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A stroll through Copenhagen – one of the world's most walkable cities – takes one from colourful, cobbled streets to revamped industrial buildings (some of which also happen to be the best hotels in Copenhagen), from soaring spires to daring Scandi-modern architecture. This preservation of tradition, keenness to breathe new life into the disused, and appetite for evolution make choosing a place to lay one’s head a dream.
New wonders are emerging: in the inner city, Brøchner Hotels is injecting a luxurious makeover into a historic, red brick, classic Copenhagen building on Åboulevard. Situated just north of The Lakes and slap-bang between cool Nørrebro and style-conscious Frederiksberg, Hotel Hans is due for launch late summer 2025 (keep an eye out for the suites with private rooftop terraces). Ruby Hotels is planning to convert a prime location office block into a six-floor hotel, featuring a winter garden on the ground floor and a rooftop terrace with panoramic city views, scheduled for early 2027. Just outside the city, Rox Resort in the town of Køge (20 minutes south of central Copenhagen) is nearing doors-open, with a seafront, colonial-style retreat with a rooftop pool; and the Park Lane Copenhagen just north of the city is new for 2025, vowing to bring serenity and elegance to the experience. But there are plenty of exciting new spaces located centrally that are ready to welcome city trippers. Here, we round up the best hotels in Copenhagen. For more inspiration on where to stay, visit the best Airbnbs in Copenhagen.
How we choose the best hotels in Copenhagen
Every hotel on this list has been selected independently by our editors and written by a Condé Nast Traveller journalist who knows the destination and has stayed at that property. When choosing hotels, our editors consider both luxury properties and boutique and lesser-known boltholes that offer an authentic and insider experience of a destination. We’re always looking for beautiful design, a great location and warm service – as well as serious sustainability credentials. We update this list regularly as new hotels open and existing ones evolve. Find out more about our editorial standards and how we review hotels.
Peter DalsgaardBella Grande
Copenhageners are quick to reminisce about this centrally located hotel, which has stood proudly since 1899 and been through multiple incarnations along the way. Refurbished in 2024 by owners Copenhagen Food Collective (CoFoCo) in collaboration with studio Tonen, the exterior sports dome-shaped awnings and fresh white window frames, along with ornate balcony balustrades across its cream-coloured façade. The ample outside seating is Italian piazza-inspired, and from here one can view the central Rådhuspladsen main city square, which, following pedestrianisation, serves as a gathering space for events. It’s a wonderful way to watch Copenhagen go by, which is mainly by bicycle, of course. As one walks inside, the central courtyard’s candy-striped banquettes and rust and white checkerboard tiled floor conjure Mediterranean palazzo magnificence and is the heart of the hotel’s buzz.
Lush, rounded booths and velvet chairs attract the hip, who cocktail under a multi-storey-high, glass-topped atrium, which gives an air of grandeur. The 109 rooms are individually designed but share an earthy, muted palette where elegant, mirrored lamps meet lavish floral displays amid comfortable yet designer seating. If the weather holds, selected rooms have bijou roof gardens which are bursting with plants which aid views across the city. The in-house Restaurant Donna is an Italian cuisine-lovers’ dream, with beautifully presented dishes ranging from classics including Caprese di Burrata, Ravioli con Ricotta e Spinaci, and Pollo alla Milanese, which are fresh and shareable. It might not feel Copenhagen – it transports you to La Dolce Vita – but it’s very Copenhagen in terms of quiet luxury and understated glamour.
Address: Vester Volgade 23, 1552 Copenhagen
knguyenGrand Joanne
Standing majestically on a corner plot in Vesterbro – the south-east neighbourhood of the city that attracts creatives, foodies and the fashion conscious – Grand Joanne is all about old school enchantment. The owners suggest that ‘Grand’ is a homage to the rich history of the building and the neighbourhood; ‘Joanne’ is the soul of the house, representing the lifestyle of a cultivated, strong, feminine cosmopolitan, embracing niceness, hospitality, and presence. It’s been a hotel for 100 years but has in the last two been renovated and refreshed, filling its high-ceilinged rooms with a more modern, comfortable and considered feel.
