Regarding airport noise, the hotel’s location is ideal.
Full kitchens and plasma screen TVs are standard. Spacious executive suites offer more than 1,000 square feet of living space. “We replaced the furniture and the flooring during the blizzard,” Gilmore said. In addition to accommodating emergency crews and first responders, the hotel was also in the middle of a major renovation. They would trudge back and forth because the snow was so bad. We had Arapahoe County Road and Bridge we had all the snowplow guys from across the street at the airport. “Some of the working people were stranded. “Everybody was either stranded or they were working,” Gilmore said. For Gilmore, the blizzard was a test of the hotel’s capabilities. If you weren’t shoveling it, it was falling, and if it wasn’t falling, it was blowing into gigantic drifts. It’s not often that the owner of a hotel property answers a customer’s needs, adding an unexpected level of service to the hotel.įor anyone living along the Font Range, the blizzard of 2006 brings back memories of snow-lots and lots of snow. At any given time, Gilmore or one of her brothers are working on the property. The hotel is locally owned and operated under the banner of Clarion. Of course, walking isn’t necessary if you use their complimentary shuttle service.įormerly a Holiday Inn, the building came under new ownership when acquired last year by Lori Gilmore and her brothers, Stephen and Jack Nash. Regardless of where you may tie down, the hotel is within reasonable walking distance. Situated across the street from the Centennial Airport (APA) control tower, the Clarion Hotel Denver South is the only hotel on airport property. Clarion Hotel Denver South is located across the street from the Centennial Airport tower.