Kanalhuset, Copenhagen
Expert reviews
“Beside a canal in Christianshavn, Kanalhuset opened in 2020 in an 18th-century building offering 12 cozy guest rooms, 14 spacious apartments and a community dining room with beautiful midcentury decor.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Copenhagen.
What guests liked
- Top location
- Boutique style
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
- Restaurant
All you need to know
Located on the historic Christianshavn island, complete with its heritage-listed buildings and cobbled lanes, Kanalhuset is a gem nestled by the Christianshavn Canal. The views of the canal and towering masts set the scene from our location at the heart of Copenhagen.
A mere 300 meters from the Christianshavn metro station, and just a bridge away from the Royal Theatre, Nyhavn, Amalienborg Castle, and the primary shopping avenue, Strøget.
The hotel, established in 1754, now houses 12 unique boutique hotel rooms, meeting spaces of various sizes, 14 hotel apartments, a bar, and a restaurant where we serve the evening’s meal daily at 7pm in Spisestuen.
Every element within Kanalhuset has been meticulously chosen and arranged by EEN. This includes furniture, silverware, artworks, color combinations, and fabrics. All pieces of furniture have been individually selected, reupholstered attentively, and treated to enhance their natural patina and overall contribution to the space.
Each room has its unique charm and character. Every room is equipped with a private bathroom, a double bed, and wifi access.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
22 May 2025
Amazing stay in a fabulous place would highly reccomend!
Lovely property in a brilliant location! Apartment was fabulous and the staff were all so helpful and friendly.
Nothing to dislike!
16 May 2025
Fabulous
Friendly staffs, great food, and cozy room.
We stayed at one of the apartments for 4 nights, and for some reason the bathroom has a strong sewer smell especially towards the end of the night; it was appreciated that the cleaning service took place in the morning when we're out and came back to a less smelly bathroom, but the odor surely came back every night 😂
15 May 2025
True Danish or Scandinavian interior home settings
Homely feel
Not so friendly with heavy suitcase.
13 May 2025
Comfortable, clean and friendly hotel in a great location.
Very friendly and helpful staff; spacious, clean apartment; quiet but reasonably central location.
Nothing
10 May 2025
Epic
Very well run. All the staff were very friendly
Nothing
5 May 2025
A perfect weekend stay. But could have stayed longer
Location perfect. On the canal and close to everything. Our apartment was beautiful. Simple yet stylish. Very relaxed hotel with everything you could need but not showy.
Apartment yet has restaurant and lovely bar
4 May 2025
Best stay in the beautiful canals of Copenhaguen
Everything was just amazing! Very comfortable, well localed, cozy, and with so much care about the details!! Would definetely recommend! The breakfast in the cafétéria is the best breakfast we ever had in Copenhaguen!
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27 April 2025
Perfect stay
Great location, very comfortable large rooms friendly staff
26 April 2025
I loved the hotel and staff. The food was wonderful. The highlight was the group dinner that was extremely social and de
The building was classic and so beautiful. My room Was a complete apartment with wonderful design. It made me very happy.
I liked everything!
20 April 2025
Cozy place by canal!
Cozy place by canal. Great location! We could walk to most of attractions. Friendly staff. In-house cafe and restaurants offer good drink and home-made food. Don t forget to book activities there.
18 April 2025
Exceptional
Such an inviting and beautiful space in a wonderful location.
I can't think of a single thing.
15 April 2025
A Gem in Copenhagen
Brilliant place....excellent communal dining experience....dont hesitate. If you want a tip top place from which to explore Copenhagen this is it. Thanks so much 👍🏼👍🏼
13 April 2025
Fantastic staff. Easy, comfortable, close to metro, easy to stroll to the sights, canals, etc.
If you stay here, we highly recommend booking for the dinner - it was a great experience. Our room was available for early check-in, but they did have a luggage storage room we could have used if the room was not ready. Cafe/Bar had good food.
Signage could be improved a bit. After a long travel day, it was not clear to us that we needed to go to the top floor to check in at the bar. This was likely our own mistake as I'm sure it was in the welcome email.
23 March 2025
A really great location, slightly outside the centre but within walking distance
Really lovely homely hotel with a local touch and beautiful decor.
Nothing
17 March 2025
We loved our stay at Kanalhuset!
