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$ Danhostel Copenhagen Downtown is beautifully located on a pleasant
street right in the city center, a few steps from Slotsholmen Island and two
blocks from the Strøget. Its 300 beds are a bit institutional, but it comes
with a guest kitchen and a colorful, fun hangout bar, which doubles as the
reception (rates vary with demand, bunk in 4- to 10-bed dorm-100-215 kr,
D-250-450 kr, 100 kr more for a private bathroom, nonmembers pay 35 kr ex-
tra, sheets-30 kr, breakfast-65 kr, free Wi-Fi, Vandkunsten 5, tel. [phone],
www.copenhagendowntown.com , [e-mail] ) .
$ City Public Hostel houses travelers late May through August; the rest of
the year, it's a latchkey program for local kids. It's well-run, welcomes people
of all ages, and has a great location behind the Copenhagen City Museum
on Vesterbrogade. With its sprawling grassy front yard, you can even forget
you're in the middle of a big city (130 kr/bed in massive 66-bed room, 140 kr/
bed in 32- or 22-bed dorm, 160 kr/bed in 12-bed dorm, 170 kr/bed in 10- or
6-bed dorm, sheets-40 kr, no breakfast, relaxing lounge, 10-minute walk be-
hind main train station at Absalonsgade 8, see map on here , tel. [phone],
www.citypublichostel.dk , [e-mail] ) .
$ Danhostel Copenhagen Amager, an official HI hostel, is on the edge
of town (dorm bed-145 kr, S-360 kr, Sb-460 kr, D-390 kr, Db-490 kr, T-520
kr, Tb-580 kr, Q-630 kr, Qb-680 kr, nonmembers pay 35 kr extra, sheets-45
kr, breakfast-55 kr, family rooms, no curfew, excellent facilities, Internet ac-