The Brown Palace Hotel

321 17th St.
Denver, CO 80202

(800) 370-9416

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Location. Seamlessly blending Victorian architecture with the charm of the post-modern West, the Brown Palace Hotel & Spa in Denver, Colo., has stood as a landmark to excellence in the Mile-High-City's business and cultural center since 1892. The hotel is four blocks from the State Capitol and within one mile of the Denver Art Museum and Coors Field. Located one block from the property, the 16th Street Mall provides a complimentary shuttle traversing the downtown district. An RTD bus stop is two blocks away.
Hotel Features. Surrounded by Revolutionary battle flag-replicas and artifacts dating to the 1700s, The Palace Arms boasts contemporary American cuisine complemented by a cellar offering 900 wines. Menu highlights include King Canyon Bison, American Kobe-Beef and Butter Poached Maine Lobster. Rare premium spirits and more than 60 types of cigars, including pre embargo Cubans, are available at the Churchill Bar. Wednesdays through Saturdays, live entertainment is showcased at the casual Ship Tavern. Ellyngton's features a champagne Sunday Brunch and the Atrium Lobby hosts formal afternoon teas and nightly piano music beneath its namesake stained-glass canopy. The hotel features conference rooms, a business center and complimentary wireless Internet access throughout the property. Specialty treatments at the Spa at the Brown Palace incorporate the natural artisan waters flowing from a well 750 feet beneath the hotel. Menu items include the Artesian Plunge Soak, Brown Sugar Scrub and the Mountain High, Ocean Deep facial treatment. A fitness facility provides weight training- and cardiovascular equipment.

Guestrooms. With ornamentation evocative of the Victorian and Art Deco periods, the 241 guestrooms and suites host mahogany stained furnishings, almond-hued walls and decor in rose, cream and peach. Amenities include goose down comforters, upholstered ottomans and complimentary bottled artisan water. Bathrooms contain separate bathtubs and glass-enclosed showers, designer toiletries and terry bathrobes.

Expert Tip. During the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the hotel served as his summer headquarters.

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“It felt like home!”

Jan 28, 2010 lalouisianne, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

I just loved the Brown Palace, it had history, it was beautiful, ALL staff were consistent helpful and courteous, the location is wonderful, the hotel's water (from the acquifer deep... more »

“A Pleasant Trip back in Time”

Jan 25, 2010 weweave, Walnut Creek, CA

Our company meeting was booked this year at the Brown Palace. Actually it is, despite it's age, a wonderful hotel. Room was spacious, clean and up to date. Meeting areas... more »

“One of Denver's best”

Jan 25, 2010 mkane88, Denver

Charm of a historic old hotel - yet with all the modern amenities one would expect.

“OK- some issues”

Jan 17, 2010 AlphaFlyer, San Francisco

Let me start with the bad parts. My one serious bone to pick with the hotel/reservations management is their participation, or lack thereof, in the I Prefer loyalty program. The... more »

Let me start with the bad parts.

My one serious bone to pick with the hotel/reservations management is their participation, or lack thereof, in the I Prefer loyalty program. The enrollment email I received says "As an I Prefer Member, you will receive...Room upgrade, when available." Of course, I inquired about this upon checking in. I'd reserved a queen size room and was hoping for an upgrade to a king room if one was available. The response I got from the front desk person is, "We don't do that at this property." I said, "Well, the I Prefer email I received says that I Prefer members receive an upgrade if one is available." She went into the back and came out a minute later and said, "I spoke with our reservations manager, and they said we don't do that here but we can do it this once as a courtesy." Excuse Me? Look, I didn't pick this hotel because of its loyalty program. I picked it because it looked like a nice place. If you want to be an independent hotel, then be an independent hotel. But don't voluntarily participate in a loyalty program (whose purpose, I might add, is to attract loyal customers through incentives), and then act like I'm imposing on you for asking about the upgrade. If it bothers you that much to give the upgrade, then the least you could do is lie about it and tell me there aren't any available.

One other note, before I get to the good parts...the Tavern restaurant is positively mediocre. The day I arrived, I stopped in for lunch and ordered a shrimp salad sandwich. Oh. My. God. This was supposed to be an open faced sandwich with some shrimp salad on it. I swear it must have had an entire pound of shrimp salad on it. It was ghastly. This was just a really uncomfortably large sandwich. My first reaction was to scoop off about two thirds of a pound of the shrimp mush, which sat in a big, unsightly heap on the side of my plate. The shrimp salad, I might add, was the most unbelievably tasteless thing I've ever eaten. I've had Gerber baby food with more flavor. I went back for dinner that evening with my coworkers and didn't have a particularly redeeming experience. The wine list was also seriously sub-par for an establishment like this.

Now the good parts. Service, other than my surly and misinformed check-in person, was pretty impeccable. There was someone a room or two over from me who was smoking in their room and the hotel staff dealt with it promptly and professionally. The rooms were very nice. The bathrooms are a bit small but that's just how these old hotels are. Location is great. The room was very well priced.

Overall, yes, I'd recommend this property. The beds are all VERY hard (my coworkers noted this as well). But don't try to avail yourself of any I Prefer benefits and stay away from the Tavern. « less

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“Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful!”

Jan 15, 2010 SandiAndersonSC, Anderson SC

The room, the services, and the spa package were first rate. I travel a great deal and have never experienced the high calibre of service and comfort that I experienced... more »

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Map & Directions: The Brown Palace Hotel

GPS Coordinates: 39.74350 -104.98760

Address: 321 17th St., Denver, CO 80202

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Downtown

Nearest Airport

Denver International Airport [DEN]

17.94mi

Points of Interest

Wells Fargo Center

0.12mi

Paramount Theater

0.14mi

Civic Center Park

0.30mi

Colorado State Capitol Building

0.32mi

Denver City and County Building

0.34mi

Colorado History Museum

0.36mi

Colorado Convention Center

0.37mi

United States Mint

0.38mi

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

0.38mi

Denver Central Library

0.41mi

From Denver International Airport
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Take Pena Blvd to I-70 West to Exit 276B
Turn left at the light on Colorado Blvd.
Make a right onto 17th Ave to 18th St.
Then veer to the left onto Tremont St.
The hotel is on the left hand side.

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Local Attractions

Enjoy your stay at The Brown Palace Hotel even more with a walk to Downtown Denver and see the many local attractions that will forever be in your memory. Pepsi Center Pepsi Center, one of the...

The Spa & Salon

The Spa & Salon at the Brown Palace is constructed inside the hotel in a space where men's & women's Turkish Baths and chiropodist parlors once existed at the turn of the century. Comprising...

Weddings

More than 3,000 weddings have been held at The Brown Palace Hotel and you can also experience the joy of saying "I Do" at this historic Denver Hotel. The professional staff at The Brown Palace Hotel...

Meetings

For more than one-hundred years, The Brown Palace Hotel has been catering to events hosted by kings, presidents, and the very rich. The Brown Palace Hotel has meeting rooms that will exceed your...

Dining

Here you'll find out the true meaning of wined and dined in Denver. The Brown Palace houses three restaurants, plus the elegant Brown Palace Club and the sophisticated Churchill Bar. The Palace Arms...

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