Neutral décor and designer-eye aesthetics make it a lovely place to just be, with quirky art deco-meets-Scandi-cool furnishings (the bed's wicker headboards are a dream) and plush, curving sofas. Walking the corridors, original features such as soaring stained glass windows allow in colourful streams of daylight, and the 162 rooms are unique to one another with modern art-adorned walls and plush bedding. Handily for winter, the bathrooms have underfloor heating, and the sense of warmth is bolstered by the cosy colour scheme. The Penthouse, with its four-poster King-sized bed, is a treat, complete with a private terrace. From spring to early autumn, the rooftop terrace DJ parties make it a lively spot to be seen. When one steps out, the famous Tivoli Gardens and City Hall are moments away, as is Copenhagen Central Station.
Address: Vesterbrogade 9A, 1620 Copenhagen
Erik Nissen Johansen25hours Hotel Paper Island
The handsome work of COBE architects and the designers at Stylt Trampoli in Gothenburg, newcomer 25hours Paper Island has 128 rooms and is the latest 25hours hotel, having launched in July 2024. It’s the second hotel in the city from the Ennismore-owned brand, with a very distinctive style and a great setting – on one of Copenhagen’s islands, Christiansholm. Why Paper Island? The place was formerly used as a paper warehouse. Unlike other hopping city hotels from the 25hours brand, the tone is a more chilled-out, relaxed one – it’s definitely more of a re-energising retreat than a buzzing capital stay – and yet, it’s at Copenhagen’s very heart, just a walk or cycle over the bridge to the city beat. The interiors reflect its natural inspiration: warm wooden flooring, beachy-blue wall panelling, breezy neutrals and coastal hues. There are also nice nods to industrial harbour design with elements of concrete, timber and brick and there are vintage maritime pieces throughout the hotel. When it’s dinnertime, tuck into fragrant tom yum or crispy sea bream at the hotel’s Asian restaurant Tiger Lily. Tip: pop up to the hygge rooftop bar for sundowners, before leaving this stylish Scandi hideaway.
Address: 25hours Hotel, Paper Island, Papirøen 25, 1436 Copenhagen, Denmark
Manon Les Suites
At first sight, there’s little on the outside of this suites-only property on a main road north of the city centre that reveals it’s one of the city’s stand-out hotels. But step inside and the story is very different. The former factory has been reconfigured in funky riad style with a central courtyard garden surrounded by six floors of balconied apartments. At its epicentre is the indoor pool, lined with day beds and surrounded by greenery like some wonderfully steamy tropical wonderland. The owner, Guldsmeden, is behind some of Copenhagen’s more characterful small hotels, including Bryggen. This was the group’s first venture into something bigger. The 87 suites are simply done out with raw concrete ceilings, small kitchen areas and compact bathrooms, all with cheerful Balinese touches such as bamboo towel rails and bright, handwoven cushion covers. Down in the basement, there’s a hip gym, which feels a bit like a nightclub with its pumping music and industrial aesthetics. The sixth floor houses the hotel’s restaurant, Chapung, pairing an Asian fusion menu with great views across the city’s lakes and a roof terrace for summer evenings. The signature breakfast uses all organic ingredients and for true eco-enthusiasts, there is muesli made from left-over breadcrumbs. This sustainable philosophy extends throughout the hotel, from the use of organic paint to compostable toothbrushes.
Address: Manon Les Suites, Gyldenløvesgade 19, 1600 Copenhagen, Denmark
Coco Hotel
Copenhagen Food Collection (better known as Cofoco) is the creative force behind this 2019-opened Parisian-style hotel – a first for the prolific restaurant group – curated with Danish sensibilities in the hip Vesterbro neighbourhood. Set across from Cofoco’s trendy Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, Delphine, the boutique property takes over a centuries-old building on the main Vesterbrogade shopping street. Blue-and-white awnings mark its modern Parisian-style entrance and inviting café front. Inside, the welcoming reception curves around to the buzzy street-level Coco Café, which serves everything from breakfast bites and organic coffee to natural wines and accompanying plates, such as burrata with zucchini, arugula and pistachio, in a space designed to emanate modern Mediterranean lifestyle. This café spilling out into the hotel’s verdant green inner courtyard is also home to the Coco Bar à Vin offering an extensive list of natural and organic wines, with more than 30 available by the glass, alongside snacks like oysters and charcuterie. Upstairs, the hotel’s 89 rooms, ranging from singles to suites and family units, are all individually decorated in a fusion of modern and classic Scandinavian style with bold use of colour and touches of art. This accommodation is joined on the upper floors by a ping pong and games room, ideal for families. Sustainability is a major focus here – the Green-Key-certified building harnesses solar power and operates plastic-free.
