Hotels in Denver

Denver sits at exactly one mile above sea level, hence the Mile High City, on the plains where they meet the Front Range of the Rockies. The mountains are the reason most people come, with a dozen ski resorts and Rocky Mountain National Park inside a two-hour drive, but the city itself has grown into a serious destination in its own right.

Downtown centres on the pedestrianised 16th Street Mall and Union Station, a beautifully restored 1914 terminal that now works as much as a bar and restaurant hall as a transport hub. RiNo, the River North Art District, is the mural-covered brewery and gallery quarter, LoHi has the best skyline views and restaurants, and the Golden Triangle holds the Denver Art Museum and the Clyfford Still.

Denver claims more breweries per capita than almost any US city, and Red Rocks Amphitheatre, cut into sandstone monoliths 25 minutes west, is widely regarded as the finest outdoor concert venue in the world. The altitude is real: alcohol hits harder and dehydration comes faster than most visitors expect.