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About three hours from Copenhagen, you’ll find Hestraviken – a hotel and spa where you can be pampered to the hilt without spending a fortune.

Here, you can be pampered to the hilt without it costing a fortune.

From the farthest of the heated pools, it looks as if the water almost spills over and out into the river.
From the farthest of the heated pools, it looks as if the water almost spills over and out into the river.
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When I open the door to my terrace, the sound of several deep male voices mingles with birdsong and water softly trickling.

The terrace faces the Nissan River, and beneath my room lies Hotel Hestraviken’s large spa complex, which opened in 2023. I lean over the railing and look straight down into a hot tub where five Swedish men, drinks in hand, are debating English soccer.REJSEDEKLARATION HESTRAVIKEN edition

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