Postcards from... Booklet 2022

If you are a fan of the great modern Danish designer, Arne Jacobsen, then a stay at the Radisson Collection Royal Hotel is a must when visiting Copenhagen. His Modernist landmark has undergone its most significant and sensitive refurbishment since it opened in 1960. Jacobsen’s classic chairs, including the Egg and the Swan, are omnipresent and devotees will love a visit to Room 606 (if not booked), the Arne Jacobsen Suite, which is perfectly preserved from the 1960s (shown above). The hotel occupies the only real skyscraper in the city centre. Formally an old department store, today a hotel excelling in delivering laidback luxury experiences. Located with one foot planted in the quirky and fun Latin Quarter and the other in the old and historical part of Copenhagen, Skt. Petri is centrally located in the heart of Copenhagen and where worlds meet. The hotel offers unique and spacious rooms and suites furnished with an eye for laidback luxury, but don’t worry, they’ve got plenty of rooms to choose from – all designed in a Scandinavian style with an international touch. A 5-star experience awaits guests at Copenhagen Marriott Hotel in a truly picturesque waterfront location in downtown Copenhagen. Discover spacious, beautifully appointed hotel rooms that rank among some of the largest in the city. Each is a downtown oasis with complimentary Wi-Fi access, a sleek marble bathroom, flat-screen TV and floor-to-ceiling windows that showcase mesmerising views of the Copenhagen city centre. In addition, the hotel offers international restaurants and bars with stunning views of Copenhagen harbour from the beautiful waterside, outdoor terrace. Floor to ceiling windows accentuate the feeling of space and light in these modern and minimal urban serviced apartments that offer guests the chance to live like a trend-setting local in the stylish residential district that was formerly the industrial docklands area of Islands Brygge.The interiors are the work of Danish design brand HAY, so it’s all very clean-lined and uncluttered, with modular furniture, interesting light fittings and a monochromatic colour palette.The concept is serviced apartments with hotel facilities, so there’s a reception (with friendly, efficient staff), a communal lounge/breakfast room, a well-equipped gym and an underground car park. Built in1911,Moorish-styleHotelNimb isperfectly suited to itsprime location next to the fun-filled attractions ofTivoliGardens. Seeming to take inspiration from theArabianNights its facade isdecoratedwithminaret-style towerswhich, especiallywhen litupatnight,give ita faity-taleappearance.The38classicstyle roomsofferamoresedateatmosphere inside,withantique furniture,fireplaces, freestanding tubsand four-posterbeds.Youwillcertainlyenjoy thewackysense ofopulenceand ifyou likeamusementparks,youwillbenefit from freeadmission to theTivoliGardens. Bernstorffsgade (TivoliGardens) Fair-taleopulence HotelNimb 71NyhavnHotel NyhavnWaterfront Wharehouse conversion 71NyhavnHotelencompassestwobeautifulwarehouseswithatotalof130rooms. Thewarehouseswerebuiltover200 years ago andhaveundergone a sweeping transformation through extensive, but gentle, refurbishmentwith a focus on welcoming interiors, a timeless, Scandinavian look and ahumble respect for the warehouses’soulsandcharmcharacterisingthehotel.Art-loverswillappreciatethe paintings in the lobby: taken from theowner’s collection, they includepiecesby AsgerJornandothermembersof the20th-centuryavant-gardeCobramovement. Effortlesslycool fashion Copenhagen isaworthy contender foralternative fashion capitalofEurope.Holly Golightly isamust-visit forany fashion lover to the city.Thehigh-concept store, ownedbyBarbaraMajHustedWerner, isaneclectic treasure trovefilledwith hand-selected items fromaround theworldand contemporaryDanishdesign. Arne Jacobsen - GodfatherofScandiStyle Somuchofwhatwe considerasbright,modern scandidesignactually datesback to themid20th centurywhen talented Danishdesignerand architect,Arne Jacobsen, revolutionisedhouseholdand commercial forms.Hismost striking creations include the famousegganddrop (shown left) chairs. The clean linesofDanishScandi canbeadmiredall across the city, reflectinga continuing tradition forelegantyet simple designbyanewgenerationof talenteddesignerswhohave created exciting contemporary spaces that juxtaposemore traditional locations. Artonaplate AtHoteld'Angleterre, the renowned restaurantandMichelinawarded, Marchal,oneof thebest restaurants inCopenhagen, isdesignedas the indisputabledestination forwiningandfinedining in this culinary capital.Opened in2013,Marchalhas carriedon the legacyof d’Angleterre’sfinediningexperiences.Marchalwon itsfirstMichelin star in2014andhas since then retained the stareveryyear. Re-purposedwood