Jul12
Ralph Grizzle
Throw back the sheets, slide into your bathrobe and slippers, and pull back the curtains. From your suite, you see that the sun is shining on Kongens Nytorv and colorful Nyhavn. You can’t wait to get outside.
Now go back to bed: It’s 4 a.m.
What were you thinking? How could you have known? During the summer, it gets bright early here in Copenhagen, which is situated at the same latitude as Anchorage, Alaska.
At 7 a.m., you give up the struggle to sleep. Outside, summer is full on. Head downstairs for a hearty breakfast at D’Angelterre’s Restaurant. Be sure to ask for a table by the window, so that you can admire bustling Kongens Nytorv across the street.
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City Hall Square, D'Angleterre, Glyptotek, Hot Dog, Open Top Tour, Radisson SAS Royal, Shopping, Strøget, Tivoli, TwentySeven, Two Perfect Days
May11
Ralph Grizzle
Recommendations of Copenhagen Hotels
Download a PDF version, optimized for printing, by clicking the image or the Copenhagen Hotel Guide link.
The hotels in this guide span quite a range, not only in rates and location but also in character. Sample summer 2009 rates run from $158 per night for two people, with breakfast included, to $665 per night (don’t balk at the rate until you’ve read the review.)
All but two of the hotels are located in the heart of Copenhagen. Skovshoved, situated in a charming fishing village a four miles north of the Danish capital, is a lovely 22-room hotel with an award-winning restaurant, bar and a local pub next door (grab a beer and a Gammel Dansk and chat up the locals).
Also outside the heart of the city is the Hilton Copenhagen Airport, an excellent choice for those who want to “sleep in” before their flights home.
The other eight city-center hotels each have characters of their own.
D'Angleterre, Hilton Copenhagen Airport, Hotels, Imperial Hotel, Little Mermaid, Radisson SAS Royal, Radisson SAS Scandinavia, Scandic Hotel Copenhagen, Scandic Palace, Scandic Webers, Skovshoved Hotel, The Nimb, TwentySeven
Feb16
Ralph Grizzle
Editor’s Choice: Copenhagen’s Best ‘Design’ Hotel
Facts: One of three Radisson SAS hotels in Copenhagen, the five-star Radisson SAS Royal is a registered historic building for the work of renowned Danish designer Arne Jacobsen, who designed not only the building — Copenhagen’s first skyscraper at 20 stories — but also most of the furnishings within it, including the swan and egg chairs in the lobby. Continue Reading »
Hotels, Radisson SAS Royal
