***By accident I originally gave this review to another Zleep Hotel outside Copenhagen, please ignore that review***

This hotel is marketing itself as a budget motel along the lines of Etap or Formule 1. I didn't go expecting luxury or a wonderful downtown location, it was chosen on the basis that I wanted to be close to the airport without paying through the nose.

First the location, its a convenient one stop (5 minutes journey) from Copenhagen Airport in the direction of the city centre and only about 15 minutes by train from the latter. Trains run almost all day/night. There's a big sandwich board in the main station entrance explaining how to get to the hotel, which is clearly visible during daylight hours, only 100 m with lots of yellow flags. At night its a lot harder to see ! Although only 100 m away, its a bit more of a walk due to the need to avoid two busy highways - if possible use the Ost (East) stairs, which are closer, although you won't find a sign there providing directions.

The area is certainly not your quaint Danish village, its a poor working class housing project on the edge of the city acting as a convenient dumping ground for the local white trash and recent immigrants. Its by no means threatening but it feels run down and the abandoned car with its windows smashed just 20m from the hotel sums up the atmosphere well.

The hotel itself is very much a high class hostel, its based in what looks like a former boarding school or old peoples home. Rooms are tiny but the fittings are new and everything looks in good condition. In each room there's a TV but no phone (as they point out, who needs one nowadays with mobile phones being owned by all) and no minibar either, but to compensate they have free soft drinks and water (as well as tea/coffee) available 24/7 by reception, a nice touch. The room was basically a small bed with a pull-out bed beneath it, the carpets were horrific, with hard ridges, it was painful to stand on them without shoes ! No air conditioning at all, the rooms were stifling hot but opening the windows just let in clouds of mosquitoes. In any case given the nature of the area I wouldn't like to sleep with the windows open - rooms are all on the ground floor. There is also the issue of the busy highway outside - try to get a room at the back.

The other accident waiting to happen - the shower. The bathroom sink has a switch on it which changes the flow of water from the sink to the shower head, which is located directly next to the sink (there's no separate tub). Having just arrived I turned on the taps to freshen up and was immediately blasted from behind with a jet of cold water, soaking me in the process. The previous guest had left the switch in the shower position ! It would have been nice for the cleaning staff to return this switch to the tap position for future guests :-((

Overall it can't be beat for a cheap place to stay briefly before a flight home, but anybody staying here longer needs their heads examining. It has some nice touches and looks OK for now but in terms of price and overall quality it has a long way to go before it challenges the Etap/Formule 1 brand.

Zleep rooms are pretty similar to small student halls of residence rooms. Very sparse, like the students have gone away for the summer and taken their possession / posters / pictures away. My room had a single bed, which did seem incredibly small. It also had ill fitting blinds, and seeing as I was on the ground floor, it was a little bit worrying! The windows have recently been double glazed, and I don't think that they have got round to redecorating since then.

Breakfast is sort of ok: al plastic plates and cutlery, but satisfactory. The hotel is relatively clean and well kept on a day to day basis.

Please remember that this is an airport hotel, so you do get the usual slamming of doors and squeaky case wheels throughout the night; but it is very convenient for the airport, and there is a railway station prectically over the road so very convenient if you want to go down town. Parking is in ample supply. There weren't that many places to eat nearby, so you need to consider possibly eating before arriving, driving, or going downtown for dinner.

We spent one night at the Zleep July 25th, on our way from Manchester to Sydney. It was great! Across the road from the railway station - one stop from airport, several stops from central Copenhagen. Clean, comfortable, (best pillows ever!), friendly staff, nice breakfast. All you need for a stopover. Perfect!
....And cheap!!!!
We would certainly come again. Thanks Zleep!
Chris and Heather Donaldson, Tasmania.

Like many, my wife and I stayed here to be close to the airport prior to our return flight to US. Rooms are very small, and Copenhagen is unbelievably expensibe, so you get what you pay for. The bathroom is, in a word, weird. Incredibly small sink, shower head is operated from sink, water flows across floor to drain under sink, entire floor gets wet (but at least there is a shower curtain). Beds are so-so, but at least it was quiet while we were there (Jan 6-7). No usable elevator. HOWEVER, the disapointment of the hotel was pretty much cancelled out by the absolutely wonderful food at the STRIKE restaurant next door. (They are not connected.) It is located in the same building as a bowling alley, but don't let that stop you. The chef should be in Paris, or in a four star establishment somewhere. Who knows if he will still be there by the time you read this, however. You can reach the restaurant (and hotel) from downtown via the train that runs from the main station to the airport airport (and beyond). It makes one stop at Orestad, and you disembark at the second stop, which is Tarnby. It is not a glamorous area, but not bad either.