Scan Magazine, Issue 162, January 2024

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Hotel of the Month, Denmark

Expect the unexpected – Aalborg’s new design hotel takes hospitality to the next level Located in the port of Aalborg, the newly renovated Pier 5 Hotel is taking hospitality to the next level. The hotel’s pulsating cocktail bar, luxurious suites, and stylish Scandinavian design have not just attracted praise from seasoned travel reviewers but also a visit from one of the world’s biggest superstars. By Signe Hansen

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Photos: Jesper Rais

When an experienced Forbes travel writer calls your hotel’s suite one of the top ten best rooms she has ever stayed in, as a hotelier, you know you have done something right. The praise was bestowed on Pier 5 Hotel by Sandra MacGregor, a Canadian travel specialist who was visiting the hotel in connection with a feature she was writing for Forbes. MacGregor is 80

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Pier 5 Hotel has an Organic Cuisine Bronze certification.

not the only well-travelled international guest to have been attracted by the hotel’s lush facilities. “Since opening as part of Bühlmann in 2022, we have received a lot of international recognition and have never had trouble attracting guests,” says hotel manager Mike Sthyr. “Our hotel has a collaboration with Musikkens Hus [Aalborg’s iconic concert hall] and hosts many of their performing artists. In the past, the biggest names would be flown to Copenhagen or somewhere outside Denmark, but increasingly they are choosing to stay with us. In September last year, 50 Cent stayed with us for three days with his 50-man entourage, some-


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