What to expect: Escalators take guests past oversized design vases framed against a bright red wall, into the minimalist-style lobby where well-heeled young artists and musicians mingle with tourists and business guests. The lobby is also home to the restaurant and bar, and is lit through a high glass wall with doors that open onto the courtyard in summer, from where guests can enjoy views of the district’s red-tiled rooftops.

Amenity highlights: At weekends, Bar Rouge comes to life with resident DJs playing lounge and jazz music through large white speakers until 2 AM. Guests can recline on sofas with a choice of over 30 cocktails, or take to the dancefloor with hotel guests and locals. Underneath Bar Rouge, Café Blanc is a tranquil space to enjoy a coffee and browse the morning papers before heading to the fitness room, which opens onto a terrace where guests can work out in summer.

Insider tip: In the narrow streets around the University (part of which is housed in Copenhagen’s oldest building directly opposite the hotel), guests will find a variety of fashionable second-hand stores, antiquarian bookshops, and handicraft and antique shops. Adjoining the hotel, Scandinavian furniture store R.O.O.M sells a wide range of trendy minimalist, modernist and futuristic designs for the home.