💡 The Short Version: The hotel closest to the Nyhavn quay is Hotel d’Angleterre, about 210 m away on Kongens Nytorv, with two Michelin Keys. Phoenix Copenhagen and Hotel Skt. Annæ (240 m), Hotel Sanders (270 m) and Scandic Front (330 m) follow, and the 71 Nyhavn Hotel is at the harbour end of Nyhavn itself. Kongens Nytorv metro, on M1 to M4, is the nearest station, and the airport is about 15 minutes away on the M2. Denmark charges no city tax. Prices change with the dates, so check yours on Hotels.com. Or book a tour: the guided canal cruisead is from DKK 149.
What Nyhavn is like to sleep near
Nyhavn is the 17th-century harbour with the coloured houses, a short walk from Kongens Nytorv: see Nyhavn. Kongens Nytorv metro, on lines M1 to M4, is the nearest station, and the M2 runs from there to Copenhagen Airport: see Copenhagen airport to the city. The canal tours and the harbour bus leave from the quay: see Copenhagen canal tours. Amalienborg is a walk along Bredgade, and the changing of the guard is at noon every day: see the changing of the guard. Strøget, the pedestrian shopping street, starts at Kongens Nytorv.
The UK Foreign Office names Nyhavn, Kongens Nytorv, Strøget, the Central Station and Nørreport among the places where pickpockets and bag-snatchers operate. Keep bags and phones close.
Distances are straight lines from the hotels to the Nyhavn quay, so a walk is longer, and a hotel’s own walking time is given where it prints one. Denmark charges no city or tourist tax, so the room price is the price you pay.
The hotels
The links go to the hotel on Hotels.com, except Hotel d’Angleterre, which goes to its own site. Star grades are from the Hotelstars Union register, which is voluntary: a hotel with no grade here is not in the register, which is true of most of the design and boutique hotels. Michelin’s Keys are the guide’s own ratings for hotels. Where to stay in Copenhagen compares the other areas.
Up to 500 m
Hotel d’Angleterre
About 210 m · Kongens Nytorv 34 · 92 rooms · 5-star superior · two Michelin Keys · dangleterre.com
On Kongens Nytorv for more than 270 years by its own count. Its restaurant, Marchal, holds a Michelin star: see where to eat in Copenhagen.
Hotel d’Angleterre on Kongens Nytorv. Photo: Thomas Dahlstrøm Nielsen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phoenix Copenhagen
About 240 m · Bredgade 37 · Hotels.comad
A hotel in one of the historic buildings on Bredgade, next to Kongens Nytorv and Strøget, in its own words.
Hotel Skt. Annæ
About 240 m · Sankt Annæ Plads 18 · 4-star superior · Hotels.comad
A boutique hotel on the quiet streets of Frederiksstaden, near Nyhavn.
Hotel Sanders
About 270 m · Tordenskjoldsgade 15 · 54 rooms · one Michelin Key · Hotels.comad
In an 1869 building redesigned in 2017 by the London studio Lind + Almond, and owned by the ballet dancer Alexander Kølpin, according to Michelin. The Conservatory on the roof is one of its shared spaces.
Scandic Front
About 330 m · Sankt Annæ Plads 21 · Hotels.comad
The rooms look over the harbour to the Opera House and the Royal Danish Playhouse. The hotel puts itself 0.5 km from the city centre.
Wakeup Copenhagen Borgergade
About 340 m · Borgergade 9 · Hotels.comad
One of the budget chain’s hotels in Copenhagen and Aarhus, which it describes as cool and modern.
71 Nyhavn Hotel
About 390 m · Nyhavn 71 · Hotels.comad
At the harbour end of Nyhavn, in warehouse buildings the hotel dates to more than 200 years ago. Breakfast is served in the warehouse cellar.
Herman K
About 390 m · Bremerholm 6 · 31 rooms · Hotels.comad
Thirty-one rooms in a converted 1963 transformer station near Kongens Nytorv, with a 3D-printed installation in the lobby by the artist Pio Diaz, according to Michelin.
The Huxley Copenhagen
About 390 m · Peder Skrams Gade 24 · 81 rooms · 4-star · Hotels.comad
Two streets from Nyhavn, with the metro three minutes away, which goes directly to the airport, according to the hotel. The hotel puts Strøget five minutes away.
Generator Copenhagen
About 410 m · Adelgade 5-7 · Hotels.comad
A hostel with dorms, including female-only ones, private rooms, a bar and a café. The hotel says the M2 metro to Kongens Nytorv is the nearest stop.
Copenhagen Strand
About 430 m · Havnegade 37 · Hotels.comad
In an 1869 harbour warehouse in Gammelholm, with sea-blue rooms and harbour views.
Copenhagen Strand on Havnegade. Photo: Ramblersen2, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Copenhagen Admiral Hotel
About 450 m · Toldbodgade 24-28 · Hotels.comad
In a warehouse from 1787 on the Toldbodgade waterfront. The pool and relax area is paid extra unless you book a suite.
Copenhagen Admiral Hotel, seen from the harbour. Photo: Fred Romero, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
500 to 800 m
Hotel Petra
About 500 m · Dronningens Tværgade 45 · 40 rooms · 4-star · Hotels.comad
Forty rooms in a 1943 building by Kay Fisker, beside the King’s Garden, that was Guest House Christian IV. It is furnished with &Tradition pieces.
25hours Hotel Indre By
About 690 m · Pilestræde 65 · 243 rooms · Hotels.comad
In a 19th-century building that was a porcelain factory and then a university, beside the Round Tower and Købmagergade.
25hours Hotel Paper Island
About 750 m · Papirøen 25 · 128 rooms · one Michelin Key · Hotels.comad
On the harbour island of Papirøen, or Paper Island, in buildings styled on Danish summer houses. The hotel puts Kongens Nytorv station about 1 km away.
Next
For the hotels by the station and Tivoli, see hotels near Copenhagen Central Station. The Little Mermaid is the next harbour sight, and 3 days in Copenhagen fits Nyhavn into the days. Copenhagen public transport has the fares.
Common questions
Which hotel is closest to Nyhavn?
Of the hotels in this guide, Hotel d'Angleterre on Kongens Nytorv, about 210 m from the Nyhavn quay in a straight line. Then Phoenix Copenhagen and Hotel Skt. Annæ at about 240 m, Hotel Sanders at about 270 m and Scandic Front at about 330 m. The 71 Nyhavn Hotel is at the harbour end of Nyhavn itself.
Which hotels near Nyhavn have Michelin Keys?
Hotel d'Angleterre has two Keys, and Hotel Sanders and 25hours Hotel Paper Island each have one.
Which metro station is nearest Nyhavn?
Kongens Nytorv, on lines M1 to M4. The M2 runs from there to Copenhagen Airport in about 15 minutes, and the metro runs around the clock.
Is there a tourist tax at Copenhagen hotels?
No. Denmark charges no city or tourist tax on hotel stays.
Are the hotels on Nyhavn itself?
Only the 71 Nyhavn Hotel, which says it is at the harbour end of Nyhavn in warehouse buildings more than 200 years old. The others are a short walk away, on Kongens Nytorv, Bredgade, Toldbodgade, Sankt Annæ Plads and the streets between.
Is Nyhavn safe?
The UK Foreign Office names Nyhavn, Kongens Nytorv and Strøget among the places where pickpockets and bag-snatchers operate. Keep bags and phones close.