Address: Coco Hotel, Vesterbrogade 41, 1620 Copenhagen, Denmark
knguyenHotel Danmark
The younger sister to Hotel SP34, Hotel Danmark reopened in 2017 with the architect Morten Hedegaard’s makeover transforming its Sixties façade with mossy emerald-coloured tiles and some clever tree planting. The bedrooms are styled in a hipster-spartan style, painted deep, inky forest green with contemporary Danish designs such as wishbone chairs, leather headboards and herringbone blankets. The hotel is alluring, although some of the smaller rooms are only as wide as the bed is long. Those on the sixth floor, however, can’t be beaten for views of the Tivoli fireworks on a summer’s evening, and above that is a sunny rooftop terrace. The downstairs bar, with its slatted wooden walls and brass lighting, is busy day and night, staff in pretty star-strewn uniforms pouring glasses of Albariño (between 5-6pm it’s on the house) while making dinner reservations for guests at nearby restaurants. Breakfasts are organic smorgasbords: compote stirred through with cream, sticky Danish pastries and the classic brod piled high with cheese and salami. Neighbouring Vesterbro and the cobbled streets of Christianshavn are easily explored on one of the hotel’s shiny black bicycles.
Address: Hotel Danmark, Vester Voldgade 89, 1552 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Rozbeh ZavariHotel Ottilia
A part of Copenhagen’s newly developing Carlsberg City District, Hotel Ottilia (named after Ottilia Marie Jacobsen, the Scottish-born wife of brewer Carl Jacobsen) takes over a section of the red-brick former Carlsberg brewery site, pairing the original architecture and listed features of this heritage structure with modern Scandi design. In line with the social concept at each Brochner Hotel, the property’s high-ceilinged reception area, featuring the striking Ottilia’s Spine light installation, also acts as a lobby bar serving coffee, snacks and drinks throughout the day and hosting complimentary wine and nightcap hours designed to bring people together each evening. This bar leads through to the voluminous living room now occupying the former Dipylon Hall in which white-painted brick walls and original features of the brewery, including the original clockwork, are complemented with modern Scandi furnishings and an inviting fireplace. The hotel’s 155 industrial chic guest rooms, some featuring distinctive circular windows with leather window seats, span the floors above, with the highest-end suites then occupying the site’s original round tower. These floors are topped with the hotel’s restaurant Tramonto serving Italian dishes such as pizza in a light-filled space with 360-degree views. An outdoor terrace featuring a small hops garden provides more seating in the warmer months – these hops are used in the creation of the hotel’s own golden pilsner.
Address: Hotel Ottilia, Bryggernes Plads 7, 1778 Copenhagen, Denmark
Courtesy of Hotel SandersHotel Sanders
When it opened in 2017, this property, found almost opposite the stage door of the Royal Danish Theatre became the third hotel from Alexander Kolpin, a former ballet dancer and the son of a theatre designer and producer. Here, Kolpin and the British design firm Lind + Almond created an urban retreat in which theatrical inspiration can be seen through spaces such as the TATA cocktail bar (named after the red curtain in the neighbouring theatre) designed with gold lights and plump velvet or damask cushions. Hotel Sanders houses a total of 54 bedrooms, across three gorgeous 19th-century townhouses, decked out with mid-century modern furnishings and a whole range of textures from hessian walls to marble panelling and Liberty wallpapers. Bespoke velvet chairs and vintage Danish lamps provide a glamorous touch to the otherwise homely lobby. The tiny kitchen restaurant with its low-key bistro menu is a laid-back, plant-filled space perfectly in tune with its young, cool diners. Of all the relaxed public spaces, of special note is the roof terrace, beautifully lit with Moroccan lanterns and stuffed with rattan furniture and woven rugs. The brilliant staff are multi-tasking masters in uniforms straight out of a Wes Anderson film and are happy to sort out anything from superb in-room cocktails to arranging a personal trainer. Read our full review of Hotel Sanders.
