Scandic FrontvsPhoenix Copenhagen
Both Scandic Front and Phoenix Copenhagen are rated highly by expert writers. Overall, Scandic Front ranks slightly higher than Phoenix Copenhagen. Scandic Front is ranked #8 in Copenhagen with approval from 10 publications including The Telegraph, Star Service and Frommer's.
Scandic Front
Sankt AnnAe Plads 21, Copenhagen 1250, Denmark
From $84/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Contemporary harbourside hotel with pleasant lobby-lounge, airy function rooms and well-equipped fitness area."
Frommer's
"On the inside, however, it's one of the hottest and most appealing hotels in town." Full review
Concierge
"An offspring of Copenhagen's frostiest grande dame, Hotel D'Angleterre, the Front feels less like a lady-in-waiting than a parody of the pandering boutique hotel."
Travel + Leisure
"The fitness center, on the first floor of the all-glass Front Hotel, overlooks the modern Copenhagen Opera House designed by Henning Larse." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"All the rooms are lavish in their comforts, with deep beige and brown accents, Barcelona chairs, and flat-screen TVs, as well as tiled bathrooms with vanity mirrors."
Condé Nast Traveler
"The first thing you notice is the Guest Wall, a floor-to-ceiling blackboard on which previous visitors have scribbled messages in colored chalk." Full review
Star Service
"With the queen as its neighbor, this hotel is located on an elegant street near museums, art galleries, Kongens Nytorv (The King's New Square), chic shops and Stroeget (the walking street)." Full review
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Sixth-floor Deluxe double rooms with balconies are also worth requesting.
Oyster
Upscale
"The 132-room middle-range Scandic Front is in a quiet location close to the city center, and has a fitness room the size of a small public gym." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The waterfront setting is the big draw at this central four-star hotel, where the recently refurbished rooms have big windows and contemporary grey-toned décor. " Full review
Lonely Planet
"Conveniently plonked to the rear of Nyhavn and overlooking the harbour, Front is light, bright and sexed-up with a bold colour scheme." Full review
Phoenix Copenhagen
Bredgade 37, Copenhagen 1260, Denmark
From $116/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"A luxury Victorian-style hotel... If you're willing to pay more, opt for one of the business-class rooms or perhaps a suite." Full review
Concierge
"The Phoenix has a slightly antiquated air itself, and is an effective antidote to Copenhagen's crush of self-satisfied boutique hotels."
Fodor's
"Suites are large and adorned with 18-karat-gold-plated bathroom fixtures and reproductions of antiques." Full review
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Light sleepers should ask for rooms above the second floor.
DK Eyewitness
"The lavish, elegant rooms proffer silk bedspreads, original art on the walls, Louis XIV furniture and gold fixtures in the large marble bathrooms."
Star Service
"This is a well-rounded traditionalist occupying a 17th-century building in the heart of the financial, shopping and gallery district, near the royal palace Amalienborg and Nyhavn harbor." Full review
Lonely Planet
"A block north of Nyhavn, Phoenix is one of the city’s more fastidious deluxe hotels and fairly hums with efficient (yet discreet) service."
Jetsetter
"A sumptuous, well-located, Louis XVI-style hotel, with breakfast, cava and a discount on dining." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The three-and-a-half-pearl Phoenix Copenhagen is a historic hotel that has maintained an elegant atmosphere and design, especially with its latest renovation of the rooms in 2017." Full review