Very comfortable and nicely appointed room. The hotel itself was beautifully decorated and there were many thoughtful touches throughout our stay. We especially enjoyed the lunch!
The only challenge during the stay was finding a spot to work on a laptop.
14 March 2025
Simple and comfortable
Simple and very comfortable
In basement rooms at front there is noise from the street
10 March 2025
Beautiful and tastefull
What a beautiful place. The whole concept is positive. The rooms are downstairs, so they're very quiet, people live on the first floor and the dining, bar and resting area are on the 2nd floor. The decor is fantastic, beautiful, and VERY tasteful - full of Danish design, fabrics and lots of seating area. The breakfast is a la carte so you get what you order and only pay for that. The granola and sourdough bread are to die for:)) I loved the social dining concept. It's a big thing in Denmark.
The only thing I didn't appreciate was the garbage truck at 6:00 on Wednesday morning. Dragging containers over the cobblestones is quite loud. Thankfully it was only one day.
9 March 2025
A wonderful slice on Copenhagen, in beautiful Christianshavn.
A very nice hotel in Christianhavn, which is arguably the nicest area in Copenhagen. You can easily walk into town from this hotel, or use the Metro. All of the staff were friendly and helpful and pleasant to deal with. The bar area is very stylish, which is where we had breakfast. The breakfast was great, with wonderful coffee and orange juice. I will definitely return to this hotel on my next trip to Copenhagen as this place is so very Danish.
Nothing to report.
26 February 2025
Exceptional
A beautiful hotel that feels uniquely Danish. Warm and welcoming hospitality- a highlight was attending the social dinner with wonderful food and a great atmosphere. We will return!
24 February 2025
Stylish, unique canal-side hotel
The whole vibe of this boutique hotel is very special. We loved the decor and ambience. The room was roomy for our family of four and we were very comfortable.
Blackout shades on the windows would have been nice. We have small children and they woke early because of the light in the room.
21 February 2025
Copenhagen visit
Beautiful, stylish, clean hotel. We will definitely stay here again.
There was nothing to dislike.
16 February 2025
Great staff, great service, great food. Bravo !
Great staff, great service, great food. Bravo !
16 February 2025
Fabulous
Atmosphere
No fridge, kettle, glasses etc
10 February 2025
Very good
right on a canal on a very pretty street
the carpets on the floor made it so hard to push a bag with wheels
29 January 2025
New Year's Eve in Copenaghen
Fantastic place with canal views in a very nice side of Copenaghen, at a short walk from the centre. The flat is really beautiful, nicely furnished and with all the necessary tools available. It's been a fantastic stay!
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24 January 2025
Great short break at Kanalhuset
Great location opposite a canal. Lovely historic building and it felt more like a guesthouse than a hotel which I much prefer. Easy walk into the centre but there was also the metro close by and being January we used it quite a bit. We only had one evening meal but it was delicious and the breakfasts were very good too. The prices for food and drinks were quite reasonable for Copenhagen. Plenty of other places to eat close by too. The room we had was in the basement and large enough for 3 of us. Staff were all friendly and helpful.
My only suggestion is a firmer pillow in the rooms.
19 January 2025
Perfect stay in a property in an excellent location
I've stayed several times previously but in the apartments. This time because of changed personal circumstances I decide to stay in one of the small basement rooms just before Christmas. It was exactly what I required. The bathroom was super. Breakfasts were exceptional. The staff were very attentive and caring. The location on the Christianshavn Kanal is wonderful. its a short walk to the metro and buses for which it is best to download the Rejsekort app for your phone (will save you money). The local area is full of good restaurants and cafes.
The small basement room that i had did not have a wardrobe but that was a very minor issue.
13 January 2025
Highly recommended, staff are excellent and the place does not disappoint!
Great vibe, beautiful decor, quiet, relaxing
5 January 2025
Hygge!
It’s a set in a beautiful historic building that has been renovated and decorated with great care and charm. We stayed in one of the apartments for 5 nights in mid winter so opted for space to be able to really relax in after exploring the city all day. The staff were always friendly and helpful and the food and drink offered were high quality and good value. The communal dinner was an interesting experience, sharing great food and conversation with fellow guests and visitors to the hotel.
2 January 2025
Warm, inviting community experience that one never wants to leave. Home away from home!
Beautifully furnished and a true hidden gem
We loved everything
22 December 2024
Just brilliant.
