“52 Weekends” details small, charming restaurants as well as gourmet temples, and intimate, family-run hotels as well as famous designer shrines in the Scandinavian capitals.

The lavish coffee table book, “52 Weekends”, recommends more than 100 dining and sleeping options in the Scandinavian capitals.
The Norwegian team behind “52 Weekends” regularly stays at Avenue Hotel, and we are proud to be included in the book.

Insider-guide to 52 Weekends in Scandinavia
The coffee table book, “52 Weekends”, details small, charming restaurants, reasonably high street eateries as well as gourmet temples. It comprises intimate, family-run hotels as well as famous designer shrines.
“52 Weekends” is based on the thorough research and insider knowledge of Norwegians Esben Grønli, Ole Peder Juve and Hans Petter Smeby.

“Avenue Hotel is well-designed with comfortable rooms, a bar with an open fireplace, and the patio is brilliant for relaxing with a glass of wine after touring the city all day,” says Hans Petter Smeby, one of the authors of the inspiring book, “52 Weekends”.

Favourite Hotel with Perfect Location
“Avenue Hotel is my favourite hotel in Copenhagen because I am always welcomed by the same friendly people,” says Hans Petter Smeby, one of the authors of the inspiring book, “52 Weekends”.
Adding: “the location is perfect. I am in the middle of the neighbourhoods, Frederiksberg and Nørrebro, and can reach the inner city, Vesterbro or Østerbro in five minutes on one of the hotel’s bikes.”

More Information about “52 Weekends”
Browse “52 Weekends” in front of the cosy fireplace in the lounge at Avenue Hotel or buy your own copy at Haugenbok.no or Bokkilden.no.
Please note that at present “52 Weekends” is only published in Norwegian.

Ambient Idea is an innovative concept agency, specializing in scent marketing, a new and interesting way to create the ultimate experience for your clients and guests. In collaboration with Ambient Idea Avenue Hotel has developed a scent which accentuates the Avenue Feeling.

The cutting-edge concept agency, Ambient Idea, develops unique scents for shops, hotels, events and the like, creating extraordinary sensory experiences.
Ambient Idea has developed a unique scent to accentuate the Avenue Feeling.

Wake up and smell the Future
“Leading branding experts predict that marketing in the future to a much higher extent will be based on stimulating all the human senses,” says Christine Hærslev Glenting, Founder and Managing Director at Ambient Idea
Adding: “Research shows that sensory experiences are remembered for a much longer period and the feelings attached to them are revived much faster.”
Ambient Idea is a cutting-edge concept agency specializing in scent marketing, a new and interesting way to emphasize your brand and create the ultimate experience for your clients.

“Smell is the most basic and direct sense. It creates an emotional response from clients and can influence mood, memory and emotions,” says Christine Hærslev Glenting, Founder and Managing Director at Ambient Idea.

Scents create Feelings at Avenue Hotel
“An experience is only an experience if it has created a feeling,” says Mai Kappenberger, General Manager at Avenue Hotel.
“Feelings are created via the senses, and the sense of smell is an important part of our concept at Avenue Hotel. In collaboration with Ambient Idea we have developed a scent which accentuates and strengthens our guests’ experiences.”

Find More Information about Ambient Idea
Find more information about the innovative concept agency, Ambient Idea, or visit their Facebook-page for the latest updates.
And enjoy the especially designed scent next time you visit Avenue Hotel.

Barndrømmen initiates projects, which aim to benefit children and youths, who live in poverty in Denmark. Barndrømmen is proudly sponsored by Avenue Hotel.

A growing group of children and youths in Denmark do not have access to benefits and experiences, which other youngsters their age take for granted.
Barndrømmen aims to give these youngsters a helping hand; the voluntary, non-profit organization was founded by cultural entrepreneur Dorthe Foged.
Avenue Hotel is proud to support Barndrømmen.

The Number of Youngsters living in Poverty is Rising
“Thousands of children and youths live in poverty in Denmark – and the number is rising,” says Dorthe Foged, Founder and Daily manager of the voluntary, non-profit organization, Barndrømmen (Child’s Dream).
“The youngsters lack access to the benefits and experiences, which other youngsters their age take for granted: a proper bed, healthy food, winter boots which fit properly, toys and IT-equipment.”
Dorthe Foged is an award-winning cultural entrepreneur, and the former Director of The Danish Institute of Culture in Great-Britain. She founded Barndrømmen inspired by her experiences in Great-Britain, where private people support – and get involved in – a wide range of charitable activities.

