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Vacationing In Denver On A Budget

Mutual-Funds — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:54:48 +0000

You can have a great Denver vacation even if you’re on a budget. We have hotels in the downtown area that are at least affordable ? if not exactly budget hotels– and numerous hotels that are within a 15-20 minute drive of the downtown area that are just right for the budget-minded.

First, the downtown hotels. As you may guess, the words downtown hotel and budget just don’t go together as all downtown hotels tend to be on the pricey side. However, we have the Red Lion Inn and the Comfort Inn Downtown. The Red Lion is at 1975 Bryant which is about 1/2 mile west of downtown Denver, off I-25 and next to Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium. Its published rate for a June 15 stay (two in the room) is $69.00 for a room with king bed, no smoking. You can contact the hotel by calling 303-433-8331.

The Comfort Inn Downtown is downtown, one block from 16th Street Mall and Denver Pavilions at 401 17th St. It’s much pricier at $139 for a June 15 stay, two people in a room with king bed. You can reach the hotel by calling 800-237-7431.

If you don’t mind going ?suburban,? where you will be 15-25 minutes from the downtown Denver area, you can stay for even less.

Three of these hotels you might like are:

Embassy Suites Hotel Southeast

The Embassy Suites Hotel Southeast is located about 20-25 minutes from the downtown area via I-25 and Hampden Ave. It has 206 well appointed guest suites (it’s an all-suites hotel), and features a complimentary full cooked to order breakfast and, in the evenings, Room rates at the Embassy begin at $89.00.

7525 E Hampden Ave
Denver, CO
800-346-8357

Hotel Denver Tech Center

The Hotel Denver Tech Center is six-story hotel located in the Denver Tech Center, about 20 minutes southeast of the downtown area via I-25.

Guest room amenities include high-speed Internet access, video-game consoles, satellite televisions, coffeemakers, designer toiletries, complimentary newspapers and comprehensive business desks. Rates start at $59.00.

801 E Orchard Rd.
Englewood, CO
800-346-8357

Doubletree Denver Southeast

The Doubletree Southeast is situated off of I-225, with easy access to I-70 and I-25 and, as such, is about 25 minutes from downtown Denver. It features an indoor swimming pool, a fitness center, and the full service Fitzgerald Cafe and Pub. Guest room rates are from $59.00.

13696 E Iliff Place
Aurora, CO
800-346-8357

You can learn more of what you need to know for a great Denver vacation at my web site. Just go to http://www.best-denver-vacation.com

Douglas Hanna is a 30-plus year resident of Denver and an expert on Denver and travel in Colorado. He is also the author of more than 100 ezine articles.

How To Pick A Good Hotel In Denver

Mutual-Funds — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:55:09 +0000

If you’re like me, choosing a hotel in a strange town makes you nervous. The Internet might be great for rates and accommodations, but the listings can’t give you a feel for where those hotels and motels are located and what their neighborhoods are like.

Last year, I made reservations with fingers crossed for hotels in Little Rock, Arkansas; Jackson, Mississippi; and Dallas, TX. I don’t know those cities and so the hotels’ sddresses might just as well have been written in Sanskrit.

Fortunately, the hotels I picked (with one exception) were all in nice areas and were to close to either shopping or areas of historical interest.

Here are a few guidelines for choosing a hotel in Denver.

First, hotels with a Quebec Street address were all built near our old Stapleton Airport. Today, what was Stapleton is now homes and chain stores such as Office Depot, Best Buy, and so forth. This means hotels with a Quebec Street address should be okay. However, Quebec Street is east of downtown Denver, putting it 45 minutes to an hour from the mountains.

If you want to stay out west, the Holiday Inn, Lakewood, is at 7390 W Hampden Ave., which puts you much closer to the mountains than the hotels on Quebec. And Days Inn West is in Golden, a fun, little city west of Denver and is practically in the mountains ? if mountains are important to you.

Loews Denver Hotel at 4150 E Mississippi Ave. is about 20 minutes southeast of downtown Denver and very close to I-25, our main thoroughfare north to south. The neighborhood is good and there is shopping nearby.

A couple of my favorites are Four Points by Sheraton on Colorado Blvd. It’s just five minutes away from Cherry Creek Mall and 15 from downtown Denver. I like both its price and location. Another I would recommend is the Hampden Inn and Suites at 4150 E. Kentucky.

Any hotel is Centennial, CO is probably okay. Centennial is a newly incorporated city on the south side of Denver. Hotels in Centennial you might want to check out include the Candlewood Suites, and Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites South.

Hotels in Englewood are also okay, assuming you stay southeast and near the Valley Highway (I-25). This would include Courtyard by Marriott, Destination Hotels and Resort, the Fairfield Inn by Marriott, and Homestead Studio Suites. Most of the hotels in Centennial and Englewood are easily accessible via I-25 and are situated in landscaped business parks. Great shopping can be found about 20 minutes away at the Cherry Creek Mall, or Park Meadows Mall.

Hotels that have a Peoria St. or East 32nd St. address are probably out by Denver International Airport. There’s nothing wrong with them but they are a considerable distance from both shopping and downtown Denver. They’re fine if you’re just spending a night in Denver before flying on to another location.

Finally, if you feel like splurging, downtown Denver has some great hotels. I like the Westin Tabor Center, the Oxford, the Grand Hyatt Denver, and Denver’s great, historic Brown Palace Hotel.

Hotel addresses to stay away from? To me, this would include any hotel or motel with an East or West Colfax address (below 15000 West).

The Denver metro area has more than 470 hotels/motels. If you stick to the national chains, you probably won’t go wrong. But here are at least some pointers that might help you make a good decision.

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