Must-see hotels in Denmark

  • Legoland Holiday Village

    Billund

    Taking everything up a notch with marvellous Lego detail, this outstanding 'village' incorporates the Pirates' Inn Motel and a huge camping ground. In the…

  • Hotel Legoland

    Billund

    Lego is everywhere here, alongside spectacular kid-friendly detail – but there's also plenty of appeal for grown-ups at this 223-room hotel. Standard …

  • Hotel Nimb's fantastical exterior

    Hotel Nimb

    Copenhagen

    Part of historic Tivoli Gardens, this boutique belle offers 38 individually styled rooms and suites that fuse clean lines, handpicked art and antiques,…

  • Hotel Danmark

    Copenhagen

    The revamped Danmark is a svelte boutique hideaway steps away from major sights. Though most of its 88 rooms are rather petite, they're all flawlessly…

  • Hotel GSH

    Bornholm

    The 'Green Solution House' is easily one of Denmark's most innovative places to stay, and gives detailed insight into the possible future of construction…

  • Niels Bugges Hotel

    Central Jutland

    This old inn, set amid forest on the outskirts of town, is a destination hotel where design and gastronomy are taken seriously and the result is something…

  • Hotel Guldsmeden

    Aarhus

    A top pick for its excellent location, warm staff, French Colonial–style rooms with Persian rugs, pretty garden oasis and relaxed, stylish ambience…

  • Bed & Breakfast Hårlandsgård

    Zealand

    Inspiring septuagenarian host Annie offers three rooms in her art-packed 18th-century farmhouse with a barn section that sometimes plays gallery. The two…

  • Nordlandet

    Bornholm

    Wowsers, talk about a makeover. The folks behind the first-class Kadeau restaurant in southern Bornholm have turned their attention to this hotel, with…

  • Babette Guldsmeden

    Copenhagen

    The 98-room Babette is part of the superb Guldsmeden hotel chain, with the same (unexpectedly) harmonious blend of Nordic and Indonesian design aesthetics…

  • Hotel Alexandra

    Copenhagen

    The furniture of Danish design deities such as Arne Jacobsen, Ole Wanscher and Kaare Klint graces the interiors of the crisp, refined yet homey Alexandra…

  • Ibsens Hotel

    Copenhagen

    Ibsens is a sound choice for discerning sophisticates. Local creativity underscores everything from the striking textiles to the artwork; the inviting…

  • Villa Provence

    Aarhus

    Elegant rooms (individually decorated in Provençal country style) for a mature, well-heeled crowd. The superior rooms are large and lovely; standard rooms…

  • Stammershalle Badehotel

    Bornholm

    One of Bornholm's top slumber spots occupies an imposing, early-20th-century bathing hotel overlooking a rocky part of the coast a few kilometres north of…

  • Generator Hostel

    Copenhagen

    A solid choice for 'cheap chic', upbeat, design-literate Generator sits on the edge of the city's medieval core. It's kitted out with designer furniture,…

  • Dueodde Familiecamping & Hostel

    Bornholm

    This upbeat beachside hostel-camping-ground combo is a 10-minute walk east of the bus stop. Hostel rooms come with private bathroom (linen hire is…

  • Nordly

    Bornholm

    A young couple has taken over this old Danhostel in rustic surrounds not far from Hammershus, and transformed it into cosy, stylish budget digs. Double…

  • Danhostel Silkeborg

    Central Jutland

    The truly lovely riverbank location, good facilities and lack of budget alternatives in town make this hostel popular, so book ahead. Once here, enjoy the…

  • Danhostel Grinsted-Billund

    Billund

    Grinsted is 13km west of Legoland (with easy bus connections), and this new, top-notch hostel is well set up for families, with kitchens, laundry, and all…

  • Badepension Marienlund

    Skagen

    A cosy atmosphere, idyllic garden and pretty lounge and breakfast areas make Marienlund a top option. There are only 14 rooms, all light, white and simply…

