The Maven

If it had nothing going for it but its location, this Sage Hospitality concept would rank high among Denver’s best hotels: It’s part of Dairy Block, a groundbreaking multi-use “microdistrict” in LoDo that houses (among many other things) an exceptional local art collection, lively Southwestern eatery Kachina and splashy Art Deco cocktail bar Poka Lola, which opens onto a private alleyway that’s being transformed into a boutique retail arcade as we speak. But, of course, the Maven does have more going for it. Amenities in its 172 city-slick rooms range from pour-over coffee systems and balconies to standing desks, swing chairs and wet bars and the assortment of baseball memorabilia that bedecks the Diamond Suite—which naturally overlooks Coors Field.