16. Holiday Inn Express
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 442-6600, (800) HOLIDAY
Address: 4777 North Broadway
Description: This North Boulder non-smoking hotel has 106 rooms, some with microwaves and refrigerators. Extras include a seasonal outdoor pool, an exercise room, a guest laundry, and complimentary deluxe continental breakfast. Free local phone calls and complimentary wireless high-speed Internet also are included. The property is a short walk from the intersection of US 36 (28th Street) and Broadway. Airport transportation is available through Boulder Super Shuttle.
17. Homewood Suites By Hilton
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 499-9922, (800) 225-5466
Address: 4950 Baseline Road
Description: The 100 apartment-style suites each include a full kitchen and separate living and sleeping areas. Other highlights are an outdoor pool, the fabulous view of the Flatirons, complimentary continental breakfast, and a free social hour, including food and drinks, on Monday through Thursday nights. Rooms feature a fully equipped kitchen, high-speed Internet access, granite countertops and hardwood floors. Children are welcome, and pets are allowed. The Flatiron Athletic Club is just next door. The bottom line here is good, basic living for extended-stay guests and business travelers.
18. Hotel Boulderado
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 442-4344, (800) 433-4344
Address: 2115 13th Street
Description: Built in 1909, this is a local landmark as well as the city’s finest hotel. It offers old-style grandeur and is famous for the stained-glass canopy in its huge mezzanine. Robert Frost and Louis Armstrong are among its past guests. Its 160 lavishly decorated, Victorian-style rooms are divided between the historic older section of the hotel and the new wing. The VIP suites are the largest and fanciest lodgings. Each has a wrought-iron or four-poster bed, its own stereo, and a separate living room furnished with a Victorian-style desk and sofa. The hotel has over 8,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, two excellent restaurants and the Catacombs bar, a gift shop, and a sensational location just one block from the Pearl Street Mall.
19. Millennium Harvest House
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 443-3850, (800) 545-6285
Address: 1345 28th Street
Description: This is Boulder’s biggest hotel, with more than 269 high-quality rooms and great business facilities on 16 acres right next to the Boulder Creek Path. It’s an easy walk from CU-Boulder and the Pearl Street Mall. It has resort-type recreation facilities, including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, 15 indoor and outdoor tennis courts, mountain bike rentals, and a workout room. The beautifully landscaped inner courtyard is a lively hangout after a Buffs game. The Thyme on the Creek restaurant is on-site as is Fuller’s Griffin, the city’s original cigar bar, and Coaches Corner Interactive Sports Bar.
20. New West Inns
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 443-7800
Address: 970 28th Street
Description: Conveniently located across the street from the University of Colorado and right off of US 36, this motel offers 72 affordable rooms and 12 apartment units with kitchenettes, free wireless WiFi and cable TV with HBO. Kids stay free with a paying adult and pets are welcome. Nonsmoking rooms are available. Good for travelers on a budget yet close to all that Boulder has to offer.
21. Omni Interlocken Resort
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 438-6600
Address: 500 Interlocken Boulevard
Description: If it’s a view you’re after, this hotel along the Colorado Front Range (opened in 1999) will win you over. The Omni features 390 guest rooms, 13 suites, and a 34,000-square-foot conference center. Guests can dine in comfort at the Meritage restaurant or more informally at the hotel’s sports bar; there’s also 24-hour in-room dining. Other amenities include a 27-hole championship golf course with clubhouse and pro shop, a health club, and a full-service spa. Running, biking, and hiking trails surround the property, which also features a year-round outdoor swimming pool and whirlpool.
22. Quality Inn & Suites—Boulder Creek
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 449-7550, (800) 228-5151
Address: 2020 Arapahoe Avenue
Description: Forty-six rooms compose this tidy and pleasant motel (formerly the Econo Lodge). All rooms have king- or queen-size beds and offer cable TV, dataports, coffeemakers, hair dryers, free local calls, and full baths. Just 6 blocks from downtown’s Pearl Street Mall and minutes from the university, the property features a 33-foot indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, and fitness center. A complimentary hot breakfast buffet is served in the lobby each morning. Refrigerators and microwaves are available and pets are very welcome
23. Residence Inn By Marriott
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 449-5545, (800) 331-3131
Address: 3030 Center Green Drive
Description: This village-like, smoke-free complex has 128 studio suites, all with full kitchens and fireplaces, designed for extended stays or for families who want a comfortable, relaxing refuge. The Residence Inn provides a complimentary continental breakfast buffet daily and has an outdoor, seasonal pool and whirlpool. It offers easy access to central Boulder, and it’s close to many of the high-tech and other companies there.
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Address: 900 Walnut Street
25. University Inn
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 417-1700
Address: 1632 Broadway
Description: This neat little inn at the corner of Broadway and Arapahoe Avenue has 39 rooms with refrigerators, cable TV with free HBO, a guest laundry and pool. It’s within easy walking distance of both downtown and the university. Although the property is close to a busy intersection, the rooms are fairly quiet if you keep the doors and windows shut. A free continental breakfast is provided. Pets are welcome and each room has free high-speed wireless Internet service.
26. Boulder Mountain Lodge And Campground
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 444-0882, (800) 458-0882
Address: 91 Four Mile Canyon Drive
Description: This campground has 25 first-come, first-served sites with electricity and access to water for RVs (25-foot-maximum) or tent campers. The fee ranges from $21 to $24 a night, with a two-week maximum stay. Shower facilities are available.
27. The Colorado Directory For Campgrounds, Cabins And Lodges
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 499-9343, (888) 222-4641
Address: 5101 Pennsylvania Avenue
Description: This statewide directory service offers free information on campsites, cabins, lodges, bed-and-breakfasts, and fun things to do.
28. Rodeway Inn & Suites/The Boulder Broker Inn
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 444-3330
Address: 555 30th Street
Description: There are several rooms on the second floor of the hotel with a maximum capacity of 250. There are also three private meeting rooms.
29. Boulder Convention & Visitors Bureau
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 442-2911
Address: 2440 Pearl Street
Description: A huge family reunion, a big convention, or a bonanza of a business meeting should start with a phone call here. Be sure to check on available space as soon as possible. Chamber members have access to meeting space for 50 or more at the Pearl Street location.
30. Cu-Boulder’S Glenn Miller Ballroom
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (303) 492-8833
Description: This is a great space for a reunion, reception, or any kind of social gathering, and is therefore usually booked a year in advance. It has room for 1,200 people seated theater-style, 800 seated banquet-style with rectangular tables, or 450 seated at round tables.