16. Embassy Suites Denver—Aurora
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 375-0400
Address: 4444 N. Havana St.
Description: Ten miles from Denver International Airport and around 10 minutes from downtown, this property offers full-service accommodations with quick access to I-70 and I-225. It has 210 two-room suites, Northfield’s restaurant and lounge, indoor pool and whirlpool, a fitness center, and complimentary shuttle service within 5 miles. Guests also enjoy free cooked-to-order breakfasts, complimentary evening cocktails and nonalcoholic beverages, parking, and airport shuttles.
17. Embassy Suites Denver Downtown
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 592-1000
Address: 1420 Stout St.
Description: Within easy walking distance of Denver’s downtown scene, Embassy Suites Denver Downtown is an all-suites hotel across the street from the Convention Center. Living areas are spacious and furnished with amenities that provide a homey atmosphere. A hot breakfast buffet and evening manager’s reception with complimentary beverages and snacks are included for all guests.
18. Embassy Suites Denver Southeast
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 696-6644
Address: 7525 E. Hampden Ave.
Description: Of the Embassy Suites hotels in Metro Denver, this one is nearest the Denver Tech Center, with fast access to Cherry Creek and downtown. Each of its 206 suites has a living room and bedroom, with food service available at the Creekside Bar & Grille. Guests also can enjoy exercise facilities, an indoor pool, free cooked-to-order breakfast, and complimentary evening cocktails and nonalcoholic beverages.
19. Four Seasons Hotel Denver
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 389-3000
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Description: One of the newest additions to the Denver skyline, the 45-story Four Seasons Hotel offers the hospitality, accommodations, and amenities for which this world-class chain is known. Located in the heart of downtown, the hotel features 239 spacious guest rooms and suites, a luxury spa and fitness center, and a rooftop outdoor pool. The hotel’s Edge Restaurant is a popular steak house that emphasizes farm-to-table cuisine. It’s open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily.
20. Grand Hyatt Denver
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 295-1234
Address: 1750 Welton St.
Description: Denver’s first Hyatt is still among the city’s nicest downtown hotels, earning the AAA Four-Diamond rating. In addition to 516 elegant rooms, all with city views, the hotel often hosts civic gatherings and fund-raising galas. All rooms have large flat-screen TVs, stereos with iPod docks, and wired workstations. Meals and 24-hour room service are available from 1876 Restaurant. For cozy drinks and socializing, Fireside Terrace provides the perfect venue. The Grand Hyatt outdoor jogging track, tennis court, and swimming pool let guests sample Denver’s famous sunshine from within the privacy of its rooftop setting.
21. Hilton Garden Inn
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 603-8000
Address: 1400 Welton St.
Description: Centrally located next to the Convention Center, this Hilton Garden Inn is within walking distance of all downtown attractions. Offering clean, comfortable, and spacious rooms with somewhat generic decor, the hotel is a good midrange choice. Other nice features include a DazBog coffee shop and Pi Kitchen + Bar, serving contemporary fusion cuisine.
22. Hilton Garden Inn Denver/Cherry Creek
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 754-9800
Address: 600 S. Colorado Blvd.
Description: On Colorado Boulevard in the heart of the Cherry Creek shopping district, this hotel offers fast access to downtown as well as the district’s upscale shops, restaurants, and movie theaters. Guests in its 210 rooms have access to a 24-hour fitness center, beauty salon, outdoor swimming pool, business center, meals service at the Boulevard Bistro, and complimentary parking. The hotel also can accommodate groups of up to 300 in its 12,000-square-foot meeting space.
23. Holiday Inn Denver East
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 321-3500
Address: 3333 Quebec St.
Description: The hotel’s 300 guest rooms overlook a striking 11-story atrium lobby, and many rooms have views of the Rockies and downtown. The hotel offers a free airport shuttle and has a restaurant and lounge. The health club includes a year-round heated outdoor pool and whirlpool. Restaurants and shops are within walking distance.
