Just back from a way too short 5 day nordic sailing out of Copenhagen to Bergen to Geiranger and back and wanted to share some of our thoughts for those who may be looking to experience a little slice of heaven on earth. First the basics.
We flew into Copehagen a few days early to do a little sightseeing. After picking up our baggage (which consists of one large backpack for the two of us - the only way to travel, not having to tote suitcases around), we grabbed a couple of train tickets from the kiosk in Terminal 3 to get take us to Central Station (passport control is a breeze, only wish it was so in the US but I understand the security differences). There are a lot of individuals in the main terminal to help with directions and questions. I always get some local currency from our bank before we travel so I don't have to exchange first day. Credit cards are accepted but need to have a 4 digit PIN (at least that's what the sign said at the ticket counter for the train).
Train into the city was comfortable and stops were announced in English which was helpful as you won't see anything that says "Central Station" = Kopenhavn H is the place. Our hotel for the three nights prior to sailing was Hotel Mayfair. Booked this one as it offered free breakfast (buffet of breakfast meats, bread, cheeses, eggs (scrambled and boiled), danish, yogurt, and the like) and free light dinner (some type of interesting entree (small portion), bread, cheese, fruit, dessert, coffee or tea -other drinks cost - cokes were 25DK each). Room was small by our standards, larger than those we had in London, but comfortable, clean and was on a quiet street within easy walking distance to the Tivoli and central station. We got there midmorning so we parked the bags in a locked closeted area at the hotel and started walking.
Cabin 3069 - large interior, mid-ship. Good location for an interior room. Good firm bed, hard pillows. Old TV but works. Small bathroom of course. Standard amenities. Good closet space. Tricky safe (sometimes it had a mind of it's own).