We had a wonderful time at the Hotel Monaco in Denver. It's only a block from the pedestrian mall on 16th Street, and has a very civilized cocktail hour where wine and little tidbits are served every day at 5 pm, and chocolate chip cookies are available around 3-4 pm. There was a small workout room open 24/7, and on the ground floor, an upscale spa offering massages, facials and other similar services. For those who travel with their pets, it is very dog friendly - there was even a blackboard at the front welcoming by name each of the dogs visiting that day. The room was attractively furnished, and the bed was the most comfortable I've ever slept in. The only downside to our room was that it was shower only, rather than bath/shower combo. It was also a handicapped-accessible room so the door to the bathroom and the bathroom itself was probably larger than normal (we had not requested it, but it was the only room left available since they were booked solid). The shower curtain did not completely block water from going on the bathroom floor, which was a problem we solved with laying extra towels there. The bellhops were exceedingly helpful and friendly, as were those at the front desk. There were so many fine restaurants in the neighborhood that we didn't need to eat at the hotel restaurant, but I had heard it was excellent.

My wife and I stayed at the Hotel Monaco during the first week of August. This was our second stay at an Hotel Monaco(Portland,OR was the first).
Location: The Hotel is located in a nice quiet downtown location. The porters and doormen are very efficient and informative. Beware: Valet Parking is $25/24 hours with in and out privledges. Downtown Denver offers many surface and covered lots with lower overnight prices.
Check-in: Easy and friendly
Lobby: Clean and inviting. Free wine happy hour every night
Elevators: efficient
Hotel Restaurant: Panzano is one of the best restaurants in Denver. Highly recommended. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Note: On Saturday and Sunday the restaurant serves only a brunch menu. The brunch menu has limited breakfast items listed, so if you're a breakfast maven like us you may take a raincheck. We had dinner at Panzano too. It was excellent to say the least. The restaurant does get crowded for weekday breakfast(lots of business suits eating before work) and dinner all nights, so you might want to make a reservation
Rooms: clean with plenty of amenities. We ordered a goldfish to the room. Housekeeping delivered the goldfish very quickly and set up the fishbowl on our nightstand. So nice! The hotel also offers free WIFI in all rooms. It worked just fine. The TV doesn't offer a lot of TV channels, but does offer a lot of great movie channels.
Beware: Hotel Monaco has thin walls. If your neighbors like to be loud, you may be in for a noisy evening. The hotel Monaco in Portland also had the same problem, Go figure.

I stayed at the Hotel Monaco recently for 1 night. Even though I paid a reduced rate, I was given a fabulous room at the end of a hall on the 3rd floor – without asking for an upgrade. I was amazed at the long entrance hall the room had leading to the large bedroom area around a corner. The furnishings were lovely and the bed was very comfortable.

Unfortunately, I encountered a couple of problems. One of them did not really upset me but was a bit annoying given the status of the hotel – the cordless phone did not work. The other was more problematic – in the 3 times I entered my room, my card key did not work twice. Once would have been understandable but 2 times was very frustrating. The second time it happened I was trying to “show off” my room to my sister and brother-in-law. We had just returned from a lovely dinner and I’m sure our alcohol levels allowed us to find this a bit funny at the time.

The staff was friendly and helpful and the hotel was clean and decorated very nicely. I would like to stay there again and longer than just 1 night.

The hotel strives to offer a four-to-five star experience but falls short for the price. The rooms are small and so are the bathrooms. The rooms appeared to have a recent facelift, but the hallways and elevators are quite dilapidated. The room service is not prompt and the food is mediocre at best. Staff, while trying and having a good attitude, lack training.

The overstuffed bed with a myriad of pillows and cushions creates a logistical challenge, because there little room to stowe them overnight.