Aurora Hotels

Recently renovated (formerly a Hampton Inn), the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Aurora is well connected to all locations in east Denver by I-225, including the international airport (19 miles), Denver Tech Center (7 miles) Buckley Air Force Base (4 miles) and Aurora Mall (1 mile). There are other shops and restaurants even closer, at Aurora City Place and Abilene Street Market. The 4 floor, 129 room hotel is well maintained and charges quite low rates; its main amenities are a fitness center, outdoor pool, business center, one meeting room, guest laundry and the free Express Start continental breakfast.

With a convenient location alongside I-225 near to restaurants, shops and the stores of Aurora Mall half a mile north, Best Western Gateway Inn & Suites is a popular stop for visitors to this part of east Denver. The hotel is 17 miles southwest of the international airport and 6 miles north of Cherry Creek State Park. Facilities are fairly standard for a low to mid range property, with free continental breakfast, an indoor pool, hot tub and fitness center the main amenities. There is also a free cocktail hour on weekday evenings. The 4 floor building has 67 rooms, each containing refrigerator & microwave.

Recent renovations to all guest rooms have kept the Marriott Denver Airport at Gateway Park amongst the top hotels in the city, with modern features like flat screen HD TVs, iPod dock stations and granite countertops. The full service property occupies a sizeable site next to I-70 exit 285 (Pena Blvd) - 12 miles from the airport, 12 miles from the city center & 14 miles from the Denver Tech Center - and amongst its many facilities are a restaurant/lounge (open for breakfast, lunch & dinner), a gift shop, fitness center, pool/whirlpool, and over 6,000 sq ft of meeting/event space. Like the other Marriott property opposite (the Residence Inn), a free shuttle is provided to the airport, 24 hours a day, departing every half hour.

The Residence Inn of Aurora provides some of the highest quality accommodation near Denver International Airport, catering for both long stay guests and one night visitors in a beautiful, well equipped, four storey building of 124 suites that all contain a full kitchen and separate areas for working, living & sleeping. A free 24 hour shuttle is operated to the airport, 12 miles northeast. The hotel benefits from the usual Marriott high standards of cleanliness and customer service; its above average amenities include free full breakfast, free evening social hour (Mon-Thu), indoor pool, hot tub, exercise room, gift shop, and basic meeting facilities.

The 82 rooms & suites at Fairfield Inn Denver Aurora are all large, clean and equipped with a microwave, refrigerator & the extra comfortable Marriott bedding. Those facing east are the quietest, as the west side of the building overlooks I-225 - the hotel is right next to exit 5 (Iliff Ave), close to Olympic Park, Heather Ridge Country Club and Cherry Creek State Park. Denver International Airport is 20 miles north. Guests at the Fairfield Inn can also take advantage of the free hot breakfast, free internet access, an indoor pool and hot tub. For meetings there are two rooms, the largest seating 75 attendees.

The Fairfield Inn is the first hotel near the recently opened Southlands fashion/entertainment/shopping center, at the southeast edge of Aurora beside E-470. All the many shops and restaurants are within one mile, and there are various golf courses, country clubs and city parks a short drive away. The 4 floor hotel has 118 refrigerator/microwave-equipped rooms & suites, an indoor pool/whirlpool and a business center. Wi-fi and breakfast are complimentary.

May 2011 saw the opening of a new Marriott hotel in east Denver: the 153 room SpringHill Suites Aurora/Fitzsimons, providing all-suite accommodation with modern decor and in-room amenities of a microwave, refrigerator, executive desk and sofa bed. The hotel is part of a quiet, semi-residential neighborhood along Colfax Avenue, opposite the Anschutz campus of University of Colorado Hospital; 15 miles from Denver International Airport and 8 miles due east of downtown Denver. Features include free hot breakfast, free wi-fi, an indoor pool/whirlpool, fitness center, business center and meeting space.

Recently converted from another brand, the Clarion Inn Denver International Airport has a conveniently-reached location right next to the I-70/Airport Blvd intersection on the north side of Aurora, part of an extensive business district that also includes a few restaurants; more can be found on the north side of the interstate, together with many more hotels. But guests have an even easier choice of dining from the on-site Ambassador Cafe, open all day. The full service, 157 room hotel also offers free transport to the airport, an indoor pool, fitness center and business center. Rooms are available with kitchenette facilities.

One of a group of hotels serving Aurora and the I-225 corridor, Comfort Inn Southeast is a medium sized (62 room - all with refrigerator/microwave) building next to the Iliff Ave exit of the freeway, on the opposite side to Heather Ridge Country Club. There are many restaurants close by. The Comfort Inn receives some of the better reviews for hotels in the neighborhood, on account of its helpful staff, good quality free deluxe continental breakfast, clean rooms and easily-reached location. Leisure amenities are limited to an exercise room and premium cable channels on the TV.

Comfort Inn Airport is one of the closer hotels to Denver's international airport (12 miles), served by free 24 hour shuttle operated by DIA Park. The inn is fairly new and has 95 decent sized rooms, well furnished, plus facilities of a hot tub, fitness center, guest laundry and an indoor pool - in view from the small dining area where a basic free continental breakfast is provided (waffles included). I-70 runs past just to the north (exit 285), and the surroundings are mostly mixed commercial/rural, though with several restaurants and gas stations nearby. Downtown Denver is 12 miles west.

Open summer 2009, the new Denver property from the expanding Cambria Suites brand from Choice Hotels is an exiting addition to the range of full service Denver airport hotels; located along 40th Avenue in Aurora (12 miles from DIA), the handsome, modern hotel features an atrium lobby, lounge/bar, bistro restaurant (open for breakfast & dinner), 24 hour convenience store, indoor pool, and good facilities for business & meetings. The 150 oversized rooms offer enhanced amenities like LCD TVs, refrigerator & microwave, plug and play technology & pillow-top mattresses, and they look out over a quiet, partly residential neighborhood one block from interstate 70.

Aurora's Sleep Inn has a peaceful location next to a new residential development along E 40th Ave, close to the Airport Blvd exit of I-70, and a 12 mile drive from Denver International Airport - free 24 hour shuttle available. Rooms are comfortable but basic; some have a microwave and refrigerator, while the hotel offers free continental breakfast, guest-use computer, and indoor pool and sundeck. There are a few restaurants within walking distance.