My Copenhagen Apartment

I was initially interested at staying at the posh Hotel D'Angleterre

Beautiful, isn't it?  But at over $1,700 per day - it is a bit above my lodging allowance. 

After scouring the internet choking out a million options and going back and forth between hotel room or renting a flat I finally pulled the trigger and yesterday my booking went through for my very own scandanavian apartment for my trip. 

Only about $80/day which is half what most decent hotels are priced and lower then any of the budget hotels. 

It's in the posh neighborhood of Frederiksberg that has nice shopping, food and green space. And not too touristy I hope. Another chance to live like a local. 

This will be my first airbnb experience. Still need to coordinate how to pick up the keys and everything. But just went through the same thing with my Paris trip, renting an apartment from an agency and it was pretty easy. 

One thing I did find looking through all the airbnb options, I did notice a trend. The flats I gravitated towards were those being rented out by women mostly. It all came down to style. The guys would have nice flats too but would decorate them differently - bike hanging on the wall, more function and less stylish. Not unexpected but the difference was amplified on the airbnb site going through dozens of postings. 

I also did a little research yesterday and found out more about luggage on my flight. With only about 20 pounds allowance, I was thinking of ways to maximize. Specifically, wearing a ton of layers (ie, most of my clothes) and packing my pockets with the heavy stuff like converters and chargers - all the electronic accoutrements. But was worried they would make you take off jackets and extra layers and then I'd be stuck with being over the limit. 

I found out that they just weigh the bag and you leave on your jacket.  Apparently you can also add weight from purchases on the other side of security and bring a bag from duty free too. Which is good because they serve nothing free on the plane - not even water. So will need to buy my food and water at the airport which can get heavy. 

Also, there were a couple postings of travelers who weighed their luggage prior to arriving at the airport and when it was officially weighed, the scale was different and they were over. Apparently they are more lax in Europe and allow for a little over, but in boston, if you're over, your screwed - you are paying more. 

Lots of new travel experiences already!  Between the airbnb, renting out someone's personal apartment and the super budget travel were there are no extras. A far cry from my days traveling business class over seas with reclining seats, patte served on china and a glass of champaign handed out when you board.