I got this hotel as a 3* Priceline hotel in the Stapelton area. My wife and I were just hoping to catch some rest after flying into Denver and before driving to Aspen. However, we were barely able to sleep at all. The room was uncomfortably hot and worst of all our room (#345) was located right next to some train tracks. A train came by every 90 minutes or so throughout the night and blasted its horn right next to our window - shaking us out of bed... In addition, our shower was stuck on a violent massage mode. I would not recommend staying here even if it was free. Breakfast is not free - but a pricy buffet ($10.25) that was mediocre at best.

My wife and I stayed three nights at the Red Lion Central Hotel. As mentioned in multiple other reviews the hotel lobby is wonderful, the bar area and restraunt are very clean and the staff were very nice.

Our room was located on the 4th floor. The room was clean, neat and very cozy. The bed was very comfortable and we did not experience "peeling wallpaper or broken furniture" as others have posted.

We slept wonderfully every night, very quiet with an occasional train horn in the background....

The breakfast buffett was very exceptional (priced at $10 including juice). Also located nearby is a IHOP and a large shopping center, wally world ect...

The hotel is located near the zoo, imax and science museum and we had no problems making it to downtown Denver within 10-15 minutes.

The best part of the trip was that we only payed 58 dollars per night!!!!!! We booked our rooms in advance thru the Red Lion website. I actually expected way less that what we payed for. Heck for that price you certainly can't beat it.

Why spend extra money at the hotel when you can spend it at one of the many brew pubs!

We are certainly going to stay there again.

Chris from Wyo

Our stay at the Red Lion Denver Central was quite nice. I would agree with past posters who say the rooms themselves don't match the fabulous lobby but the lobby is REALLY fantastic. We had a room on the 2nd floor facing the central courtyard. It was very, very quiet and the bed was very comfortable. There were a few minor cosmetic problems (a broken outlet cover, unconcealed power cords) but nothing that would cause a miserable stay. The hotel offers Bath & BodyWorks products in the room. The hotel is conveniently located to the airport (10 minutes) and the major travel corridors. We didn't eat any meals in the hotel as there are many (albeit fairly standard) restaurants nearby. I would not hesitate to stay here again. We definitely got a deal with Priceline.

Unfortunately my flight was delayed and I got into Denver late. I arrived at the hotel around 9pm. The front desk staff was rude and acted like they did not want me. The front desk informed me that there was only smoking rooms left in the hotel that the hotel does not guarantee the type of room even though I requested a non smoking with my credit card. The front desk informed me that there was nothing that they could do that I had no choice in the type of room. Okay, FINE, I just wanted to go to bed!

When I entered my smoking room, I noticed that there was roach in the bathroom. This grossed me out but I killed it and decided to wait to morning to complain. I woke up in the middle of the night (around 2am) to find something crawling on my face. It was a roach! I turned on the light and there were roaches everywhere. I immediately called the front desk. The front desk was very friendly and apologetic. The front desk man stated that someone had just checked out of a non-smoking room that he would go clean it for me so I could move.

When I moved, I was put in a new room on the 4th floor. This room was very nice and comfortable. It had a new room smell to it and it was a much better room than on the first floor. The night shift comped the room for one night and comped all my meals.

The rest of my stay at the Red Lion Denver Central went smoothly with no other problems.

The front desk during the night was very accommodating! Because of them, I would give the Red Lion another try.

Jake