Golden Hotel

What Golden Hotel does

The Golden Hotel is a privately held boutique hotel located at 800 Eleventh Street in historic downtown Golden, Colorado, legally organized as The Bailey Co. LLLP and operated under Choice Hotels International's Ascend Hotel Collection brand. The property overlooks Clear Creek and the Rocky Mountain Foothills, and offers six guest room categories — Deluxe King, Deluxe with Two Queens, Creekside King, Executive Room, Junior Suite, and Creekside Suite — equipped with standard boutique amenities (50" LCD HDTVs, mini-fridges, microwaves, Keurig coffee makers, free Wi-Fi, in-room safes, plush robes). Supporting the rooms are over 6,500 square feet of meeting and event space (Clear Creek Ballroom, Soda Creek, Elk Creek Boardroom, Mesa, Golden Vista, Creekside Courtyard, and Mountainside Patio) and an on-site restaurant, Bridgewater Grill, which serves Colorado-sourced cuisine across breakfast, lunch, and dinner with seasonal patio dining and in-room service.

The hotel serves three primary segments: leisure travelers drawn to mountain getaways and proximity to Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Coors Brewery, and Colorado School of Mines; business travelers and corporate groups using the meeting facilities; and wedding and event clients. Revenue is generated through nightly room rates (quote-based, not publicly disclosed), ancillary fees ($15/night parking, $35/night pet fee, $25/night roll-away), F&B covers and event catering at Bridgewater Grill, and venue rental for meetings and weddings. Distribution spans direct website booking, phone reservations, Choice Hotels' global platform, the OpenTable restaurant widget, and a dedicated RFP sales process for groups and weddings. The hotel is not actively raising capital, has no disclosed M&A activity, and maintains a stable operational footprint with 56 employees and experiential additions such as the Wednesdays on the Creek Summer Music Series and Creekside Yoga program.

Name

Golden Hotel

Legal name

The Bailey Co. LLLP

Website

https://thegoldenhotel.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Golden Hotel is a privately held boutique hotel in historic downtown Golden, Colorado, part of Choice Hotels' Ascend Collection. It serves leisure travelers, corporate groups, and wedding clients with guest rooms, 6,500+ sq ft of event space, and on-site Bridgewater Grill dining.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotels

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (721110), Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conference Retreat Hotels (THAGALAG), Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

Keywords

• Boutique hotel accommodations
• Wedding venue services
• Corporate meeting facilities
• Restaurant dining services
• Event hosting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Golden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Guest Room Rentals: Primary revenue from overnight hotel accommodations including various room types (Deluxe King, Deluxe Two Queens, Executive Room, Creekside King, Junior Suite, Creekside Suite). Revenue is generated through direct bookings, Choice Hotels platform, and third-party OTAs.
2. Food and Beverage (Bridgewater Grill): On-site restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner with Colorado-sourced ingredients. Features seasonal patio dining, happy hour, and in-room dining service. Revenue from food covers, beverages, and private events.
3. Meeting and Event Space Rental: Over 6,500 square feet of meeting and event space available for corporate meetings, conferences, and weddings. Revenue from venue rentals and associated audio-visual equipment rentals.
4. Parking: Covered garage and outdoor lot parking available for $15 per night per vehicle. Additional revenue stream for hotel guests.
5. Pet-Friendly Accommodations: Pet-friendly rooms with $35 nightly pet fee, up to 2 pets per room with 65-pound weight limit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Golden Hotel is a boutique hotel in historic downtown Golden, Colorado that sells overnight guest room accommodations across six room categories, complemented by the on-site Bridgewater Grill restaurant, 6,500+ square feet of meeting and event space, and dedicated wedding venue services. The property overlooks Clear Creek at the base of the Rocky Mountain Foothills and operates as part of Choice Hotels International's Ascend Hotel Collection.

Product overview

The Golden Hotel is a boutique hotel property operated under Choice Hotels International's Ascend Hotel Collection brand. The hotel offers a portfolio of guest room accommodations including Deluxe King, Deluxe with Two Queens, Creekside King, Executive Room, Junior Suite, and Creekside Suite categories. Supporting services include Bridgewater Grill on-site restaurant, over 6,500 square feet of meeting and event spaces, and wedding venue services. Additional offerings encompass special packages (Red Rocks Offer, Breakfast Package, Happy Hour), Creekside Yoga sessions, and the Wednesdays on the Creek Summer Music Series. The property overlooks Clear Creek at the base of the Rocky Mountain Foothills in historic downtown Golden, Colorado.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Choice Hotels InternationalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Golden Hotel is a member of Choice Hotels International's Ascend Hotel Collection, a boutique hotel brand providing brand recognition, loyalty program (Choice Privileges) integration, and reservation system access. This membership provides access to millions of loyalty program members and marketing reach.
• Super ShuttleminorOthersAirport shuttle service providing transportation to/from Denver International Airport (45 miles) for hotel guests.
• Golden West Airport ShuttleminorOthersLocal airport shuttle service providing transportation to/from Denver International Airport for hotel guests.
• Denver Limousine Airport ServiceminorOthersPremium limousine service for airport transportation to/from Denver International Airport for hotel guests.
• Bridgewater GrillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAward-winning on-site restaurant serving Colorado-sourced cuisine with seasonal patio dining overlooking Clear Creek. Provides in-room dining service and event catering for hotel guests. Features Happy Hour and special dining events.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hotel Boulderado: Historic boutique hotel in downtown Boulder, CO — directly comparable as a full-service historic boutique property in a Colorado mountain-adjacent town with similar leisure and group-event positioning.
• The Oxford Hotel: Historic boutique hotel in downtown Denver offering full-service lodging with on-site restaurant and event capabilities — highly comparable Colorado boutique urban heritage positioning.
• Magnolia Hotel Denver: Boutique-style hotel in downtown Denver with meeting space and F&B — directly comparable full-service boutique property serving Colorado leisure and business travelers.
• Limelight Hotel Aspen: Mountain boutique hotel in Aspen, CO also part of Choice Hotels' Ascend Hotel Collection — directly comparable as a sister Ascend Collection boutique mountain property with similar brand-affiliated positioning.
• Hotel Alex Johnson Rapid City: Historic boutique hotel affiliated with Hilton's Curio Collection — comparable boutique heritage property leveraging soft-brand distribution in a leisure-driven destination market.
• The Crawford Hotel: Boutique hotel at Denver Union Station offering full-service amenities in a historic setting — directly comparable boutique heritage property with F&B, event space, and leisure/business mix in Colorado.

Broad incumbents

• The Broadmoor: Iconic luxury Colorado resort in Colorado Springs — broader incumbent in the Colorado mountain/leisure lodging segment with full-service amenities, large event space, and F&B.
• Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center: Large full-service Denver hotel with extensive meeting/event space — broader incumbent competitor in the Colorado group and meeting segment where The Golden Hotel competes for corporate business.
• Arrabelle at Vail Square: Luxury mountain resort in Vail, CO — broader incumbent in the Colorado mountain leisure lodging category with full-service amenities and wedding/event capabilities.
• The Westin Denver Downtown: Full-service hotel in downtown Denver — broader incumbent competing for Colorado business travelers and corporate groups with extensive meeting space and loyalty distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheGoldenHotel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/golden-hotel
• Instagraminstagram.com/thegoldenhotel
• Xx.com/TheGoldenHotel

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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