Alberto-g-rovi / CC BY 4.0Where to stay in Vesterbro
The strip west of the central station: Istedgade running out from it, the meatpacking district's white halls south of that, and Værnedamsvej and the Carlsberg quarter at the far end. Twenty years ago it was the red-light district and parts of it still are; it is now where Copenhagen eats and drinks, and where the best value in the middle of the city is. The cost is written into the same sentence: it is the one area that is still working at three in the morning.
Price level · Mid-range
Area scorecard
Scored 0–10 by Where Stay Guide. No overall total: every traveller weights these differently.
- Sightseeing
- 6.5
- Walkability
- 8.8
- Transport
- 9.0
- Food
- 9.2
- Nightlife
- 9.0
- Quietness
- 4.0
- Families
- 6.0
- Value
- 6.5
- Airport / station
- 9.0
- First trip
- 8.5
Best for
- Anyone whose trip is mostly about eating and going out
- A second visit, or a first that wants a neighbourhood
- Travellers who want the centre a walk away rather than underfoot
Choose elsewhere if
- You are travelling with young children
- You sleep lightly
- You want the postcard from the room
Our picks in Vesterbro
Best for the evening
Absalon Hotel
Our pick for Vesterbro because it is on Helgolandsgade directly behind the central station — Istedgade at one end, the meatpacking district ten minutes south, and Indre By a walk across the bridge.
Best of the large hotels
Villa Copenhagen
Our pick for travellers who want a full-sized hotel: it is on Tietgensgade, on the Vesterbro side of the central station, with Tivoli across the road and the meatpacking district ten minutes further out.
Best small hotel behind the station
Andersen Boutique Hotel
Our smaller pick for Vesterbro, on the same street as the Absalon and a few doors down: its own site places it in the middle of the quarter, three minutes from the station and five from Istedgade.
Best for a group or a family room
MEININGER Hotel Copenhagen
Our pick for anyone travelling in numbers: it is on Colbjørnsensgade behind the station, and it is the one property on this list built around rooms that sleep more than two.