Best Western Hotel Richmond - Copenhagen, Denmark 

Excellent location
Posted: Mon, May 05 2008
This hotel is extremely convenient for exploring Copenhagen, however, it is most definately "no frills". As far as value for money is concerned - it is average if you remember that Copenhagen itself is extremely expensive. My partner and I booked this hotel through Airmiles. Having read the reviews of the other available hotels in our price range, this seemed the best of a rather dodgy bunch. It is very easy to get to - take the overland into Copenhagen main station, and it's 5 minutes walk away (cheaper than a taxi - equvalent of ?40). Also it's extremely near the main shopping area (5 mins walk), as well as the "forum" - a large arena where there are often exhibitions, and lots of parks. We even took the 30 minute walk to the Mermaid - which, although was freezing (it was the snowy Easter break), was well worth it, as we went through the parks, the botanical gardens and the fort. The museums are largely located within the shopping area (the Erotic museum is actually quite "classy"!) The Tivoli gardens - which only open in April for the summer season - much to our disappointment - are also just next door to the main entrance. Copenhagen is quite expensive, and the food is not necessarily all that good - unless you like pickle. The buffets in particular have a lot of pickled pasta - which can be a bit much. We did however, enjoy Mama Rositas - a Latin restaurant in the main shopping district, and also a lovely little pub which did excellent open sandwiches (I forget the name, but it was the first one after the main square). All in all, we'd probably not return, and although the hotel was a little on the shabby side - needed renovating, if we did, it still might be a safer choice than some of the others - although the pay-tv wasn't working, there was no room service, nor restaurant, and the staff were a little abrupt.

Angelo Sitran
Posted: Mon, Mar 24 2008
The bathroom was unbelievable. Shower without base and with just a tent to prevent water from drawning the bathroom. Shower taps out of the tent!!! Cold-water tap of the basin broken. High risk of death to use the hairdryer because of water on all the floor... Extremely small room, poor breakfast (not included too), very low quality and conditions in general

Truly a bummer of a hotel...
Posted: Tue, Feb 26 2008
Remember when booking in Copenhagen -- there are several different Norlandia hotels on Vester Farmisgade and the Richmond is the crummy one... Two nights at this 'hotel' was two nights too many... where to begin? Lumpy bed, rough towels that smelled like mothballs, broken light, grubby floor, broken patio door seeping cold air, uncomfortably small and impractical bathroom. To not include breakfast for 2,100 Danish crowns a night seemed laughable. What is it about this 'hotel' that makes it feel like a run down dormitory in the Soviet Union? Is this Vladivostok in 1983? I thought I was in Copenhagen?!? Atrocious...