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Copenhagen on a Budget
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Accommodation Tips
Getting Around
Places to Eat
Things to See
Further Tips
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Spend time - not money - in Copenhagen...and here's how:
Accommodation Tips
4 Nights for 3373 DKK per Twin/Double Room - Hotel Opera (3*)
4 Nights for 3040 DKK per Double Room - Danhostel
Surf a Couch in Copenhagen
4 Nights for 3373 DKK per Twin/Double Room - Hotel Opera (3*)
 How does this sound? Perfectly located between the WOMEX day and nighttime venues (within 3 km from each), Hotel Opera offers a 25% discount if you stay 3 nights or more.
A standard twin or double room can be booked on their website for only 3373 DKK/approx. 454 euros per room for 4 nights (excl. breakfast). This works out at 1687 DKK/approx. 227 euros per person for 4 nights!
Situated on a peaceful side street to Kongens Nytorv, the 3 star Hotel Opera is just a 2-minute walk from the metro M1/M2, buses, and all the shopping facilities on the pedestrian street, Strøget.
Book on Opera Hotel's website.
4 Nights for 3040 DKK per Double Room - Danhostel
Yes. You can have a double room (2 beds!) with private bathroom including breakfast for about 3040 DKK/approx. 410 euros (per room!) from 27 - 31 October 2010. That's 1520 DKK/approx. 205 euros per person for 4 nights!
The hostel we are talking about - Danhostel Copenhagen Downtown - opened in May 2010 and offers clean, simple and functional accommodation at low prices. It's located in the city centre close to the town hall and a 15-minute walk away from Norreport metro/train station.
Book online and check their website (there are more Danhostels all over Copenhagen).
The prices require that you hold a valid international hostel card (160 DKK for 12 months) or purchase a guest card (35 DKK per night).
Surf a Couch in Copenhagen
 One frequent comment in last year's WOMEX survey was that Copenhagen is a very expensive place to visit. So, we've been asking ourselves: How can we make spending time in Copenhagen easier and more personal for music professionals from around the globe? We believe that CouchSurfing.org could be a good solution.
CouchSurfing is an international non-profit network that connects travelers with locals in over 230 countries and territories around the world. Since 2004, members have been using the system to come together for cultural exchange, friendship, and learning experiences.
We have invited WOMEXicans based in Copenhagen to register with CouchSurfing.org and offer their sofa to you, WOMEX delegates from all over the world, for a few days. WOMEX is all about networking, isn't it? And maybe one day you will be offering your couch to WOMEX delegates coming to your town?
Registering for CouchSurfing.org is free of charge. However, if you would like to become a verified member (and have your postal address confirmed for safety reasons) you will be asked to make a small donation.
Please note: When you create your profile after you have registered for CouchSurfing.org, make sure to mention "WOMEX" in the field "Current Mission" so that WOMEX delegates will be able to identify each other on CouchSurfing.org.
WOMEX is also listed in the Meeting section on CouchSurfing.org - please join as a member. This too will help WOMEXicans to connect to each other on CouchSurfing.org.
Last but not least, we encourage you to find a WOMEXican from Copenhagen to host you, but if you think that someone else's CouchSurfer profile fits your plans just as well, we won't keep you from making contact with other locals. However, read this person's profile and references online carefully before you get in touch with him or her to be on the safe side - CouchSurfing is your own responsibility.
Reserve your Sofa in Copenhagen Now! Register for www.CouchSurfing.org
CouchSurfing in the press:
Mondomix (in French)
Der Tagesspiegel (in German)
The Guardian (in English)
El Pais (in Spanish)
Getting Around
Public Transport
A blue two-zone 10-clip ticket costs DKK 135 – almost half-price per ride compared to a standard ticket. One clip is all it takes to get by metro from the WOMEX daytime venue Forum Copenhagen to the WOMEX nighttime venue DR Koncerthuset (and two clips from the airport to any of the two venues). And you have a whole hour to hop on and off and explore in the same zone – by metro, train and bus. You can buy multi-ride tickets at all metro stations, most kiosks – and the airport!
All Copenhagen metro lines, S- and regional trains on one map
(Photo courtesy of Wonderful Copenhagen)
Rent-a-Bike
Want to be flexible and independent from public transport schedules and routes? Rent a bike! The budget model will cost you DKK 200 for five full days from Baisikeli. It's a 700m-walk from the WOMEX daytime venue Forum Copenhagen to their shop.
(Photo courtesy of Wonderful Copenhagen)
Baisikeli ("bike" in Swahili)
Turesensgade 10
1368 Copenhagen K
+45 316 880 96
www.baisikeli.dk
Open: April-October: Monday-Sunday 10:00 – 18:00
Places to Eat
Copenhagen doesn't have to break the bank. Here we've listed some affordable, cosy places. And at some of them you even get a WOMEX discount if you show your delegate's badge.
