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Scandinavia is expensive for locals and it can be outrageous for tourists. Denmark isn’t quite as bad as the large countries to its north, but it can still take a big chunk out of your traveling budget in a short time. Hotels in Denmark tend to range from pricey to insane, so it’s a good thing there are a handful of hostels in Denmark to keep this incredible country within reach for us budget travelers.

Copenhagen is obviously the main focus for most visitors and not surprisingly it’s also the most expensive place for hotels. The good news is there are more Denmark hostels in Copenhagen than anywhere else, but the bad news is there still aren’t too many of them, certainly not enough.

If there aren’t enough hostels in Denmark, it’s a good thing the ones there are sometimes enormous. Copenhagen has a compact center and literally everything of interest can be seen on foot. Danhostel Copenhagen has an excellent location just near the river that runs through town, but also a short walk from the train station, Tivoli Gardens, and the Stroget pedestrian area that runs from one side of the city to the other. They’ve got an amazing 1,020 beds in rooms meant for between 4 and 10 people each, and each room has its own bathroom. Prices start around €27 per night, which might sound expensive until you start shopping for normal hotels in this part of the city. With that large of a facility you’d imagine they have many guest services on offer and you’d be right. They have free internet access, a restaurant, and a bar.

The Sleep-in-Heaven Hostel has a good, but not great location and they are one of the few Denmark hostels with an age limit – ages 16 through 35 in this case. They are in a slightly suburban part of Copenhagen, but it’s much nicer than the slightly seedy area just next to the train station, and it’s also within walking distance of everything in the city. Their cheapest beds are in their 14-bed rooms starting around €20 per night, which is the cheapest hostel bed in town as well. They have rooms with fewer beds for only a bit more, and they even have double and triple private rooms with shared bathrooms starting around €38 per person per night.

The Absalon Annex isn’t exactly a hostel, but they do have cheap rooms with shared bathrooms that are well suited for budget travelers. They are close to the train station in a cluster of other budget hotels. They have rooms for two or three people starting around €38 per person per night, including breakfast, and they are also one of the few places in town to offer single rooms, starting around €65 per night.

Of course there are hostels in Denmark outside of Copenhagen, just not as many as there should be.