Copenhagen Hotel Guide 13 Top Hotels Recommended for Cruise Guests Double Duty for Your Dollar
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Copenhagen Hotel Guide 13 Top Hotels Recommended For Cruise Guests Double Duty For Your Dollar The Avid Cruiser’s Guide To Copenhagen Hotels features 13 breakfast included, to $665 per night (don’t balk at the rate properties that we think our readers will enjoy when cruising until you’ve read the review.) from the Danish capital. All but two of the hotels are located in the heart of Co- First, of course, you must decide whether to plant yourself penhagen. Skovshoved, situated in a charming fishing village in Copenhagen before (or after) your cruise. Or should you save a four miles north of the Danish capital, is a lovely 22-room the expense of a hotel and arrive the day your cruise departs? hotel with an award-winning restaurant, bar and a local pub There are at least two reasons for arriving a day or two early. next door (grab a beer and a Gammel Dansk and chat up the One is that you never know if you and/or your luggage locals). will arrive before your ship departs. Airlines can be delayed, Also outside the heart of the city is the Hilton Copen- luggage can be lost. I met a couple on a Baltic cruise three hagen Airport, an excellent choice for those who want to years ago whose flight was delayed because of storms on the “sleep in” before their flights home. U.S. East Coast. They spent the next day catching up with the The other eleven city-center hotels each have characters of ship, eventually boarding in Tallinn, Estonia. To assure smooth their own. I communicate these differences to the best of my sailing, add an extra day before your cruise as a margin of ability with words and photos, but I could use your help. Please safety. share your comments at www.cruisingfromcopenhagen.com. The second reason for coming to Copenhagen a day I also invite you to be among the first to begin a discus- or two early: You’re making a significant investment in your sion about Cruising From Copenhagen at our online forum, cruise and the cost of air to get you there. Why not make your which you’ll find on the site. money perform double duty? Get to the ship and spend some time in one of the world’s greatest cities. I promise you, a few Thanks for reading — and participating. extra days in Copenhagen doesn’t have to break the bank. The hotels in this guide, for example, span quite a range, not only in rates and location but also in character. Sample Ralph Grizzle summer rates run from $158 per night for two people, with Editor, The Avid Cruiser Hilton Copenhagen Airport Most Convenient To Airport THE FACTS — Located next to Copenhagen Airport and just 12 minutes from the city room amenities center, the 382-room, 5-star Hilton Copenhagen Airport is connected to Terminal 3 by a • Air Conditioning covered walkway and connected to Copenhagen’s city center by train, metro, bus or free • Wireless internet • Bicycles for guests’ use bicycles that the hotel makes available for guests in this bike-friendly city. The hotel features • Family packages the exclusive Ni’mat Spa offering a heated pool and a top-foor Executive Lounge with a • Cribs, Children’s menu fireplace and panoramic views over Øresund. There is a well-equipped fitness center, and a sample rate new recreational beach area is nearby. Hamlet Nordic Dining serves up Danish specialties or 2010: From $199, Double grab a quick bite at the hotel’s Axis Lounge. Room with breakfast category COZY DIGS — Even the hotel’s smallest rooms are the largest in the city, measuring a PPPPP roomy 355 square feet. Rooms feature floor-to-ceiling windows, and all rooms, from Deluxe Rooms up, offer wireless internet access. Choose an Executive Room for Executive Lounge contact Hilton Copenhagen Airport access. Relax or enjoy treatments in the Ni’mat Spa. Ellehammersvej 20 DK-2770 Copenhagen, FINAL WORD — Hilton Copenhagen Airport offers not only the city’s largest average rooms Denmark sizes but also the most convenient location to the airport. You can wheel your luggage be- +45 3250 1501 +45 3252 8528 - Fax tween baggage claim and the hotel in less than 10 minutes. And getting to the city center is www.hilton.dk easy via metro, train, bus or bike. For convenience before or after a long transatlantic flight, you won’t do better than the Hilton Copenhagen Airport. Hotel D’Angleterre Grandest Hotel THE FACTS — A landmark building overlooking lovely Kongens Nytorv (King’s New Square) room amenities in the heart of Copenhagen, Hotel D’Angleterre is the Danish capital’s grandest hotel, • Air conditioning providing traditional, luxury lodging. With more than 250 years of history, this five-star hotel • Wireless internet (public areas) • In-Room Safe is one of the world’s