We stayed one night in a 4th floor room overlooking the street leading to Union Station.

Our room had a lovely old canopy bed and the room had several 19th or early 20th century antiques: an armoire with oval mirror and a chest of drawers. The room was decorated with different silks and tasselled curtains, recreating a turn-of-the-last-century elegance. Beautiful 19th c. oil paintings depicting the American West decorate every room and public hall or lobby often in large gilded frames.

The bed was very comfortable, the linens were lovely, as were the soaps. My only disappointment was not having a bath tub, but the shower was good.

The hotel is located in the heart of a newly chic and hip neighborhood with horse-drawn carriages, street musicians, art fairs and bicycle taxis. We spent the evening walking around, looking in galleries, shops, bars, and restaurants. The hotel felt authentic, while having been beautifully restored.

We recently spent one week at the Oxford. We were supposed to spend only 3 nights and then move to a golf resort. However, we liked the Oxford so much, that we canceled the golf resort and spent the remainder of our trip at the Oxford. While we thought the lobby could have been spruced up a little, we could not have been more thrilled with our room. We had one of the blue superior rooms depicted on the hotel web site. We were pleased to find that it was actually exactly like the photo on the website. It was absolutely beautiful and furnished with antiques. While it was very elegant, it was also extremely comfortable. When we take into account the service we received and the beautiful room, we believe the hotel topped any other hotel we've stayed in while traveling in the U.S. The hotel reminded us of those small and charming hotels in which we've stayed in France and Italy. Also, we've stayed at the Brown Palace in Denver, which is double the price of the Oxford and, in our opinion, does not hold a candle to the charm of the Oxford.

We are puzzled by some of the poor reviews and are wondering whether those guests do not appreciate a historic hotel? In all fairness, we had a room with a bathroom which had been recently renovated (but was still small as one might expect from a historic hotel), so it would probably be best to ask for one of those.

The other unique and charming aspect of the hotel was the Cruise bar, a 1930's martini bar which had more charm and appeal than any hotel bar we've ever seen. In addition, the hotel's 24 hour room service, nearby Oxford Club (gymn, spa and salon), excellent service, complimentary coffee in the morning and wine in the evening, flat screen t.v.'s, computers with internet access on each floor, etc. etc. made our stay as comfortable as we could have hoped for.

Lastly, each and every staff member we encountered was kind, friendly and knocked him or herself out to be helpful. The hotel had the charm and ambience one hopes for (and rarely gets) in a 4 or 5 star hotel without any of the stuffiness or pretentiousness.

We wouldn't stay anywhere else in Denver.

I really wanted to stay here after reading their website and viewing the photos on their website. It sounded delightful even if it was a bit pricey. I decided to book it for only 2 nights as that's all our budget would allow and then we'd move on elsewhere. The location is definitely good and it's nice to be able to workout at the gym nextdoor - that was great. However, all it takes is a bit of bad service to put a bad taste in someone's mouth. First of all we had to wait to be served at the checkin desk. That's not a problem if someone else is being served, etc. But the person behind the desk was just chatting with someone and didn't care that we were quietly waiting. After nearly 10 min my other half asked if someone could help us. The lady at the desk, not happy to have to work, claimed she had no record of my booking. I had the reference number and printout, etc. and then she suddenly located it. Phew! We got our room and were dismayed to see how old and dark the bathroom was! I can honestly say that our bathroom at the Super 8 was brighter and in better condition. The bedroom was very nice - with a Bose stereo. But my personal experience left me cold and put off, especially for the price.

Although the location is superb, the ambience leaves much to be desired. I was very disappointed upon check in when I noticed the old and worn area rugs that appeard to have been mopped and swept around for years. The bird cage near the check-in area was a nice touch, but the bird seeds (hopefully only birdseed) droppings were appeared to have only accumulated between check-in and check-out. The room did not appear to have been renovated since the 80's-90's. The night stands were falling apart, the linens were below sub-par and the decor....again, really dated. The sink/ vanity- too small for two travel bags and just dated. What else can I say. It was very disappointing. I would recommend spending my money elsewhere until a serious remodel and upgrading takes place.