  
(Photos courtesy of Wonderful Copenhagen)
Find all catering locations mentioned here on this map:
www.womex.com/lnk/cph-tips/map
Around Forum Copenhagen
Just one minute from the Forum metro station you'll find Café Zusammen, where all profits go directly to Red Cross activities for children and young people. Zusammen is an oasis where a delicious organic meal costs between DKK 70-100.
Café Zusammen
H.C. Ørstedsvej 47
1879 Frederiksberg
+ 45 226 591 61
www.cafezusammen.dk
Open: Tuesday-Sunday from 11:00
Close to the metro, Viet-namnam has meals for around and under DKK 100.
Viet-namnam
Godthåbsvej 8
2000 Frederiksberg
+45 381 037 67
www.viet-namnam.dk
Open: Monday-Sunday 16:00 – 23:00
Also close is this one – classical afordable Greek cuisine.
Restaurant Akropolis
H.C. Ørsteds Vej 70
1879 Frederiksberg C
+ 45 353 61 5 26
www.restaurant-akropolis.dk
Open: Monday-Sunday 16:00 – 01:00
Blågårdsgade
The multicultural hub of Copenhagen, Blågårdsgade is less than a 10-minute walk from Forum Copenhagen. Being the heart of the Nørrebro village, the street is the place to grab a cofee or bite to eat at one of the hood’s great cafés, including:
Kate’s Joint, where you can get big portions of delicious curry and stir-fry from every corner of the globe from DKK 60-100. 10% discount for WOMEX badge holders.
Kate’s Joint
Blågårdsgade 12
2200 Copenhagen N
+45 353 744 96 (reservations recommended)
Open: 17:30 – 22:00 daily
Just up the street you’ll fnd Café N with good, homemade food: great salads for under DKK 50 and the same for a vegeburger. Dish-of-the-day, fresh juice, chai, the works!
Café N
Blågårdsgade 17
2200 Copenhagen N
+45 353 511 62
Open: 08:00 – 20:00, from 09:00 on Sunday
Taste Persian food on the same street, check out
Restaurant Zafran
Blågårdsgade 9b
2200 Copenhagen N
+45 353 490 95
Open: 15:00 – 23:00 daily (kitchen closes at 22:00)
And here’s the cheapest bite in town:
Den Iranske Forenings Café
("Local Iranian Centre Café")
Blågårdsgade 4,1. floor
2200 Copenhagen N
+45 353 603 31
Open: Monday – Saturday 12:00 – 21:00, Sunday 13.00 – 21:00
Christianshavn
En route to the WOMEX Showcase Festival at DR Koncerthuset in the evening you might want to stop for a sandwich at Blue House, close to the Christianshavn metro. Sandwiches cost up to DKK 40, and with your WOMEX badge you get a 10% discount.
Blue House
Torvegade 34C
1400 Copenhagen K
+45 329 517 15
www.bluehouse.dk
Open: Monday – Friday 11:00 – 20:00, Saturday open until 18:00
Also in Copenhagens oldest area Christianshavn you´ll find a great American diner menu at Café Luna. From 15:00 – 21:00 there’s a whacking 20% discount for WOMEX badge holders.
Café Luna
Sankt Annæ Gade 5
1416 Copenhagen
+45 3254 2000 (reservations recommended)
Open: 09.30 – 24.00, Saturday until 01.00 (kitchen closes at 22.00 daily)
If you have a little more time Denmark’s famous "Free State" Christiania is well worth a visit. Among the many treats available are cofee shops, a bakery and the organic, vegetarian Café Morgenstedet, where you can get a hot homemade meal from DKK 70 and tons of good healthy salads.
Café Morgenstedet
Fabriksområdet 134
Christiania
1440 Copenhagen K
www.morgenstedet.dk
Open: Tuesday – Sunday 12:00 – 21:00
Just up the street in Christiania you can get the dish-of-the-day at Café Nemoland for just DKK 65, plus cheap soups, sandwiches, etc.
Café Nemoland
Fabriksområdet 52
Christiania
1440 Copenhagen K
+45 273 366 66
www.nemoland.dk
Open: 17:00 – 22.00
Further Tips
This year's daytime venue Forum Copenhagen is located in an animated downtown area offering a broad variety of catering choices nearby: restaurants, take away shops, a bakery, even a supermarket...
Check the links for further tips and information on inexpensive accommodation, food, sightseeing:
www.womex.com/lnk/visitcopenhagen
wikitravel.org/en/Copenhagen#Eat
wikitravel.org/en/Copenhagen#Sleep
hotels.lonelyplanet.com
www.guardian.co.uk/travel
www.ivebeenthere.co.uk
www.dirtcheapcopenhagen.com
www.eurocheapo.com/copenhagen
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