Region · United States
Where to stay in Colorado
This guide covers 21 destinations in Colorado, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 85 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Front Range Urban Corridor, Denver and Colorado Springs. Across its destinations, May, June and September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC).
- Destinations in this guide
- 21
- Places to stay
- 85
- Comfortable in the most places
- May, June and September
- Main airport
- BJCRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Denver
Destinations
Destinations in Colorado
Every destination in this guide in Colorado, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 715,522 | 37 | BJC · 22 km |
| Colorado Springs | 478,961 | 15 | COS · 10 km |
| Fort Collins | 169,810 | 5 | CYS · 69 km |
| Centennial | 108,418 | 4 | DEN · 33 km |
| Boulder | 108,250 | 4 | BJC · 19 km |
| Broomfield | 74,112 | 4 | BJC · 6 km |
| Grand Junction | 65,560 | 4 | GJT · 7 km |
| Aurora | 386,261 | 3 | DEN · 20 km |
| Lakewood | 155,984 | 2 | BJC · 23 km |
| Pueblo | 111,876 | 2 | PUB · 11 km |
| Castle Rock | 73,158 | 2 | DEN · 56 km |
| Front Range Urban Corridor | 4,833,260 | 1 | BJC · 57 km |
| Longmont | 98,885 | 1 | BJC · 29 km |
| Loveland | 76,378 | 1 | BJC · 55 km |
| Thornton | 141,867 | BJC · 14 km | |
| Arvada | 124,402 | BJC · 12 km | |
| Westminster | 116,317 | BJC · 11 km | |
| Greeley | 108,795 | DEN · 62 km | |
| Highlands Ranch | 103,444 | BJC · 43 km | |
| Commerce City | 62,418 | DEN · 20 km | |
| Parker | 58,512 | DEN · 39 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Colorado
85 hotels in Colorado recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Four Seasons Hotel Denver | Denver | 2010 |
| Hotel Boulderado | Boulder | 1909 |
| The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Autograph Collection | Denver | |
| Cliff House | Colorado Springs | 1874 |
| The Broadmoor | Colorado Springs | 1918 |
| Alamo Hotel | Colorado Springs | 1886 |
| Antlers Hotel | Colorado Springs | 1883 |
| Astor House | Lakewood | 1867 |
| Coronado Motel | Pueblo | 1940 |
| Blue Jay Inn | Front Range Urban Corridor | |
| Oxford Hotel | Denver | 1891 |
| Plaza Hotel | Colorado Springs | |
| The Curtis | Denver | 1974 |
| Vail Hotel | Pueblo | |
| Westin Westminster | Broomfield | 2000 |
| Armstrong Hotel | Fort Collins | |
| Burlington Hotel | Denver | |
| Hotel St. Regis | Grand Junction | |
| Kopper's Hotel and Saloon | Denver | |
| Omni Interlocken Hotel | Broomfield | |
| Ponderosa Lodge | Colorado Springs | |
| Ritz-Carlton Denver | Denver | 1983 |
| Winks Panorama | Boulder | |
| 11th Avenue Hostel | Denver | |
| AC Hotel by Marriott Denver Downtown | Denver | |
| Basecamp Boulder | Boulder | |
| Castle Creek B&B | Grand Junction | |
| Colorado Springs Marriott | Colorado Springs | |
| Denver Marriott Tech Center | Centennial | |
| Denver Marriott Westminster | Broomfield |
When to go
Best time to visit Colorado
From the climate of 21 destinations in Colorado with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May, June and September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 21 | 7 °C | 13 mm |
| February | 0 of 21 | 7 °C | 20 mm |
| March | 0 of 21 | 12 °C | 31 mm |
| April | 1 of 21 | 15 °C | 48 mm |
| May | 20 of 21 | 21 °C | 67 mm |
| June | 19 of 21 | 27 °C | 42 mm |
| July | 9 of 21 | 29 °C | 54 mm |
| August | 10 of 21 | 28 °C | 49 mm |
| September | 21 of 21 | 24 °C | 30 mm |
| October | 10 of 21 | 18 °C | 30 mm |
| November | 0 of 21 | 11 °C | 21 mm |
| December | 0 of 21 | 7 °C | 14 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Colorado
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Colorado name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport
DEN · Denver International Airport
COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
CYS · Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field
PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport
GJT · Grand Junction Regional Airport
MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport
CNY · Canyonlands Regional Airport
ALS · San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field
Good to know
Public holidays in Colorado, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in United States
Regional holidays observed in Colorado
Nearby
Regions near Colorado
Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.