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
23 September 2025
Exceptional
Lovely team. Great rooms. Really excellent place
I liked it all
22 September 2025
Perfect!
Everything!
Nothing
20 September 2025
Stay with luxury as a local
The decoration was beautiful, every piece so well thought and tastefully Danish. Very spacious and comfortable apartment with everything needed for a great stay
The room was not completely dark, no blackouts
16 September 2025
Wonderful visit. Great location, great value.
Amazing location. The apartment was spacious and comfortable. The dinner at the hotel was very good and a good value. Views of the canal from the higher rooms. I would go there again.
Nothing
15 September 2025
I will plan another trip to Copenhagen just for another reason to stay at Kanalhuset. It feels like home!
Absolutely perfect in every way! Beautiful space, welcoming staff and perfect location
11 September 2025
A Hidden Gem in a great location
The location was great and I could walk to many attractions and find dining,shopping the statue of the little mermaid. The hotel room was super clean and I loved the retro decor. The Bar and Dining room are nice and offer meals.
The fire alarm went off the morning I was too check out but it all worked out so all good. But it was a little inconvenient
11 September 2025
see above
the property is as good as anything we have experienced any where in the world. tha area surrounding the property was fabulous. we loved Copenhagen
nothing
8 September 2025
Just remarkable, interesting, gorgeous, sunny, light, airy, spacious, interesting, clean!
Good breakfast, great strong coffee! Location so fun to walk around!
Easier availability of half and half/cream for my coffee!
7 September 2025
Delightful hotel; uber stylish.
Large airy rooms, beautifully appointed. Uber stylish. Friendly staff, great location.
7 September 2025
Lovely apartment, great location, friendly staff
Kanalhuset was truly wonderful. It was clean, bright, beautifully decorated and very well located. We’d been traveling for a while and really appreciated the washing machine, it’s such a chore doing laundry, but such a luxury having a machine! The staff were all wonderful! The food served was also great. I highly recommend staying here.
Not one thing
5 September 2025
Wonderful boutique hotel, amazing location and excellent staff!
Fantastic location, and really friendly staff! Bed was comfortable too, and the hotel room was well-equipped with everything we needed!
Breakfast food is delicious but on the pricier side for the small-sized portions. The room is in the basement, so not much of a view, but we had a heat wave while we were there so very much appreciated being in a lower unit to have cooler air!
27 August 2025
Perfect location, beautiful house
Location was great. Room was very big and the bed was comfortable. Staff was really helpful with everything. I will definitely stay there again
Nothing
21 August 2025
Amazing stay really social hotel but have completely choice as to privacy or the social events.
Beautiful period building
No aircon
19 August 2025
Wonderful
Beautiful old building with wonderful mid century furnishings, feels more like a home than a hotel. Friendly helpful staff, the most delicious food and a the most comfortable bed. Location is perfect for geting around Copenhagen.
13 August 2025
Great design, perfect location
Danish design rooms are amazing. I loved all the simple yet cosy decoration. I stayed there for 2 nights and I felt super comfortable.
Nothing
12 August 2025
Charming and comfortable place to stay with helpful staff.
It was a converted historic property that was very neat and clean. While I prefer having a TV in my room, they didn’t have them, but it was so charming, I didn’t miss it. It was also just a short walk to shopping and not that far of a walk to the Little Mermaid statue.
5 August 2025
Copenhagen at its best.
The location, the building, the taste of the interiors, the space of the room and the bathroom, the bar, the social dining formula, all the other activities (running club, yoga, knitting)
That I had just one day so no time to fully enjoy it!
3 August 2025
Exceptional
Great atmosphere, location and Staff. The food was lovely too.
1 August 2025
Special place to stay
Communal dining is a special experience. The location is perfect.
Bedding was not of high quality, especially the pillows are shabby & uncomfortable.
31 July 2025
Fab
Lovely food Excellent social dining atmospheric and beautifully renovated super facilities in appartment
It isnt exactly cheap....
28 July 2025
Loved it and will be back
Stunning apartment and fabulous facilities. The location was brilliant and the beds super comfortable. Everything we needed was there.
Nothing
28 July 2025
Exceptional
very good
27 July 2025
Exceptional
Lovely design, all vintage and second hand items
26 July 2025
Comfortable, inspired and unique property in a great location
An original, beautiful and unique building in the heart of Christianshavn. Loved the large room, decor, the unique touches and welcoming items like slippers and a tote, really appreciated the fan in the room
Nothing not to like
22 July 2025
Beautiful canal side hotel with great design aesthetic.
Beautiful location and hotel design. Very comfortable bed and shower. Lovely staff and service.
Could use a few shelves/drawers for storage and a place for luggage.
19 July 2025
A stunning place in beautiful Christianshavn..
I stayed here for two nights and it is a perfect location in Copenhagen. Christianshavn is beautiful.. Near enough to the city centre, but also just far enough away to be detached. I booked a 20 square meter room, as I was staying alone and on arrival, was told that my room had been upgraded. I was offered an apartment on the second floor, which was probably around 80 square meters, with a kitchen, separate bedroom, laundry room; it was utterly stunning. The apartment is very stylishly presented with mid 20th century Danish design furniture, as is the rest of the hotel. On the first morning I had breakfast at the hotel, which is typically Nordic, healthy and beautifully presented. All of the staff I met were friendly, helpful and professional, which really was the norm for my stay in Copenhagen. I can't fault this place, it is perfect..
