Vesterbro Travel Guide

Copenhagen

City Museum
City Museum showing interior views
City Museum showing art and interior views
City Museum which includes interior views
City Museum

Vesterbro has trendy cafés, nature areas and a busy nightlife. This characteristic area in Copenhagen has everything that the creative soul could wish for.

Find your inner (or outer) hipster and walk through the streets that have that very relaxing Vesterbro feeling. Take a holiday to Vesterbro and you can experience gourmet food, speciality shops and trendy nightclubs.

Vesterbro used to be Copenhagen’s red light district with prostitutes and drug dealers on every street corner. But a couple of sex shops, Vesterbro has been cleaned up, and is now one of Copenhagen's most popular places to live. If you walk along Sønder Boulevard or Vesterbrogade to Vesterbro Torv, you will find cosy green areas. The area also has local shops with a large selection of speciality beers, organic produce and some of the best restaurants in town.

If you are looking for an unforgettable night during your holiday, then Kødbyen is the place to be! Here there are nightclubs, concert venues and art galleries right beside the slaughterhouses that are located here. For the alternative experience, you must visit WAREHOUSE9 – a combined theatre, gallery and concert venue that experiments with art and nightclub vibes. Every month WAREHOUSE9 also hosts the transgender event, T-Lounge.

On your journey to Vesterbro, you must visit one of the most popular venues in the country, VEGA, which hosts approximately 250 concerts a year. If you want to go behind the scenes, VEGA has several tours on offer where you’ll be able to learn more about the history and the architecture of the area.

When you have had enough of going out, then Kalvebod Bølge in the Kalvebod Brygges harbour area is the perfect place to relax. The urban baths aim to bring the city life closer to the harbour through the many activities on the water.

When you travel to Vesterbro, go to Copenhagen's main railway station where you can catch a train to most Danish towns. You can then explore Vesterbro on two wheels, as Copenhagen has a number of very well-developed cycle lanes.

Experience the smart, urban and cosy Vesterbro on a weekend break, where you can combine alternative experiences with gourmet food and that creative city lifestyle.


Popular places to visit

Things to do


Top hotels in Vesterbro

CABINN Copenhagen

CABINN Copenhagen

3 out of 5
Arni Magnussons Gade 1 Copenhagen
The price is ฿2,378 per night from 17 Dec to 18 Dec
฿2,378
฿2,973 total
17 Dec - 18 Dec
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Copenhagen. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and a fitness centre. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in their ...
7/10 Good! (6,693 reviews)
Rooms are small but completely fit the bill for a city break. I couldn't fault any aspect of my experience in the hotel

Reviewed on 9 Dec 2025

CABINN Copenhagen
Tivoli Hotel

Tivoli Hotel

4.5 out of 5
Arni Magnussons Gade 2 Copenhagen
The price is ฿3,468 per night from 11 Jan to 12 Jan
฿3,468
฿4,335 total
11 Jan - 12 Jan 2026
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this luxury hotel in Copenhagen. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, 4 restaurants and 3 bars/lounges. Our guests praise the breakfast and the pool in their reviews. Popular ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (6,535 reviews)
Friendly staff great resturants

Reviewed on 5 Dec 2025

Tivoli Hotel
Wakeup Copenhagen Carsten Niebuhrs Gade

Wakeup Copenhagen Carsten Niebuhrs Gade

3 out of 5
Carsten Niebuhrs Gade 11 Copenhagen
The price is ฿2,259 per night from 11 Jan to 12 Jan
฿2,259
฿2,824 total
11 Jan - 12 Jan 2026
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Copenhagen. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and parking (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and ...
8/10 Very Good! (1,972 reviews)
Easy digital check-in, clean warm room, great value for money

Reviewed on 5 Dec 2025

Wakeup Copenhagen Carsten Niebuhrs Gade
Copenhagen Island Hotel

Copenhagen Island Hotel

3 out of 5
Kalvebod Brygge 53 Copenhagen
The price is ฿3,270 per night from 11 Jan to 12 Jan
฿3,270
฿4,088 total
11 Jan - 12 Jan 2026
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Copenhagen. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and room service. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in their reviews. ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,910 reviews)
The hotel is close to a shopping mall with food court, close to metro. Breakfast was excellent.

Reviewed on 6 Dec 2025

Copenhagen Island Hotel
City Hotel Nebo

City Hotel Nebo

2 out of 5
Istedgade 6 Copenhagen
The price is ฿1,819 per night from 11 Jan to 12 Jan
฿1,819
฿2,274 total
11 Jan - 12 Jan 2026
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Copenhagen. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and a 24-hour front desk. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in ...
8/10 Very Good! (2,134 reviews)
Welcoming staff, snug but clean room. Lovely breakfast and fantastic location for trains, Tivoli and shops. Lovely hotel, would definitely recommend x

Reviewed on 4 Dec 2025

City Hotel Nebo
Villa Copenhagen

Villa Copenhagen

5 out of 5
Tietgensgade 39 Copenhagen
The price is ฿6,825 per night from 9 Jan to 10 Jan
฿6,825
฿8,531 total
9 Jan - 10 Jan 2026
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this luxury hotel in Copenhagen. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, 2 bars/lounges and 2 coffee shops/cafes. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the property condition ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,000 reviews)
Excellent stay, friendly staff and convenient for the train station, Tivoli gardens and a short walk into the city centre. Great live music in the evening, and the rooms were spacious and to an excellent spec. Unfortunately didn’t have time to try the outdoor pool! Would highly recommend

Reviewed on 5 Dec 2025

Villa Copenhagen
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

Other neighbourhoods around Vesterbro

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Meatpacking District

You'll enjoy the beaches and restaurants in Meatpacking District. You might want to make time for a stop at Oksnehallen or DGI-Byen.

Meatpacking District
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Frederiksberg C

While you're in Frederiksberg C, take in top sights like Værnedamsvej or Forum Copenhagen, and hop on the metro to see more of the city at Frederiksberg Allé Station or Forum Station.

Frederiksberg C
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Sydhavnen

3/5(1 area review)

You might enjoy the restaurants on your visit to Sydhavnen. Visitors recommend a visit to DieselHouse, and you can get around town on the metro at Sluseholmen Station.

Sydhavnen
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Valby

Valby is a destination travellers like for its restaurants, and you might hop aboard the metro at Langgade Station or Vigerslev Allé Station to explore sights like Nordisk Film Rundvisning.

Valby
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København SV

When in København SV and the surrounding area, you'll want to check out sights like Vesterbro Pool or Carlsberg Brewery Visitors Centre and hop on the metro to see more of the city at Sluseholmen Station or Ny Ellebjerg Station.

København SV
Copenhagen which includes a sunset and modern architecture

København V

4.5/5(5 area reviews)

If you're spending time in København V, check out sights like Tivoli Gardens or Wallmans Circus Building and hop on the metro to see more of the city at Vesterport Station or Rådhuspladsen Station.

København V


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