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◆Splurge pick · Behind the Royal Theatre · Tordenskjoldsgade, behind the Royal Theatre

Hotel Sanders

Fifty-four rooms behind the Royal Theatre with One MICHELIN Key and a rooftop conservatory, about 5.2 road miles from Oceankaj by our routing.

Shuttle not statedCruise parking unconfirmedBreakfast not statedOne MICHELIN KeyForbes Recommended
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One MICHELIN KeyForbes Recommended · 2025 Nordic selection · source
The verdict

Hotel Sanders is the quiet one behind the theatre, and the only splurge here with a 24-hour parking price, from MICHELIN. MICHELIN gives it One Key in the 2025 Nordic selection and lists 54 rooms, Sanders Kitchen, the TATA Cocktail Bar and a rooftop conservatory; MICHELIN's listing gives valet at DKK 650 (about US$100) per 24 hours, which we couldn't confirm on the hotel's own site, so ask, and Forbes lists it as Recommended.

That valet figure is for your stay, not a cruise. At that rate, the lot by Ocean Quay, capped at DKK 150 (about US$25) a day, is the obvious place to leave a car for the week.

There's no pool, just spa treatments on request. Dogs up to 20 kg pay a DKK 1,000 (about US$150) fee, and bikes rent for DKK 175 (about US$25) a day.

Book it for a quiet last night near Nyhavn, and take a taxi the 5.2 road miles to Oceankaj.

Book it if

  • You want a small hotel, not a big one
  • A cocktail bar and a rooftop conservatory appeal
  • You're travelling with a dog under 20 kg

Look elsewhere if

  • You want a pool.
  • You're leaving a car for the cruise — valet is DKK 650 a day.
  • You want Forbes stars, not a recommendation.
What You Get

What Hotel Sanders offers, and what it leaves out

What Hotel Sanders offers, from its homepage and MICHELIN's listing: green is there, gold costs extra or has a catch, grey nobody says.

MICHELIN KeysOne Key
Forbes Travel GuideRecommended
RestaurantSanders Kitchen
Bar or drinksTATA Cocktail Bar; rooftop conservatory
Spa or poolTreatments on request
BreakfastNot stated
Airport or ship transferNone printed
ParkingValet DKK 650 per 24 hours (MICHELIN; not on the hotel's site)
Distance to Oceankaj~5.2 road mi to Oceankaj, our routing
Sail Morning

Your night before, from here

A night at Hotel Sanders before the ship, from its homepage and MICHELIN's listing.

Evening
Check in and settle

Sanders Kitchen, the TATA Cocktail Bar and the Sanders Rooftop conservatory, with spa treatments on request.

Before bed
Line up your ride

Ask reception to book the taxi for your check-in time.

Sail morning
Breakfast, your call

Neither the hotel's homepage nor MICHELIN's listing says whether breakfast is included.

Heading out
To the terminal

About 5.2 road miles to Oceankaj by our routing.

While you sail
Your car

Valet DKK 650 per 24 hours, per MICHELIN; the lot by Ocean Quay is cheaper for a week.

To the Ship

Getting here, and on to the ship

Indre By 10 8 6 5 3 1 Nordre Toldbod · Ships up to 200 m, by AmalienborgNT ★ 500 m · 0.3 mi N
This hotelTop-20 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.

Pick where you start; from behind the Royal Theatre, the ship is a taxi up the harbour.

?? 5.0 mi ~5.2 mi, our routing CPHSplurgeThe ship
Leg 1 · Copenhagen Airport to the hotel
Not stated

Hotel Sanders' homepage and MICHELIN's listing mention no airport transfer.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship
Shuttle not stated

No transfer to the ship is listed. It's about 14 minutes by taxi to Oceankaj on our routing.

About 5.2 road mi to Oceankaj by our routing.

From CPH without a hotel shuttle

Hotel Sanders prints no airport transfer. Our routing makes the airport about 5.0 road miles, roughly 13 minutes by car; for the M2 and the taxi rank, see the airport page.

?? your drive ~5.2 mi, our routing Your carSplurgeThe ship
Leg 1 · Drive in and park
Cruise parking unconfirmed

Valet at DKK 650 per 24 hours, with self-parking available, per MICHELIN. Neither is sold for a cruise week.

Parking for your stay: Valet DKK 650 per 24 hours, per MICHELIN; self-parking available.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship
Shuttle not stated

No transfer to the ship is listed. It's about 14 minutes by taxi to Oceankaj on our routing.

About 5.2 road mi to Oceankaj by our routing.

Flying in on sail day? Skip Hotel Sanders and time the metro or a taxi against your check-in window.

Distance

~5.2 road mi, our routing

Sanders sits behind the Royal Theatre and gives no cruise figure. Our routing makes Oceankaj about 5.2 road miles (8.4 km), 14 minutes by taxi, and Langelinie about 2.3.

Source: router.project-osrm.org

To the ship

Shuttle not stated

No transfer to the ship is listed. It's about 14 minutes by taxi to Oceankaj on our routing.

Source: hotelsanders.com
Parking

Parking while you sail

At the hotel

Cruise parking unconfirmed

Valet at DKK 650 per 24 hours, with self-parking available, per MICHELIN. Neither is sold for a cruise week.

