From your door, explore the pedestrianised areas of boutique shops and neighbouring Jomfu Ane Gade with its lively restaurants and bars in knowledge that a shipshape night’s sleep is just a stone’s through away. And those on a budget, sail into the
Danhostel Aalborg Vandrerhjem, overlooking a picturesque marina in one of Aalborg’s leafy recreation areas, its ideal for families and outdoor enthusiasts with a penchant for city life.
For a more historic slumber, retire to the centrally located
Helnan Phoenix Hotel former home to 18th century Brigadier William von Halling who built the mansion in 1783 and furnished it with enormous riches acquired during his fight with the English in India or retreat to the outskirts to the 16th beautifully appointed
Waar Manor House with its 10 acres of stately gardens and stunning vistas back to The Limfjord.
Check out, or into, one of Aalborg’s newest properties
‘The Quality Hotel Aalborg’. Conveniently located for the train and bus stations, Museum of Modern Art (Kunsten), towering Aalborgtaarnet with views out over the city, its also next door to the Aalborg Congress and Culture Centre where famous and international artists perform throughout the year.
With camping a national Danish pastime, it’s not surprising to find an excellent selection of camping grounds and cabins dotted throughout the Aalborg area. Pitch up to the western side of the Fjord for a spot of
family camping, decamp to Aalborg’s tiny islands for a
naturists stay or luxuriate in a new cottage at
Sølyst Camping & Hytteferie.
In addition to the wide and varying selection of individual options, visitors to Aalborg can also opt to rent their own well-equipped holiday house nearby through a number of companies including
Novasol; take sanctuary in a
traditional inn; make friends with the locals in a homestay, bed & breakfast or farm stay and more remarkably camp for free (or at mere cost of DKK 20) at one of the many ‘Nature Camps’ - a popular choice with the cycling and walking fraternity - that offer shelter with limited facilities and no vehicles!
Prices per night start from as little as DKK485 (approx. £60) for a double hotel room, DKK259 (approx. £33) for a hostel, DKK250 (approx. £30) for a cabin and DKK66/adult and DKK33/child (approx. £8/£4) for a campsite, so feel free to ‘sleep easy’ in Aalborg!