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Large, blocky and wrapped in sage green, Hotel 1 Copenhagen is, frankly, unimpressive from the street outside. But any doubts about the place evaporate the moment you push through its revolving doors. Within seconds, the divinely soft scent of pine that ripples through the building has you sighing into a state of bliss. Straight ahead is a cascading set of wooden stairs that look like a flora adorned version of the Met steps, beckoning you up to the palatial, plant-filled atrium and lobby above.
Hotel 1 Copenhagen flung its doors open in August 2025 and is the brand’s third European outpost (after London and Paris). The place fits the city like a glove – it’s hard to imagine somewhere better suited to Hotel 1’s simple glamour, laid-back luxury and eco-conscious ethos than the Danish capital.
What are the rooms like at 1 Hotel Copenhagen?
All of the 282 rooms at 1 Hotel are all appropriately Scandi – bright, airy and done out in soft, organic tones. We’re set up in the Junior Suite, which was soaked with natural light and filled with plush cream, reclaimed wood and canvas furnishings. Wherever there’s space for a plant, there is one – on every coffee table, peaking out of the middle of the sofa or perched next to the bathroom sink.
A lot of thought has gone into making the rooms ultra sustainable, and encouraging the guests to live mindfully. There’s a sand-timer opposite the rainfall shower that keeps you conscious of how much water you’re consuming (in a gentle, non-pass-agg way) and a rock inscribed with ‘Not Now’ that acts as your do not disturb sign. Often when staying at hotels, you have to choose from buying bottled water or filling up on funky-tasting water from the bathroom tap. Not at 1 Hotel. A dedicated filtered water tap, along with a recycled glass carafe and glasses on the bedside table, keeps guests happily hydrated. Elsewhere in the rooms, you’ll find a yoga mat and foam roller, a soft grey jersey dressing gown and a minibar stocked with locally-made snacks.
What are the facilities like at 1 Hotel Copenhagen?
On the ground floor there’s a small, well kitted-out fitness space where guests can go to do their own thing, try a one-on-one session with a personal trainer, or join in with Pilates and yoga classes. The Bamford Wellness Spa (a feature of several other 1 Hotel branches) is still a work in progress, but it’s due to open in 2027 and will offer a range of holistic treatments.
What is the food and restaurant like at 1 Hotel Copenhagen?
The hotel restaurant, Fjora is led by Green Michelin starred chef Chantelle Nicholson. I wouldn’t necessarily choose it over the swathes of brilliant restaurants elsewhere in the city but, with a menu full of elevated Danish fare and locally sourced produce, it’s perfectly good for when you don’t feel like venturing outside of the hotel walls. The cocktails at PÆRE, on the other hand, are standout. As a DJ spins relaxed R&B and a projector plays old Hollywood movies on the wall to our left, we sip mezcal sours, plum palomas and miso old fashioneds made with locally foraged botanicals and ingredients from the terrace herb garden. At the breakfast buffet, there are impeccable pastries supplied by the nearby Democratic Coffee alongside an eggs station, a bagel station, pancakes, waffles and an array of fruits and juices.
What is the area like at 1 Hotel Copenhagen?
Stood in the city’s historic Latin Quarter, 1 Hotel is a swift walk away from some of Copenhagen’s finest sights. The Rundetaarn, Europe’s oldest observatory building, is right around one corner and Bar Bobi, one of the city’s oldest, most iconic bodegas (Denmark’s answer to a pub), is around another. A two-minute walk away, there’s Studiestraede with a parade of vintage stores and boutique shops that are absolutely worth rummaging through.
DETAILS
Address: 1 Hotel Copenhagen Krystalgade 22 1172 Copenhagen
Price per night: From £288 per night.
Closest transport link: A five minute walk from Nørreport Station, which is just a 15-minute ride from the airport