  • Danhostel Ebeltoft

    Central Jutland

    A map/GPS is almost compulsory to find this hostel, perched high above the town (3km by road, or about a 25-minute walk). But it’s worth the trip, with…

  • Ruths Hotel

    Skagen

    One of Denmark’s grand bathing hotels – beautifully positioned in chichi Gammel Skagen, with acclaimed restaurants, a wellness centre and stylish modern…

  • Odense City B&B

    Odense

    Well-travelled hosts provide seven immaculate modern rooms that must rate as the best value in Odense. Super central, it's entered through a tunnelway…

  • Villa Zeltner

    Central Jutland

    Super-central and with loads of style, this great-value B&B houses a handful of rooms with shared bathroom and kitchen access, plus a couple of small…

  • Hotel d'Angleterre

    Copenhagen

    Hitting the scene in 1755, the neoclassical d'Angleterre is Copenhagen's most glamorous slumber palace. Renovated in 2013, it's once again fit for royalty…

  • Hotel SP34

    Copenhagen

    A popular choice for design-savvy urbanites. Tans and subtle pastels underline the communal areas, among them a plush, light-drenched lounge, modernist…

  • Christiansø Gæstgiveri

    Bornholm

    Built in 1703 as the naval commander’s residence, this is the island’s only inn, with six simple (pricey) rooms with bathroom. There's a traditional…

  • CPH Living

    Copenhagen

    Located on a converted freight boat, Copenhagen's only floating hotel consists of 12 stylish, contemporary rooms with harbour and city views. Perks…

  • Dragsholm Slot

    Zealand

    Staying in an 800-year-old castle, or its well-appointed outbuildings, adds to the thrill of tasting some of Denmark's most lauded cuisine. Accommodation…

  • Knudhule Badehotel

    Central Jutland

    About 2km outside Ry, this sweet hotel is in a pretty locale, across the road from the bathing jetties of Knudsø lake. On offer is a collection of freshly…

  • Sannes Familiecamping

    Bornholm

    This lovely four-star camping ground is right beside the beach but also boasts a pool, sauna and wellness area for when the weather doesn’t deliver…

  • 71 Nyhavn Hotel

    Copenhagen

    Housed in two striking 200-year-old canal-side warehouses, atmospheric 71 Nyhavn offers great views of both the harbour and Nyhavn canal. Rooms facing…

  • Hotel Randers

    Central Jutland

    This is an old-world, art-deco treasure. It was built in 1856 and refurbished in the 1920s; a fire in 2015 necessitated a widespread renovation, but the…

  • Danhostel Ringkøbing

    Central Jutland

    This is up there with the best of them – it has a great socialising area, modern layout, activities in abundance (it's in a large sports centre) and large…

  • Refborg

    Billund

    An old kro (inn) in the town centre has been stylishly renovated into this classy midrange hotel, with popular on-site restaurant (dinner mains 185kr to…

  • Hotel Oasia

    Aarhus

    Clearly a subscriber to the minimalist school of design, Oasia offers bright modern rooms full of clean lines and the best of Scandinavian fittings …

  • Comwell Aarhus

    Aarhus

    A new addition to the Comwell chain, this large, modern hotel stylishly showcases Danish design courtesy of furnishings by local company HAY. Higher rooms…

  • Bedwood Hostel is just off famous Nyhavn

    Bedwood Hostel

    Copenhagen

    Located on the famous Nyhavn waterfront, this cosy hostel occupies a historic wood-beamed warehouse dating from 1756. The dorms range in size from six to…

  • Copenhagen Downtown Hostel

    Copenhagen Downtown Hostel

    Copenhagen

    Centrally located in the city's historic core, this hostel is the perfect jumping-off point for exploring Copenhagen on foot. It's a lively, retro-style…

  • Hotel Hornbækhus

    Zealand

    Down a lane full of flowers and birds, Hornbækhus is based on a 1904 house that was very much expanded in the 1920s and '30s. Though undermined by a half…

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