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Hotel Sanders
Copenhagen, Denmark · Independent · Core Luxury
Former Royal Danish Ballet principal Alexander Kølpin reopened these 1869 Copenhagen townhouses as Hotel Sanders in November 2017, after years as the Hotel Opera beside the Royal Danish Theatre. Lind + Almond mixed rattan, bamboo, and Scandinavian craft across 54 rooms. Michelin gave the house One Key in 2025; Sanders Rooftop and TATA bar keep the theatre district up late.
- 54 rooms
- Opened 2017
- Neighborhood: Nyhavn
- Interiors: Lind + Almond
About Hotel Sanders
- The townhouses went up around 1869 and operated as Hotel Opera before Kølpin's 2017 conversion.
- London-Copenhagen studio Lind + Almond did the interiors.
- Michelin One Key in 2025; the house sits a two-minute walk from the Royal Danish Theatre.
History
Hotel Sanders occupies a set of nineteenth-century townhouses in central Copenhagen, near the Royal Danish Theatre and Nyhavn, built around 1869. For years the property operated as the Hotel Opera, a nod to the neighbouring opera and theatre district.
In November 2017 the building reopened as Hotel Sanders, the project of Alexander Kølpin, a former principal dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet who turned hotelier. The interiors were conceived by the London-Copenhagen studio Lind + Almond, mixing British colonial furniture languages with Scandinavian craft. The 54-room house quickly became one of Copenhagen's most talked-about design addresses.
Restaurants and bars
- Sanders Kitchen — Restaurant · International cuisine with classic dishes
- Sanders Street — Restaurant
- Sanders Living Room — Restaurant
- Sanders Rooftop — Restaurant
Experiences
- Sanders Christmas lunch menu — Three- or four-course Christmas lunch at Sanders Kitchen, 675 or 765 DKK, ordered by the whole table; runs 6 November to 23 December.
- Christmas Eve dinner at Sanders Kitchen — Four-course Christmas Eve dinner with wines at 18:00 on 24 December, priced at 2,125 DKK.
- New Year's Eve dinner at Sanders Kitchen — Four-course New Year's Eve dinner with wines and TATA cocktails at 18:30 on 31 December, priced at 2,850 DKK.
Amenities
- Yoga
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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