The Hôtel d'Angleterre or Angleterre is one of the first deluxe hotels in the world. Situated in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark, it is located on Kongens Nytorv opposite Charlottenborg, the Royal Theatre and Nyhavn. While its history dates back to 1755, it has been in its current building since a fire, in 1795, damaged the previous building beyond repair.About dangleterre.com Retrieved on 23 August 2013. From 1872 to 1875, the building was significantly extended and refurbished by the architects, Vilhelm DahlerupVilhelm Dahlerup gravsted.dk Retrieved on 23 August 2013. and Georg E. W. MøllerGeorg Moller kulturarv.dk Retrieved on 23 August 2013. The hotel has long been considered the most prestigious and elegant hotel in the city. Its name is French and means the "England Hotel".
The Hotel d'Angleterre re-opened in May 2013 following extensive restorations. The new d'Angleterre has 37 rooms and 55 suites. It also has a 1-star Michelin restaurant, "Marchal", led by executive chef, Alexander Baert, a cocktail and champagne bar as well as a spa and health club.
Awards Condé Nast Traveler has included the Hotel D'Angleterre on its Gold List 2015 of the best hotels in the world.
Cultural references The kitchen of Hotel D'Angleterre is used as the location for the fictional restaurant Maxim at 0:35:23 in the 1978 Olsen-banden film The Olsen Gang Sees Red.
The protagonist (played by Paul Newman) stays at Hotel d'Angleterre on his way to the GDR in the 1966 Alfred Hitchcock spy film Torn Curtain and Hitchcock is in one of the scenes seen sitting in the lobby with a baby in his arms.
Notable guests
AC/DC H.C. Andersen Morten Andersen Cecilia Bartoli David Beckham Karen Blixen Bono Victor Borge Mariah Carey José Carreras Helena Christensen Winston Churchill John Cleese Bill Clinton Michael Davitt Cameron Diaz Walt Disney Barbara Hendricks Alfred Hitchcock Whitney Houston Henrik Ibsen Julio Iglesias Michael Jackson Billy Joel Jon Bon Jovi Juan Carlos I of Spain Grace Kelly Diana Krall Madonna Anne-Sophie Mutter Brigitte Nielsen Connie Nielsen Ozzy Osbourne David Rockefeller Rolling Stones Claudia Schiffer Arnold Schwarzenegger Justin Timberlake U2 Lars Ulrich Robbie Williams Oprah Winfrey Angus Young
References
External links
Hotel web site
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