Southern Denmark · Denmark
Where to stay in Odense
Odense is a city in Southern Denmark, Denmark, home to about 185,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Odense, with about 234 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- ODE9 km · Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport
- Currency
- DKKDanish krone
- Time zone
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Language
- Danish
About
About Odense
Odense is the third largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2026, the city proper had a population of 187,558 while Odense Municipality had a population of 213,168, making it the fourth largest municipality in Denmark (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus and Aalborg municipalities).
Odense is roughly in the centre of Funen, which lies between the larger Zealand island and the Jutland peninsula. The first recorded reference to the city dates back to 988 AD in a letter from the German Kaiser Otto III. Some recent archaeological findings have indicated that a settlement has in fact been around since the Viking period. At that time, however, Odense was just the small centre of the Odin cult. In 1100, the first monastery, Saint Knud's was established by English Benedictine monks.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Odense
See
- Brandts Klædefabrik
- Hans Christian Andersen Museum
- Danish Railway Museum
- Hans Christian Andersen's House
- Hans Christian Andersen's Garden
- Odense Zoo
- St. Canute's Cathedral
- Galleri Galschiot
- Nonnebakken
- Škoda museum
Do
- Odense Golfklub
- Odense Go-Kart-Hal
- Odense Symphony Orchestra (Odense Symfoniokester)
- Odense Aafart
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Odense
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Hotel Odeon hotel | 234 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Odense
21 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brobyværk Kro | 20.5 km | |
| Odense Congress Center | 5.3 km | |
| Fangel Kro & Hotel | 10.2 km | |
| First Hotel Grand | 1897 | 0.3 km |
| Hotel Knudsens Gaard | 2.2 km | |
| Milling Hotel Plaza | 0.0 km | |
| Radisson SAS HC Andersen Hotel Radisson Hotels | 1982 | 0.6 km |
| Bed and Breakfast Åløkke | 22.0 km | |
| Birkende Bed and Breakfast | 11.9 km | |
| Blommenslyst Kro | 7.7 km | |
| Cabinn Odense | 0.4 km | |
| EngholmBB | 2.3 km | |
| Frederik VI's Hotel | 8.3 km | |
| Hotel Odense | 5.3 km | |
| Hotel Vissenbjerg Storkro | 15.7 km | |
| Milling Hotel Ansgar | 0.1 km | |
| Milling Hotel Mini 11 | 0.1 km | |
| Milling Hotel Mini 19 | 0.1 km | |
| Milling Hotel Windsor | 0.2 km | |
| Munkebo Kro & Hotel | 12.6 km | |
| Tornøes Hotel | 18.2 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Odense
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Odense are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; August is the wettest, with about 69 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Odense: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE), about 9.1 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sønderborg Airport (SGD, 61 km) and Billund Airport (BLL, 86 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Most of Odense's attractions, bars, restaurants & shopping areas are very easily accessibly on foot. All of the city's main hotels and hostels are in the city centre or train station areas. As a general rule all of the major attractions in the centre are between 5 and 10 minutes of each other. A major exception to this is 'The Funen Village' (Den Fynske Landsby), which is about a 45-minute walk along the river. Similarly the zoo is on the same route, and is roughly 30 minutes from the city centre. Both of these attractions are sign-posted all the way along the river.
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ODE · Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport
SGD · Sønderborg Airport
BLL · Billund Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Odense
Drink
Bars in Odense have opening hours which tend to vary greatly. For example some bars close everyday at around midnight, while others stay open until 05:00 or even later.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Odense
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Questions
Odense: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Odense?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Odense are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; August is the wettest, with about 69 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Odense?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE), about 9.1 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sønderborg Airport (SGD, 61 km) and Billund Airport (BLL, 86 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Odense?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Odense?
Danish krone (DKK).
Nearby
Destinations near Odense
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.