[09/10/2006] The writer acknowledges this hotel, which has been operating since its opening in 1892 and is regarded as a National Historic Landmark, as the "city's finest hotel" and considers it to be the place to stay for "anyone who is anyone".
The exterior of the hotel that has been designed by "renowned" architect Frank Edbrooke, strikes the visitor with it's "odd triangular shape" and it was built out of red granite from Colorado and sandstone from Arizona.
The hotel is described as a "combination of great rooms and the intangibles", which are explained as consisting of an interesting history, and atmosphere the writer believes to be "romantic", service that is classified as "impeccable" and "regional atmosphere".
The lobby of the Browne Palace has walls that "are paneled with Mexican onyx", it features six tiers of balconies which are surrounded by "elaborate cast-iron grillwork" and reach up to the stained-glass ceiling.
The author describes the clientele of the hotel as " a mix of leisure travelers and business people" which he assumes to have " a taste" and the budget for "luxury. The author also mentions in his review that so far every president of the US, with the exception of Calvin Coolidge the country has seen has stayed in this hotel and Dwight D. Eisenhower is even said to have regarded it as " his home away from the White House". Guests might book his former suite, named the Eisenhower suite, which is a "vision of stately elegance" and view a dent in the fireplace trim that, as the author tells us, is alleged to be "the result of an errant golf swing".
There are other suites in the hotel that also have been named after their former well-known visitors, mostly former presidents, but also artists such as the Beatles, are "lavish and unique" and have been decorated recently.
Standard rooms are "lush and comfortable" and guests can expect them to be decorated either in Victorian or Art Deco style, with "reproduction furnishings and fixtures". The rooms all have desks, duvets and are fitted with indiviual climate control.
The author writes that the staterooms, situated on the 9th floor, are "especially enticing" with amenities such as cordless phones, big screen TVs, fridges, fax/printer and room safe.
It is also mentioned that the water in the hotel is "great" as the Brown Palace has its own artesian wells.
Further facilities that can be found in the hotel are 3 restaurant which all offer Continental style cuisine, 2 lounges, an exercise room, concierge, courtesy car, a business center, 24-hr room service and ,though not included in the room charges, in-room massage.
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This review is an interpretation of the above mentioned author
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