Day 32 -- Part Deux. Danish apartments

Today Collin and I began our search for a permanent apartment.  We have our current place until the end of March and then we have to move out.   Apparently apartments go REALLY fast here so we need to start looking now.

So I got to leave work around lunch time and meet Collin and our handler, Susan, to look at three places.   These were all in Frederiksberg where we currently live, and all allow dogs (#1 priority for us).

The first place we went to looked like this from the outside

It was a quaint building on a nice, quiet street just steps from the main drag of Frederiksberg, with the flat on the 2nd floor, 100 sq m (roughly 1000 sq ft).  Sadly it was not so nice inside.  The bathroom was tiny but was going to be renovated so it is hard to judge what it would be like.  The kitchen was not too bad, but the bedrooms and main room were both a little on the small side.  And for the price of the place due to its prime location, we didn't think it was worth it.  No yard and no storage either.  As this was our first place to see it made me a little nervous that we were in for disappointment in our searching.

The second apartment was a huge improvement.  This one was 137 sq m and newly refurbished.   

The bathroom was great...although just a shower...we are learning bathtubs are not too common here.  The place was mainly an open floor plan for the kitchen/living room/dining room with a bedroom on either side of the other rooms.  The apartment takes up the entire floor so those huge windows in the front let in lots of light and overlook a big parking lot with a park on the other side.  The ground floor is a sushi restaurant owned by the same people that own the flats...discounted sushi maybe???  This apartment is just minutes away from the metro which would shave about 7 min off my commute too!

The third apartment was owned by the same people and was just behind this one.  But it was on the top floor with a gigantic balcony and therefore much more expensive...and sadly much smaller (108 sq m) and more poorly laid out than the sushi apartment.  

Both apartments have storage in the basement and a communal park in the backyard, as well as an event room that can be rented out to tenants for larger parties!  oh and both buildings had elevators which was awesome.

Overall we were very happy with the second apartment, but would like to see some more neighborhoods of Copenhagen before making a decision, even if that means this apartment will be gone.