Denver, United States

The Crawford Hotel

Price per night from$303.42

Price information

If you haven’t entered any dates, the rate shown is provided directly by the hotel and represents the cheapest double room (inclusive of taxes and fees) available in the next 60 days.

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Style

Sleeper class

Setting

Next stop: LoDo

All aboard The Crawford Hotel: this Beaux-Arts base sets you on all the right tracks for a storied city break. Set across the upper floors of Denver’s Union Station building, rooms and suites are artful odes to their setting’s locomotive past. There’s a hive of activity downstairs, where the still-operating Great Hall hosts parched or peckish passengers in its wealth of drinking and dining spots. In-the-know staff are on hand to direct you around your central LoDo locale, and the station-watching Terminal Bar will have trainspotters sipping with glee. This Colorado crashpad is just the ticket.

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

112, including five suites.

Check–Out

11am; check-in is at 4pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More details

Breakfast isn’t available at the hotel, but rates include a welcome cocktail (and a daily drink at happy hour), free transfers for anywhere within two miles of the hotel, and gym access and classes at the nearby Oxford Club.

Also

One of the Premium Classic Rooms is ADA-compliant, and there are elevators throughout the hotel and station to ensure communal spaces are accessible for guests with limited mobility.

Please note

The hotel’s restaurant, Mercantile, is closed on Sundays.

At the hotel

Charged laundry service, free WiFi throughout, and direct access to all Union Station’s restaurants and bars. In rooms: HD TV, minibar, Nespresso coffee machine, tea-making kit, free glass-bottled water and Grown Alchemist bath products.

Our favourite rooms

Small but mighty rings true for the Pullman rooms, the hotel’s cosiest but quirkiest pick. Designed to replicate the storied sleeper carriages, each one-off space is filled with a curated selection of art deco-inspired furnishings and adorned with artwork made from old rail adverts.

Spa

There’s no wellness space on-site, but the hotel has partnered with the nearby Oxford Spa for age-defying facials and restorative treatments. You’ll also have access to their steam room, IV therapy bar and gym with personal training and guided yoga classes.

Packing tips

A trainspotting log book to keep track of this historic station’s comings and goings, or perhaps passenger-rack-worthy leather luggage.

Also

The hotel’s namesake preservationist, Dana Crawford, also designed nearby Larimer Square and the Oxford Hotel.

Pet‐friendly

Pups under 60 pounds are welcome and very well taken care of. For $50 a night (for each dog), Fido gets his own bed, bowls, toys, locally made treats and you receive a guide to the city’s off-leash parks. See more pet-friendly hotels in Denver.

Children

Welcome; although there aren’t any dedicated facilities for kids. If the little Smiths are joining you, the Deluxe Classic Double Queen sleeps four.

Sustainability efforts

From renovations to day-to-day runnings, sustainability is one of The Crawford Hotel keystones. All energy use is closely monitored and repurposed, LED lighting is used to limit consumption, and they’re working towards a complete ban on single-use plastic. The hotel also partners with not-for-profits including the Women’s Bean Project and Procure Impact to provide job opportunities to the underprivileged, as well as small local businesses including Juniperseed Mercantile and Deiter’s Chocolates.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

Marvel at the kitchen team’s sorcery and secure a seat at the chef’s table.

Dress Code

Commuters come and go in this hive, so whatever chic-yet-nonchalant outfit you have on flies just fine.

Hotel restaurant

Storied chef Alex Seidel heads up the kitchen at award-winning Mercantile, a welcoming, laidback space with contemporary interiors. Seidel’s dishes bring a modern twist to comforting American classics — celebrating provenance with ingredients from Denver’s surrounding farms and local producers. There’s also a small deli, where you’re welcome to grab upscale subs and salads for a day on the go.

Hotel bar

Set in the hotel’s bustling lobby, Terminal Bar watches over the train platforms and serves craft cocktails, wines, over 40 state-brewed beers and a rotating roster of live pianists every Friday.

Last orders

Mercantile opens Monday to Saturday, with lunch available from 11am to 2pm, and dinner from 5pm to 9pm.

Room service

Six of the Station’s dining spots can deliver their goods straight to your door during opening hours — there’ll be a list of picks by your bed.

