DGI byens svømmehal

DGI water culture house contains of several swimming pools, hot pool area, sauna etc. I am there to fine polish my swimming techniques so I like to go there in the morning.
The main swimming area is shaped as a 100 m long ring, so you swim in a circle. I am not very found of the circle shape because you tend to bend your body in the direction you’re swimming. The water is very clean in the morning but in the afternoon, as in every place In central Copenhagen, there are too many people and the ring gets too crowded and the water gets muggy. The location of DGI is right next to the grand central station and in the radius of 100 m there are several hotels which means DGI is very popular among tourists.
I prefer not getting splashed too much in the water and if you’re like me then you should pay DGI a visit in the morning. It is one of the few swimming areas which open from 6 am and the entrance is almost half price between 06 – 09 am.

Dyrt og meget dårligt vedligeholdt. Desværre det eneste rigtige alternativ når man har små børn.

On a rainy day, with my 3 daughters, I found this pool on Unilocal and we were all so delighted. It had lovely warm play pools for young ones; a fun dive pool with a climbing wall, trampoline & spring board; and a great circular lap pool — with a play pool in the middle. There were free floatation devices, arm bands & toys for children. Easy to find too.
There’s also a large gymnasium and when we visited — July — a large bouncy pillow and heaps of play equipment — hoops, balls, badminton net, hockey — all free to play with, along with the pool admission fee.

DGI-​byen is located right behind Copenhagen’s Central Station so its really easy to find and you don’t need a taxi if you’ve arrived at the station from the airport. Its a complex that includes a hotel, café, restaurant, party and banquet rooms. The best thing is the Swim Centre, although it has a Spa and a Bowling Alley as well. The swimming pool is used by all the locals and there are small spa type pools and a sauna. The big swimming pool is amazing and it has a round pool for swimming laps. The Restaurant Vestauranten was very chique and I enjoyed the set menu. The rooms were very Sandanavian and had quotes from a famous philosoper on the walls. Great for going to Tivoli Gardens.