Hotel Kong Arthur, Copenhagen: Pre-Cruise Hotel Review

The verdict

Kong Arthur comes in seventh, scored from its own site and MICHELIN's listing. MICHELIN lists it in its Copenhagen selection without a Key: an 1882 building with 214 rooms, sushi, Mediterranean and Italian places, a spa and a gym — about 4.8 road miles from Oceankaj by our routing.

It's by the lakes near Nørreport, a district for walking, not a harbour address. The ship is a taxi ride either way.

Drivers pay. The courtyard at Nansensgade 49 is DKK 395 (about US$60) a day, the highest day rate in our list, breakfast is DKK 265 (about US$40) a person and not included, and pets aren't allowed.

Book it for the restaurants and the spa, and leave the car at home.

Book it if

Three restaurants under one roof appeal
You want a spa the night before
You like the lakes more than the harbour

Look elsewhere if

You're driving — DKK 395 a day, no reservations.
You're bringing a pet.
You want breakfast in the rate — it's DKK 265 (about US$40) a person.

Sail Morning

Your night before, from here

From check-in to the gangway, using only what Kong Arthur publishes.

Evening

Check in and settle

Sushi, Mediterranean and Italian places on site, plus a spa and a fitness centre, per MICHELIN.

Before bed

Line up your ride

MICHELIN's listing mentions no transfer — Oceankaj is a taxi of about 13 minutes by our routing.

Sail morning

Breakfast, your call

A buffet at DKK 265 (about US$40) a person, not included, weekdays 06:30 to 10:00 and weekends and holidays 07:00 to 11:00, per the hotel.

Heading out

To the terminal

MICHELIN's listing gives distances to the city, not the port. By our routing Oceankaj is about 4.8 road miles (7.8 km) from the lakes, roughly 13 minutes, and Langelinie about 2.2. Our figure for Kong Arthur assumes clear roads, so build in a margin.

While you sail

Your car

The courtyard at Nansensgade 49 is DKK 395 a day, per the hotel (register your plate at reception); MICHELIN's listing says it can't be reserved. That's a day rate for your stay, not cruise parking.

Score

Night-Before Score: 28 of 100

28No. 7 of 20

Distance to the ship25/30

Getting to the ship0/25

Parking while you sail0/20

Free breakfast0/10

The evening before3/15

Every point comes from the hotel’s own pages or its brand’s; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.

To the Ship

Getting here, and on to the ship

This hotelOther ranked hotels, tap one to open itCruise terminalStraight line to the ship, not a routeReal geography: NOAA’s GSHHG shoreline, generalised; Nordhavn’s reclaimed land is a rough outline sketched around our pins, not surveyed, and harbour piers aren’t drawn. Map pins from the Esri World Geocoder, address matches. The Oceankaj pin is Esri’s point for Oceanvej 13, one point for quays 331 to 333, not a berth; Langelinie and Nordre Toldbod are street points too.

By our routing Kong Arthur is about 5.8 road miles from Copenhagen Airport. The ship is about 4.8 road miles, roughly 13 minutes with no traffic, by our routing, and every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.

Leg 1 · Copenhagen Airport to the hotel

Not stated

Nothing on MICHELIN's page for Kong Arthur covers the airport run — no shuttle, no pick-up.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship

Shuttle not stated

MICHELIN's listing mentions no transfer — Oceankaj is a taxi of about 13 minutes by our routing.

MICHELIN's listing gives distances to the city, not the port. By our routing Oceankaj is about 4.8 road miles (7.8 km) from the lakes, roughly 13 minutes, and Langelinie about 2.2.

From CPH without a hotel shuttle

By our routing Copenhagen Airport is about 5.8 road miles from Kong Arthur, roughly 15 minutes with no traffic. Without a hotel ride it’s the metro, the train or a taxi from the rank outside Terminal 3. The airport page has the rest.

Leg 1 · Drive in and park

Cruise parking unconfirmed

The courtyard at Nansensgade 49 is DKK 395 a day, per the hotel (register your plate at reception); MICHELIN's listing says it can't be reserved. That's a day rate for your stay, not cruise parking.

Parking for your stay: Courtyard parking DKK 395 a day, Nansensgade 49; register your plate at reception; EV charging.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship

Shuttle not stated

MICHELIN's listing mentions no transfer — Oceankaj is a taxi of about 13 minutes by our routing.

