I hate spending anymore time in Denver than I have to, as Denver has never figured out how to deal with traffic, much like all of Colorado. I love downtown Denver, but hotel pricing is high, and IMO the pools suck. Go 1hr south and stay at one of the Flying Horse Lodges which includes access to the club with a very good pool that has dedicated lanes for swimming laps. Actually has multiple pools, four in total. Near the Air Force Academy, so a pretty easy drive between Denver and back.
Broadmoor is even better, but about 20 minutes further south. Flying Horse is by far the best property on the far north end of COS that you will find, as COS sort of lacks in the high end hotels outside of the Broadmoor. We are growing at a fast rate, but we still haven't figured out who we want to be when we grow up.
