After an awesome weekend in Aspen at the new W Hotel, it was time to head back home. We were flying into and out of Denver, and due to the flight schedules we decided to spend a night in Denver on the way back to avoid a redeye.
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That was a better choice than the Denver Ritz-Carlton. I was there over the summer and it is quite a disappointment from a service perspective. It was converted over from an Embassy Suites a few years ago, but it seems the staff never got the memo.
Bottom Line: If regular Marriott/Hyatt etc options were ranging in the $300 a night range and the Four Seasons was $400, I can understand the idea to pay up a bit but the Four Season is fairly bland there and I feel like the old Lucky would have either spent points or did a Cash & Points booking to save money.
Sorry, folks, for whatever reason the updated version of the blog post didn't save, so a previous version ended up publishing. Should be updated now.
Very generic looking hotel. If it was a Westin rather than a Four Seasons I would totally have believed that. The dining did seem a bit elevated beyond the Westin standard, but beyond that I'm not sure exactly what makes this a Four Seasons. This seems to be the case with many Four Seasons these days... they really need to up their game IMHO.
Must have been an expensive weekend for some reason. I agree with others... don't see anything too special about this hotel. Service sounds like it was great though, which is a big factor.
I stayed at the Le Meridien on a trip two years ago. Fantastic service and well designed rooms. Much better than your standard LM, especially domestically.
For those complaining about the cost of this hotel, downtown Denver tends to have surprisingly high rates sometimes. I have a stay at the Hyatt Regency Convention center(live in the suburbs but attending a formal gala downtown so I got a room for the night) and they were wanting $500 a night for a base room.
One thing I learned attending an event at a nearby hotel is that from the meeting rooms of the Curtis(Doubletree) you can see into the bathrooms of the Four Seasons.
I rarely spend money on luxury hotel brands in the US, particularly if it is in an urban setting. And this Four Seasons has explained it all. Guess I'm just not willing to pay that much extra simply for a more "polished" service.
LoDo was just coming up when I lived in Denver. Other than being down close to sporting events there really wasn't much draw for us downtown. Better bets were just out of town. Plus better food outside of LoDo (not trendy)
Why don't you post the exact rate that you paid and what card was used to pay for it? You should also do this for flights. Was the flight paid with cash or points? How much was it? If paid with points, how were the points obtained? If cash, what card was used?
I have stayed at that four seasons numerous times in a suiteand the bellman has literally never done that.
Ben did his job and reviewed a hotel in Denver. Now we can all relax and choose to either take the redeye home or save the 25 mile drive each way from/to the airport (plus $50? parking) and stay at or near the airport.
@Christy — Same here. I stayed here this past Spring. Bellman just pointed to the front desk. They also seemed to be understaffed with the valet, as I always had to wait when dropping off my rental and picking it up. Front desk and house keeping were great though.
This has been my least favorite Four Seasons, as I felt they offered nothing special and didn’t go above and beyond to justify the price. When I go back to Denver, I’ll just stay at the nearby Hyatt.
Grand Hyatt Denver is a cat 3 @ 12k a night. Never been to either but it looks nicer than the Four Seasons. Especially when you're not shelling out $400 a night.
I have to ask, what's Ford's commission on this type of booking? $50? $100? I feel that if you didn't "self refer" to your spouse there's no way you'd stay here. Or for that matter The Silo in Cape Town when the One&Only is much nicer and cheaper.
Just my 2c.
We stayed there in 2013 for three nights on business and had a great experience. We scored an upgrade to a suite through Amex FHR and we had an amazing view of the mountains. The staff provided excellent service and anticipated needs. We went to a Nuggets game and the opposing team stayed at Four Seasons. We saw them in the lobby and that was kind of cool. I would highly recommend.
Ben, I feel certain I've read a review of you staying years ago at the Four Seasons Seattle!
DUDE LUCKY CAME TO DENVER! I absolutely love this. I worked relatively near this building for years. Former Nuggets player Chris "Birdman" Andersen had a place here and they would have to valet park his gigantic monster truck. Meanwhile tumbleweed would roll down 18th Street. Denver is great, but it will always be partly a cow town.
You should have stayed at the airport Westin. Suites and views are amazing. Same price as FS but far more interesting. Stayed for first time last week and really impressed.
It's where I stay in Denver and is about the best there. The Ritz Carlton is nowhere near as good.
That was the standard room you were in. They often claim that "a Mountain View is an upgrade." Whatever.
The suites are pretty nice though as I did luck out with an upgrade a few times.
The bar and restaurant are usually hopping at night. It's even popular with locals after work. Food is excellent.
I spy Peloton bikes in the gym - reason enough to pay a bit more to stay there.
I have stayed in the Denver Four Seasons and the Westin (downtown) over 100 times each.
The Four Seasons is much better despite the Westin being almost as expensive some nights (as someone else mentioned about most downtown Denver hotels).
The Edge bar and the hotel pool bar can get very busy ("happening") and be a lot of fun. We had our company Christmas party at the Edge bar for 6 years in a row.
But these days I'm fine with staying at the Marriott Springhill Suites over by the Pepsi Center (the arena)... the Springhill Suites have free all-you-can-eat chocolate chips at their breakfast buffet, lol.
Not a regular … yet I can also report some great service. I asked (not knowing Denver) about how far away the art gallery was. The front desk gentleman told me it would be their pleasure to have the hotel car take me there after checking in and freshening up.
I did not get the service that I expected. I travel solo and I feel once they know that they don't have to treat me with a timely fashion there's more to the story but not enough space for my 70th I expected more