The beautiful lobby of this centrally located hotel boasts a 20-foot sandstone fireplace and cozy seating areas with touches of mahogany, granite, and wrought iron, a tip of the hat to the Rocky Mountains. Numerous office buildings, restaurants, and the 16th Street Pedestrian Mall are all a short walk, giving guests plenty to do--day or night. The hotel’s restaurant is called 1876, which is the year Colorado became a state. But that’s where the antiquity ends. The Hyatt is all about step-to-it service and modern conveniences, even providing guests with rooftop tennis courts surrounded by a jogging track, plus an indoor swimming pool and a health club with free weights, exercise cycles, treadmills, and stair climbers.

Grand Hyatt Amenities:

• 512 rooms, 26 story. Complimentary continental breakfast. Check-in 3 pm, check-out noon. High-speed Internet access, wireless Internet access. Restaurant, bar. Fitness room. Indoor pool, whirlpool. Tennis. Business center.