HI - Odense City Hostel - Danhostel Odense City

Great location, especially if you're tired of hauling bags all over creation. Nice but small rooms (single sex) with ensuite bathroom. Colorful paint job. Big (but expensive) breakfast. Good news, they have laundry. Bad news, the dryer's pathetic. I would recommend letting your clothes dry naturally unless you're absolutely sure you know what you're doing with the machine or have a lot of money to blow. We spent about $5 to get our clothes marginally less wet than when we put them in. It might have been because the receptionist gave us bad directions, though, so we complained and they eventually gave us a refund. The washer was fine. Good news, they have a kitchen. Bad news, between the kitchen and the tables to eat at is one of those silly Danish hostel doors that you have to swipe with your room card to open. Not ideal for carrying food, running after salt, using with hands messy from eating, cleaning up. You had to swipe to get into the general area. Why on earth do you have to swipe to get into the kitchen? The kitchen was well-stocked and the fridge was regularly cleaned out. Good news, the receptionist was friendly and informative. Bad news, the reception was closed for all but four hours in the morning and four in the evening. I have no idea what we would have done if we had some serious problem we needed taken care of outside those hours. I saw no emergency number anywhere. Generally a nice place, just with some quirks and short reception hours.