Denver's oldest hotel (1891) · $$$ · since 1891
The Oxford Hotel
Open since 1891, a block from the station, with the Cruise Room downstairs.
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The Oxford opened in 1891 to serve travelers arriving at Union Station a block away, and it has never closed. Frank Edbrooke designed it; the 1930s brought the art deco Cruise Room bar, which is reason enough to stay. Rooms are antique-heavy and comfortable, Urban Farmer is the steakhouse on the corner, and the spa is a real one. It is the LoDo hotel with the most stories, most of them true.
Why go. A hundred and thirty years of Denver hospitality with a martini bar in the basement.
Ask about the ghost tour; and drink at the Cruise Room whether or not you are staying.
A short walk from The Oxford Hotel
Amante Coffee at the Oxford
$A Boulder coffee outfit's LoDo cafe in the Oxford Hotel annex.
LoDo · 1612 17th Street
The Cruise Room
$$$An Art Deco martini bar open since the day after Prohibition ended.
LoDo · 1600 17th Street (Oxford Hotel)
Urban Farmer
$$$$Farm-sourced steakhouse attached to the Oxford Hotel, with brunch and a butcher's bent.
LoDo · 1659 Wazee Street
Sloane Gallery of Art
Not yet checked by us
LoDo · 1612 17th Street
Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar
$$$LoDo's oyster bar since 1996, still packed and still shucking at happy hour.
LoDo · 1539 17th Street
Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar
$$$Old-school Venetian dining and a very deep wine cellar opposite Union Station.
LoDo · 1700 Wynkoop Street