The Delights Are in The Details...

Fun Facts at The Curtis

Is it a hotel, a playground or a celebration of pop-culture? Actually, The Curtis is all three. Recently launched in Denver’s vivacious Theater District, the hotel encourages guests to “Stay Happy” during their visit with endearing simplicity, pure fun, and a smile or two. Keep your eyes peeled to discover all the details that make The Curtis special.

Say Wii if you’re having a good time: The front desk at The Curtis has been known to set-up impromptu hula hoop contests and organize Guitar Hero tournaments on the Wii in the lobby so weary guests can get some playtime in before they go home.

And for bedtime, he’ll be singing Blue Moon: Why settle for a jarring clock alarm when you can have Elvis? Guests at The Curtis can look forward to wake up calls from The King himself – or, at least, his trademark croon.  Or, if Elvis doesn’t fit your fancy, Yoda is available to lend you some sage advice, or Austin Powers will let you know when it’s “time to let your mojo rise and shine.”

You sunk my battleship!: The Curtis takes playtime seriously, so creative meetings planners can forgo formal floral arrangements and make centerpieces out of Battleship, Connect4 and KerPlunk!.  Only for use during meeting breaks of course…

Sit…Stay...Now roll over: The Curtis knows that your furry friends are part of the family, so they have installed the largest doggie door in Denver as a way to welcome Spot and Fido for their stay.  The Curtis will even throw your pooch a doggie bone or take him for a walk to make sure both canines and humans stay happy.

“I’ll have a Bazooka Joe with a side of Etch-a-Sketch, to go”: Hungry for nostalgia? Stop by the 5 & Dime Store kiosk in The Curtis’s lobby and pick up some memorable merchandise from Orange Crush to Bazooka Joe bubblegum, and classic travel diversions like Etch-a-Sketch that are fun even when you’re sitting still.

Saturday morning cartoons, all day every day: To make sure you’re staying happy from the moment you check in, The Curtis keeps Cartoon Network on in the lobby so adults and children alike can delight to Tom & Jerry or Dexter’s Laboratory no matter when you arrive.

It was Colonel Mustard with the candlestick: If your feet are tired from walking around Denver all day, grab Stratego, Clue, Boggle or any number of games from the lobby for a game night in your room. And don’t forget to order room service BBQ Pork Sliders and a Chorizo Quesadilla to top off the evening!

Business travelers can come play, too: But what if you’re traveling by yourself and have no one to challenge to a Stratego game for the ages?  Fear not!  Just call the front desk and they can set-up a play date so you can match wits against a staff member.

Absolutely do not disturb: To ensure privacy during an intense game of Boggle, hang a sign on your door that warns “If this sign is a-rockin’ don’t bother knockin’!”  Or, for the more poetic, “What it was… What it is… What it shall be… QUIET!”

And as if that weren’t fun enough: The lobby of The Curtis also features a psychedelic work of Lite-Brite installation art by George Scheer. The abstract work depicts colorful swirls and will make you want to re-create your own childhood masterpieces.

Scrawling on the bathroom wall: At The Corner Office, The Curtis’ restaurant specializing in Global Comfort Food, guests are invited to “make their mark” by leaving Post-It notes on the wall in the bathroom filled with whatever message they want to leave.

Now, wait a sec, what beats rock again? Along with their admirable talents at guest services, the Front Desk at The Curtis will offer advice on the toughest decisions by getting in on a time-honored game of “rock, paper, scissors.” Yes, you read that right. Now go ahead and challenge somebody to a match.

We’ll meet you on the Big Hair Floor, or maybe Dun Dun Dunnnnn! Rather than rely on tired old numbers, The Curtis identifies each of its 13 guest floors by theme, with eye-catching art and installations throughout. Look for photographs of fetching hairdos and posters of the musical Hair on the Big Hair Floor (9) and pure evil on Dun Dun Dunnnnn! (the 13th floor), where Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in The Shining and a vintage vacancy notice from the Bates Motel keep things creepy. Every floor also highlights a themed movie quote, with the 13th reminding you “the call is coming from inside the hotel…”