13 Best Hotels in Copenhagen, Denmark

This 1960 Arne Jacobsen high-rise has been fully restored as a paean to the legendary designer and will appeal to those who want classic mid-century style along with more modern comforts. Rooms are paneled in light maple and outfitted with Jacobsen chairs and lamps. The most famous rooms are 506 and 606, looking precisely as they did in 1960, with all the original furnishings, including a nifty desktop that opens to reveal a lighted makeup mirror. Many of the rooms have views over Tivoli and the city center's copper-top buildings. 

A forgotten landmark, the former Danish post office has been turned into a justifiably hyped luxury hotel with stylish rooms by the Scandinavian hotel emperor Petter Stordalen. The result is a hip, luxurious, and historical hotel with a glass-covered grand atrium; numerous bars and restaurants decked out in brass, velvet, and marble; and a rooftop pool heated by waste energy.

In this well-preserved former spice warehouse, the rooms are tiny but cozy, with warm wooden spreads, dark woods, soft leather furniture, and crisscrossing timbers. It all overlooks the old ships of Nyhavn. The thick plaster walls are adorned with paintings by prominent Danish painters, including Jens Jørgen Thorsen, Asger Jorn, and the hotel's own founder, Alf Arp-Hansen. 

This welcoming hotel in the heart of Copenhagen has been run by the same family for generations. With its location minutes from Central Station and in the middle of Vesterbro's buzzing streets, it's a great base for budget-minded travelers. The family also runs the slightly more upscale Andersen Hotel, located on the opposite corner.

A five-minute stroll from Nyhavn, overlooking old Copenhagen and Amalienborg, the massive Admiral was once a grain warehouse (circa 1787). Today it is one of the city's top hotels. Thick stone walls are broken by rows of windows; guest rooms mix maritime accents with modern furnishings and prints. Each room has a sitting area with leather sofas surrounded by 200-year-old exposed rafter beams. Rooms on the first through fourth floors also have French balconies. The SALT bar and restaurant lends Nordic touches to modern French brasserie food.

This impeccably maintained, bright budget hotel is just west of the lakes and Vesterport Station and one of the best budget options in town. Rooms are very small but are designed with efficiency to include ample showers and foldaway and bunk beds.

This hotel, originally built in the 1680s, was torn down and rebuilt—rising from its rubble, just like the mythical phoenix rose from its ashes—in 1847 as a plush, Victorian-style hotel. Suites are large and adorned with 18-karat-gold-plated bathroom fixtures and reproductions of antiques; standard rooms are very small. Downstairs is Murdoch's Books and Ale, a snug pub done up in mahogany and brass that serves smørrebrød and light meals.

Across the Stadsgraven from Christianshavn to the south stands one of Denmark's largest hotels, which houses Copenhagen's only casino. Guest rooms are large, though perhaps a little bland; there are 42 suites if you want even more space.