Since opening its doors in September 2026, it has been incredibly rewarding to see this building filled with hotel guests once again.
Originally built as a seaside hotel, then transformed into a hospital, and later serving as a rehabilitation center for spinal cord injuries, the functions of Havnevej 25 have varied immensly over the years.
We are proud to have led the development and transformation of CORI Hornbæk Hotel, now managed by Independent Hospitality Associates, a company with a strong track record in international luxury hospitality.
CORI, after the transformation. The 1935 seaside hotel keeps its lines and its architecture, now carried forward with contemporary Nordic design by London-based hospitality designer Afroditi.
The facade in 2023 at takeover.
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Maria Brunander Vøgg, COO
The staircase seen from the main entrance.
The staircase in 2023 at takeover.
CORI Table carries more than 90 years of history. When the building first opened in 1935, this room was the ballroom of Hornbæk Badehotel. Later, when the hotel became a rehabilitation centre, it served as a gym.
The original structure, now CORI Table.
A picture from takeover in 2023.
There was no doubt. This would become the heart of the hotel. A place to gather lead by Executive Head Chef Brian Mark Hansen, serving modern Nordic cuisine with a Mediterranean spirit.
Brian Mark Hansen, Executive Head Chef at CORI Table.
In Hornbæk, the story goes that the locals would gather at the jetty in Hornbæk Harbouraat the end of the day. To watch the sun go down, to share a drink, to close the day together. A jetty joins the land to the sea. We hope our bar does the same for visitors. Locals and travellers at the same table, and every guest a little closer to the water beyond. So we named it The Jetty.
A seaside hotel, a hospital, a place of rehabilitation. Through every chapter, Havnevej 25 has been somewhere people came to rest and recover. In a way, it still is. Today that care lives in the rooms, where the light from the sea fills each morning, and in the spa, made for slowing down and letting the day go.
The building has come full circle. We’re proud to open its doors once more, and we hope to see you here.
Anya Brunander, Senior Advisor