Source: hotelsanders.com

Parking for the cruise

Oceanvej: DKK 150 cap per 24 h

Leaving a car for the cruise? P-plads Oceanvej by Ocean Quay is capped at DKK 150 per 24 hours, per Wonderful Copenhagen — Copenhagen cruise parking compares the options.

Source: wonderfulcopenhagen.com

Driving in? Copenhagen cruise parking compares the DKK 150 lot by Ocean Quay with garages in town.

The Evening

The night you’re paying for

The evening

Food or drinks on site

Sanders Kitchen, the TATA Cocktail Bar and the Sanders Rooftop conservatory, with spa treatments on request.

Source: hotelsanders.com

Breakfast

Not stated

Neither the hotel's homepage nor MICHELIN's listing says whether breakfast is included.

Address

Tordenskjoldsgade, behind the Royal Theatre

Tordenskjoldsgade 15, 1055 København K
Hotel page

Ratings

Behind the Royal Theatre

MICHELIN gives it One Key, as of the 2025 Nordic selection; Forbes Travel Guide lists it as Recommended. Denmark's official star category isn't on the pages we read for Hotel Sanders, so we don't print one.

Source: guide.michelin.com
Fact Sheet

The fine print, in one place

Times and house rules from MICHELIN's listing, with the homepage's restaurant names; a blank means neither says.

Check-in and check-out

Check-in15:00
Check-out12:00

Minimum age

—

Not stated by the hotel.

Extra fees

None stated; no city tax in force

Wi-Fi

Not stated

Parking for your stay

Valet DKK 650 per 24 hours, per MICHELIN; self-parking available

For the cruise itself, see Parking.

Breakfast

Not stated

Pool

No pool; spa treatments on request

Pets

Dogs up to 20 kg, for a DKK 1,000 fee, per MICHELIN's listing.

Food and drink on site

  • Sanders KitchenRestaurant
  • TATA Cocktail BarBar
  • Sanders RooftopConservatory

Rooms

54 rooms, per MICHELIN.

Accessibility

Hotel Sanders’s pages we read say nothing on accessible rooms — ask before you book.

On site

  • EV chargingNot stated
  • Guest laundryNot stated
  • GymNot stated
  • Pets allowedYes

Nearby, by the hotel’s count

  • Royal Danish Theatrebehind it
  • Nyhavnnearby

Hotel Sanders’s own figures, in its own units.

Also worth knowing

  • Owned by Alexander Kølpin
  • Bikes DKK 175 a day
  • Forbes Recommended
Worth Knowing

Before you book

Worth knowing

  • One MICHELIN Key as of the 2025 Nordic selection; Forbes Recommended.
  • Valet DKK 650 per 24 hours, per MICHELIN; not confirmed on the hotel's site.
  • Check-in 15:00, check-out 12:00.
  • No tourist tax in force that we found, and the hotel prints none.

What we couldn’t confirm

  • Breakfast terms
  • The self-parking price
  • Accessible rooms

Ratings and prices as MICHELIN, Forbes and the hotel showed them on October 3, 2026 — confirm anything you're counting on.

Other Splurges

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Two MICHELIN Keys
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Two Keys on Kongens Nytorv
Inside Tivoli
Nimb
A rooftop pool inside Tivoli
A former music academy
Nobis
A music academy turned hotel
All eight
The splurge list, told straight
All eight, side by side.
Want the easy morning?
Our twenty for the night before
Ranked for the ride to Oceankaj, the parking and breakfast — Hotel Sanders isn’t scored there.
Ready when you are

A small hotel by the theatre, then the ship.

Send us your sail date and we'll ask Hotel Sanders about the night before and the taxi to Oceankaj. No payment on the form.

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FAQ

Hotel Sanders FAQ

How much is valet parking at Hotel Sanders?

DKK 650 per 24 hours, per MICHELIN's listing; we couldn't confirm it on the hotel's own site, so ask. Self-parking is available too.

Does Hotel Sanders allow dogs?

Dogs up to 20 kg, for a DKK 1,000 fee, per MICHELIN's listing.

Is Hotel Sanders rated by Forbes?

Yes — Recommended, the tier below the stars, on Forbes Travel Guide's Copenhagen page. MICHELIN gives it One Key, as of the 2025 Nordic selection.

Does Hotel Sanders have a rooftop bar?

It has the Sanders Rooftop conservatory and the TATA Cocktail Bar, per the hotel.

How far is Hotel Sanders from the Copenhagen cruise port?

About 5.2 road miles (8.4 km) to Oceankaj by our routing, roughly 14 minutes, and about 2.3 miles to Langelinie.

Sources, read October 3, 2026:https://hotelsanders.com/https://guide.michelin.com/en/hotels-stays/copenhagen/hotel-sanders-8985https://www.forbestravelguide.com/destinations/copenhagen-denmarkhttps://www.cmport.com/services/cruise-ships-ferries/cruises-copenhagen/https://www.wonderfulcopenhagen.com/cruise/travel-trade/transportation-and-cruise-terminalshttps://router.project-osrm.org/https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/travel/all-the-michelin-key-hotels-in-the-nordic-countries-denmark-finland-iceland-norway-swedenhttps://www.sn.dk/art6642946/koebenhavn-kommune/politik/regeringen-vil-indfoere-turistskat-i-koebenhavn-og-aarhus

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