My Sleeping Pod In Copenhagen…

It wasn’t planned, but I wound up in a sleeping pod in a unique hostel in central Copenhagen after my travel plans went sideways and I did not feel like splurging for a nicer hotel when it was already late and I had a very early morning departure.

Nyhavn63 Capsule Hotel: Sleeping Pod In Copenhagen

After landing in Copenhagen on SAS, I spent the entire day at CPH Airport…hoping to get out on Lufthansa or Austrian so that I could try their respective new business class products on the A350 or 787.

But the hours passed and no space opened. That’s the risk you take when trying to use miles to pay for your ticket…

I also thought about flying to Helsinki in hopes that some Finnair space would open…that did not open either.

There was only one option available: Brussels Airlines to New York via Brussels, a carrier I have not reviewed in many years.

I thought about camping out at the airport…I did that in my youth, but I’m too old for that now.

I also thought about just walking out to the Clarion or Comfort Inn outside the terminal, but they were over 250 USD and I thought that was a little much considering I was not tired and just needed to work.

Yes, I can be very cheap (perhaps miserly is the better word) when it comes to certain hotels (especially when I wanted to fly to Vienna or Munich and at least stay in a Hyatt).

It was in the middle of the day in the USA, I had work to do, and I had to return to the airport at 5:00 am for my 6:30 am flight…so I did something I have not done in many years: I booked myself a hostel.

No, not the sort of hostel with a dozen bunk beds in the room (those days are certainly over for me), but in a hostel called Nyhavn63 which styled itself as a “capsule hotel.”

Instead of communal sleeping rooms, you got a sleep pod…and it was only 25 USD…1/10 the price of a convenient hotel.

So I went for it. It’s so me…I guess I’ll always be the traveler who flies in first class and then is willing to sleep in a backpacker.

Essentially, I just needed an office to work and it looked like my capsule would have 1.) wi-fi and 2.) a plug…that’s all I needed. Copenhagen Airport has no 24/7 lounges to my knowledge.

I took the train into town, and easily found the hotel along the harbor.

Hey, it was actually perfect…my little jail cell was comfortable, I got the work done I needed, and even got a few hours of sleep…what a deal!

I stepped out briefly only to eat and found a nice döner place and enjoyed a wrap and some falafel (plus a green drink at 7-Eleven).

Folks, I have not done something like that in years…and it was a lot of fun. There’s something so satisfying about only spending 25 USD to sleep in one of the priciest cities in Europe.

I wholeheartedly recommend Nyhaven63 if you’re just looking for a cheap place to crash…or work.

And by 5:15 am I was back in the airport…