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With only 13 rooms, the Nimb is more a guesthouse than a hotel—and arguably the finest place to stay in Copenhagen. Named after the family who owned the building in the nineteenth century, it has antiques-filled rooms and wood-and-stone interiors that emanate a sense of heritage, despite the thorough renovation. The location is both practical and magical: One side faces the railway station, but step out the other side, through the white marble Moorish facade covered with glowing lights, and you're in Tivoli Gardens (don't worry, windows have airport-standard triple-glazing). If you can drag yourself away from the comfort of your room, with its open fire and huge bathroom with freestanding tub, the hotel's bar resembles a banquet hall, and with a fireplace at one end and a grand piano at the other, it's the perfect place for afternoon tea. Downstairs is a wine cellar, two restaurants, a deli with a glass wall overlooking the Nimb's dairy (the hotel churns its own butter and cream), and a gourmet sausage stand— a nice nod to the adjacent Tivoli's fun fair. Food, service, and design are pitch-perfect, right down to the Bottega Veneta key rings.
When to go: Before Christmas, when Tivoli is in full swing and you can enjoy the comfort of your room beside a blazing fire.
Which room to book: Any except No. 14, which overlooks the railway station rather than Tivoli Gardens.
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