Everything. Lovely staff - we had our room upgraded for free and the breakfast was brilliant! The apartment was beautiful and thought the staff went above and beyond to provide an incredible service.
Heating was on too high. It was boiling. We appreciate it was quite chilly outside however it sometimes made it difficult to sleep well.
14 December 2024
Exceptional
The staff were wonderful and the accommodation was really great. I had a fantastic communal dinner at the restaurant which I highly recommend.
11 December 2024
Delightful place for staying in Copenhagen
Fantastic hotel close to city center. Beautiful interior with a specific atmosphere. Big recomendation.
11 December 2024
Interesting new hotel experience in Christiania
Staff was very nice and helpful. Upgrade totally blew my mind, having a lovely apartment to my use. Also original rooms seemed spacious and comfy. The social area - the bar/breakfast room - was a nice common space.
1 December 2024
Loved the large, well equipped room and all the beautifully designed communal areas
Had stayed for 1 night previously and enjoyed it so much that we booked to return. Just loved everything about it - a boutique hotel in the best possible sense.
The only tiny aspect to mention here was that we weren't sure where the entrance was on the first occasion we got there - it isn't very obvious
29 November 2024
delightful
everything was beautiful calm and friendly.
the whole of life is too expensive so I can't fault it for that
28 November 2024
Fabulous, quirky hotel in great location.
The communal dinner was excellent. Book in advance as they are busy every evening.
20 November 2024
Beautiful stay in a lovely hotel with great character and steeped in Danish design!
This is a beautiful hotel, the location, the building and the interior design are second to none. The staff were very friendly and helpful - we will definitely stay here the next time we are in Copenhagen.
17 November 2024
Lovely property with rich history and gracious staff.
Beautiful historical property with amazingly courteous staff. Great community spaces.
12 November 2024
Solo travelling. it
l loved the location , and the ambience in the hotel. I felt very welcomed. The social dinning was excellent and great fun.
The only thing I was expecting was perhaps facilities to make tea and coffee in my room. However quickly became used to this.
9 November 2024
Excellent stay, what a fabulous place it is! We will definitely come back next time we travel to Copenhagen!
Fantastic location, very close to the centre, easy for walking around. Brilliant atmosphere, I very much loved the building it is located in! Staff were so nice and helpful, it was beyond amazing.
8 November 2024
Very pleasant stay, we will 100% come back.
Everything was smooth and cosy. Spacious rooms, comfortable beds, good equipments, lovely staff.
The room we stayed in had windows directly on the street - not the quietest but overall not too bad.
6 November 2024
Perfect stay
This hotel is so perfect! Staff are so lovely and welcoming and the decor really was incredible. Wish I could have stayed longer. Beds are super comfy too and the area is absolutely perfect.
31 October 2024
Wonderful in every way
Breakfast. Building.RoomBar.CommunalDining Everything
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20 October 2024
Fabulous
cozy, relaxing and very comfortable
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18 October 2024
Highly recommend, just not if travelling with a baby.
Unique, beautiful, very comfortable.
Not baby friendly. No change tables- I had to change my baby on the bathroom floor! Also no high chairs which meant we had to cancel our dinner reservation and eat out for all other meals too.
18 October 2024
Really excellent location, boutique vibe centered around the bar, young enthusiastic staff.
Location, vibe, size of room,
16 October 2024
An incredible place, full of energy and beautiful people.
I stayed alone in this room, and it was a wonderful experience. I never would have thought that such an authentic space could hide behind such modest doors. The hotel looks like an apartment building, with each apartment as a room. Every room is unique and special. I stayed in a large room with a canal view. Every detail of the interior was simply stunning. It had a true Scandinavian vibe. The room was very clean and spacious. The bathroom had everything I needed. I’m so grateful for the welcome letter and homemade lemonade. It was such a wow moment. A big thank you to the wonderful staff who work there. You are so kind and warm.
I regret only staying for one day. I’ll definitely be back!
14 October 2024
Excellent in every way.
The location,
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
Services
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Luggage storage
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Daily housekeeping (additional charge)
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
Activities
- - Canoeing (additional charge)
- - Yoga classes
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - Fire extinguishers
Reception services
- - Invoice provided
24 May 2025
Amazing and I would definitively stay again next time I'm in Copenhagen