Denver’s Brown Palace Hotel, now part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, is experiencing significant operational challenges that have drastically altered the guest experience.
Built in 1892 and named for its original owner, the hotel features a distinctive triangular shape and an iron and steel frame covered in cement and sandstone. It was highlighted in Scientific American as “one of America’s first fireproof structures” upon its completion. Historically significant, it served as Dwight Eisenhower’s western presidential campaign headquarters and hosted the Beatles during their first visit to Colorado.
However, recent reports indicate a decline in the hotel's condition. Adrian Kley, a former bellman and concierge who left the hotel in March, stated: “The hotel is dying a tragic, slow death. It is already well along in that process. It would be like walking into grandma’s house and seeing her with bruises and skinny and no food in the fridge.”