Hotels in Copenhagen
Art, architecture and design combine with love stories and boats. Although there’s lots to see and do, Copenhagen is also a good place to sleep.
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Hotel Fox
Hotel or art gallery with beds? It’s not easy to define. At the Hotel Fox, sleeping in each of the 61 rooms is an absolutely unique experience. The decoration originates from 21 international artists in the fields of graphic art, illustration and graffiti who, in 2005 and at the invitation of Volkswagen, transformed a traditional hotel into one of the most creative places in the world, bursting with pop culture, minimalism, typography, hip-hop and cartoons. This artistic project has different room categories – from X-large to small – and has wireless internet, a taxi sharing service, international newspapers and magazines, a terrace on the hotel roof and in the Sushitreat restaurant there’s Japanese cuisine. All that’s left to do is choose which place matches your mood best. It can be a bucolic mountain hideaway inspired by Heidi, immersion in Japanese manga cartoons or a monochrome world. For those who like a bit of everything, there’s the special “Tour de Fox”, which allows guests to stay in three different rooms for three nights. With rooms like this, you don’t want to turn off the lights at night.
Jarmers Plads, 3
+45 3395 7755
€85 – €235
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SAS Royal
This was a revolutionary hotel. And it still is. In the ‘60s, SAS – Scandinavian Airlines – decided to build its own luxury hotel. Designed by the famous architect Arne Jacobsen, the Royal was Copenhagen’s first skyscraper and the subject of much doubt by residents while it was being built. The Ovo and Cisne chairs, which were designed by Jacobsen for the Royal, have since become a symbol of Danish design, as have the cutlery, the door handles and the lights. Emperor Hirohito of Japan insisted on visiting the Royal on his first trip to Europe and, during the ‘70s, a number of famous figures stayed at the SAS Royal, like Henry Kissinger and Imelda Marcos. In the ‘80s, there were unimaginable changes in the decor, but number 606 maintained Jacobsen’s colours and design. Ask to see the room that has been the location for various shoots and photo sessions. The restaurant on the top floor has a stunning view over the city.
Hammerichsgade, 1
+45 3815 6500
www.radissonblu.com/royalhotel.copenhagen
€160– €362
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Danhostel City
They call it the five-star hostel. The recipe is simple and quite brilliant: located in the centre of Copenhagen, clean, modern, attractive and, above all, cheap. It accommodates 1020 travellers in its 192 rooms, each one with 4, 6, 8 or 10 beds. One of the ingredients of its success is the interior design by the Danish firm GUBI, the same that designed MOMA in New York. The 15 storeys of the Danhostel boast a view of the city rooftops and canals. The atmosphere is great for groups of young people and families on a tight budget. Both can find all types of services and features: laundry, open kitchen, TV room, internet, bike hire, children’s toy corner and table-tennis table. Breakfast is not included (€9) and towels and sheets are paid for separately. But there are also completely original things on offer, like packed lunches for groups in a hurry to explore the city. Sometimes, there is live music and other cultural events.
H.C. Andersen Boulevard, 50
+45 3311 8585
€68
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Hotel D’Angleterre
This is a classic of European hotel luxury and came about because of a love story. When Jean Marchal, a young man brought up at the Danish court, fell in love with Maria Coppy, daughter of the king’s chef, they decided to pool their talents. She was known for her culinary prowess and he knew everything about serving high society. In 1755, they opened a restaurant that soon expanded into a hotel. Located on King’s Square, Kongens Nytorv, next to the Royal Theatre and Nyhavn Canal, the D’Angleterre was the stage of historic moments, HQ of generals and asylum for war refugees. It survived a fire that changed its style and destroyed precious information, like the historic guest book. However, discreet as ever, it continued to be a favourite with the rich and famous: Hans Christian Andersen, Jacques Chirac, Grace Kelly, Ronald Reagan, Sir Winston Churchill, Lauren Bacall, Karen Blixen, Rolling Stones, U2… Who wouldn’t like to enjoy the finest attention to detail? Like fresh flowers in your room.
Kongens Nyrtov, 34
+45 3312 0095
€190-€2164
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Copenhagen Living
It makes perfect sense: in a city facing the water, the port, canals, what better than sleeping on a boat-hotel. What luxury to be able to float aboard with a view of classic Copenhagen and the best in modern architecture, like the Black Diamond (extension of the Royal Library) or the incredible Opera house. Living is a boutique hotel decorated with Danish minimalist touches, where the materials used are iron and wood. The result of the renovation of an old cargo ship, it was inaugurated in 2008 and gained the title sustainable hotel for using the energy from the port waters to heat the premises. It’s an automatic hotel: reservations and payments are made online and, after receiving a code, guests are ready to check in. Breakfast is eaten in LIVA, the boat restaurant moored next to Living. Its twelve rooms all have large floor-to-ceiling windows, television, internet, heated floors and bathrooms. But the real extra is being in bed and watching the sailboats passing by, the sound of the gulls and the water as background music.
Langebrogade, 1C
+45 6160 8546
€130
by Manuela Carona
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