This review is just for the branch of the CU Bookstore that is inside the ground level of the hotel with a separate street entrance. As long time residents and a faculty family, this branch of the bookstore does its Job. You will not find textbooks here or serious learning supplies but you can shop here when a conference visitor and take memorabilia for friend and family. You can even get CU branded notebooks and writing tools. But the section in clothing and Knicknacks js is extremely large and varied. Do stop in before you leave town. There is also a huge screen in the wall playing g film clips of campus and Boulder you may have missed. Staff was present and friendly a d the first time open when we stroked in. It's a holiday weekend full of visitors . What could be better? read more

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New hotel in Boulder, very close to Pearl street. It's beautiful and nicely decorated. All common spaces we encountered, as well as our room, were all clean. The staff was friendly and the food offerings at breakfast were very delicious. The rate we booked also included a welcome drink, which changes every day. There was a coffee station in the morning with alternative and real milk options. They have some outdoor games and a beautiful gym, as well as a pool available for guests. Guests are also able to rent a car for go to 2 hours to go on a designated test drive route. We will try to check out one of their other mountain properties in the future. read more

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We recently stayed here, four of us and absolutely loved our stay. All accommodations were wonderful, staff was helpful. Restaurant was great and the outside ambience was perfect. Perfection! read more

Limelight Boulder - We're on the top part of the balcony overlooking the downstairs area. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

This hotel is the heart of Boulder with an exceptional view of the Flat Irons. The staff are kind and very helpful when you have questions or need suggestions of things to do in the area. The rooms are spacious and clean with a very comfy bed. The rest of the amenities are worth the stay- all year round pool and hot tub, places to play bags and to gather and catch up with friends and family. We are already looking for other cities that have this brand of hotels! read more

Limelight Boulder - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

This hotel just opened up last week. We checked in last night for a two night stay and so far it has been fantastic experience. The hotel is immaculate, the outdoor patio area perfect for tailgating. The staff is super friendly. I'd totally stay here again if I'm ever in the area! read more

Limelight Boulder - Patio seating - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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This is the best hotel in Boulder. I stayed here when I was remolding my house. The views are epic. The rooms are new and nicely designed. The service is very good. I will be back everytime, the power goes out in Boulder, or anytime I just want to stay at the best room in the best hotel for a staycation. Walk to the sink restaurant, or the Ajax restaurant in the Limelight. Hotel has a nice gym with all new equipment. Beautiful swimming pool on the second floor. Game and billiard room, as well as a well appointed. laundry room. If you're visiting a CU student that lives on campus, this is where you should stay. It's basically on campus, you can walk to everything CU. read more

We attended a company party and spent the night. A new hotel is a nice hotel. Great location for CU Boulder. Staff were accommodating. Does not give an upscale vibe - not crazy over design, but that is more of a personal preference. Everything about it is just ok. There is a yellow Smeg mini frig in the room that sticks out and I just do not get it. The strip lighting above the curtain window was falling down. The ballroom design does not work and the food was inedible. Getting a drink at the Lobby bar is a feat of patience. All the seating including rooms is not comfortable - again bad design choices. They do have complimentary cookies made on site near check in which was nice and tasty. Staff warned to grab because they go fast and apparently not restocked. read more

Recently eloped here in December of 2025. Brides beware... My husband and I toured the hotel as it was being built soon after we booked the lawn for our ceremony last summer. During the tour, there were no umbrellas on the lawn and we expressed how excited we were to elope there because the hotel is pet friendly and provides a beautiful view of the flatirons. Everything seemed perfect until our actual wedding day. There were six ginormous umbrellas that ruined the view of the lawn that could not be removed. We were told during our tour that the lawn would look as it did when we were there viewing the space- with no umbrellas. During the tour, we were told by Colleen F. That they were removable for the ceremony and we would not have to worry about them. Flash forward about six months to our wedding day and the umbrellas were on the lawn, with no notice, and no way to be removed. When we spoke to Colleen hours before our ceremony, she was helpful but ultimately ineffective. The umbrellas remained on the lawn for our ceremony, limiting our space and requiring our photographers to stand in awkward positions in order to hide the umbrellas in the pictures. This put a huge and unnecessary stress on us for our big day and the venue was not delivered as promised. I was so sad to have to worry about avoiding the umbrellas on our big day. Additionally, we felt misled by the Limelight staff because we were shown the lawn in person with no umbrellas and sent pictures of the lawn before and after the tour with no umbrellas. The umbrellas were at least 8 ft tall and extremely difficult to avoid. Luckily, we did not have any guests to seat on the lawn since we booked the space for an elopement. I would not have booked the lawn for our ceremony if I knew the umbrellas were going to be there during our ceremony, obstructing the view of the lawn and our use of the space. Another issue with the umbrellas is that on the day of our ceremony, Colleen told us that the umbrellas were "too heavy" to remove but they had been removed previously for an event. It saddens and frustrates me that the staff did not take the time to ensure the space was umbrella free for our ceremony beforehand. I was not told they would be there and had to find out the day of our wedding. Additionally, in our emails with Colleen F. confirming our rental of the lawn space in months prior to the ceremony, Colleen assured me that we would have the lawn space blocked off from other hotel guests and the public during our ceremony. However, during the ceremony multiple people were able to stroll through the space as the ceremony was actively taking place. Colleen and another staff member were present during the ceremony but did not ask the people walking through to vacate the space or be mindful of the ceremony taking place. I remember being anxious and stressed moments before saying our vows because general hotel guests were roaming through the ceremony space as Colleen F. stood nearby on her phone, instead of reminding hotel guests the lawn was reserved for our ceremony that was actively in progress. Overall, our day was beautiful because we got married! But our expectations of the hotel and use of the lawn for our ceremony left much to be desired as what actually happened did not align with our expectations. I would caution brides against booking here unless the team makes it 100% certain that the lawn umbrellas are removed long before your wedding day. The hotel's response to this issue on our wedding day was extremely undesirable. The staff offered to move patio furniture on the balcony to the side so we could use the space for a first look. While the space was okay, it was not what we booked or expected. The lack of care from the Limelight staff was appalling. As the bride, after months of emailing back and forth with the Limelight staff to plan the event, I was running around stressed hours before the ceremony speaking with team members trying to resolve the umbrella issue when I should've been in the moment enjoying the day! read more