MICHELIN's listing gives distances to the city, not the port. By our routing Oceankaj is about 4.8 road miles (7.8 km) from the lakes, roughly 13 minutes, and Langelinie about 2.2.

Same-day flight? Go airport to terminal and leave Kong Arthur for another trip; our landing check sets the margin.

Which terminal

Oceankaj

Norwegian, Royal Caribbean and Princess all name Ocean Quay, and Kong Arthur is about 4.8 road miles, roughly 13 minutes with no traffic, by our routing — 7.8 km. If your ship is booked into Langelinie, it’s about 2.2 road miles instead; see the Copenhagen cruise guide.

Source: cmport.com

Distance

~4.8 road mi, our routing

MICHELIN's listing gives distances to the city, not the port. By our routing Oceankaj is about 4.8 road miles (7.8 km) from the lakes, roughly 13 minutes, and Langelinie about 2.2.

Source: arthurhotels.com

To the ship

No shuttle stated

Kong Arthur lists no ship shuttle, which means no timetable to keep, just a booked taxi or the M4 and a bus — about 13 minutes to Oceankaj by road on our routing.

Source: arthurhotels.com

Parking

Parking while you sail

Cruise parking

Cruise parking unconfirmed

The courtyard at Nansensgade 49 is DKK 395 a day, per the hotel (register your plate at reception); MICHELIN's listing says it can't be reserved. That's a day rate for your stay, not cruise parking.

Source: arthurhotels.com

By the ship

P-plads Oceanvej, DKK 150 (about US$25) cap

The parking next to the terminal isn’t Kong Arthur’s: it’s P-plads Oceanvej, 50–100 m from Ocean Quay, at most DKK 150 per 24 hours. Here it’s public parking at DKK 395 a day, no reservations.

Every Copenhagen cruise-parking option and what Kong Arthur’s neighbours charge.

Source: wonderfulcopenhagen.com

The Night Before

The evening and the morning

The evening

Food or bar on site

Sushi, Mediterranean and Italian places on site, plus a spa and a fitness centre, per MICHELIN.

Breakfast

Not free

A buffet at DKK 265 (about US$40) a person, not included, weekdays 06:30 to 10:00 and weekends and holidays 07:00 to 11:00, per the hotel.

Address

Nørre Søgade, by the lakes

Nørre Søgade 11, 1370 København K
MICHELIN listing

Fact Sheet

The fine print, in one place

Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Kong Arthur publishes it. We couldn’t confirm whether the courtyard parking runs a week and accessible rooms, so ask Kong Arthur when you book.

Check-in and check-out

Check-in15:00

Check-out11:00

Minimum age

—

Not stated by the hotel.

Extra fees

None stated; no city tax in force

Wi-Fi

Not stated

Parking for your stay

Courtyard parking DKK 395 a day, Nansensgade 49; register your plate at reception; EV charging

Breakfast

A buffet at DKK 265 a person, not included; weekdays 06:30–10:00, weekends and holidays 07:00–11:00

Pool

No pool mentioned; a spa and a fitness centre

Pets

No pets, per the hotel.

Food and drink on site

SushiOn site
MediterraneanOn site
ItalianOn site

Rooms

214 rooms, per MICHELIN.

Accessibility

Kong Arthur’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.

On site

EV chargingYes
Guest laundryNot stated
GymYes
Pets allowedNo

Nearby, by the hotel’s count

Central sightsunder half an hour on foot, per MICHELIN

Distances as Kong Arthur or its brand lists them, kept in its own units.

Also worth knowing

In MICHELIN’s Copenhagen selection, no Key
An 1882 building
No pets

Worth Knowing

Before you book

Worth knowing

Scored from Kong Arthur's own site and MICHELIN's listing.
Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00; early or late for DKK 300 (about US$45).
Public parking DKK 395 a day, no reservations.
214 rooms.
Kong Arthur adds no city tax on the pages we read, and we found no official Copenhagen overnight tax in force as of October 4, 2026.

What we couldn’t confirm

Whether the courtyard parking runs a week
Accessible rooms

Every hotel fact here comes from MICHELIN’s listing, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm whether the courtyard will hold your car for a week.

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