Boulder Hotels

The Marriott is amongst the most upscale hotels in Boulder, and features luxurious rooms, a high standard of customer care, full service amenities, though also rather high rates. It has an excellent location close to University of Colorado and the town center, right next to Crossroads Mall and its associated restaurants, bars, movie screens & other entertainment outlets. The hotel is medium-sized, with 157 rooms, all elegantly decorated in a boutique style; concierge level rooms have added benefits like access to a private lounge and a rooftop terrace. The on-site restaurant/lounge is JW's Steakhouse, open for breakfast, lunch & dinner. For leisure the Marriott offers a pool, hot tub, fitness center and spa, while for meetings there are 6 rooms (5,400 sq ft of space) and a business center.

One of three Marriott hotels in Boulder, the Courtyard is a typically clean, modern and well managed property of 149 rooms, arranged around the familar courtyard garden in which are found a gazebo, mature trees and shaded paths. The hotel has a slightly out-of-the-way location in a business park next to the Foothills Parkway - quiet, apart from occasional trains on the nearby railway - and within 2 miles of the town center, University of Colorado, Flatirons Golf Course, Boulder Airport and Crossroads Mall. The main amenities of the Courtyard are a cafe serving breakfast, a pool, hot tub, fitness center, and two meeting rooms - largest capacity 40 guests.

The 128 studio, one bed or two bed suites at Residence Inn Boulder are divided into over a dozen individual buildings surrounded by trees and walkways, located at the busy junction of Valmont Rd with the Foothills Parkway - 2 miles east of downtown Boulder and 1.4 miles from the municipal airport. All the rooms have a full kitchen, a fireplace, large work desk, pull-out sofa bed, and of course the luxurious Marriott bedding. There are plenty of restaurants nearby, and a grocery shopping service is available, though both free full breakfast and a free evening reception (weekdays) are provided free at the hotel, which also has a fitness room, outdoor pool, hot tub, guest laundry and a meeting room.

Right at the north edge of Boulder near the junction of 28th St (US 36) with Broadway St (Hwy 7), the Holiday Inn Express is a relatively old property but well maintained, quiet, and with good facilities. Free deluxe continental breakfast is served, including some hot items. All 106 rooms & suites (on 3 floors) contain a microwave and refrigerator. Leisure amenities are the usual whirlpool, fitness center and pool (outdoor). A good choice of restaurants can be found 2 blocks south along Broadway St, though most other facilities in Boulder are 3 miles south in the downtown district. Much closer is the open countryside and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, just a mile to the west.

In south central Boulder next to the University of Colorado, the 2 storey Best Western Boulder Inn provides 98 large, comfortable rooms all with balcony or patio, and most having views of the Rocky Mountains to the west. Some overlook the hotel's outdoor pool, in the middle of the property; other amenities include the usual free continental breakfast, a steam room, hot tub, guest laundry, 24 hour business center, and one meeting room. The inn is right next to US 36 by the Baseline Rd junction, a mile south of the new Twentyninth Street shopping/entertainment complex and adjacent retail centers.

Best Western Golden Buff Lodge is the closest hotel to the main shopping area in Boulder, by the junction of 28th St and Canyon Blvd, with Twenty Ninth Street and Arapahoe Village both just across the street. Also nearby (less than a mile) are Folsom Field and the University of Colorado. The hotel has a traditional 2 storey, exterior corridor design, with 112 rooms that all contain a refrigerator & microwave. There are several suites with a full kitchen. The Best Western charges quite low rates, but offers all the expected facilities: free continental breakfast, exercise room, hot tub, steam room, outdoor pool and on-site restaurant.

The Quality Inn & Suites has a quiet location along Arapahoe Avenue in a leafy residential district in central Boulder, at the edge of the campus of University of Colorado - within walking distance (half a mile) from both the historic Pearl Street area and the Arapahoe Village shopping center. The hotel has a good reputation, for its cleanliness, customer service, reasonable rates, and facilities, which include free hot breakfast, modern fitness center, hot tub, sauna, indoor pool, and microwave/refrigerator in each of the 49 rooms.

Formerly the Broker Inn, Boulder's new Rodeway Inn sits along a short side street just off Baseline Rd near the south edge of town, next to a small shopping center. Although highway 36 runs past just to the west, the inn is quiet and peaceful, surrounded by trees, and many of its 118 rooms have mountain views. The edge of the University of Colorado campus is half a mile away, with the main shopping area in Boulder (Crossroads Mall) one mile north. Some guest rooms have one or more of a microwave, refrigerator, wet bar and executive desk; hotel amenities include a restaurant, bar, free breakfast (continental), outdoor pool, hot tub, games room and meetings/banquet space.