A Helping Hand to Underprivileged Youngsters
“Barndrømmen aims to give underprivileged Danish children and youths a helping hand,” says Dorthe Foged.
“Through Barndrømmen we aim to raise awareness about the conditions these youngsters live under, and through our own initiatives we aim to give them cultural experiences, benefits and make them feel included.”

“Thousands of youngsters in Denmark do not have access to the benefits and experiences, which other youngsters their age take for granted: a proper bed, healthy food, winter boots which fit properly, toys and IT-equipment,” says Dorthe Foged, Founder and Daily Manager of Barndrømmen.

Barndrømmen’s Future Projects
Barndrømmen will focus on two projects in summer and autumn 2011:
Home-to-home: a project, which directly through Barndroemmen.dk supplies clothes, toys, sports equipment and the like from families with things to spare, to children and youths, who live in poverty.
Culture-tour: In autumn 2011 Barndrømmen will organize a range of cultural activities for underprivileged youngsters.
The two projects will involve a long list of acclaimed artists, like television personality Shane Bronx and jazz musician Chris Minh Doky.

More Information about Barndrømmen
Find more information about Barndrømmen (in Danish), the voluntary, non-profit organization initiating projects, which aim to benefit children and youths, who live in poverty in Denmark.
Barndrømmen is proudly supported by Avenue Hotel.

103 life size art elephants will decorate the streets of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg from 1 June to 25 August. Avenue Hotel will exhibit a very special art elephant, decorated by the world-famous British fashion designer, Paul Smith.

“I am very pleased to be involved in this great project and hope you like my design. I wanted to make it as cheerful and optimistic as possible,” says the acclaimed British fashion designer, Paul Smith.
Paul Smith has designed an art elephant with a vivid floral print inspired by the infamous Bloomsbury Group, which included the authors Virginia Woolf and E. M. Forster, and Charleston House.
The elephant will be exhibited in the courtyard at Avenue Hotel as part of the outdoor art exhibition “Elephant Parade Copenhagen 2011”.
 “Elephant Parade Copenhagen 2011” consists of 103 life size art elephants which will decorate the streets of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg from 1 June to 25 August. Following the exhibition the elephants will be auctioned, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the endangered Asian elephant.

The British fashion designer, Paul Smith, supports “Elephant Parade Copenhagen 2011” by designing one of the art elephants taking the streets of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg from 1 June to 25 August 2011.

Event: Elephant Parade Copenhagen 2011
When: 1 June – 25 August 2011
Where: All over Copenhagen and Frederiksberg
Price: Free

More Information about “Elephant Parade Copenhagen 2011”
Find more information about the art exhibition “Elephant Parade Copenhagen 2011” and visit Paul Smith’s universe at Illum.
Or enjoy Paul Smith’s art elephant live at Avenue Hotel.

“Strength comes from within”, says Krisztina Maria, new personal trainer at Avenue Hotel.

“I practice what I preach”, says Krisztina Maria, the new personal trainer and lifestyle coach at Avenue Hotel. And Krisztina Maria really is the best advertising for her own product: a tough, goal-oriented approach to getting a fit body and a healthy lifestyle.
Krisztina Maria promises that you will be sweaty and sore after a session with her, but if you have the drive you will also see results. One of Krisztina Maria’s devotees is Anna Thygesen, Managing Director at the communication agency PrimeTime Diva, and a regular guest at Avenue Hotel.

More about Personal Trainer Krisztina Maria
Krisztina Maria has been coaching, managing and developing people for more than 15 years, and she is a certified personal trainer and NLP Practitioner.
A one hour session with Krisztina Maria costs DKK 850 – including a personal training programme, the fee for the fitness club and VAT.
Read more about Krisztina Maria – and what she can do for you – at KrisztinaMaria.com.

