Hilton Garden Inn Denver Union Station, CO

We loved our stay here and for the price it was perfect. The breakfast is not continental but is $18 per person. We preferred to go the local coffee shops/restaurants nearby for breakfast. An easy walk from Union Station; we took the train from the airport and it’s about a 8 minute walk from the train to hotel. The rooms were spacious and we did love our view of the sunrise every morning. The shower and the super hot water is fantastic! The pool area is absolutely beautiful with a nice view of the city and sunset. However, the water was freezing cold which would have been okay if there was a hot tub or sauna. This is not a deal breaker for us but it may be for some people. Coors field is a 5 minute walk away. The hotel is a great location for all the nearby shops and restaurants. We went across the street to the grocery store a few times to pick up snacks and personal items. Hotel has a beautiful lobby area with fireplace. There is an attached bar/restaurant which is also very convenient when you don’t want to go out. The food and drinks were delicious here too.

First off, I wanna give a big shout out to Adam at the front desk; there was some confusion when I originally booked my room and then had to extend my stay and add occupants, and he took the time to make sure everything was straightened out in their system. He also helped me get my Hilton membership login figured out so I would get my points and free WiFi. Hugely thankful that he took the time to make sure our stay was as pleasant as possible. I do wish that hotels in general (not just this one) would be more transparent about their parking fees and whether there are alternative options; $50/night for mandatory valet is highway robbery. The valets were all super cool and attentive, but the text feature to call for our vehicle only worked about 25% of the time, causing us to be late for a couple of our reservations. The room was great; awesome view of the Rockies Stadium and big windows, and the beds were comfortable. Only constructive feedback would be to add a lock to the bathroom door and provide robes for the pool. We also really enjoyed the pool and gym. While the pool was very shallow, the onsite showers were a nice feature. While the gym was small, there was a good ratio of weight/resistance machines to treadmills and cardio equipment. Often hotel gyms are light on weights and just have an endless line of empty treadmills, so this was much better than I’ve seen elsewhere. Also wish that the hotel was more transparent about its breakfast; it advertised hot breakfast but then we found it was an extra $18 per person, so we went elsewhere. Overall we were very happy with the room, staff and amenities. I heard there may be legislation to force hotels to start including all their extra charges in their posted rates, because this hotel was maybe the most egregious I’ve seen with all the sneaky extra charges that increased the actual rate by a good 30%. If there are no realistic parking alternatives, the parking really should be included in the rate. Breakfast also should be advertised more transparently so that we could see that it was going to be an extra $80/day if we wanted to take advantage of the hotel breakfast. But again, the staff (especially Adam) made our stay extremely pleasant and we’ll most likely be back; just with a better idea of what we’ll actually be paying to stay here.