Thinking of visiting Eventyr Lounge at Copenhagen Airport? Read my honest review of it; the food, views, and whether it’s worth the price.
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On my most recent trip to Finland, I flew via Copenhagen Airport for the first time in a while. My return flight came with a longer layover this time, which gave me the perfect excuse to check out the Eventyr Lounge at the airport.
Eventyr Lounge is open to all travelers regardless of airline status, and it offers a calm place to relax if you don’t feel like sitting in the often noisy departure hall. I wasn’t impressed by the food selection at the lounge, but when I visited, Copenhagen Airport was going through major renovations, and it was a nice escape from the noise and construction dust in several corridors.
I don’t usually head to the lounge during a very short layover unless it happens to be to right by my gate. But once I have around three hours between flights, I usually start looking for a comfortable spot where I can relax for a while. And Eventyr Lounge definitely delivered that. The food, in my opinion, was a different story.
Copenhagen airport
Copenhagen Airport is the busiest airport in the Nordic countries and serves as one of the main hubs for Scandinavian Airlines, alongside Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sweden and Oslo Airport Gardemoen in Norway.
The airport is located on the island of Amager in the town of Kastrup, which is why many people simply refer to it as Kastrup Airport. Despite that, it’s only about 5 miles (8 km) from central Copenhagen, with excellent train and bus connections into the city.
On one trip, we even did a stopover in Copenhagen, spending a couple of days there on our way to Finland. It’s a wonderful city with plenty to see, and getting around is very easy.
There are five airport lounges at Copenhagen Airport. This time I chose Eventyr Lounge mainly because of its convenient location. In addition, the airport also offers a separate workspace and meeting facility called Regus Express.
Eventyr Lounge
The Eventyr Lounge is located near the C gates at Copenhagen Airport, just after passport control. Access to this area is limited to passangers traveling outside the Schengen zone.
The lounge’s circular design and 180-degree panoramic views give guests a great opportunity to watch planes take off from the runway. From the Eventyr Lounge, you can even see across the Øresund all the way to Sweden.
Inside Eventyr Lounge, the round shapes and soft lighting create a calm and comfortable atmosphere. The interior follows a clean Scandinavian design style, and the furniture was designed by Danish designer Erik Jørgensen. One of the lounge’s walls is also a so-called “living wall”, filled entirely with plants.
Guests at the Eventyr Lounge have access to free Wi-Fi, a printer, charging ports, restrooms, and showers. In one corner there’s a screen where you can watch the news or check flight information. For families, the lounge also has a small drawing corner for kids, and the restrooms include baby changing tables.
When it comes to food, however, Eventyr Lounge didn’t really stand out. I visited in the morning, when breakfast was being served, but the selection was fairly limited.
The breakfast spread included a couple of types of bread, a few cold cuts, yogurt, cereal, scrambled eggs, sausages, oven-baked cubed potates, and some tiny sweet pastries. Juice and milk were available as breakfast drinks, and the coffee machine offered variety of coffee options.
The drink selection was decent, though. There was a nice range of of beer and wine choices, as well as soft drinks and sparkling water from a soda fountain. Champagne or sparkling wine, however, wasn’t available.
The word “eventyr” is Danish and refers to a fairy-tale-like experience or adventure. While it was certainly more comfortable to spend a long layover here than sitting at the gate, I wouldn’t quite call my visit to the Eventyr Lounge a fairy tale.
The Eventyr Lounge is open to all travelers regardless of airline status. The entrance fee is €40, and children under two enter for free. You can also access the lounge if you have status or are flying business class with certain airlines, including British Airways, Emirates, Qatar Airways, American Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Air India, Air China, EgyptAir, and Ethiopian Airlines.
Holders of certain membership programs can also enter the lounge. These include Priority Pass, LoungeKey, DragonPass, DreamFolks, TAV Passport, PPG, and Diners Club. However, during busy periods access may be limited. For example, I was given only two hours in the lounge, even though it wasn’t crowded at the time.
Personally, I might have felt a bit dissappointed if I had paid separately to enter this lounge. While the Eventyr Lounge itself is a pleasant space, the food and drink didn’t quite justify the price in my opinion. Aside from Carlsberg beer, there wasn’t anything particularly local or distinctive on offer. Much like in many hotels, the dishes and pastries seemed to be made from pre-prepared products, and the overall selections was quite limited.
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So far, my most memorable lounge experience has been in Japan at Narita International Airport near Tokyo. I spent time in the excellent ANA Lounge run by All Nippon Airways. Its food and service are hard to beat, and compared with that, many lounges in Europe don’t always feel quite as impressive.
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