07 +0000

In Denmark practically everybody rides a bike, and in 2008 bicycle-friendly Copenhagen was named the world’s first Bike City by the International Cycling Union, UCI.

Locals’ guide to Christiania in Copenhagen

Ralph Grizzle — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:58:52 +0000

Christiania was founded in 1971 when a group of hippies took over an area of abandoned military barracks and developed their own set of rules, completely independent of the Danish government.

Nørrebro in Copenhagen – the locals’ guide

Ralph Grizzle — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:57:51 +0000

Insider tips from the locals on where to go on Nørrebro in Copenhagen.

Meet the locals in Christianhavn, Copenhagen

Ralph Grizzle — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:56:28 +0000

Christianshavn is like a town in the middle of the city of Copenhagen, surrounded by water. Christianshavn was founded in 1619 and many houses are very old and crooked.

Not The Little Mermaid

Ralph Grizzle — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:45:08 +0000

She’s a few steps farther along. The one pictured is the “New Mermaid,” erected by the entrepreneur who runs the cafe where she stands at Langelinie Pier in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Posted from my Blackberry.