Cool architecture in this area. Bjarke Ingels / B.I.G. Large windows. Unusual lighting. Interesting…read moreplayground and park festures, sculptures. An elevator on the diagonal. All very Scandi and modern.

You can come by and have a look at this dormitory - the gates are open from 6am to 6pm. If you want…read morea guided tour you can contact the visiting committee at www.tietgenkollegiet.dk. On the outside of the building you will see the rooms sticking out. On the inside are the common rooms and kitchens. The architects are Lundgaard & Tranberg. Jeg bor her og er helt vild med det. Smuk bygning, der allerede er fredet, hvilket sjældent sker. Store værelser med eget bad og store fællesrum. Masser af faciliteter såsom trænings-, musik- og grupperum samt læsesal. Godt sammenhold og de fedeste fester!

The UCPH Housing Foundation acts as if it's a nonprofit here to help little international students…read morefind suitable housing. That's a BIG FAT LIE. This is one of the most corrupt, disrespectful, and callous organizations I have ever had the privilege to work with. When I initially was trying to find housing, I had read reviews from previous Danish students about concerns of cladding falling off buildings, the refusal to maintain facilities, the closing of common areas, and the lack of communication. I've had some bad housing experiences so I thought--how could this be worse? It is. 100%. There are groups of students currently trying to SUE the foundation for their treatment of students. UCPH Housing Foundation refused to allow students to modify rental contracts (even if you want housing for a single semester, you HAVE to pay for Jan-July). When the Covid-19 outbreak happened, students were forced to leave and begged to shorten their contracts because they couldn't afford to pay double rent. The foundation refused. When students moved into numerous accommodations, there were mattress stains, broken furniture, limescale stains, etc. However, none of this was written up in the move-in report done by the accomodation inspector. (Not everyone can attend this move-in date if they're flying in internationally). Upon leaving, the students were then CHARGED for these same issues they arrived with. It doesn't matter how clean you leave the apartment/dorm. I scrubbed--SCRUBBED--mine down. And yet they mention that everything needs "extensive cleaning". They find as many ways to dock you points: the interior windows need cleaning (how am I supposed to clean that?!), vents need cleaning, the tiles need cleaning, every goddam thing--probably the ceiling to every crack in the floorboards--needs cleaning. They do this just so they can rack up enough fees to keep your deposit. So, if you want to sign up with these folks. Know that you will never get you $1000 deposit back. Nor will these people ever be on your side. They're monsters. RUN AWAY.

Housing foundation does go out of their way to help students. However, many common expectations…read morewere not up to standard. For example my living accommodation was partly unfinished including rough edges on doors and no exhaust for the stove. Furthermore the emergency phone was not answered on two occasions. This severely raises a concern with their limited business hours. I would recommend that students at UCPH find housing through another means as it will likely be cheaper and they will know what they shall be expecting. Another unpleasant experience was personal threats via. Email that were not clarified over garbage left in a common area perhaps even by non tenants. If this company continues to operate in the hospitality business, they need to make some serious changes. Lucky for them they target a vulnerable niche market, being international students. I just wanted to add one serious safety concern I had when I was a resident with this company. The keys to our whole building were kept in an unlocked electrical box accessible in the common stairwell. Fortunately I didn't explore and find this out until I moved out. Just a word of caution don't hesitate to ask about these things. Even if you're just asking maintenance, etc.

My review can be summed up in two short words: STAY AWAY…read more Don't be fooled by the pleasant-looking website supposedly geared towards expats and foreign nationals. The staff member who answered the phone was extremely rude. I had to call twice because the first time I was mid-sentence trying to explain the reason for my call when the representative on the other line hung up on me. At first I thought it was because of a bad connection, but when I called a second time and tried to explain myself again, he had the nerve to inform me that yes, he had hung up on me because HE thought I was the one being rude that I did not state my name before proceeding to talk to him. I had only arrived in Denmark a couple of days earlier and I had no idea that you had to state your name before you had the right to talk to another human being. I would have gladly given him my name if he had asked . . . politely. But wait, there's more! He went on to "educate me" about Danish phone etiquette and informed me that I should learn how to do things the "right way" in Denmark. Oh, and that apartment I was interested in was no longer available. Wonderful! Perhaps it was divine providence that I did not end up renting with this company. If this is the experience I get just from being interested in renting an apartment with them, I can only cringe to imagine what it would be like to actually become a tenant. This company seems to think that people need to speak to them in a certain, mysterious, "right" way before they bestow upon you the privilege of doing business with them. As if.

Dragør is the perfect tourist spot to take you back to historic Denmark. Located in Kastrup, just…read morebeyond the CPH Airport, Dragør is one of the more unknown tourist spots in CPH. Boasting 76+ pristine historic buildings from the 1700 and 1800s, Dragør creates a picture perfect fishing village. The village is very well preserved, from the thatched roofed buildings to the narrow cobble stone streets. You almost feel like you're in an amusement park until you peer through the windows of the local buildings and discover that these are actual homes still being lived in today. Getting to the village and the harbor is relatively easy. You can't directly get there by train but there are plenty of buses that will take you directly there. But be prepared for a long bus ride if you're coming from anywhere in central CPH. There is also a parking lot near the harbor but it seemed to be consistently full, especially if the weather is nice. On a beautiful sunny day, the harbor beyond the village is the perfect place to grab an ice cream from one of the many local shops or grab a coffee and walk along the boat pier. Most locals like to soak up the sun by the harbor and enjoy the nice sea breeze. You can even view the bridge to Sweden and if you're really lucky, maybe Sweden itself. But don't limit yourself on visiting only during nice weather. Apparently, they have a ton of events during the winter and go all out for Christmas. I definitely plan to revisit Dragør this winter to see it turned into a quaint Christmas Village.