Copenhagen
A small capital that works best on foot and by water. The hotels that matter are few and close together, the best tables are booked months ahead, and much of what is worth seeing opens earlier or later for anyone who asks the right person.
35 recommendations in six sections and Happening.
Happening
What is on in Copenhagen in the coming weeks
The few events worth an evening this month, soonest first.
Until 30 NovemberCisternerne
Marina Abramović: Seven Deaths
Marina Abramović's cinematic opera installation, seven films of seven operatic deaths to arias sung by Maria Callas, shown whole for the first time in the underground reservoir at Søndermarken.
Until 10 January 2027Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Remedios Varo
The first major museum exhibition in Europe of the Spanish-Mexican surrealist Remedios Varo, more than 70 works at Louisiana, 35 km north of Copenhagen.
Until 24 January 2027The Hirschsprung Collection
The Funen Painters. Art Above All!
The Hirschsprung Collection's autumn exhibition on three Funen artist couples, Anna and Fritz Syberg, Alhed and Johannes Larsen, and Christine and Sigurd Swane, told through their paintings and their letters.
Until 29 March 2027Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
The Power of Fashion in the Roman Empire
The Glyptotek's largest exhibition on antiquity to date, more than 1,000 square metres on dress, colour, jewellery and perfume in ancient Rome.
Until 18 April 2027Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Tracey Emin: A Second Life
A survey of almost 40 years of work by Tracey Emin, organised by Tate Modern, at Louisiana, 35 km north of Copenhagen.
Stay
The best hotel suites in Copenhagen
The room, not the hotel: in each hotel that matters, the suite to ask for.
Sanders Residence
A three-bedroom apartment for six, serviced by Hotel Sanders, in a building from 1801 on the corner of the King's Garden.
The Executive Suite at Nimb
A 133 m² suite with a private balcony or terrace over Tivoli Gardens, two bathrooms and a walk-in closet, in a 38-room hotel on the gardens.
The Penthouse Suite at Nobis
One of two 98 m² suites on two levels under the roof of Nobis Hotel, with the lift opening straight into the suite; taken together they make a 240 m² floor.
The room at The Krane
The only room of a one-room hotel, in the old engine room at the top of a converted coal crane in Nordhavn, with two terraces, a lounge in the former operator's cab and a spa on a floor below.
The Royal Suite at d'Angleterre
The top suite at Hotel d'Angleterre, 150 m² on the first floor with a balcony over Kongens Nytorv, and up to 400 m² when joined with the rest of that floor.
Dine
Private dining rooms in Copenhagen
The table and the room: private rooms, chef's counters, and whom to ask.
The Fireplace Table at Geranium
A single high table for up to four beside the fireplace at Geranium, on the 8th floor over Fælledparken, looking across the dining room, the park and the city.
The Inspiration Kitchen at Geranium
Geranium's private dining room on the 8th floor over Fælledparken, with an open kitchen and wine cellar, seating up to 16 for the restaurant's full menu.
The private dining room at AOC
A private room for 10 to 16 behind glass doors at the far end of AOC's dining room, in the 17th-century vaulted cellars of Moltkes Palæ.
The private dining room at Kong Hans Kælder
A private party seated apart from the dining room at Kong Hans Kælder, the two-star restaurant in the cellar of Kong Hans' Vingård, with a menu composed by head chef Mark Lundgaard.
Jordnær
A table for the single seafood tasting menu at Tina and Eric Kragh Vildgaard's three-star restaurant at Gentofte Hotel; a party of 25 or more can take the whole restaurant.
Arrive
Arriving in Copenhagen by private jet or commercial flight
Getting in and out without a queue: by private jet, on a commercial flight, by car or by water.
Meet and Assist Arrival at Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport's own service on any airline: met at the aircraft gate by name and escorted through passport control to the car; on the way out, a private security check and room in the Royal Lounge and a car to the aircraft.
The private jet terminal at Roskilde Airport
Copenhagen's second airport, open around the clock and used mostly by business, taxi and training flights, where the airport's own handling team walks the party from the car outside to the aircraft in a couple of minutes.
The tarmac arrival with ASE Handling at Kastrup
A private jet arrival at Copenhagen Airport in which the passengers' own car drives onto the apron to the aircraft door and out again, with security, customs and passport control done at the aircraft.
The tarmac pickup with DL Limousine
A chauffeured Mercedes that waits on the ramp beside a private jet at Kastrup, Roskilde or Billund, its driver cleared through security with the handling agent before the aircraft lands.
The yacht berth at Amaliehaven
A reservable quay berth in Copenhagen's inner harbour at Larsens Plads, for yachts longer than 25 metres, with shore power and water.
Access
What is not on the public calendar: before opening, after closing, by appointment.
The Royal Reception Rooms after hours at Christiansborg
A private hour with a guide through the Great Hall, the Throne Room, the Velvet Room and the Royal Stair at Christiansborg Palace, which can be held outside opening hours.
The private Highlights of Rosenborg tour
A private hour with a guide through Christian IV's Renaissance castle in the King's Garden, ending in the Treasury with the Danish crown jewels.
The private guided tour at the Glyptotek
A private tour of 45 to 60 minutes with one of the Glyptotek's educators, on one theme you choose from its collections or its architecture.
The private guided tour at Museum Ordrupgaard
A private tour of 45 to 60 minutes with one of the museum's art guides, on a theme you choose: the French or Danish collection, the special exhibition, the architecture or the art park.
The private guided tour at the David Collection
A private tour of the David Collection's Islamic art and older European art, from 50 minutes to two hours, for up to 15 people.
Care
Private doctors and discreet services in Copenhagen
Discreet services on short notice.
The hotel house call from Privatlægen
A private doctor who comes to your hotel room in Copenhagen, every day from 8 am to midnight, bringing common medicines and taking blood samples on the spot.
The close protection detail from SECCON
A Danish close protection team, English-speaking, that checks the hotel room and car for bugs and trackers before you land and stays with you through the visit.
The meeting interpreter from Interpreters.dk
A trained conference interpreter for a meeting, negotiation or interview in Copenhagen, chosen and sent by an agency run by an AIIC member.
The bespoke suit from Rosenløwe
A bespoke suit, jacket or shirt cut and sewn by hand in the English manner by Gisle Rosenløwe in his workshop on Heinesgade, by appointment.
The hotel babysitter from The Nanny Agency
A background-checked, first-aid-trained nanny who comes to your hotel room in Copenhagen for an evening, a full day or a few days, speaking Danish, English, German, Italian or Spanish.
Around
A day outside the city: the coast to the north, castles, the water.
The private tour of Karen Blixen's home after hours
A 45-minute tour for one party, booked outside opening hours, of Rungstedlund on the Øresund coast, the house where Karen Blixen was born, wrote most of her work and is buried.
Louisiana for Two
A 45-minute private tour for two people with one of Louisiana's art educators, in the museum of modern art on the Sound 35 km north of Copenhagen.
The curator's tour of Frederiksborg Castle
A one-hour tour of Frederiksborg Castle for your party alone, led by one of the museum's curators, with a concert on the 1610 Compenius organ to follow. A day trip: Hillerød, about 45 minutes by S-train.
The gourmet menu in a salon at Dragsholm Slot
The Michelin-starred menu of Dragsholm Slot Gourmet, served at a private table in one of the salons of an 800-year-old castle an hour from Copenhagen.
The Secrets of Kronborg tour after hours
A private tour of up to 60 minutes, booked outside opening hours, behind the locked doors of Kronborg: the stairs, cellars and attics kept away from the public halls of the UNESCO World Heritage castle at Helsingør.
