Danhostel Copenhagen City
| Danhostel Copenhagen City | |
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Danhostel from the harbour | |
| General information | |
| Location | H.C. Andersens Boulevard 50, Copenhagen, Denmark[1] |
| Coordinates | 55°40′15.88″N 12°34′31.78″E / 55.6710778°N 12.5754944°E |
| Opening | 1955 |
| Renovated | 1995, 2004 |
| Management | Danhostel |
| Height | 56[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18[2] |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 192 |
| Website | |
| Official hotel website | |
The Danhostel Copenhagen City is one of the largest European hostels,[3] the biggest in a metropolitan area.[1]
It is located in a high rise building on the Port of Copenhagen waterfront, Denmark.
History
The building was the first Copenhagen high-rise tower and was originally intended to be coupled with a never-built tower on the other side of the bridge. It was the tallest building of Danemark from 1955 to 1958, when it was surpassed by the Radisson Blu Falconer Hotel.[2] It formerly hosted the Hotel Europa ; the building was later renovated and in 2004 was re-opened as an hostel.[4]
Its interior forniture was designed by the Danish firm Gubi recalling with its colors Danemark's traditional housing style.[3]
Facilities
The hostel has 1020 beds in dormitories or smaller rooms.[1] Its basement hosts kithcen facilities while in the ground floor is located an Internet café.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Danhostel Copenhagen City , web-page on www.visitdenmark.co.uk
- 1 2 3 DANHOSTEL Copenhagen City, page on www.emporis.com (accessed on 21-12-2015)
- 1 2 Danhostel Copenhagen City , Catherine Lazure-Guinard, article of June 29, 2012 on nordicdesign.ca.
- ↑ Time Out Copenhagen 6th edition, Time Out Guides Ltd Random House, 2014, see Google books
- ↑ Danhostel Copenhagen City , web-page on www.viamichelin.it
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