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Sleep with a view of the Øresund. At Ungdomsøen, you can stay overnight in the old soldiers' dormitories, in a shelter under a rocket platform, in your own tent at the campsite or in your own boat.
You book shelters and tent pitches yourselves in our webshop. Dormitories are booked via booking@ungdomsoen.dk.
Are you aged 15 to 30 and from Copenhagen? Then you and your friends can stay overnight for free all year round. Read more about free overnight stays
Wake up to the sound of the ocean in one of our dormitories. From the wooden platform by the window, you have the perfect view of the habour and Copenhagen.
Back in the day up to 40 soldiers used to sleep in hammocks in these dorms. Today they have been given a caring renovation, while still maintaining their history, as you might sense within their walls.
We have 15 dormitories with room for 2, 4, 8 or 10 people, a total of 124 indoor either single beds or bunk beds.
Wake up to the sound of waves and the view of the ocean in the newly renovated dorms on the ground floor of the fortress. The dorms house 4 people in single beds with duvets and pillows. The dorms have a ramp and a large bathroom with a toilet support frame to accommodate wheelchair-users.
The dorms have key fobs which will be handed to you when you check in. It is possible to rent a package of bed linen and towels if you don't want to bring your own.
This dorm has room for 4 people. You can either book a bed in the dorm as you would in a hostel, or you can book the entire dorm to make sure you have the space to yourself.
Price per person: 175 DKK for young people / 250 DKK for people over 31 years.
Price per dorm: 850 DKK for groups of young people/ 1200 DKK for families, adult groups or business guests.
Book: 2 weeks before your stay at booking@ungdomsoen.dk
Wake up to the sound of waves in the Ungdomsøen harbour in one of our dormitories with a view across the Øresund to Copenhagen. The room has duvets and pillows, its own bathroom with 2 shower cubicles and 1 toilet, and an entrance area with room for luggage and other storage.
This dormitory sleeps 8 people. You can either book a single bed in the dormitory, like at a hostel, or book the whole dormitory.
There are 3 dormitories for 8 people on the ground floor of Ungdomsøen. Keys to the dormitories are available, and bed linen and towels can be added.
Price per single bed: DKK 185 for young people / DKK 260 for people over 30.
Price for the whole dormitory: DKK 1,150 for youth groups / DKK 1,700 for families, adult groups or business guests.
Book: 2 weeks in advance via booking@ungdomsoen.dk
Spend the night in the old dormitories that once housed up to 40 soldiers in hammocks. The newly renovated dormitories sleep ten people in bunk beds with duvets and pillows, plus two shower cubicles and one toilet. The dormitories have a fantastic view of the Ungdomsøen harbour and on towards Copenhagen from the landing, built by Ungdomsøen's young volunteers.
This dormitory sleeps 10 people. You can either book a single bed in the dormitory, like at a hostel, or book the whole dormitory.
We have nine 10-person dormitories on the first floor of Ungdomsøen. Keys to the dormitories are available, and bed linen and towels can be added.
Price per single bed: DKK 185 for young people / DKK 260 for people over 30.
Price for the whole dormitory: DKK 1,250 for youth groups / DKK 1,800 for families, adult groups or business guests.
Book: 2 weeks in advance via booking@ungdomsoen.dk
Our shelters are built under old rocket platforms, which provide cover in front of the shelter. They were designed and partly built by Ungdomsøen's young volunteers, who came up with shelters with shutters that can protect against wind and weather all the way round. There are also power sockets in the shelter and a sunken fire pit with a mobile grill on the space in front. From the shelter, there is a view across the Øresund towards Copenhagen in the west and Malmö in the east.
You can of course rent sleeping mats, sleeping bags and a fan heater for the shelter.
Room for 8–10 people. You can book a place in a shared shelter or book a whole shelter if you want to be sure of having it to yourselves.
Price per person: DKK 120 for young people and DKK 175 for people over 30.
Price per shelter: DKK 660 for groups of young people and DKK 950 for families, adult groups and business guests.
Our campsite fits more than 600 people, and you can therefore easily rent space for yourselves and your tent. At the campsite you also find our free outdoor kitchens, as well as toilet and bath facilities. The campsite has oceanview of the Sound no matter where you place your tent.
We advise you to bring your own tent and sleeping equipment, but it is possible to rent a tent, sleeping mat or sleeping bag in case your forget your own.
Space at our campsite is paid per person.
Space: Up to 1.000 people.
Price per person: 60 DKK for young people and 80 DKK for people over 31 years.
If you arrive at Ungdomsøen in your own boat, you can choose to stay overnight in it. It costs DKK 40 per person for young people and DKK 60 for people over 30. Remember to report your arrival in the kiosk, where you also pay for the overnight stay.