Location

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Address
The Crawford Hotel
1701 Wynkoop Street
Denver
80202
United States

Head to Lower Downtown — LoDo to locals — and you’ll find The Crawford Hotel set on the upper floors of the historic Union Station building.

Planes

Most major hubs have direct routes to Denver International Airport, a 40-minute drive from the hotel. Private transfers are available for an additional fee, or there are plenty of taxi ranks at the airport and the A-Line drops you right at The Crawford’s door.

Trains

With the hotel conveniently set in Denver’s Union Station, train travel is your best bet for getting around efficiently. Most metro lines run through this station; for rail travel further afield, Amtrak has routes between Chicago and San Francisco’s Bay Area or LA, with stops in Denver. Seasonal favorite, the Rocky Mountaineer, can take you on a two-day trip between the city and Moab in Utah.

Automobiles

Given your proximity to the station, a car won’t be necessary in the city. But if you are bringing a set of wheels, the hotel has valet parking available for $58 a night.

Worth getting out of bed for

Union Station’s renovated Great Hall is filled with your pick of boutiques, restaurants and bars. But if you’re looking to get out and about, we’d suggest starting your shopping along 16th Street, before veering into its lesser-known backstreets; or, mooch around Larimer Square and its selection of independent stalls. You’ll also find Comedy Works here, a storied club with a rotating roster of emerging and better-known names. Historic walking and food tours are a good way to get a snapshot of Colorado’s state capital, and the Denver Beer Trail guides enthusiasts around the city’s many microbreweries.

There’s Coors Field if you’re looking to catch a Colorado Rockies baseball game, and if you prefer brushwork to batting, the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver is a short walk away. There are direct shuttles from Union Station out to the Red Rocks Amphitheatre for anyone looking to catch a concert — or simply marvel at its natural, rust-toned beauty. Confluence Park and Commons Park are alternative inner-city options for anyone seeking their fix of green space.

Local restaurants

Live la dolce vita with hand-rolled pasta dishes and perfectly paired wines at long-loved Italian eatery, Tavernetta. Even the spirits are seasonal at Urban Farmer, where locally sourced ingredients and prime cuts make up ever-evolving, flavor-filled menus — the New York Steak Tasting comes highly recommended if you’re struggling to decide on just one dish. For something straight from the sea, book a table at the Water Grill Denver for its brimming raw bar and fish-focused plates.

Local cafés

Stop for fika at Kaffe Landskap, a Scandi-inspired café with seasonal coffee blends and traditional Swedish bakes. Snooze AM Eatery packs its brunch menus with diner classics, and hotel guests get priority seating, smoothing your path to syrup-drizzled pancakes and french toast.

Local bars

No need to factor in getting-home time here, the Cooper Lounge is on your doorstep. This glamorous, church-like space is set on the mezzanine of Union Station’s Great Hall and pairs its classic cocktails and lengthy wine lists with far-reaching views of LoDo. The Cruise Room has been pouring its punchy concoctions since the 1930s, if you’re after something with more of a forbidden, speakeasy feel.

Reviews

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Anonymous review

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this historic hotel in Colorado and unpacked their signal flags and whistles, a full account of their Mid-Western break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside The Crawford Hotel in Denver…

Since the 1880s, Denver Union Start has been the locus of LoDo, and after years of demolitions and redesigns — helmed by local preservationist, Dana Crawford — the Beaux-Arts building has been restored to its former glory. There are restaurants, bars and boutiques throughout the ground-floor Great Hall, but head up to the top levels for its first-class carriage: The Crawford Hotel

With such a coveted ticket comes all the bells and whistles. Each individually converted room and suite fuses subtle, one-off nods to the building’s history (original brick walls and beamed ceilings, vintage train posters, saloon-style entryways) with contemporary touches. Snack trollies roll aside for award-winning, seasonal fare from one of Denver’s top-class chefs at the hotel’s restaurant, and its bar rallies locals and out-of-towners alike for city-brewed beers. The hotel’s conductors can arrange a diversion for treatments over at the Oxford Spa, too, if you’re looking to let off a little more steam...

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