Bertrams Hotel Guldsmeden

Sweet boutique in a happening neighbourhood

Word to the wise: It's worth paying a little extra for a room facing the garden.
Noteworthy for: Vesterbrogade is full of good, inexpensive ethnic restaurants. For Vietnamese, try Lê Lê Nhà Hàng at number 40, whilst the misleadingly named Columbia Pizza and Restaurant at number 125 serves great Indian food.

A lovely boutique three-star at the Frederiksberg end of Vesterbrogade, Bertrams is well worth the 15-minute stroll from the city centre. Besides, hip Vesterbro is hardly a dull suburb: with lots of great restaurants and bars, and this cosy hotel to head back to, it'd be easy not to leave the neighbourhood at all.
The 47 rooms are decorated in a Balinese style, complete with Persian carpets and kimonos - a refreshing change from the ubiquitous Scandi design - and there's a leafy garden courtyard equipped with blankets for late night drinking and star-gazing.