Lounge
The atmospheric lounges at Kragerup Gods have served various purposes over the years. In 2026, the spaces were renovated and divided into three lounges: The first is part of the reception area, the second is the Bordeaux Lounge, and the third is the Green Lounge. Previously, the rooms housed the estate office, the maids’ quarters, and the office of the grain store manager.
The Reception Area
The first room was formerly the estate’s office. When Birgitte Dinesen, the former estate owner and eighth-generation descendant, was a child, the room was only half as large as it is today. This is where the estate’s day-to-day operations were managed, and the room served as a central workspace at Kragerup Gods.
Later, the room was expanded and given new functions. Today, it is part of the reception area, where guests are welcomed. Although the room’s function has changed, one can still sense its former significance as a place where practical decisions and daily tasks were handled.
The burgundy lounge
Adjacent to the office were three rooms where some of the estate’s young maids lived. The rooms were part of the original layout and constituted a more private section of the premises.
Birgitte Dinesen recalls how life on the estate required a large household: “My grandfather, Jørgen Dinesen, at one point had seven young women working for him, because life at Kragerup Gods required a large household.”
Today, the rooms have been opened up and furnished as a lounge where guests can relax in historic surroundings. The former girls’ bedrooms have thus been transformed from private living spaces into a communal lounge.
The Green Lounge
The last room used to be the grain store manager’s office. An old staircase led directly from here up to the grain store, and the room was closely connected to the work involving the estate’s grain.
When Birgitte Dinesen began renovating the premises many years later, the office was virtually untouched. Beneath the dust lay old weighing slips, and the room contained both a desk and a large bookcase with many small compartments where the weighing slips had been sorted and stored.
The writing desk is still preserved at Kragerup today. So is the old bookcase, which still serves as a reminder of the room’s former purpose.
Today, the office has been transformed into a lounge where guests can relax in a peaceful and historic setting. The three rooms have thus taken on new functions, but traces of their past lives still contribute to the atmosphere at Kragerup Gods.
Lounge
<p class="isSelectedEnd">The atmospheric lounges at Kragerup Gods have served various purposes over the years. In 2026, the spaces were renovated and divided into three lounges: The first is part of the reception area, the second is the Bordeaux Lounge, and the third is the Green Lounge. Previously, the rooms housed the estate office, the maids’ quarters, and the office of the grain store manager. </p>
<p><strong>The Reception Area<br />
</strong>The first room was formerly the estate’s office. When Birgitte Dinesen, the former estate owner and eighth-generation descendant, was a child, the room was only half as large as it is today. This is where the estate’s day-to-day operations were managed, and the room served as a central workspace at Kragerup Gods. </p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Later, the room was expanded and given new functions. Today, it is part of the reception area, where guests are welcomed. Although the room’s function has changed, one can still sense its former significance as a place where practical decisions and daily tasks were handled. </p>
<p><strong>The burgundy lounge</strong><br />
Adjacent to the office were three rooms where some of the estate’s young maids lived. The rooms were part of the original layout and constituted a more private section of the premises. </p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Birgitte Dinesen recalls how life on the estate required a large household: <em>“My grandfather, <a href="https://kragerup.dk/en/historie/joergen-eigil-wiffert-dinesen/">Jørgen Dinesen</a>, at one point had seven young women working for him, because life at Kragerup Gods required a large household.”</em></p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Today, the rooms have been opened up and furnished as a lounge where guests can relax in historic surroundings. The former girls’ bedrooms have thus been transformed from private living spaces into a communal lounge. </p>
<p><strong>The Green Lounge</strong></p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">The last room used to be the grain store manager’s office. An old staircase led directly from here up to the grain store, and the room was closely connected to the work involving the estate’s grain. </p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">When Birgitte Dinesen began renovating the premises many years later, the office was virtually untouched. Beneath the dust lay old weighing slips, and the room contained both a desk and a large bookcase with many small compartments where the weighing slips had been sorted and stored. </p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">The writing desk is still preserved at Kragerup today. So is the old bookcase, which still serves as a reminder of the room’s former purpose. </p>
<p>Today, the office has been transformed into a lounge where guests can relax in a peaceful and historic setting. The three rooms have thus taken on new functions, but traces of their past lives still contribute to the atmosphere at Kragerup Gods. </p>