If you’re a fan of Danish art and design, The Darling could be your dream stay. It offers single-residence experiences across three guest houses: The Grand Residence, The Classic Residence, and The Cosy Residence (and you’ll have each guest house to yourself). Owners Jens Løkke and Uffe Buchard fill the rooms with the finest pieces from the most celebrated Danish designers, including pieces by icons such as Hans Wegner, Børge Mogensen and Arne Jacobsen (perhaps most noted for his famous Egg chair and AJ lamp). The team regularly rotates the art collection, and even the wall colours are updated to showcase new pieces better as they see fit. It’s as much of an art gallery as a home-from-home hotel, and many of the works are for sale. The décor is drawn from both classic and modern designers from across Denmark, offering a curated insight into the beauty of Danish design. There are touches of excellence, such as a shoe size question in order for the team to provide custom slippers, and florists are on-hand to create pre-check-in nuances of colour to taste. It’s exclusive, high-end, decadent, and located in the heart of the old city.
Address: Niels Hemmingsens Gade 1, 2nd floor, 1153 Copenhagen
Hotel Sp34
Hotel Sp34 by Brochner Hotels is housed within a traditional Latin Quarter building on Sankt Peders Stræde. It’s a four-star, no-nonsense hotel with sleek, minimalist rooms. The hotel lobby greets you as a cosy, warm space that attracts laptop-creatives (there’s a work area in one corner, cleverly sectioned off with overlapping floor-to-ceiling string) and readers. From here, the next-door restaurant Väkst can be viewed, with its vast greenhouse which floods the open plan space with light and greenery. The beds at Hotel Sp34 have become famous for their curved wooden headboards with light, leather headrests, cocooning each side of the bed when sitting up. The light fixtures glow with warm white, housed in pitted glass bowl fittings; the light grey walls and dark wooden floors add to the sense of cosiness. There’s an ‘urban terrace’ at the rear, taking the place of balconies, with ample, red-framed seating and lounging areas – look out for the Wine Hour and Nightcap Hour sessions where a late afternoon or late evening drink is free for guests. It tags itself as a destination for art and design lovers, with ever-changing exhibitions of not only wall pieces but sculpture and, erm, bicycles. ‘Nordic touch’ is the name of the game here, immersing you into the old-charm cobbled Copenhagen streets, with a firm nod to modern design, naturally.
Address: Sankt Peders Stræde 34, 1453 Copenhagen
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