Address: Hotel Sanders, Tordenskjoldsgade 15, 1055 Copenhagen, Denmark
Nobis Hotel Copenhagen
This is the Swedish brand’s first property in Denmark, just a few minutes walk from the Tivoli Gardens, and the smooth serenity of its sister hotel in Stockholm is very much in evidence. The stripped-back approach to interior design works well in this hefty building, once home to the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music, with its high ceilings, central marble staircase and beautiful, ornate coving. For its latest incarnation, the 77 bedrooms are pleasingly weighty, with dusky-blue walls and herringbone-pattern wood floors, graphic dark-wood four-poster beds and plenty of Danish design details (even the black clothes hangers are from local interiors store Hay). Of course, in this city of fanatical Nordic foodies, restaurants matter and Nobis’s taupe-toned dining room is a formal affair with ambitions to match. Local ingredients are celebrated in dishes taking inspiration from across Europe at restaurant NOI and seasonal cocktails with Scandinavian influence are shaken and stirred at the Marble Bar. More subdued is the little wine cellar, a cosy but unadorned room which operates as a drinking den for those in the know. There is also an ultra-secluded (guests only) hammam with a sauna and cold plunge pool. Hewn out of white marble, it is, like much of the rest of the hotel, a lesson in peaceful, modern minimalism.
Address: Nobis Hotel Copenhagen, Niels Brocks Gade 1, 1574 Copenhagen, Denmark
Audo Residence
The design-led Audo Residence fits perfectly into the Nordhavn neighbourhood on the northern edge of Copenhagen. You'd be hard-pressed to uncover a cosier hideout in the city, with rooms decorated in complimentary neutrals and warm, earthy tones. Curated artwork and touches of cool marble bring the chic look together. However, there's more to this residence than first meets the eye. Audo Residence is part of Audo House, a concept that unites a café, restaurant, concept shop, event facilities, and
showroom alongside the residence in a single community space.Address: The Audo, Arhusgade 130, 2150 Copenhagen, Denmark
Villa Copenhagen
Centrally located, right by Copenhagen Central Station and Tivoli Gardens, this 2020-opened modern take on the grand hotel brings new life to the city’s former Central Post and Telegraph Head Office, which dates back to 1912. In its new era as one of the city’s most coveted places to stay, this sprawling heritage landmark houses a collection of buzzy social spaces alongside four levels of sprawling rooms, all designed to feel like a grand Copenhagen apartment, distinguished by their high ceilings, herringbone floors, gold accents and tall windows. The Shamballa Suite focuses on providing a place of peace and tranquillity and the Earth Suite showcases innovative sustainability solutions in space using only recycled materials. The pinnacle of accommodation options is the Universal Penthouse Suite spanning two floors linked by a spiral staircase. On entering the hotel, the capacious Courtyard Bar makes quite the impression with its sophisticated interiors taking cues from Nordic simplicity and showstopper glass canopy. This social enclave also featuring full-size trees leads through to the cosy Kontrast brasserie focusing on locally produced and sustainable ingredients, and the sophisticated T37 wine and cocktail bar integrating features of the old post office. A local and seasonal breakfast is served in the former sorting room and freshly baked bread and pastries come from the onsite RUG bakery. A highlight for guests is the 25m open-air, sustainably-heated rooftop pool that’s only accessible to people staying here. Read our full review of Villa Copenhagen.
Address: Villa Copenhagen, Tietgensgade 35-39, 1704 Copenhagen, Denmark
The Nimb
This family favourite has long been known for its please-all service (from bike hire to kids’ butlers) and 17 hi-spec but traditional-looking rooms in a 19th-century building overlooking the Tivoli Gardens. These were joined in 2017 by 21 bedrooms occupying a swoopy glass-and-wood extension. Although the outside of this more recent addition is in complete contrast to the famous, lightbulb-studded original (designed, it seems, in homage to a Moorish palace), the bedrooms are similar in style, overlooking the park and decorated in muted jewel tones with artworks from around the world, ornate fabrics with skeins of rich blue and gold, and heavy wooden Asian antiques placed alongside beautiful Danish furniture. The star of the show here is the rooftop swimming pool, which is a real boon for families in summer. There are no fewer than six places to eat at this palatial property, including Nimb Brasserie and Cakenhagen serving a vast array of pastries and tarts, as well as a changing line-up of year-round culinary pop-ups by star chefs.
Read our full review of The Nimb.
