Type Marketing cooperative Area served Denmark | Industry Hospitality Founded 1981 | |
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Formerly called Sammenslutningen Dansk Kroferie
Danish Inns & Hotels Website www.smalldanishhotels.dk | ||
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Small Danish Hotels is the largest hotel chain in Denmark, consisting of approximately 90 privately owned inns, hotels, castles and manor houses scattered throughout Denmark.
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History
Roadside inns (Danish: kro) have been an integral part of the Danish landscape for centuries. Queen Margrethe I decreed in the 1300s, that the highways should have a royally licensed inn spaced at about 30 kilometres (19 mi) (equivalent to a day's journey on horseback or carriage).
In 1981, the innkeepers in Jutland decided to work together to attract more guests. Later, innkeepers in Funen and Zealand joined in the cooperative, which was named the Sammenslutningen Dansk Kroferie [Danish Inn Association]. Many of the inns in the association were (and still are) royally licensed, maintaining the traditions of the past. Gradually, the association grew with the addition of hotels, castles and manor houses, and in 2000, changed its name to Danish Inns & Hotels. In 2012, they once again changed names to Small Danish Hotels.
In 2015, the association represents 90 hotels, inns and other accommodations, with a total of 4500 rooms.