Hotel Alexandra

Quick Verdict

Hotel Alexandra is commonly assumed to be a standard mid-range city hotel. Reset that expectation: it is one of Copenhagen's most coherent design hotels, built around a genuine collection of Danish modernist furniture from the 1950s and 1960s. If you care about design provenance and want a central address without paying the rates that Hotel d'Angleterre Copenhagen or Nimb Copenhagen command, Alexandra is worth serious consideration. If you are indifferent to interiors and just need a functional base, it is probably not the most efficient spend.

The Space

The building sits on H. C. Andersens Boulevard, putting you within walking distance of Tivoli, the National Museum, the city centre. Physically, the hotel reads compact rather than grand: corridors are narrow, rooms vary in size, the communal areas are modest. The payoff is in the details; the furniture is the point. Rooms are furnished with pieces by Arne Jacobsen, Hans Wegner, Børge Mogensen, sourced and maintained as a working collection rather than as a decorative gesture. This gives even standard rooms a texture that generic business hotels cannot replicate.

Suite vs. Standard: Is Upgrading Worth It?

This is the decision that most guests get wrong. At Alexandra, the standard rooms are already the product; the design programme applies across the board, not just at suite level. Unless you need the physical square footage, the delta between a standard room and a suite here is harder to justify than at a comparable hotel where the suite is a genuinely different experience. Book a standard room, request an upper floor for quieter street-facing views, spend the difference on dinner. For Copenhagen alternatives where the suite upgrade carries more obvious weight, look at Hotel Sanders or 1 Hotel Copenhagen.

Booking and Practicalities

Booking difficulty is easy, availability is generally good, the hotel does not require far-in-advance planning except during peak summer months or around major events like Copenhagen Fashion Week. The address on H. C. Andersens Boulevard places you close to both central station and the main cycling routes that connect the city. For broader context on where Alexandra sits among Copenhagen's hotel options, see our full Copenhagen hotels guide. If you are also planning meals, our Copenhagen restaurants guide and bars guide cover the neighbourhood well. Other Copenhagen properties worth comparing directly include the Admiral Hotel, the 71 Nyhavn Hotel, and the Andersen Boutique Hotel. If you want to extend into the wider region, Kokkedal Castle Copenhagen and Dragsholm Slot offer very different but compelling alternatives. Further afield, for reference on what true luxury hotel design looks like at the leading end, Aman New York and Amangiri set the international benchmark.