Hotel d’Angleterre — Copenhagen
Open since 1755, the Hotel d’Angleterre on Kongens Nytorv is the oldest continuously operating luxury hotel in Scandinavia — the address of state for Danish royalty, foreign dignitaries, and the cultural elite of Northern Europe for two and a half centuries.
At a glance
The Hotel d’Angleterre was founded in 1755 by Jean Marchal, a French innkeeper, and Maria Coppy, a Danish hostess, who converted their premises on Kongens Nytorv (King’s New Square) into an inn serving the fashionable quarter of Copenhagen. The square itself, laid out by Frederick III in 1680, remains the social centre of the Danish capital — the Royal Theatre, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and the Charlottenborg Palace all face it. The hotel has been rebuilt and extended multiple times while maintaining its continuous operation, establishing a record of longevity unmatched by any other luxury hotel in Northern Europe.
Key facts
- Founded: 1755 by Jean Marchal and Maria Coppy on Kongens Nytorv
- Style: Neoclassical (current facade); the oldest luxury hotel in Scandinavia
- Address: Kongens Nytorv 34, 1050 Copenhagen, Denmark
- GPS: 55.6761, 12.5822
- Status: Five-star grand hotel; 90 guest rooms following 2013 renovation
- Restaurant: Marchal — Michelin-starred, named after the hotel’s founder
History
The Marchal establishment grew quickly into one of the leading addresses in Copenhagen during the late 18th century, frequented by the Danish royal court and its foreign visitors. The current building dates primarily to the 1870s reconstruction that gave the hotel its Neo-Classical facade. Throughout the 19th century the hotel hosted the leading intellectual and artistic figures of Scandinavian culture: Hans Christian Andersen was a regular guest and is said to have written in his room here on multiple visits; Charles Dickens stayed during his 1857 Scandinavian tour.
The hotel was requisitioned during the German occupation of 1940–1945 and used as offices; it was returned to its owners after liberation in 1945 and subsequently modernised. The most recent major renovation, completed in 2013 after a three-year closure, restored the historic public rooms while adding a spa and updating the 90 guest rooms. The champagne bar and the formal restaurant maintain the hotel’s position as the principal venue for formal Danish hospitality.
What you see
The hotel’s Neo-Classical facade faces Kongens Nytorv directly, its restrained white stone elevation anchoring the east side of the square. The public rooms — the Balthazar champagne bar, the Marchal restaurant, and the Palm Court — retain their 19th-century proportions and decorative plasterwork, updated with contemporary furnishings in the 2013 renovation. The square in front of the hotel is one of the best-preserved aristocratic urban spaces in Northern Europe, flanked by the Royal Theatre to the south, Charlottenborg Palace to the east, and the canal Nyhavn opening to the north.
Practical information
The hotel faces the Kongens Nytorv Metro station (direct to Copenhagen Airport). Tivoli Gardens is a 15-minute walk. The hotel’s Marchal restaurant is a Michelin-starred venue. The Nyhavn canal, with its coloured townhouses, is a 3-minute walk from the hotel’s rear entrance.
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