Originally Posted by
jefi99
The Radisson Blu Royal is a design icon, designed by Arne Jacobsen in the 1950s. Not only did he design the hotel, but also iconic furniture such as "The Egg" and "The Swan" is designed for the Royal. Also cutlery and a bunch of other stuff was designed especially for this hotel. Room 606, also called the museum room, stand exactly as when the hotel was inaugurated.
I have stayed at the hotel a few years ago, and while I sometimes recommend it, it is mostly because of the design. Rooms are small, especially single rooms, and I also find it expensive compared to the competition. When I stayed there, they were still Radisson SAS, but they refused to upgrade me as EBG (EuroBonus Gold elite). "Other Radisson SAS hotels do that. We don't" was their reply, despite this being a status benefit of the program!
I have thought about staying there but the prices are always high and I heard about the small rooms. I was also afraid that the hotel was going to be disappointing due to its age but believe it was renovated recently.
BTW, the Hilton has lots of Egg and Swan chairs and other furniture made by Fritz Hansen. They actually had lots and lots of Eggs in the lobby but replaced some of them and installed some newer Fritz Hansen furniture (made by contemporary designers) recently.