Meetings, trainings, company receptions and weddings for up to 250 guests can be held at Hotel Boulderado, a historic hotel in downtown Boulder, Colorado, open since January 1, 1909. The hotel has about 10,000 sq ft of event space across more than a dozen rooms, guest rooms and suites upstairs, and its own restaurants and banquet kitchen.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells corporate meetings, trainings, team retreats and social events, with sales and catering staff, event planning services and audio-visual equipment. The room plan is flexible: the Boulderado Ballroom takes the plenary session, and the Columbine, Alpine and Balsam rooms combine or split for breakouts. Several smaller rooms, including the Executive Boardroom, Juniper, Evergreen and Driftwood, suit board meetings and workshops. Group room rates are available for attendees.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings have been held here since 1911. Ceremonies take place on the Grand Staircase, with up to 180 guests seated on the cherry wood Mezzanine beneath a stained-glass ceiling. Receptions for up to 180 guests are held in the Mezzanine or the Grand Ballroom. Silver, Gold and Platinum packages include linens, tables, chairs, tableware, a dance floor, appetizers, a two-course dinner, a private tasting and open bar service. An all-inclusive package adds a florist, a DJ and a wedding coordinator. The hotel also hosts rehearsal dinners, showers, anniversaries and after parties.
Rooms and capacities
The Boulderado Ballroom covers 2,867 sq ft: 250 theater, 140 classroom, 180 at rounds and 250 standing. Columbine-Balsam covers 2,173 sq ft for 157 theater or 120 at rounds, and Alpine-Balsam 1,355 sq ft for 144 theater or 90 at rounds. Columbine alone takes 140 theater, and Alpine and Balsam each take 56. The Mezzanine Lounge covers 3,289 sq ft for 80 at rounds or 110 standing, and the Foyer takes 120 for a reception. The Executive Boardroom seats 20 around one table, Juniper 24, Evergreen 18 and Driftwood 16. The Porch and the 2,425 sq ft Outdoor Plaza handle smaller receptions.
Accommodation
Guests stay in Victorian-inspired guest rooms and suites in the historic building, many with large windows facing downtown Boulder, the foothills and the Flatirons. The Boulderado Carriage House offers further rooms. Check-in is at 4 p.m. and check-out at 11 a.m.
Catering
All banquets are catered in-house, with separate menus for corporate events and weddings. Spruce Farm & Fish occupies the original 1909 dining room and is the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Boulder. The Corner Bar and License No. 1, a hidden speakeasy, complete the offer. Both restaurants can host private brunches and dinners for up to 30 guests.
History and setting
Local residents raised the funds for the hotel through the Boulder Hotel Company. Architects William Redding & Son designed it around a central court under a stained-glass ceiling made with glass imported from Italy. A gala ball on New Year's Eve 1908 preceded the opening, and the hotel still marks that date each year. The original 1909 floor tiles remain in the restaurant. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Getting there
The hotel is in downtown Boulder, a short walk from the Pearl Street pedestrian mall. Denver International Airport is the nearest major airport, and there is no passenger rail service to Boulder.
