Copenhagen City Holidays

Want to stay in central Copenhagen with everything on your doorstep? In the central district Nyhavn, Tivoli and Strøget are all just a short stroll from your room.

This is the guide to staying central in Copenhagen. For the wider city, every neighbourhood, the full things-to-do run-down and day trips beyond the centre, see our main Copenhagen guide.

Staying central: what's on your doorstep

These are the things you can reach on foot from a central base, the reason staying in the core is worth it.

• Nyhavn - The postcard canal of coloured 17th-century townhouses, lined with bars and the departure point for harbour boat tours. Five to ten minutes' walk from most central hotels.

• Strøget and the shopping streets - One of Europe's longest pedestrian shopping runs, threading right through the centre, with everything from high-street names to Danish design flagships.

• Tivoli Gardens - The 1843 amusement park sits beside the central station, so it's the easiest evening out in the city when you're staying central, all lit up after dark.

• The Round Tower and the Latin Quarter - The 17th-century Round Tower, with its spiralling ramp instead of stairs, sits in the old university quarter, a tangle of bookshops and cafés made for a slow morning.

• Kongens Nytorv and the Royal Theatre - The grand square at the top of Strøget, ringed by heritage buildings, with the Royal Danish Theatre and Magasin du Nord department store on its edges.

🏨 Central Copenhagen Hotels

Staying central is all about location, so we've sorted our central picks by the part of the core they sit in. See all hotels in Copenhagen City.

🎢 Around Tivoli and the central station

• Villa Copenhagen. A grand heritage hotel in the old central post office, 100 metres from Tivoli and right by the station, with a heated rooftop pool and a spa. As central as it gets, and a guest favourite.

• Scandic Copenhagen. An 18-storey tower with water and city views, opposite the planetarium and a short walk from Tivoli, with a bar and fitness centre. The central station is on the doorstep.

• Coco Hotel. A relaxed spot near the station with a café, a garden and a games room, a few minutes' walk from Tivoli and Strøget. Good value for a central stay.

⚓ Around Nyhavn and Kongens Nytorv

• Copenhagen Admiral Hotel. An 18th-century warehouse right on the harbour by Nyhavn, with original beams, a maritime feel and a sauna. A stroll from Amalienborg Palace.

• Maritime Hotel. A cosy hotel within wandering distance of Nyhavn, Kongens Nytorv and the Royal Theatre, with bike hire and a generous breakfast. Central and well-priced.

• Copenhagen Strand. A four-star in an 1869 warehouse a few minutes from Nyhavn, with a maritime look and some rooms facing the water. Strøget is 250 metres away.

🚲 Around the harbour and Christianshavn

• NH Collection Copenhagen. A sleek five-star on the Christianshavn harbourfront, with a rooftop bar, Nordic tapas at Tablafina and harbour-view rooms. The Opera House and Nyhavn are a short walk or water-bus hop away.

• Copenhagen Island. A design-led hotel on its own harbour island, water views from every room, with the bus and train station 50 metres away and the centre an easy walk.

• CPHLiving. A floating boutique hotel with twelve rooms and Danish design throughout, a 20-minute stroll from the centre with a sun terrace over the water. Properly one of a kind.

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