For the price, this is a great hotel deal, with many five-star amenities, including extremely comfortable beds, rooms that are fairly easy on the eyes, bathrooms with real tile floors, and, in my experience, helpful staff. Granted, the decor is over-the-top Italian and the location is strange, though because my hosts in Denver, who chose the hotel, transported me to it and everywhere I need to go, I didn't have to contend with the location, which seems to be approximately nowhere--not downtown, not Cherry Creek, in the middle of a lot of slurb. The view from my window includes a Walgreens and a Mattress King.
But my experience was a good one: quiet, comfort, and an incident that gives a positive view of the staff. Returning to my room after it was cleaned, I noticed a lovely smell. As I was wondering whether aroma therapy had been added to the list of amenities, the housekeeper came to the door and told me that the cleaning person had dropped my perfume bottle while cleaning the area around the sink. it had broken but, she assured me, the concierge was already at Macy's, replacing it. And indeed they did just that, within the hour.
I didn't eat in the restaurant for its specialty Tuscan food, but again at breakfast, everyone was very accommodating: perfectly poached eggs, unbuttered toast, tomatoes in place of potatoes, just as I asked, for very little money--with orange juice, under $10 including tip.
Denver hotels are shockingly reasonable in price, but this one is a real deal if you have a car and don't need to be in the middle of town or Cherry Creek.
One hint: the rooms have cup-at-a-time Keurig coffee makers (most welcome--those glass coffee carafes that get washed out in the bathroom sink strike me as less than sanitary). The coffee is Emeril's--very strong, and I like strong coffee. I suggest filling the paper cup to 1/2 inch of the brim, then filling the reservoir. That will leave some water in the cup that dilutes the coffee. Even so, one cup will wake you up immediately.
I'd recommend this hotel to anyone with a ride or a car who wants a large comfortable room with good towels, beds, free Internet, and an upscale coffee shop.