Address: The Nimb, Bernstorffsgade 5, 1577 Copenhagen, Denmark
Hotel D'Angleterre
Heritage meets modern grandeur in this legendary hotel whose story began as far as 1755. A young French servant, Jean Marchal, had fallen in love with the daughter of the chef of the royal palace in Copenhagen, Marie Coppy. Sharing a love for the culinary arts, and the desire to present this passion to His Majesty King Frederik V of Denmark and his family, the couple established a restaurant serving the aristocracy with the support of the king. This was the beginning of d’Angleterre, which went on to become a Palace and one of the city’s most highly regarded hotels. Since that time, the hotel has played host to countless celebrities, dignitaries and royalty, and to this day it is a go-to for luxury hotel connoisseurs. In 2013, the grande dame marked the beginning of its latest chapter as it emerged from what’s said to be the most ambitious hotel restoration in Danish history. Retaining the historic features of this neoclassic palace, this three-year transformation saw the reimagination and modernisation of each storied space behind the hotel’s instantly recognisable white façade, from its 92 sumptuous rooms and suites, including the palatial Royal Suite, to decadent dining rooms, a champagne bar and art-filled lobby. Still today, the character of this property is felt through every room, whether dining at the French-Nordic, Michelin-starred Marchal restaurant, sipping bubbles in Balthazar Champagne Bar or unwinding in the hotel’s 2,000-sq-ft, marble-clad spa.
Address: Hotel D'Angleterre, Kongens Nytorv 34, 1050 Copenhagen, Denmark
SORENDAM.DKThe Huxley
The Huxley was revamped in 2020 by BW Premier Collection, and the designers have done a great job of fitting it out with Danish design furniture and artworks. It’s stylish, and the rooms provide a simple, easy-on-the-eye place to sleep. Dark blue walls and deep orange, leather headboards and industrial side lamps are offset by crisp white bedding and rooms are filled with light from the large, traditional old city windows. Inside, the Huxley Lounge is a haven from the masses and offers morning coffee and spicy Bloody Marys and is popular for before-bed nightcaps. However, possibly the best attraction to The Huxley is its location, in the heart of the old district and a short skip from famous, Instagrammable Nyhavn, the Danish Design Museum, Copenhagen Opera House and the newly rethought Kongens Nytorv (King’s New Square), from where everything (including the airport) is easily accessible.
Address: Peder Skrams Gade 24, 1054 Copenhagen
The Darling CPH
If you’re a fan of Danish art and design, The Darling could be your dream stay. It offers single-residence experiences across three guest houses: The Grand Residence, The Classic Residence, and The Cosy Residence (and you’ll have each guest house to yourself). Owners Jens Løkke and Uffe Buchard fill the rooms with the finest pieces from the most celebrated Danish designers, including pieces by icons such as Hans Wegner, Børge Mogensen and Arne Jacobsen (perhaps most noted for his famous Egg chair and AJ lamp). The team regularly rotates the art collection, and even the wall colours are updated to showcase new pieces better as they see fit. It’s as much of an art gallery as a home-from-home hotel, and many of the works are for sale. The décor is drawn from both classic and modern designers from across Denmark, offering a curated insight into the beauty of Danish design. There are touches of excellence, such as a shoe size question in order for the team to provide custom slippers, and florists are on-hand to create pre-check-in nuances of colour to taste. It’s exclusive, high-end, decadent, and located in the heart of the old city.
Address: Niels Hemmingsens Gade 1, 2nd floor, 1153 Copenhagen
Hotel Sp34
Hotel Sp34 by Brochner Hotels is housed within a traditional Latin Quarter building on Sankt Peders Stræde. It’s a four-star, no-nonsense hotel with sleek, minimalist rooms. The hotel lobby greets you as a cosy, warm space that attracts laptop-creatives (there’s a work area in one corner, cleverly sectioned off with overlapping floor-to-ceiling string) and readers. From here, the next-door restaurant Väkst can be viewed, with its vast greenhouse which floods the open plan space with light and greenery. The beds at Hotel Sp34 have become famous for their curved wooden headboards with light, leather headrests, cocooning each side of the bed when sitting up. The light fixtures glow with warm white, housed in pitted glass bowl fittings; the light grey walls and dark wooden floors add to the sense of cosiness. There’s an ‘urban terrace’ at the rear, taking the place of balconies, with ample, red-framed seating and lounging areas – look out for the Wine Hour and Nightcap Hour sessions where a late afternoon or late evening drink is free for guests. It tags itself as a destination for art and design lovers, with ever-changing exhibitions of not only wall pieces but sculpture and, erm, bicycles. ‘Nordic touch’ is the name of the game here, immersing you into the old-charm cobbled Copenhagen streets, with a firm nod to modern design, naturally.
Address: Sankt Peders Stræde 34, 1453 Copenhagen