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Big and Little Kids Love Copenhagen

by Jen Campbell of Green Wedding Shoes

Copenhagen is a must-visit city. Navigating it with two children under the age of five could be daunting, but to my delight, we found so many fun things for our family to do here—and I’m sharing them all.

Twice the fun

We planned to spend five nights in Copenhagen and split our trip between two hotels since there are so many unique options here. The first three nights were spent at the Hotel d’Angleterre, one of the world’s oldest hotels which offers a true luxury experience. Though the hotel’s 92 rooms and suites are all individually decorated in a classical style, their modern amenities make them thoroughly 21st century. I loved that they offered a pillow menu as well so you could pick your perfect type of pillow—a fun, personal touch. The service here is top-notch. We enjoyed a lovely Scandinavian breakfast buffet served each morning in the Restaurant d’Angleterre with a choice of eggs, pastries, fruit, coffee and more. Another thing I loved: they have some of the prettiest hotel florals I’ve ever seen.

Hotel d'Angleterre child and bikes

Located on the famous King’s Square, the hotel is just a 10-minute walk to the Nyhavn Canal or shopping on Strøget. They also have bikes to borrow to get the true Copenhagen experience. There are lots of restaurants near the hotel. We loved Llama, just five minutes away, for the rad décor (cool tiles everywhere) and delicious food. I highly recommend the Arepas, halibut ceviche, steak skewer, and Baja taco. Our cocktail of choice was the Smoky Margarita, and for dessert, try the elderflower ice cream. We actually came here twice while in town.

Copenhagen Canals

For our remaining two nights, we moved a few miles away to the Nimb hotel. Set in Copenhagen’s enchanting Tivoli Gardens, the fairytale vibes are ever present at Nimb. Both intimate and magnificent, this exclusive boutique hotel is seriously like no other in the world. I’ll be sharing more about Tivoli later as that is another true Copenhagen gem, but the hotel’s magical exterior deserves its own mention.

I’m sure you’ve heard of hygge, the Danish word for a mood of coziness with feelings of wellness and contentment, well, this hotel definitely had hygge dialed. There are only 38 rooms and each features an individualized design, antique furnishings and handpicked art pieces. Our room overlooked the gardens, and each morning we were woken by one of the three peacocks that roam freely there. So fun.

Canal tour kick-off

Our first morning in Copenhagen, we walked over to Nyhavn for a Canal Tour to see all the colorful houses by the water. Our daughters loved it as much as we did.

The ride takes about an hour and afterwards we enjoyed the views with a glass of wine at one of the cute cafes on the harbor. For lunch, we walked down to the Torvehallerne market—there’s lots of food options and it’s perfect for families. We really enjoyed the beer selections from Mikkeller & Friends Bottle Shop. Next, we walked through the Rosenborg Castle Garden and over to see the Cherry Blossoms at Langelinie Park, which I highly recommend if they’re in bloom while you are in town. There was a festival that day with music and food, and the girls loved running under all the trees.

 

Park hangs

The second day we took a taxi to Jægersborggade street in the Nørrebro part of Copenhagen. We grabbed a latte from The Coffee Collective and walked across the street to let the girls play in the playground there. Then we headed over to Superkilen Park, which was so much fun. A lot of this area was under construction when we were here, but it ought to be extra cool when they are done. Afterwards, we enjoyed a late lunch at Manfreds with a stop at Istid for some nitrogen ice cream, yum!

All the treasures of Tivoli Gardens

We moved hotels on the third day and it was pouring rain and so windy, so we enjoyed some fantastic cocktails at the bar at Nimb. They change up their cocktail menu each month, but everything we had here was so creative and tasty. Not a bad way to spend a rainy afternoon. Once the rain eased up, we decided to go explore Tivoli for the evening, and then spent the full next day there.

One super cool thing about the Nimb hotel is that all hotel guests enjoy free entrance to Tivoli Gardens, along with an unlimited ride bracelet (so you can go on as many rides as you want). Having recently celebrated their 175th anniversary, Tivoli is the second oldest amusement park in the world, and it’s the place that inspired Walt Disney to build Disneyland. It wasn’t very crowded when we went, which was so nice since we are used to the crowds at Disneyland. There’s a nostalgic feel to it. We had the best time with the girls.

One of the things we really loved about Tivoli was all the amazing food options. Typically, amusement parks aren’t known for good food, but Tivoli had so many options. We loved the Tivoli Food Hall, because each of us could pick different places then all eat together. We ate here twice since there were so many options—sushi, tacos, burgers, chicken, veggie and more.

We also enjoyed the Biergarden with its giant beer steins, brats and pretzels, as well as Gemyse (the greenhouse pictured). Gemyse had lots of firepits, so we had wine and smores while wrapped in blankets one afternoon. I couldn’t believe this was all part of the amusement park. The girls had so much fun at Tivoli that they wanted to go back again, but unfortunately it was time to fly home. We truly look forward to visiting again.