Hotel Born opens in Denver's Union Station neighborhood

The much-anticipated Kimpton Hotel Born has opened in Denver’s Union Station neighborhood.

Hotel Born’s 200 guest rooms feature dark brown and gold herringbone patterned carpet and a mix of traditional and modern furniture offset by fresh white walls. The most dramatic feature of the rooms are the knotty pine headboards, which fold into a ceiling canopy. And because the connection between the indoors and outdoors is so much a part of the Colorado experience, each room features large floor-to-ceiling windows. There are 40 suites, including two premier suites with separate living rooms, six-top dining tables, wet bars and free-standing soaking tubs.

“Denver is one of the most dynamic places in the country right now, and the opening of Hotel Born is another major milestone for the Mile High City,” says Von DeLuna, the hotel’s general manager. “We sit at the end of the Union Station platform but in the heart of the city, making Hotel Born the hub of Denver’s incredible arts, culture, dining and entertainment scenes, as well as, of course, the outdoors.”

Developed by Continuum Partners, the co-master developers of the Union Station Transit Station, and designed by Denver-based Semple Brown in collaboration with Ellen Bruss of Ellen Bruss Design, Hotel Born’s alpine-modern decor includes locally sourced natural and handcrafted materials with a balance of wood, concrete and metal to capture Denver’s sophisticated locale while referencing the pine-filled mountains visible from the hotel’s west-facing windows.

The exterior of the building reflects the brick masonry of LoDo’s original historic warehouses, while the floor-to-ceiling, randomly placed vertical windows give the hotel a striking presence distinct from any adjacent buildings. The lobby is contemporary but warm and inviting, with knotty pine paneling, custom millwork and walnut herringbone floors combined with board-formed concrete. Hand-woven rugs, textured materials, warm lighting and unique one-off custom furniture pieces make it feel like a home.