Last minute polishes, painting and napkin folding are ongoing at the Ritz-Carlton Denver before the luxury hotel’s unveiling.
The $75 million hotel and the Elway’s restaurant on the bottom floor open Friday. The Denver location, which is being touted as the city’s only five-star hotel, becomes the third in Colorado with others in Bachelor Gulch and Aspen Highlands, said Audrey Strong, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. spokeswoman.
The Denver Ritz-Carlton, at 1881 Curtis St., will have 202 rooms — 47 are suites, 32 are club level rooms and there’s one Ritz-Carlton Suite.
Rooms at the Ritz will range from $249 for a standard room to $3,000 for the 3,000-square- foot Ritz-Carlton suite.
The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton, which occupy floors 15-19, are also part of the project and will be completed late this year. Those 25 units will be priced from $800,000 to $4 million.
The hotel also is the second location of Elway’s, after former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway’s popular Cherry Creek restaurant. The restaurant seats 165 and offers private dining for up to 50. The Ritz location also offers a “by the piece” raw bar.
The opening of the Ritz-Carlton and the upcoming Four Seasons hotel put Denver on the luxury hotel map, said Stephen Hennis, managing director of Hospitium, a hospitality consulting firm based in Arvada.
“Denver has lacked a true luxury property, so it’s going to be a big step,” he said. “It will help attract business and will boost businesses in downtown.”
The gold paint on the ballroom ceilings is made with real gold and cost $200 a gallon.
The hotel is owned by a group led by Charlie Biederman, Steve Roitman and Jim Cobb.
Elizabeth Aguilera: 303-954-1372 or eaguilera@denverpost.com
By the numbers
29,230 — Pounds of marble in the construction
1,970 — Sets of linens, 400-thread count, for 202 rooms
2,300 — Crystal champagne flutes
3 — Limousines: two Mercedes-Benz and one Rolls Royce