Book Personal Trainer Krisztina Maria
You can book Krisztina Maria directly at krisztina@krisztinamaria.com (remember to mention that you are a guest at Avenue Hotel) or via the reception at Avenue Hotel.
When you have booked a session with Krisztina Maria she will meet you at the reception at one of Copenhagen’s newest and best equipped gyms, Palmfitness.

Morten is shaking up a Bay Laurel at the National Championship for Classical Cocktails and Flair 2011 on Sunday 27 February.

Two of our best bartenders, Kaspar and Morten, competed against the brightest talents on the Danish bartender scene at the National Championship in Classical Cocktails and Flair 2011 on Sunday 27 February.
Now you have the oppourtunity of tasting their concoctions in the lounge at Avenue Hotel.

Kaspar is focusing on getting the right mix for his Slow Peach Breeze at the National Championship for Classical Cocktails and Flair 2011 on Sunday 27 February.

Try the Tasty Cocktails
Bartenders Kaspar and Morten had each come up with their own composition, named Slow Peach Breeze and Bay Laurel respectively. They received much praise for their cocktails (especially from the staff members at Avenue Hotel who had the pleasure of sampling the efforts as the recipes were developed).
Ask for a Slow Peach Breeze or a Bay Laurel the next time you visit the lounge at Avenue Hotel. The bartenders will be more than happy to let you in on the secret ingredients, and to shake up the cocktails for you.

The boys in the bar will be happy to line up the cocktails for you in the lounge at Avenue Hotel (pictured Bay Laurel).

More about the National Championship in Classical Cocktails and Flair
Find more information about the National Championship in Classical Cocktails and flair 2011 at Copenhagen Spirits and Cocktails.dk.
Copenhagen Spirits and Cocktails is part of WonderCOOL.

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Art writer and blogger Melissa Frost welcomes Avenue Hotel to the White Line Hotels family.

Art writer and blogger Melissa Frost welcomes Avenue Hotel to the White Line Hotels family.

Melissa Frost writes about interesting art from all over the world on the blog at the White Line Hotels’ network. In her most recent blog entry she writes about Galleri Christina Wilson in Copenhagen, and welcomes Avenue Hotel to the family aka White Line Hotels’ network of cutting edge hotels.

Read White Line Hotels’ Blog
Visit the blog at White Line Hotels to read Melissa Frost’s recommendations for pioneering art in the main metropolises of the world.
Oh, and Melissa Frost recommends that you stay at Avenue Hotel, when you visit Copenhagen.

If you stay at Avenue Hotel for Copenhagen Fashion Week 2011 you will find a complimentary copy of Soundvenue "The Fashion Issue" in your room.

The February edition of trend-setting music magazine Soundvenue has just hit the streets (and Avenue Hotel). Soundvenue “Fashion Issue” celebrates Copenhagen Fashion Week combining cutting edge music and musicians with pioneering fashion.

A New Year means New Names
Soundvenue pinpoints the names you need to watch in 2011, whether it be in music, fashion or other creative endeavours. They travelled to Stockholm to meet Swedish shooting star Lykke Li, let Kim Ann Foxman from Hercules and Love Affair loose in their closet, chat to creative siblings Sophie and Frederik Brahe Bille, and lots more …

Kim Ann Foxmann from Hercules and Love Affair is one of the international frontrunners who go all fashiony in the February edition of cutting edge music magazine Soundvenue.

Get a Copy of Soundvenue “Fashion Issue”
Sneak a peak at the February edition of Soundvenue, become one of their friends and get a copy, or buy the magazine at your local news agent’s.
If you stay at Avenue Hotel for Copenhagen Fashion Week you will find a complimentary copy of Soundvenue “Fashion Issue” in your room (while stock lasts) or you may browse the magazine (and older editions) in front of the fire place in our lounge.

Avenue Hotel is closed for Xmas and New Year's holiday from 22 December, 2010 till 3 January, 2011.

We would like to extend a sincere thank you for a fabulous 2010.
We hope that you have a wonderful Xmas with your loved ones and that you will enter 2011 in great spirits.

We are closed for Xmas and New Year’s holiday from 22 December till 3 January and look forward to seeing you at Avenue Hotel in 2011.

Best Wishes

Mai Kappenberger and The AveTeam