atgallerycafe Ina fascinating installationat themodern artmuseumCopenhagenContemporary, 25differentartists,architects,and designershaveeach contributed their designsand creations to furnish thenew CafeConnie-Connieproducingpersonal stools, chairs,andbenches for the150 square-metre surrounding spaceof the eateryusingoff-cutwoodprovidedby the Danishwoodflooring company,Dinesen. Copenhagen Marriott Hotel STAY Radisson Collection Royal Hotel Hotel SKT.PETRI Oneof thehottestnewcomers in thecity, thefive-starNobis,amemberofDesign Hotels, isahandsomeconversionofahistoricbuilding,withaverycentral location, high-spec contemporary rooms and a restaurant that showcases fine Nordic ingredients.Thebuilding,whichdates from1903,was oncehome to theRoyal DanishAcademyofMusicandhasbeentastefullyreworkedbySwedisharchitectural firmWingårdhs. It is on the edge of Copenhagen CulturalDistrict,with theNy CarlsbergGlyptotekartmuseumrightnextdoorandveryclosetotheTivoliGardens. ThePickofCopenhagenHotels Highly recommended luxuryhotels NearTivoliGardens ContemporaryDesign inhistoricbuilding Formallyanolddepartment store, todayahotelexcelling indelivering laidback luxury experiences. Locatedwith one foot planted in the quirky and fun Latin Quarterand theother in theoldandhistoricalpartofCopenhagen,Skt.Petri is centrally located in theheartofCopenhagenandwhereworldsmeet.Thehotel offersuniqueand spacious roomsand suites furnishedwithaneye for laidback luxury,butdon’tworry, they’vegotplentyof rooms tochoose from–alldesigned inaScandinavian stylewithan international touch. Hotel Skt.Petri NobisHotel Copenhagen Scandi Style Fromdesignand fashion to music, foodandself-care, simpleyet laidback Scandinavianculturehas blossomedaround theworld in recentyears.Herearesome ofCopenhagen’scoolestcalls. 22Krystalgade Laid-back luxury Whynot startexploringby rentingabike (mosthotelswillorganise this)and pedal theHarbourCircle. It is theultimateCopenhagenharbourside trail,a13 kilometre longwalkingandcyclepath that runs frommajor sightsatNyhavn to thequietbackwatersofChristianshavnandSydhavn.This13km route snakes itsway through theneighbourhood IslandsBrygge,Amager, Sydhavnen,Vesterbro, the InnerCity,Holmen,andChristianshavn, so it is guaranteed to leaveyouwith insights intohowdiverseCopenhagen really is. Thepathmixescity lifeand rawnature in thebestway.Youwillpassby historicalattractionsandup-and-comingareasbeingdevelopedat the speed of lightning.Youwill seeunspoiltgreenareas,houseboats, swimzones, architecturalgemsandmuchmore. Colourful,captivatingNyhavn isoneofCopenhagen’smost iconic sights. Originally itwasacommercialportwhere ships fromallover theworld woulddock,and itwaspackedwith sailorsvisiting itspubs,alehousesandof course,bordellos.Today thebeautifulmulti-colouredoldhouseshavebeen renovatedand restaurantsdominate theoldport. Master storyteller,Hans ChristianAndersen lived inanumberof thehouses throughhis lifetime. The joyofCopenhagen is itscompactdiversity.A shortdistance takesyou intoverydifferentyetequally loveableneighbourhoods,eachwith theirown distinctvibesand looks.Fromgrittyand industrialRefshaleøen toposhand classyFrederiksberg,Copenhagenhasaneighbourhood tofitany liking.And throughallof ityouwillfinda superbchoiceofmuseums,palaces,castles, open spaces,concerthalls, loadsof shopping,plentyofgastroeateries, bars galoreandabuzzynightlife. In fact,whether indoororout,dayandnight, come rainor shine,nomatterwhat seasonof theyear, this really isa fairy- talecitybreakdestination. D enmarkwasoneof the firstcountries to embraceapost-covid relaxationof restrictions andpositivelyyearns for you tovisit.Andwellyou should becauseCopenhagen, itscapital,as Carlsbergbeermagnateand philanthropist,Carl Jacobsen,might have said ...isprobably thebestcity in theworld tovisit.Perhaps its manageable size ispartof theappeal, since itmanages topack somuch intoa small footprint.Historicmonuments, quaintcobbled streets,andcutting-edge newarchitecture seem toflowgracefully together inameanderingwaterside cityscape.And thebestbitof itall is that it isbestappreciatedby foot orbetter stillon twowheelsmaking fora thoroughlypleasanturbanexperience. Be like theDanes,getonyourbike!The Frenchhavebecause in2022 theTourde Francewill start there. Copenhagenactuallyextends from themain islandof Zealandacross to the islandofAmagerwhere the internationalairport issituated. Lyingat theeastern edgeofacountrywithastaggering1,419 islands, the nextnearestcity isMalmo inSwedenconnectedby the OresundBridge,anamazing featofengineering,which includesa5kmbridge,anartificial islandanda tunnel witha totaldistanceof13kms. In itself this isa spectacularsightand if timeallowsmightbegood reason tohopacross toMalmo for theday. However, thesightsofCopenhagenwillcertainlykeepyoumore thanoccupiedona long,weekendbreak.