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Where to Stay Near Ball Arena: Hotels for Colorado Avalanche Home Games

Ball Arena is just west of LoDo and Union Station. It hosts Colorado Avalanche home games. The venue also hosts Denver Nuggets home games. The NHL season runs from October to April, with playoffs into June. Walkable from LoDo and Union Station hotels. The 6 hotels below are chosen for how easy they make getting to and from the arena, starting with the closest.

Where to stay

  • LoDo/Union Station — walk to the arena
  • Highlands — dining across the river
  • Cherry Creek — upscale

Hotels

  1. #1 · Walkable · about a 15-minute walk · 0.5 mi

    ★★★★★

    The Crawford Hotel

    Inside restored Union Station.

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  2. #2 · Walkable · about a 15-minute walk · 3.4 mi

    ★★★★★

    Clayton Hotel & Members Club - Cherry Creek, Denver

    A five-star stay about 3.4 miles from Ball Arena.

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  3. #3 · Walkable · about a 15-minute walk · 0.5 mi

    ★★★★

    The Oxford Hotel

    Denver's oldest hotel, in LoDo.

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  4. #4 · Short ride or transit · about 5 minutes by car · 0.5 mi

    ★★★★★

    Four Seasons Hotel Denver

    Downtown hotel near the performing arts complex.

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  5. #5 · Short ride or transit · about 5 minutes by car · 0.8 mi

    ★★★★

    The Ritz-Carlton, Denver

    Downtown hotel with a spa.

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  6. #6 · Short ride or transit · about 10 minutes by car · 1.1 mi

    ★★★★

    The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Autograph Collection

    1892 atrium landmark.

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Getting there

Walkable from LoDo and Union Station hotels.

Walk from LoDo or take light rail; lots surround the arena.

Hotel prices

Downtown rates rise when Nuggets, Avalanche and concerts stack up on the same weekend.

Before & after the game

LoDo's bars and Union Station's restaurants.

Tips

Visit tip
Combine a game with a ski day; the mountains are about 90 minutes away.

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