Urban Cowboy Hotels Opens Denver Property

1880s Gilded Age Mansion is Transformed Into a 16-Room Boutique Hotel, Bar and Restaurant in the Heart of Denver’s Capitol Hill District
Urban Cowboy Hotels Opens Denver Property
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Boutique hotel and lifestyle brand Urban Cowboy announced the opening of its new Denver property with bookings now live for stays which started on Thursday, October 24th. The boutique hotel, housed in an ornate Gilded Age landmark mansion, features 16 rooms, a bar and restaurant.

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Co-founded by Lyon Porter and Jersey Banks, Urban Cowboy Hotels began in Williamsburg, BK and has since added Nashville, TN and Upstate NY to its growing portfolio. Expanding west had always been in the plans for the brand but it wasn’t until Porter discovered the landmark George Schleier mansion that Denver fell into place.

“Our expansion into Denver marks an exciting chapter in our journey and a homecoming for my partner Jersey Banks, who grew up in Denver,” said Lyon Porter, co-founder of Urban Cowboy Hotels and full-service design studio, Cowboy Creative in a statement. “To be able to bring Urban Cowboy out west is something we’ve thought about since the inception of the brand, and the opportunity to reimagine this historic mansion in my hometown is a dream come true,” said Jersey Banks, the co-founder and matriarch of the company.

Designed by Denver architect Frank Edbrooke for hat tycoon turned politician George Schleier, the century-old landmark mansion is primed for its next chapter as a destination for design-driven travelers and an anchor for the growing Downtown Denver community.

Working with GBX Group and Historic Denver, Porter and Banks took great care to preserve as much of the original detail and architecture as possible – from the mansion’s Queen Ann style façade, original staircase with carvings of gargoyles, Bavarian swans, and “onion” tower cupola, hand-carved coffered ceilings, immaculately preserved art tile fireplaces, and old carriage house where the original owners kept their horse and buggy – while still infusing the brand’s signature design aesthetic, which thoughtfully caters to the modern traveler’s needs and desires.

As with every Urban Cowboy Hotel, the property is full of “found objects” hand-picked from road trips across the US, ranging from an 1800s hand-carved wooden saloon bar from the Wooden Nickle in Cincinnati to a “honey pot” found in Colorado filled with Western frontier period art, a horn and fur “cowboy” couch, and of course, hand-hammered copper soaking tubs in each room – and in the penthouse Honeymoon Suite, a pair of tubs side by side. Just as well known for maximalist patterned walls as its tubs, Porter designed his first custom wallpaper for Denver inspired by a 1700s block print pattern, fusing a romantic nostalgia of the past with the Denver Frontier Cowboy aesthetic.

The property’s two-story carriage house design was inspired by the many historic 1880s saloons that once lived on every corner in Downtown Denver. The Public House bar and restaurant offers cocktails and a menu of wood-fired pies and small plates by Brooklyn-based Roberta’s. The upstairs is available to reserve for private events. Menu offerings from Roberta’s will focus on locally sourced ingredients, including a rotating selection of seasonal pies, specialties from the wood oven, market vegetables, and their infamous house-made stracciatella. The Parlor Bar, located in the main mansion, features a carefully selected wine collection, selling wines by the glass and bottle.

“Roberta’s expansion to the Mile High City has been on our radar for quite some time, and we couldn’t be happier to join forces with the Urban Cowboy team once again to bring a little Brooklyn flavor to Denver’s dynamic food scene,” said Roberta’s co-founder Brandon Hoy. “We believe that great food has the power to unite and inspire, and Carlo and I are excited to introduce Roberta’s to Denver’s diverse culinary landscape.”

Urban Cowboy Denver is located at 1665 Grant St, Denver, CO. Rooms start at $295 a night. The booking link can be found here.

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