Limelight Boulder - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

What a great hotel Beautiful grounds great room, beautiful views Excellent amenities And the fact that they have a shuttle to drive you around downtown Boulder was perfect Came here for our anniversary As soon as the front desk staff found out, they left us a treat in our room with a handwritten card as soon as we got back from dinner We will be back read more

LOW LIGHTS AT THE LIMELIGHT...PART 1 My family and I were looking forward to a relaxing mountain getaway at this newly constructed Limelight property and while there were some highlights during our weekend here (only enough to count on one hand), if you read nothing else from this review, at least read this: do not spend your time or money at this property unless you want to be made to feel like a small shell of yourself. While the hotel has stunning views of the beautiful Boulder Flatirons, sustainable amenities that complement the sleek design of the place well, frankly, none of that matters when the staff here barely recognize you or care to make your stay enjoyable. On our second night here, my daughter and I decided to sit next to the Ajax restaurant where there is comfortable chairs and couch seating for guests looking to enjoy a drink while watching a sports game on TVs that encompass the main lobby and bar area. All of the five TVs had the CU Buffs game on and given the Buffs were doing pretty poorly (the final score was 52 - 17) we kindly asked a woman working at the front desk if she could change one of the TVs to show GAME 7 of the World Series. She gave us a confused look before mumbling something about seeing if she could change the channel but being unsure if it would be possible. We watched her walk up to the bar, ask a bartender a question, and walk back to the front desk without acknowledging us or at least following up to explain why she couldn't change the channel. She disappeared on us which is a common theme of this whole stay if you continue reading the remainder of this review. My daughter then got up to ask a young man working at the bar if he could do anything to help us and he also had nothing to say. I understand that there were many CU Buffs fans watching the game that night but there were 5 TVs all tuned to the same channel and all we wanted was to turn ONE of them on to a much more exciting game. I got up again to ask 2 other people working at the restaurant if they could help us and they directed us to a very nice woman working at the bar who finally turned the game on. It should not have taken 25 minutes to flip a switch on a remote, and the night is just getting started. Before all this commotion with the TV occurred, my daughter and I ordered a chai latte that our waiter had brought to us and when he came back to check on us and see what we thought of the drink, we weren't really a fan of the chai (something was definitely off with it, just like this whole experience). Instead of asking us if he could bring something else out, he simply took our menus and walked off. Continuing with the theme of people who just seem to disappear and vanish into thin air here, this server never returned to our table the rest of the night. Twenty minutes pass and we keep watching the game before a waiter named Cole appears. We explained that we were disappointed in the service so far and were still interested in ordering some food. Cole seemed promising and said he hoped to turn our bad experience around. We got some fries and a side of bourbon glazed sweet potatoes to start--let me tell you, the slight amount of maple syrup that the sweet potato wedges were bathed in was the only sweet part of this whole night. After Cole brought out our food he too just disappeared. I understand there were a lot of people there that night for the game, but a simple check in to see what we thought of the food or if we needed anything else is the bare minimum and would have been appreciated. Cole sadly disappeared into the same vortex for 40 minutes, before returning, I was shocked! I thought he had left for the night or fallen asleep on the clock. In the mood for something sweet to turn this sour night around, we asked for the dessert menu which Cole brought out before totally vanishing for the rest of the night. RIP Cole and the 3 others as they all were taken by some mysterious ghost force that lives within the walls of the hotel and makes people disappear. The World Series continued and we too kept striking out here. Multiple people walked by where we were sitting, saw we had menus in our hands, and barely made eye contact nor said a word. There was a mother-daughter sitting directly across from us who received attentive service all night. I guess if we had dressed in our finery and ordered more drinks or brought out a bougie designer bag, we too would have received the same acknowledgment, instead we were made to feel insignificant and invisible. (See the attached photo for Part 2). read more

Cool place with a nice pool and good food, but takes an hour to get a singular drink. Pretty frustrating. read more

Limelight Boulder - Pool - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

It's a beautiful hotel. Rooms are comfortable and spacious. Bathrooms are very nice. The bar/lounge service is terrible. I ordered a drink at the bar, paid for it and no one delivered it. After 15 minutes of staring at the staff, and not one person looking at me, I spoke out. The staff was so annoyed with me. Then it took another 5 minutes to make the drink. My drink was $17. I saw this with other customers too. Everyone was annoyed. This is second time I stayed and same service. It was crowded but they need to better staff and train. read more