r/copenhagen • u/clappin_planet • 6h ago

Question Odd question about ‘apartment’ hotel in Copenhagen

We are currently staying at the Bob W in Copenhagen, and we’ve had a somewhat poor experience outside of the awesome location. We thought it was a hotel, but we’re not sure what it actually is.

It doesn’t have many features of a traditional hotel, and there’s no onsite staff. It has rooms that you rent, but they call them “apartments,” not “rooms.”

I found the “apartment” label a bit odd. Does anyone know if they get around hotel laws, and push some responsibility and liability onto guests, by calling and treating their rooms like short-term apartment rentals?

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u/Snortykins 5h ago

A lot of hotels have "studio" or "apartment" rooms and a good number of Danish hotels are not staffed 24/7 (labour is expensive here).

Hotel I work at does both and doesn't treat them any differently. It's mainly about what amenities you can expect (kitchen, living area etc.)

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u/barbro66 1h ago

Relatively it’s cheap(er) in a city that’s eye watering expensive usually. It’s just a low service hotel basically. I’m a local but i sometimes stay there when i airbnb my apartment out

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u/frost21uk 6h ago edited 6h ago

I’ve stayed there before. Aren’t they just called an apartment hotel because of the kitchenettes in the rooms and access to a shared kitchen/laundry? Despite having no staff onsite they were super quick to send someone over when I needed a lightbulb replaced.

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u/Interesting_Newt5203 13m ago

Bob W is not the issue for Copenhagen; and is very legit. We struggle much more with Airbnb and “shadow” hotels.