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Best Overall: The Brown Palace Hotel ($$$) has it all — history, elegance, restaurants, and a spa — to please business travelers and those celebrating a romantic weekend.

Best Deal: The Comfort Inn ($$) is connected to the Brown Palace Hotel by a skybridge, providing easy access to all that the Brown Palace offers at more affordable prices.

Best Hotel for Business Travelers: The Denver Marriott Residence Inn City Center ($$) understands business needs like no other hotel in Denver.

Best Bedtime Snack: The Magnolia Hotel ($$) stands out with its complimentary bedtime cookies-and-milk buffet.

Best Theme Hotel: Pretend you’re Austin Powers or dare to go on the “scary” 13th floor at The Curtis ($$) theme hotel.

Best Luxury Hotel: The wonderfully appointed Hotel Teatro ($$$) is a boutique hotel that treats everyone like royalty — even guests’ pets.

Best Hipster Hotel: The Jet Hotel ($$) offers a nightlife vibe and is the place to see and be seen in the city.

Most Romantic Hotel: Plan ahead with a reasonable romantic weekend package at The Oxford Hotel ($$$).

Most GLBT-Friendly Hotel: The Capitol Hill Mansion Bed and Breakfast Inn ($$) is the most romantic and friendly place for gay and lesbian couples to stay.

Best Show and a Room: Check in and try to figure out who never checked out at the Lumber Baron Inn & Gardens, ($$) which stages murder mystery dinners.