oldest, having hosted a legendary list of royalty, celebrities and politi- • Bathtub and shower cians. The hotel is situated ideally near the north end of Strøget, the pedestrian walking and • Molton Brown toiletries shopping street, and next door to both the metro station and the city’s biggest department • Hair dryer store. Restaurant D’Angleterre, decorated by the Danish artist Bjorn Winblad, provides a sample rate commanding view over Kongens Nytorv and the National Theatre. The dark, handsomely 2010: Standard Double Room decorated lounge has all the polish of a men’s club. In the basement is a superb fitness cen- with breakfast, $319 ter with its gym, grottolike pool, whirlpool, sauna, trainers and spa services. category PPPPP COZY DIGS — Guest rooms vary in size and exposure, but all feature high ceilings and pe- riod furniture. Suites include the Royal Suite, Victor Borge Suite and Karen Blixen Suite. contact D’Angleterre Kongens Nytorv 34 FINAL WORD — Hotel D’Angleterre stands as the city’s grande dame. She is frequently DK-1050 Copenhagen, rated Denmark’s top hotel by the travel industry. More than $2 million was recently invested Denmark +45 33 12 00 95 in a restoration of guest rooms, public areas and the Palm Court, a stunning ballroom with +45 33 33 08 44 - fax a painted ceiling, gold-leaf columns and mirrored walls. If you intend to visit Copenhagen in www.dangleterre.dk grand, traditional style, you can’t do better than the D’Angleterre. Hotel TwentySeven Coolest Hotel THE FACTS — Situated near Copenhagen’s attractive City Hall and Denmark’s National room amenities Museum, Clarion Collection Hotel TwentySeven hangs its hat on being an “uncomplicated” • Wireless internet (free) hotel. Its philosophy is to treat everyone not as a tourist or business traveler but as a house • Free weekday newspaper • 24-hour coffee/tea service guest, which is why you’ll find not only a complimentary breakfast buffet included in the • In-room safe room rate but also an evening buffet. The evening buffet offers enough variety and sub- • Flat-screen televisions stance to substitute for a dinner out on the town. Wireless internet is included throughout • Hair dryers 27, and there is a public computer where guests may surf the internet and print or copy sample rate documents free of charge. 2010: Double with break- fast and and complimen- tary evening buffet , $158 COZY DIGS — 27’s designer rooms exemplify world-renowned Scandinavian design. The 200 rooms, while not large, are modern and functional, well designed so that they don’t feel category cramped. Rooms feature fluffy duvets, comfy beds, flat screen TVs and new bathrooms. 27 PPPP is Copenhagen’s “coolest” hotel, with Denmark’s only ICEBAR situated in the hotel. If the contact ICEBAR proves to be too cold for your taste, there’s a popular “chill out” area in the courtyard TwentySeven with sofas for lounging as well the Honey Ryder Cocktail Lounge and the Wine Bar. Løngangstræde 27 DK-1468 Copenhagen, Denmark FINAL WORD — 27 is one of Copenhagen’s “best value” hotels. Rooms, as noted, are not +45 7027 5627 large, but if you’re looking for a functional, trendy hotel with lots of included services and +45 7027 9627 - Fax amenities, you won’t do better than 27. www.hotel27.dk Imperial Hotel Coziest Hotel THE FACTS — The modern four-star Imperial Hotel was completely renovated recently, with room amenities the striking lobby and the restaurant enjoying attractive facelifts. A whole floor of rooms • Air conditioning were dedicated to the classical furniture and timeless design of the Danish designer icon • Hairdryer • Satellite TV Børge Mogensen. Brasserie Imperial is very popular with the locals and it provides the fine • Wireless internet (free) food and refreshments that the travellers need for exploring one of the world’s great cities. Imperial Grill Room is the perfect setting for parties and business dinners. sample rate 2010: Standard double - Rack, $415 including buf- COZY DIGS — All 267 air-conditioned rooms were recently updated with new bathrooms and fet breakfast and taxes. furnishings. The Imperial has several room categories, ranging from standard rooms to a couple of category suite categories. There are accommodations devoted to both smokers and non-smokers. In fact, PPPP there are “allergy rooms” for people who require cleaner facilities. These rooms are equipped with all the standard conveniences, but they have wooden floors and hypoallergenic bedding. Also, they contact Imperial Hotel are a bit larger than the standard rooms, which makes it possible to put in up to two extra beds. Vester Farimagsgade 9 DK-1606 Copenhagen, FINAL WORD — Situated in the heart of Copenhagen, Imperial Hotel serve as an excellent Denmark base of operations for working or playing in this wonderful city.