Scandinavia: Hotels

Skt. Petri, Copenhagen, Denmark – Hotel Review

When my taxi stopped at the Skt. Petri’s non-descript entrance, I did a double take.  It could very well have been a department store or apartment building. Indeed, as I found out later, the structure was home to the Daells Varehus department store built in the 1930s until its conversion to a hotel roughly a decade ago.  Inside, things were quite different.
Danish architect Per Arnoldi’s stark white lobby, reached via …

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden – Review

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden – Review

For my first trip to Stockholm, a city of islands and waterways, and capital of a country known for its sense of design, I wanted to stay at a hotel so Swedish that it would not be a surprise if members of the pop group ABBA would hang out there.
The city itself is made up of waterways and 14 islands that are part of the Stockholm archipelago.  One of the …

First Hotel Twentyseven, Copenhagen, Denmark – Review

First Hotel Twentyseven, Copenhagen, Denmark – Review

Imagine a place to stay in central Copenhagen, just a few meters from the town square (Radhuspladsen) and a five-minute walk from world renowned Tivoli Gardens.  A hotel with a unique contemporary vibe, excellent service, good dining and a broad selection of bars, including one that is an international tourist attraction.
That place is First Hotel Twentyseven. During a recent stay, this charming boutique property lived up to its billing as …