What didn't you like? Leaving this place, I could of happily stayed there..
16 July 2025
It was lovely!
We absolutely loved Kanalhuset's location. We also loved how community-focused the hotel was and how much space we had in the apartments — it truly made us feel like we were part of the city. Our one note would be to potentially add a fan in the rooms for hotter summer days :)
We loved everything!
14 July 2025
Fabulous
Great hotel, lovely breakfast. Gorgeous rooms and decor throughout
14 July 2025
Very kind and friendly staff , great social dinners.
Good location by the water, very lovely apartment.
2 July 2025
Very nice apartment in a wonderful area of Copenhagen.
Excellent location and friendly staff. Very pretty apartment.
Was not pleased that my check out bill had charges that someone else had charged to our room. Staff quickly resolved. The community dinner was fun! Note that the beer/wine, dessert and coffee are extra.
29 June 2025
A memorable stay in the coolest neighborhood of the city.
Very unusual style, quirky furniture and fantastic location. A great blend of Scandinavian home style and standard hotel services. Gorgeous location near many amenities, without street noise.
27 June 2025
Exceptional
We loved everything about our stay at Kanalhuset. It's such a beautiful hotel in a great location and with the most lovely staff. We had booked one of the smaller rooms, but ended up staying in one of the apartments, which was amazing and so beautiful. We had the bestest of times and would happily stay there again.
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19 June 2025
Exceptional
Amazing large apartment funsished beautifully. Great team. The social dinners in huge dining room are excellent and worth doing.
It got a bit stuffy in the apartment, no AC. A fan would have been good. Also, if you stay there, they leave a note to go to the Bar in the morning for freshly ground coffee BUT it is not free - when we were leaving, they charged us quite a lot for the coffees and it left a sour note. When queried, they said we needed to ask for the the ground beans and plunger to take our room. This was not clear at all and we just ordered them from the bar and took them back to our room thinking they were free.
14 June 2025
Great stay, will be back
Nice location, close to train, nice amenities in apartment (bonus points for having a steamer for your clothes), good view, excellent food, fun social dining, and great staff.
Smell of bottom floor little weird
13 June 2025
Exceptional
Big clean room in a good spot. Staff very friendly.
12 June 2025
Loved the location and community dinner! :)
The location and staff! Their evening community dinner was awesome!
The room was outdated in decoration and cold at night.
11 June 2025
Convienient location and great activities
We really loved our stay here. The location is perfect- close to everything but not in the hustle and bustle of the busy areas just a few streets over. We participated in a few of the events the hotel was putting on, like the morning dip and the communal dinner. Both were great. I also really like the branding- would love to see it on some merchandise. The hotel’s common area is in the bar/dining room, there aren’t TVs in the room, there wasn’t a coffee pot/fridge in the room- so just manage your expectations that this isn’t set up like a traditional hotel. This don’t bother us at all, but still thought I’d mention.
The room on the bottom floors are street level, so there’s some noise.
10 June 2025
The perfect place to stay in Copenhagen
Relaxed, felt like home. Great food and friendly team
8 June 2025
Great place to stay in Copenhagen!
Kanalhuset is perfectly located in Christianshavn. The metro from/and to the airport is very close and you are also very close to the opera, the theatre, Nyhavn and Indre By. However, all the other quarters (Vesterbro, Nørrebro, Østerbro etc.) can easily be reached, especially by bike. In the area around Kanalhuset are some nice cafés and bars to enjoy a coffee or an aperitivo before dinner. The highlight are the apartments, which are spacious and beautifully designed with mid century scandinavian furniture and design objects. There was pretty much everything you need, including a washer and dryer and even a steamer for your cloths. The bed was very comfortable, one of the comfiest I have had in a hotel so far. I’d absolutely recommend splurging on an appartment. The appartments will not only be much more soacious but they are licated on floors 1-3, while the regular rooms are in the souterrain. We had lunch and breakfast once at Kanalhuset and it was delicious. They offer quite some social activities (we would have loved to join the bath and the cruise and singing, but they weren‘t offered when we were there) which are free to join if you stay at the hotel.
The only thing that could be improved are the blinds in the bedroom. They didn’t really block out a lot of light and being in the north in June, it gets dark very late and bright very early. They do provide sleeping masks but blackout curtains would be better. They also wrote that the bed can be set up as a twin but in reality there will be an additional foldable bed, which unfortunately is nowhere near as comfy as the big bed.
26 May 2025
Best hotel
Spacious, clean, excellent location, restored old building to a high standard.
26 May 2025
Wonderful stay
Beautiful location, beautiful building, and exceptional staff who make you feel so welcome and offer lots of opportunities to get to know Copenhagen in a unique way.
Nothing to dislike
24 May 2025
Amazing and I would definitively stay again next time I'm in Copenhagen
It gives a personal touch to your stay. Staff is very nice and helpful, they have different activities that their staff encourages all guests to do - singing, swimming, running. The rooms are nice and the service is top notch. They organize communal dinners where guests get to interact with local folks and share food and stories.
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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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

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28 September 2025
Great stay. The dinners we did have were amazing for mixing with local residents.