"The LoDo's Oxford Hotel has been impressing guests since 1891, making it the oldest hotel in the city. But recently renovated and in a prime location just steps from Union Station (and the train to the airport), it's anything but dated. Still, certain charming details remain: Downtown’s only wood-burning hotel fireplace crackles as a bow-tie-wearing bellman shows you to the front desk, and original tiling and intricate iron handrails show off the building’s history. The rooms have a great combination of old bones—think antique headboards and claw-foot tubs—with more contemporary pieces and an Art Deco vibe. But the real standout at the Oxford is the Cruise Room, the city's original cocktail lounge. Opened the day after Prohibition was repealed in 1933, this red-hued temple to all things Art Deco is shaped like a wine bottle, modeled after a bar on the Queen Mary, and features ten panels depicting “cheers” from different countries. It’s the perfect place to lose track of time and pretend that you’re on a ritzy 1920s yacht, awash in glamour." - Megan Barber, Nicholas DeRenzo
