Must-see hotels in Denmark

  • Hotel Royal

    Aarhus

    If you’ve come to expect restrained Scandi style in your top-end Danish hotels, prepare to be surprised. From the over-the-top entrance portico to the…

  • Scandic Front

    Copenhagen

    Conveniently plonked to the rear of Nyhavn and overlooking the harbour, Front is light, bright and not afraid of bold colour accents (although the orange…

  • Danhostel Roskilde

    Zealand

    Roskilde's swish, five-star hostel has a superb position on the waterfront right next door to the Viking Ship Museum. Decorated with funky black-and-white…

  • Sandvig Familiecamping

    Bornholm

    This shady camping ground occupies a great spot near Sandvig's fine beach and is handy for the walking tracks at Hammeren. There are good hut options,…

  • Finns B&B

    Skagen

    Take a 1923-vintage 'log cabin' built for a Norwegian count, fill it with art, antiques and memorabilia, and you have this fabulously quirky slumber spot…

  • Danhostel Givskud Zoo

    Central Jutland

    Close to the animal park's entrance is this excellent Danhostel, which makes a useful budget option for the region (bearing in mind it's only 23km from…

  • Danhostel Odense City

    Odense

    Built in 1914 as the then-grand Park Hotel, this hostel is handily located for the train station, with Kongens Have (park) directly opposite. Rooms have…

  • Square

    Copenhagen

    Fitted out with Arne Jacobsen chairs and red leather, the Square is an excellent three-star hotel with designer flair and amenities generally associated…

  • Grenaa Strand Camping

    Central Jutland

    A super family option if your visit to Grenaa is all about the beach, this site is in pole beachside position a few kilometres south of town. A pirate…

  • Møllestien Cottages

    Aarhus

    On Aarhus’ prettiest street, a ceramicist rents out two neighbouring cottages – small, homely places each with courtyard, kitchen, lounge and bathroom …

  • Fredensborg Badehotel

    Bornholm

    Perched on a knoll overlooking wave-pounded rocks at the southern end of Rønne, the newly renovated Fredensborg has been transformed into a bathing hotel…

  • Comwell Hotel Rebild Bakker

    Central Jutland

    Marketing itself as a 'sports hotel', this sprawling complex promotes active holidays and backs it up with an indoor pool, sauna, gym, healthy options in…

  • Danhostel Rønne

    Bornholm

    This immaculately kept 26-room hostel is a secluded building with a neatly tended garden. Expect small, tidy, if somewhat soulless dorms, all with shared…

  • Hotel Ry

    Central Jutland

    New owners have taken over the town's big main-street hotel. When we visited they were in the process of giving the place a major makeover, and when they…

  • Danhostel Skagen

    Skagen

    Always a hive of activity, this hostel is modern, functional and spick and span. It’s decent value, particularly for families or groups. Low-season prices…

  • Danhostel Aarhus

    Aarhus

    The main building here is as pretty as a picture: it’s a large octagonal room that was once a dancehall. Accommodation is bright and basic; some rooms…

  • Wakeup Aarhus

    Aarhus

    A new arrival in mid-2017, this budget hotel offers 315 fresh, functional rooms in a prime location, close to the train station. There are few frills, but…

  • Danhostel Copenhagen City

    Copenhagen

    Step into the lobby here with its cafe-bar and it looks more like a hotel than a hostel. Set in a tower block overlooking the harbour just south of Tivoli…

  • Gudenåens Camping

    Central Jutland

    Follow the signs for Aqua to find this tree-filled riverside park, about 2km south of the town centre (just south of Indelukket). Cabins and caravans are…

  • Hotel Ferdinand

    Aarhus

    Ferdinand is in the centre of the Åboulevarden action, with a swank French brasserie downstairs. There are eight suites above the restaurant (large and…

  • Ansgarhus Motel

    Odense

    Though there are several free-parking spaces, the term 'motel' undersells this 15-room family guesthouse in a quiet residential area near the river and…

  • Cabinn Metro

    Copenhagen

    If you are familiar with the Cabinn chain, there will be no surprises here. The rooms are small but efficiently kitted out and clean. The breakfast buffet…

  • Hvide Sande Camping

    Central Jutland

    If you’re here for the windsurfing, this is the camping ground for you. It’s on the southern side of town, across the road from the Westwind operation,…

  • Cabinn City

    Copenhagen

    If you're not intent on surrounding yourself with fancy Danish design, but just want somewhere clean and relatively comfortable to lie your head, Cabinn…

  • Scandic Palace Hotel

    Copenhagen

    Bang on Rådhuspladsen and housed in a landmark 1910 Anton Rosen–designed building, the Palace skillfully balances historic architecture with contemporary…

  • Hotel Siemsens Gaard

    Bornholm

    Although the straightforward rooms at this prime-position harbourfront hotel are a little dowdy, they are comfortable and generally well equipped (some…

  • Hullehavn Camping

    Bornholm

    Hullehavn has the more natural setting of Svaneke’s two camping grounds, including its own sandy beach. If you don't have your own gear, hire a caravan or…

  • Zleep Hotel

    Billund

    If you can do without the frills, bright Zleep (part of a chain) is beside the airport terminal and offers simple, comfy rooms sleeping up to four, all…

  • Copenhagen Strand

    Copenhagen

    In a converted 19th-century warehouse, the appealing Strand overlooks Copenhagen Harbour. Rooms are classically styled in wood, brass and shades of greys…

  • Hotel Ebeltoft Strand

    Central Jutland

    In a plum position on the beachfront and close to Fregatten Jylland, this sprawling hotel offers good facilities and a range of price options, including…

  • Oasen

    Central Jutland

    Oasen is an inviting complex of central rooms and apartments, nicely bridging the gap between hostels and business hotels. Some rooms have shared bathroom…

  • Radisson BLU Hotel

    Central Jutland

    This polished performer lives in the redeveloped paper factory that was once the backbone of the local economy. It’s right on the river, among a clutch of…

  • First Hotel Aalborg

    Aalborg

    Some of the newly renovated rooms at this smart fjordside hotel near the Utzon Center have water views. Parking is available (95kr per day), and the…

  • Danhostel Viborg

    Central Jutland

    This well-run place feels like a country escape, 3km from town in green surrounds and backed by botanic gardens down to the lakeshore. Rooms are top-notch…

  • Hotel Aarhus City Apartments

    Aarhus

    Good for families and long-stayers, this three-storey apartment block is home to modern rooms, studios and apartments. All have kitchens (kitchenettes in…

  • Feriepartner Hvide Sande

    Central Jutland

    This agency rents out sexy state-of-the-art houseboats, as well as apartments and summer cottages (most generally rented by the week in summer). It has…

  • Tisvildeleje Strand Hotel

    Zealand

    Neutral tones, art books and weathered 'antiques' give this little town-centre hotel a chic ‘Hamptons’ vibe. Rooms are a soothing combo of coconut rug…

  • Danhostel Gudhjem

    Bornholm

    Right by the harbour, this well-placed hostel has cosy, bright six-bed dorms, plus simple rooms up the road at Therns Hotel on Brøddegade, with TV and…

  • Ebeltoft Strand Camping

    Central Jutland

    The first camping ground you'll see, on your right as you drive into town, has plenty of good sites and cabins backing onto the beach. It's well geared…

  • Gudhjem Camping

    Bornholm

    This is the nearest camping ground to town, a 15-minute walk southeast of Gudhjem harbour. Furnished four-person tents – complete with beds, kitchen and…

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