2 Best, Genuine Boutique Hotels in Downtown Denver in 2026

In Denver’s LoDo district, where former warehouses have become restaurants, bars and boutiques, and much change is still afoot, The Oxford Hotel remains a reassuring old constant. Opened in 1891, it is Denver’s oldest hotel, and its proud red-brick building on 17th by Union Station is a city icon. Here antique furnishings, classic décor and traditional styling are paired with the comforts you’d expect from a top hotel. Rooms are individually, sometimes eclectically, decorated, and we love the fact that even entry-level rooms have personality. The bathrooms are another highlight,… > Read Our Full Review

Few boutique hotels arrive with quite such a sense of occasion as The Crawford Hotel in Denver. Set inside the city’s restored Union Station, it turns a historic rail terminal into something unexpectedly glam: part grand old railway hotel, part luxury urban hideaway. We particularly love how you step through the Beaux-Arts lobby, with its soaring ceilings and constant movement, then disappear into a surprisingly peaceful retreat. We love the interior decor too. It’s classic, relatively demure, Art Deco-inspired styling, with the odd splash of pattered wallpaper. The design gives… > Read Our Full Review