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We had some technical difficulties a few weeks ago when we first posted our review on the Hyatt Regency Denver and thus we couldn't get up all of our pictures from the room. (Let's just say our computer hates traveling.)
But now we present you with some more snaps inside room 1134 which we scored on Priceline.com for $75 a night. Don't forget to watch the hotel video tour here.
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by juliana
This is room 1134 inside the Hyatt Regency Denver where we spent some time this past weekend. As we told you yesterday, we had a successful check-in attempt with the self-service kiosks in the lobby and that probably set the tone for the rest of our stay.
Actually, maybe the feel-good tone started way before that when we actually booked the hotel room. We did it through Priceline, our first time booking through that site. And our bid of $75 was accepted right away.
Regular room rates at the hotel, which are higher during the week when conventions are in full force across the street, are about $235. That might be too high for us, after all it's a Hyatt in Denver near a convention center but the place is pretty fantastic.
And since the Dems have made this their headquarters hotel for the DNC this August, here's what they can expect.
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Hotel check-in kiosks have never quite taken off the way that airport check-in kiosks have. Indeed, the hotel's versions of easy check-in have been labeled "dust collectors" in the past and we've read a ton of reports that these things just don't work.
Well, maybe that is about to change.
We checked into the Hyatt Regency Denver (aka the headquarters hotel for the DNC this summer) over the weekend and upon walking into the lobby, a greeter immediately ushered us over to the machines (pictured above). Before we could protest, the greeter urged us to give the kiosk a try.
It was incredibly easy. We simply swiped the credit card that we used to book the room and the touch-screen process went very similarly to the airport check-in. We selected a king bed and even joined the Hyatt Gold Passport program.
Interestingly enough, we booked the room via Priceline and not directly through the hotel. But that didn't matter here. The greeter also informed us that they have had the machines since the hotel opened in 2005 and they have had no problems with them. Could this be the start of a new life for the dust collectors?
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We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.
What makes a killer view even better? When someone has a killer view from their hotel room and can take a really pretty photo as well. That's why we rather like this view from Marriott Denver City Center.
The hotel may not be the ultimate hotel for Democrats in Denver but this view from a room looking out over the intersection of California Street and 17th Street is pretty killer.
It was taken using a 30 second exposure. If you look at the line of lights leading down to the bottom left corner, what you're actually looking at is the light rail system that moves you around Denver.
After our recent nightmares involving the Marriott bear, this killer view restores our faith that there are beautiful things to be seen around Marriott hotels.
[Photo: SWVirginiaDeity]
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by amandak
The Hyatt Regency Denver has just been named the headquarters for the Democratic National Committee which will announce its presidential candidate at Denver's Pepsi Center Aug. 25-28. The Denver Biz Journal reports:
"Outside Pepsi Center, the Hyatt Regency Denver will serve as the primary nerve center for our convention operations -- our home away from home ...," said Leah Daughtry, CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee.
Indeed the convention will be good for all Denver-area hotels. The Democratic National Convention Committee expects convention delegates, media and others coming to the event to take up roughly 17,000 rooms at 100 metro-area hotels. In a scary hotel market, Denver is going to get a healthy little boost.
In other Political Hotel news:
· Remember that fundraiser for McCain at the Plaza attended by billionaires? Well, they coughed up $2 million [MSNBC]
· Obama talks to women at the Radisson Lackawanna Station. But don't worry, unlike Eliot Spitzer he didn't pay for the service! [Wayne Independent]
· Techie fave Ron Paul dropped over $18G on the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in Texas [Federal Election Commission]
· Bill Clinton stumps for Hillary in Pennsylvania at the Hotel Bethlehem [Penn Live]
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Apparently it's a tradition for women to make marriage proposals in leap years--so commitment-adverse partners take note of February 29 in 2008, especially if your loved one suggests getting away that weekend to Denver's Hotel Monaco.
The Kimpton-owned property is offering a "Dare to Propose" package, which for $259, includes valet parking, gourmet aphrodisiacs, special Leap Day cocktails and micro-brewed beer.
It was not disclosed whether the abundance of alcohol here is meant to give women the courage to pop the question or to get one's companion drunk enough to say (or slur) yes.
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by jennm
Fashion designer Cynthia Rowley has joined the newest hotel trend of designing uniforms for hotel staff. The NY Times reports the designer has just done the concierge and housekeeping uniforms at the Hotel Monaco in Denver, a Kimpton property.
So now we have Michael Kors for W, Narcisco Rodriguez for Gramercy Park Hotel, Daniel Vosovic for NYLO and Cynthia Rowley for Hotel Monaco. Who will be next?
As for the hotel itself, the Hotel Monaco was created by renovating two "landmark" buildings into one and incorporates "daring, rich and bold interiors" to give guest modern and luxurious accommodations. The rooms range from a double double room to Queen Deluxe and King Deluxe. Or you can shell out extra for the John Lennon, Grace Slick or Miles Davis suites.
The hotel was voted "Best Business Hotel" and one of the "Top 500 Best Hotels in the World" by Travel & Leisure magazine, and is within walking distance to the Colorado Convention Center and the 16th street mall, which is actually a free WiFi hotspot. But since the Monaco is a Kimpton hotel you get free WiFi anyways along with a complimentary wine reception each evening.
Related Stories:
· Going to Denver [NY Times]
· Hotel Monaco reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Feuding Designers Compete for Hotel Fashion [HotelChatter.com]
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Hotel Teatro in Denver is billed as the city's only luxury boutique hotel. It also won the best hotel in Denver award and has been recognized by Travel + Leisure. The fact that the hotel offers so many great packages and special offers to guests makes it even more appealing.
For theater lovers, there's the Theater package which starts at $230 and includes a room, tragedy/comedy theatre masks made of fine Belgium chocolate, and a complimentary pair of elegant theatre binoculars, among other things. Plus the concierge will of course arrange your tickets for any shows you want to see.
We know Denver is way off-Broadway, but c'mon give them points for trying.
More packages post-click.
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