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Hotels near University of Denver

Denver, COPrivate university

Denver, CO6min drive,
closest stay

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Your visit starts atNot pinned down yetMinutes on this page run to the edge of campus. Check your tour confirmation.
CommencementAsk the schoolWe haven't confirmed the ceremony venue from the school's own page yet.
Closest stayCourtyard Denver Cherry CreekAbout a 6-minute drive from campus.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Courtyard Denver Cherry Creek, about a 6-minute drive from campus. Nothing on the map is within a 20-minute walk; 13 places to stay are within about a 10-minute drive. Nearest rail stop: University of Denver, about 1 minute on foot. Coffee before the tour: Starbucks, about 1 minute away.

What these minutes run to

We have not pinned down where tours begin here, so minutes run to the nearest edge of the mapped campus. A big campus can add ten minutes or more on foot to the meeting spot. Map dated November 2026. The full method

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campusstay within a 20-min walkother staysDashed rings: walking minutes.

Where to stay near University of Denver

To campus

The hotel has

A short walk away

36 places to stay

Reading the cards: minutes are our estimates from map distance, so they say "about". Breakfast, suites and kitchens are what each hotel brand promises across its hotels, not something we checked room by room. The places listed under a hotel are the closest ones within roughly a 10-minute walk of its door.

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7 mindrive to campus, about

Belcaro Motel

Motel · 1025 South Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO

  • Somewhere to eat: Crave Mediterranean Grill, about 2 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Whole Foods Market, about 5 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 4 min on foot
9 mindrive to campus, about

Residence Inn Denver Cherry Creek

670 South Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Silvi's Kitchen, about 1 min on foot, and 22 more close by
  • Groceries: Whole Foods Market, about 8 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 9 min on foot
9 mindrive to campus, about

Staybridge Suites Denver-Cherry Creek

4220 East Virginia Avenue, Glendale, CO

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Silvi's Kitchen, about 3 min on foot, and 23 more close by
  • Groceries: King Soopers, about 7 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 6 min on foot
10 mindrive to campus, about

Urban Phenix at 4 Mile

Serviced apartments · 567 South Fairfax Street

  • Somewhere to eat: Ziggi's Coffee, about 3 min on foot, and 7 more close by
  • Groceries: King Soopers, about 7 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Medicine Man Medical Market, LLC, about 5 min on foot
10 mindrive to campus, about

HomeTowne Studios

Motel

  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Sam's No. 3 - Glendale, about 4 min on foot, and 3 more close by
  • Groceries: King Soopers, about 2 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Medicine Man Medical Market, LLC, about 1 min on foot
11 mindrive to campus, about

Halcyon

245 Columbine Street, Denver, CO

  • Somewhere to eat: Starbucks, about 1 min on foot, and 23 more close by
  • Groceries: Whole Foods Market, about 3 min on foot
12 mindrive to campus, about

TownePlace Suites Denver Southeast

3699 South Monaco Parkway, Denver, CO

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Chili's, about 1 min on foot, and 15 more close by
  • Groceries: King Soopers, about 4 min on foot
  • Train or tram stop: Southmoor, about 3 min on foot
13 mindrive to campus, about

TownePlace Suites by Marriott Denver Downtown

685 Speer Boulevard, Denver, CO

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Aloha Cones, about 2 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Trader Joe's, about 8 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Alto Pharmacy, about 8 min on foot
14 mindrive to campus, about

Ember Hostel

Hostel · 857 Grant Street, Denver, CO

  • Somewhere to eat: Attivo Libre Taqueria, about 2 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Trader Joe's, about 6 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Alto Pharmacy, about 6 min on foot
14 mindrive to campus, about

The Patterson Inn

420 East 11th Avenue, Denver, CO

  • Somewhere to eat: Charlie Browns Piano Bar & Grill, about 4 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Whole Foods Market, about 7 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Alto Pharmacy, about 10 min on foot
16 mindrive to campus, about

Newhouse Hotel

1438 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO

  • Somewhere to eat: City Grille, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Marczyk Fine Foods, about 9 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Denver Drug and Liquor Company, about 1 min on foot
16 mindrive to campus, about

Element Denver Downtown East

1350 Elati Street, Denver, CO

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Cuba Cuba Cafe & Bar, about 4 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: King Soopers, about 6 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: King Soopers Pharmacy, about 5 min on foot
16 mindrive to campus, about

The Cambridge

1560 Sherman Street, Denver, CO

  • Somewhere to eat: Blue Sparrow Coffee, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Marczyk Fine Foods, about 9 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Denver Drug and Liquor Company, about 4 min on foot
16 mindrive to campus, about

Royal Palace Motel

Motel · 1565 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO

  • Somewhere to eat: Good Times, about 1 min on foot, and 9 more close by
  • Groceries: Sprouts Farmers Market, about 5 min on foot
16 mindrive to campus, about

Populus Denver

240 14th Street, Denver, CO

  • Somewhere to eat: Pasque, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Pharmacy: King Soopers Pharmacy, about 10 min on foot
  • Train or tram stop: 16th & California, about 8 min on foot

Graduation weekend at University of Denver

We haven't yet confirmed the ceremony venue for University of Denver from its own commencement page, so the walk times here run to campus only.

Rooms close to campus tend to go first for commencement, often months ahead and with a two-night minimum. If the walkable ones are gone, sort the list by the 10-minute drive chip and look one town over. Our graduation weekend guide covers timing.

Seeing another school on this trip?

The closest campuses we cover, with our drive estimate from University of Denver (map distance, no traffic).

Colorado State University GlobalDenver, CO · about a 12-minute driveMetropolitan State University of DenverDenver, CO · about a 13-minute driveColorado Christian UniversityLakewood, CO · about an 18-minute driveUniversity of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, CO · about a 19-minute driveColorado School of MinesGolden, CO · about a 34-minute driveUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · about a 66-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

University of Denver gear for the ride home

A hat for the tour, a hoodie for the acceptance letter, a frame for the far end of it all. Each button runs an Amazon search for that item with the school's name filled in.

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Questions parents ask

Is there a hotel you can walk to University of Denver from?

None on the map. The nearest is about a 6-minute drive away.

Where do campus tours start at University of Denver?

We have not pinned down where tours begin here, so minutes run to the nearest edge of the mapped campus. A big campus can add ten minutes or more on foot to the meeting spot.

Where should we stay for University of Denver graduation?

We haven't confirmed the ceremony venue yet. Book as early as the hotels allow, and widen the search to a short drive if the walkable rooms are taken.

Are there hotels with free breakfast near University of Denver?

16 hotels within a 20-minute drive belong to brands that include breakfast; none of them is within a 20-minute walk.

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