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The Imperial is fifteenth, top of the 23-point hotels that park you down the street. Its Q-Park basement is under Steel House Copenhagen, 120 m away, and Vesterport station is 68 m from the door — with Oceankaj about 5.6 road miles off by our routing.
Ristorante L'Appetito serves dinner until 22:30, which suits a late arrival. There are 304 rooms, family options and a 75 m² apartment on request.
Neither the Q-Park rate nor breakfast has a price on the page.
Book it if you're arriving by train (the hotel puts the airport about 25 minutes away) and want Vesterport station 68 m from the door.
Book it if
- You're coming in by train
- You want dinner until 22:30
- You need an apartment-sized room
Look elsewhere if
- You want parking at the door.
- You need the garage priced.
- You want a pool.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Imperial Hotel publishes.
Ristorante L'Appetito for lunch 11:00 to 15:00 and dinner 17:30 to 22:30, a bar and a lounge.
No ride to the ship is listed. A taxi to Oceankaj is about 15 minutes by our routing.
06:30 to 10:30; Arp-Hansen doesn't print the price.
Arp-Hansen puts Vesterport station 68 m away and Central Station about 650 m. The quay is further — about 5.6 road miles (8.9 km) to Oceankaj on our routing, roughly 15 minutes. Leave room for traffic across town — our 15-minute figure from Imperial Hotel assumes empty roads.
A Q-Park basement under Steel House Copenhagen, 120 m away, per Arp-Hansen — no price on the page, and nobody's promise for a week.
Night-Before Score: 23 of 100
Every point comes from the hotel’s own pages or its brand’s; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Copenhagen Airport is about 5.5 road miles from Imperial Hotel by our routing, and Oceankaj is about 5.6 road miles, roughly 15 minutes with no traffic, by our routing; every question mark below is a ride you arrange yourself.
No shuttle listed. Arp-Hansen puts the airport about 25 minutes away by train.
No ride to the ship is listed. A taxi to Oceankaj is about 15 minutes by our routing.
Arp-Hansen puts Vesterport station 68 m away and Central Station about 650 m. The quay is further — about 5.6 road miles (8.9 km) to Oceankaj on our routing, roughly 15 minutes.
From CPH without a hotel shuttle
By our routing Copenhagen Airport is about 5.5 road miles from Imperial Hotel, roughly 14 minutes with no traffic. The M2 metro leaves from a station joined to Terminal 3 every 4 to 6 minutes by day and reaches the centre in about 14 minutes. More: the airport page.
A Q-Park basement under Steel House Copenhagen, 120 m away, per Arp-Hansen — no price on the page, and nobody's promise for a week.
Parking for your stay: Q-Park basement under Steel House Copenhagen, 120 m; price not printed.
No ride to the ship is listed. A taxi to Oceankaj is about 15 minutes by our routing.
Arp-Hansen puts Vesterport station 68 m away and Central Station about 650 m. The quay is further — about 5.6 road miles (8.9 km) to Oceankaj on our routing, roughly 15 minutes.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Imperial Hotel and go straight to Oceankaj — about 9.9 road miles from the airport by our routing. The airport page has the taxi and the metro.
Which terminal
OceankajBig ships start at Oceankaj, the Ocean Quay terminals on Oceanvej, and from Imperial Hotel that's about 5.6 road miles, roughly 15 minutes with no traffic, by our routing. A smaller ship may use Langelinie instead, about 2.6 road miles from Imperial Hotel; the Copenhagen cruise guide lists which line uses which.
Source: cmport.comDistance
~5.6 road mi, our routingArp-Hansen puts Vesterport station 68 m away and Central Station about 650 m. The quay is further — about 5.6 road miles (8.9 km) to Oceankaj on our routing, roughly 15 minutes.
Source: imperialhotel.dkTo the ship
No shuttle statedImperial Hotel lists no shuttle to the ship, so book a taxi the night before, not at the curb — about 15 minutes to Oceankaj with no traffic, by our routing.
Source: arp-hansen.dkParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedA Q-Park basement under Steel House Copenhagen, 120 m away, per Arp-Hansen — no price on the page, and nobody's promise for a week.
Source: arp-hansen.dkBy the ship
P-plads Oceanvej, DKK 150 (about US$25) capAgainst a Q-Park 120 m away, unpriced at Imperial Hotel, the lot built for the trip is P-plads Oceanvej, 50–100 m from Ocean Quay, capped at DKK 150 per 24 hours, per Wonderful Copenhagen. It’s public parking, not a cruise booking.
Where the car goes while you sail · Copenhagen cruise parking, compared.
Source: wonderfulcopenhagen.comThe evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteRistorante L'Appetito for lunch 11:00 to 15:00 and dinner 17:30 to 22:30, a bar and a lounge.
Breakfast
Not stated06:30 to 10:30; Arp-Hansen doesn't print the price.
Address
Vester Farimagsgade, by VesterportVester Farimagsgade 9, 1606 København V
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Imperial Hotel publishes it. The gaps here are the Q-Park price and the breakfast price — a call to Imperial Hotel settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
None stated; no city tax in force
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
Q-Park basement under Steel House Copenhagen, 120 m; price not printed
Breakfast
06:30–10:30; price not printed
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Arp-Hansen's page doesn't mention pets.
Food and drink on site
- Ristorante L'AppetitoLunch 11:00–15:00, dinner 17:30–22:30
- Bar and loungeOn site
Rooms
304 rooms, including family options; a 75 m² apartment on request.
Accessibility
Imperial Hotel’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymYes
- Pets allowedNot stated
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Vesterport station68 m
- Central Stationabout 650 m, an 8-minute walk
Distances as Imperial Hotel or its brand lists them, kept in its own units.
Also worth knowing
- Air conditioning
- EV charging nearby
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 15:00, check-out before 12:00.
- A 75 m² apartment on request.
- Air conditioning and a fitness centre.
- Airport about 25 minutes by train, per the hotel.
- No tourist tax: we found no Copenhagen overnight tax in force on October 4, 2026, and Imperial Hotel prints none.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The Q-Park price
- The breakfast price
- Pets
Every hotel fact here comes from Imperial Hotel’s own pages or its brand’s, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the Q-Park rate.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Imperial Hotel: the Copenhagen cruise guide, Copenhagen cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up by Vesterport, L'Appetito until 22:30.
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Imperial Hotel FAQ
Where do I park at the Imperial Hotel Copenhagen?
In the Q-Park basement under Steel House Copenhagen, 120 m away, per Arp-Hansen. The price isn't printed.
Is the Imperial Hotel close to a station?
Vesterport station is 68 m away and Central Station about 650 m, an 8-minute walk, per Arp-Hansen.
What time does the restaurant at the Imperial close?
Ristorante L'Appetito serves dinner 17:30 to 22:30 and lunch 11:00 to 15:00.
Does the Imperial Hotel have family rooms?
Yes, and a 75 m² apartment on request, among 304 rooms.
How far is the Imperial from the Copenhagen cruise terminal?
About 5.6 road miles (8.9 km) to Oceankaj by our routing, roughly 15 minutes.
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