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A day in Denver

A July 2002 trip to Denver by danielk

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A day in Denver Best of IgoUgo

Overview

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Denver seemed more European to me than many other cities in the USA. The first impression of the city is the very impressing skyline. In my opinion Denver has San Francisco have the most impressing Sky Lines in the western part of the USA. The city is very clean and frindly. The main street of Denver is the 16th street where a tram takes you from one end to the other for free. The 16th street is definately the best starting point for the tourist visiting Denver for the first time. There are a lot of different things to do in Denver: Dining and night life: There seems to be many different dining options both up scale and budget options. We decided to try The Cheesecake Factory (see Dining en...Read More

Hotel Monaco Denver - A Kimpton Hotel Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Hotel Monaco"

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Location: The Monaco hotel is situated in downtown Denver close to 16th street which is where you want to be as a tourist eager to explore Denver's downtown. Lobby and front desk: The hotel is build in an old railway exchange building from 1917. The lobby also looks historic. The choice of colours and furniture is unique with many different and strong colours in stripes along with other patterns. It may sound confusing but it works very well in the Monaco Hotel. The check-in service was kind and charming making you feel welcome at the hotel. The rooms: We were very impressed with our double room. Alone, the size of the room was very impressive when you consider th...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 23, 2002

Hotel Monaco Denver - A Kimpton Hotel
1717 CHAMPA ST
Denver, Colorado 80202
303-296-1717

Cheesecake Factory Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant

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The Cheesecake Factory despite the name serves a lot of different selections of salads, chicken, stake, hamburgers, fish, etc for lunch and dinner. The Cheesecake Factory in Denver was very popular and since they don't take reservations we had to wait more than an hour before we had a table. We could understand why the place was so popular. The food was excellent and the service was very professional. I only regret that there are no Cheesecake Factory restaurants in Europe. My wife and I both deceided to have chicken prepared in Chinese style however in different ways. We were both overly impressed with the quality of the food compared to the price. Our entre was s...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 23, 2002

Cheesecake Factory
1201 16th St
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 595-0333