{"id":1313930,"date":"2019-08-23T22:52:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T04:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/glenwoods-hotel-colorado-showcases-phase-1-renovation-completion\/"},"modified":"2019-08-26T07:29:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T13:29:13","slug":"glenwoods-hotel-colorado-showcases-phase-1-renovation-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/glenwoods-hotel-colorado-showcases-phase-1-renovation-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood\u2019s Hotel Colorado showcases phase 1 renovation completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.795045045045\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-986551-81\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/HCOpenHouse-gpi-082419-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/HCOpenHouse-gpi-082419-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | Don Moon portrays the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, while talking to guests during Thursday\u2019s VIP Open House at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. Roosevelt stayed at the historic hotel several times in the early 1900s.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Don Moon portrays the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, while talking to guests during Thursday\u2019s VIP Open House at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. Roosevelt stayed at the historic hotel several times in the early 1900s.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/HCOpenHouse-gpi-082419-1.jpg\" alt=\"Don Moon portrays the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, while talking to guests during Thursday\u2019s VIP Open House at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. Roosevelt stayed at the historic hotel several times in the early 1900s.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/HCOpenHouse-gpi-082419-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/HCOpenHouse-gpi-082419-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | Marian Melville, center, and her son, Craig, talk with visitors during the Thursday evening festivties. Since purchasing the hotel in 2018, the Melville family has pledged all profits to restoring the historic building.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Marian Melville, center, and her son, Craig, talk with visitors during the Thursday evening festivties. Since purchasing the hotel in 2018, the Melville family has pledged all profits to restoring the historic building.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/HCOpenHouse-gpi-082419-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Marian Melville, center, and her son, Craig, talk with visitors during the Thursday evening festivties. Since purchasing the hotel in 2018, the Melville family has pledged all profits to restoring the historic building.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/HCOpenHouse-gpi-082419-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/HCOpenHouse-gpi-082419-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | The Hotel Colorado pulled out all the stops Thursday with details including the hotel logo carved in a large wheel of cheese.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>The Hotel Colorado pulled out all the stops Thursday with details including the hotel logo carved in a large wheel of cheese.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/HCOpenHouse-gpi-082419-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Hotel Colorado pulled out all the stops Thursday with details including the hotel logo carved in a large wheel of cheese.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/HCOpenHouse-gpi-082419-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/HCOpenHouse-gpi-082419-1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | People gather in the Devereux Ballroom, enjoying food and beverages during Thursday\u2019s VIP open house at Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>People gather in the Devereux Ballroom, enjoying food and beverages during Thursday\u2019s VIP open house at Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/HCOpenHouse-gpi-082419-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"People gather in the Devereux Ballroom, enjoying food and beverages during Thursday\u2019s VIP open house at Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/local\/glenwoods-hotel-colorado-showcases-phase-1-renovation-completion\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/local\/glenwoods-hotel-colorado-showcases-phase-1-renovation-completion\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With all the glitz and glamor of her opening day in 1893, the Hotel Colorado took visitors back more than 100 years Thursday evening, as the restored function rooms were unveiled to special guests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Nearly 500 patrons took in the special VIP event, as they were presented the chance to walk through and enjoy the six newly renovated meeting rooms, food, beverages and all the amenities at the Grand Dame of the Rockies in Glenwood Springs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The six function rooms unveiled include the Colorado Room, Garden Room, 1893 Boardroom, Roosevelt Room, Taft Room and the Devereux Ballroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWere just excited to make it back into the Grand Dame of the town and get the community back, making this the center of town for social events, community meetings, special anniversaries, weddings, and more,\u201d Hotel General Manager Christian Henny said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Looking around the Colorado Room, Henny\u2019s eyes sparkled as he smiled and took in the chatter of people enjoying the new look to the original grand ballroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI think it\u2019s amazing, and we are really proud of the attention to detail we spent,\u201d he said. \u201cThe little things, like all the wood molding, where we had knives made so we could match the original molding when the hotel was built 126 years ago,\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Henny wasn\u2019t the only one enjoying the renovated room. New Castle resident Kalli Pezel said she was completely stunned after walking into the room. Pezel had attended a conference when the renovation began and was eager to see the finished product.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI love this room. It is so beautiful. They really kept a lot of the old unique historic Hotel Colorado, but they also brought in a lot of modern details. They did a great job,\u201d Pezel said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Local historian Bill Kight, who is the executive director for the Glenwood Springs Historical Society, filed into the Devereux Ballroom along with several hundred people soaking in every detail of the large meeting room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThey\u2019ve done a superb job of making it as authentic as possible,\u201d Kight said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThis old place needed a good overhaul. I\u2019m really glad they (Melville Family) purchased the hotel,\u201d he said of the new owners, who took over the hotel last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">One detail uncovered in the renovation seemed to be the overwhelming favorite of visitors to Thursday\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI love the way they renovated. One of my favorite parts is they uncovered the fireplaces,\u201d Glenwood resident Suzanne Emery said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">During demolition crews uncovered original brick fireplaces that had been forgotten about for decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With phase one complete, plans are in the works to begin phase two, which will be a model guest room. Henny said crews have already gutted the room, and design plans are in progress<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Henny said the Melville family has committed every single dollar of profit to go back into the renovation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s pretty amazing now-a-days to have a family that would see the long-term value and importance to the community of the place like this, and through that be willing to commit their capital and support it,\u201d Henny said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe\u2019re really hoping the community sees that as they bring events here. We will be funneling the profits back into the place to bring her back to her glory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:kmills@postindependent.com\">kmills@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/local\/glenwoods-hotel-colorado-showcases-phase-1-renovation-completion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Moon portrays the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, while talking to guests during Thursday\u2019s VIP Open House at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. 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