5 Best Hotels in Jutland, Denmark

This stylish, intimate hotel in a renovated 19th-century town house has many small, personal touches and a nicely decorated breakfast room. The sunny garden blooms with flowers in summer, and there's an outdoor terrace.

This beachside hotel easily boasts the best views in town, with all rooms facing east, toward the sea. The rooms are cheerful and colorful and let in the sun---the entire east wall of the room is a window.

It may be a bit pricier than other area hotels, including the several other hotels run by Lego, but it is inside Legoland Village, and your room rate includes two days' admission to the park, as well as direct access to the park through the hotel so that you avoid the long lines at the usual entrance. Many of the colorful guest rooms overlook all the action. This hotel is beyond kid friendly: pictograms help children identify which room they are in, and rooms include the requisite Legos for kids of all ages to play with. The restaurant serves good meals, and at lunch and dinner, a children's buffet is also available. There's golf, tennis, and a pool nearby.

In operation since 1838, Aarhus's grand hotel has welcomed such greats as the pianist Arthur Rubinstein and the singer Marian Anderson. Guests enter through a stately lobby, which is appointed with sofas, modern paintings, and a winding staircase. The layout of the rooms varies, but all have velour and brocade furniture and marble bathrooms.

Designed by Ulrik Plesner, a famous local architect responsible for many buildings in Skagen, this appealing hotel is a three-minute walk from the train station. Rooms are bright, airy, and spotless. Guest quarters in the hotel's annex, although smaller, are charming and have little terraces. The popular restaurant serves hearty dishes based on fish, seafood, and local produce; start with an aperitif in the lovely garden.