24. Holiday Inn Select—Denver/Cherry Creek
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 388-5561
Address: 455 S. Colorado Blvd.
Description: Four miles from downtown and a mile from the Cherry Creek shopping district, this hotel is newly renovated in most areas. It offers 275 rooms, food service from The Front Range Grill, a martini bar, a fitness center, free access to a nearby Bally’s Total Fitness, and an attractive indoor pool with skylights.
25. Hotel Monaco
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 296-1717, (800) 990-1303
Address: 1717 Champa St.
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Description: Offering guests a “world of hip, high style luxury,” Hotel Monaco is located in the renovated 1917 Railway Exchange and 1937 Moderne Title buildings. This Kimpton Hotel property offers 189 rooms and suites decked out in plush interiors designed to create a residential feeling. Fourteen of the 32 suites contain whirlpool spas. On-site exercise facilities and the Renaissance Aveda Spa & Salon continue the pampering. Can’t travel without your beloved pet? No problem. Or if you need a temporary pet, the hotel will provide a pet goldfish during your stay.
26. Hotel Teatro
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 228-1100
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Description: The boutique Hotel Teatro has made grandeur out of the historic downtown Tramway Tower, which was built in 1911. It now caters to the luxury business and upscale leisure markets from a prime downtown spot across from the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The hotel offers 111 well-appointed rooms that don’t scrimp on anything. The hotel also houses Restaurant Kevin Taylor, a nationally known venue for elegant French cuisine, and Chef Taylor’s modern Italian fare at Prima Ristorante. A fitness center and 24-hour room service are available. Complimentary transportation is offered to guests traveling within a 3-mile radius of the hotel. Valet parking is $29 a day. Pets stay free.
27. Hotel VQ at Mile High
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 433-8331, (800) 388-5381
Address: 1975 Mile High Stadium Circle
Description: If you live and breathe football and consider yourself a Broncos fan, this is the hotel for you. It sits in the northeast corner of the Sports Authority Field parking lot and provides close-up comfortable views of the stadium from many of the guest rooms. A 14-story circular tower holds 169 rooms and a penthouse restaurant called the Skybox Grill and Sports Bar, also providing great views of downtown Denver, located across I-25 from the hotel. Parking is free, as is courtesy transportation to downtown destinations.
28. Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 436-1234
Description: Offering 1,100 rooms, this elegant new hotel across from the Convention Center consists of two towers that sit side by side, with the Peaks Lounge topping the shorter of the two. Its 27th-floor windows provide one of the best panoramic views of the city, with drinks around $10–12 apiece. Guest rooms in the taller tower include 72 suites, several of which have 3,000 square feet of space and/or outside patio decks. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served at the Altitude restaurant, and the Strata Bar often has live entertainment. For snacks around the clock, visit Perks coffee bar and gift shop. Also on-site: a full-service health club, an outdoor lap pool, a spa, and a 24-hour business lounge.
29. Hyatt Regency Tech Center
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 779-1234
Address: 7800 E. Tufts Ave.
Description: The Tech Center Hyatt is surrounded by enough open space that you have great views of the Rockies even if you’re standing in the parking lot. A majestic facility with 451 rooms, it’s a short walk from here to easy light-rail access to downtown Denver. The free shuttle takes guests to Park Meadows Mall and the nearby Landmark Entertainment District. For a scenic dining spot, visit the rooftop restaurant and lounge, or rejuvenate yourself at the indoor pool, dry sauna, sundeck, hot tub, and exercise room.
30. La Quinta Inn—Denver Central
City: Denver, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 458-1222
Address: 3500 Park Ave. West
Description: Just north of downtown Denver, this newly renovated La Quinta Inn is a 3-story, 106-room hotel with an outdoor swimming pool. A continental breakfast is offered. It’s close to Coors Field and the Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park, and is also convenient to downtown, the west side, and the sports complexes of Sports Authority Field at Mile High and the Pepsi Center.