The 10 Best Luxury Hotels in Denver

Pool on the roof: On the roof of The Jacquard Denver you find a pool with a hot tub and private cabanas for up to six people, while Kisbee on the Roof mixes the cocktails next door. The view stretches from Longs Peak to Pikes Peak and across the skyline. The Westin Denver Downtown has a heated rooftop pool with an open-air deck above the city center.The Jacquard Denver · Cherry CreekMountain views without a pool: At the Kimpton Claret Hotel Denver, you sit by the fire pits of Halo Rooftop Bar and look across the Front Range to Cherry Creek Reservoir. Hotel Clio Denver Cherry Creek has a rooftop deck facing the Rocky Mountains.

Our advice: if a pool is a must among the luxury hotels in Denver, choose between Cherry Creek and the pedestrian mall in the heart of the city.

Craft beer and oxygen: The spa at The Ritz-Carlton Denver has relaxation lounges, steam rooms and whirlpools. Two signature treatments are very much of this city: a craft-beer body ritual and an oxygen-infused facial designed for high altitude. Visitors who are not staying at the hotel are welcome too.The Ritz-Carlton Denver · Central Business DistrictIn the grand hotel: At The Brown Palace Hotel Denver, the spa offers massages, couples' treatments, hydrotherapy, body treatments and facials, plus relaxation lounges, steam rooms and a hair and nail salon. Day guests can book here as well. So for a spa day, the luxury hotels in Denver's city center are the ones to look at.

In the city center, rates begin at the Grand Hyatt Denver with 189 € and at The Westin Denver Downtown with 195 €. The Brown Palace Hotel Denver starts at 208 €, the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel at 209 €.Kimpton Claret Hotel Denver · Belleview StationThompson Denver costs from 222 €, Hotel Teatro Denver from 224 €; down south, the Kimpton Claret Hotel Denver begins at 235 €.

In the shopping district, The Jacquard Denver starts at 305 € and Hotel Clio Denver Cherry Creek at 316 €, with The Ritz-Carlton Denver at the top from 494 €. Available rooms and current rates for your travel dates are in the hotel list below.

Always included: Every one of the ten hotels gives you an upgrade, and nine of them let you arrive early and leave late, all depending on availability. At Hotel Teatro Denver, a 2 p.m. late checkout is guaranteed, and valet parking for one car per night is free.

Breakfast: It is included for two at the Grand Hyatt Denver, The Jacquard Denver, The Brown Palace Hotel Denver, the Kimpton Claret Hotel Denver and the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. The other hotels give a daily breakfast credit: US$30 at Thompson Denver, The Ritz-Carlton Denver and Hotel Clio Denver Cherry Creek, US$25 at The Westin Denver Downtown and US$20 at Hotel Teatro Denver.

Extras: A US$100 hotel credit awaits at five hotels, among them The Ritz-Carlton Denver and the Grand Hyatt Denver. Seven hotels add a welcome gift.

Minimum stay: At the Grand Hyatt Denver, the benefits apply from two nights; at the other nine hotels, one is enough.

Programs: Six hotels belong to Marriott Bonvoy, including The Ritz-Carlton Denver and The Brown Palace Hotel Denver. World of Hyatt applies at the Grand Hyatt Denver and Thompson Denver, IHG One Rewards at the Kimpton Claret Hotel Denver. Hotel Teatro Denver is independent, so there the suitespot benefits take the place of points. Because we book directly with the hotel, points and status nights are credited as usual.

Denver through the year: Summer brings rooftop evenings and trips into the mountains, and in fall the aspens glow up there. In winter, many guests pair the city with ski days in the Rockies; for the holidays, book your 5-star hotel in Denver as early as possible.

How long to stay: Two or three nights are enough for LoDo, the museums and an evening in the Theater District. Add more time if you plan a trip into the mountains.