Comments on: Ghosts of travelers past  http://csbj.com/2009/06/12/ghosts-of-travelers-past/ Fri, 25 May 2012 20:48:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stu Woods http://csbj.com/2009/06/12/ghosts-of-travelers-past/comment-page-1/#comment-2889 Stu Woods Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:55:03 +0000 http://csbj.com/?p=4760#comment-2889 Great story, John. One downtown hotel is definitely not enough. There's certainly a niche for a high-service, boutique business travel hotel "in the thick" of downtown. Having worked in the local hotel business for 25+ years, my customers tell me so. The hotel story I enjoy sharing the most is of Mother Maggard's boarding house in Old Colorado City. She moved from Denver to OCC and hosted the territorial legislature at her "hotel" when they first convened there in 1861. One of the legislators' first acts was to moved the territorial capitol up north. They didn't appreciate her requirement that guests assist with the household work (fetching water, cutting wood, etc.). Quality hotel accommodations have always been a hallmark of civilization in any community. Colorado Springs has been somewhat lucky (the Broadmoor), and not so most recently -- an overbuilt market with declining occupancies and rates. Great story, John. One downtown hotel is definitely not enough. There’s certainly a niche for a high-service, boutique business travel hotel “in the thick” of downtown. Having worked in the local hotel business for 25+ years, my customers tell me so.

The hotel story I enjoy sharing the most is of Mother Maggard’s boarding house in Old Colorado City. She moved from Denver to OCC and hosted the territorial legislature at her “hotel” when they first convened there in 1861. One of the legislators’ first acts was to moved the territorial capitol up north. They didn’t appreciate her requirement that guests assist with the household work (fetching water, cutting wood, etc.).

Quality hotel accommodations have always been a hallmark of civilization in any community. Colorado Springs has been somewhat lucky (the Broadmoor), and not so most recently — an overbuilt market with declining occupancies and rates.

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