Here are my four suggested bed and breakfasts near the downtown area.

Capitol Hill Mansion Bed and Breakfast\

This bed and breakfast is located near downtown Denver in the Capitol Hill area at 1207 Pennsylvania. From here, it's an easy walk to the Colorado State Capitol, Civic Center Park, the Convention Center, restaurants, and the Central Business District.

The Capitol Hill Mansion Bed and Breakfast offers eight, elegantly-appointed rooms and suites. Some rooms have private balconies, gas fireplaces, and whirlpool tubs. All rooms feature private baths, beautiful antique furnishings, fresh-cut flowers, high speed wireless Internet, cable TV, writing desks, modem-ready phones, in-room refrigerators, irons and ironing boards, and air conditioning. It serves a full gourmet breakfast every morning.

• 1207 Pennsylvania
• 800-839-9329

Gregory Inn Bed and Breakfast

The Gregory Inn B&B is at 2500 Arapahoe St. in the Historic District at the foot of Lower Downtown (LoDo). Its ambiance is that of an early 20th Century, urban Colorado Inn. All guest rooms have thick, pillowtop king- or queen-size mattresses with down comforters. The rooms also have mosaic tile and marble private baths with showers and jetted whirlpool tubs. There is also a working gas log fireplace in each room, except for Lori's room.

All guest rooms at the Gregory Inn Bed and Breakfast offer digital phones, high-speed wireless DSL Internet connections, and desks, as well as bathrobes, hairdryers and a large-screen, LCD projection TV with cable service. There is also a refrigerator/freezer (which they stock with a bag of ice) in each room and a setups tray with champagne and wine glasses, corkscrew and ice bucket.

• 2500 Arapahoe St.
• 800-925-6570

Queen Anne Bed & Breakfast Inn

The Queen Anne B&B Inn is at 2147-51 Tremont Place, and is also within easy walking distance of the central downtown area, theaters, restaurants, the 16th St. Mall, Larimer Square, the U.S. Mint and the State Capitol.

Built in 1987, the Queen Anne was the first and largest of the urban bed and breakfast inns in the city. It has 14 rooms, Including 4 gallery suites dedicated to famous artists.

Each room features fresh flowers, chamber music, period antiques, direct dial phones, and private baths.. Six of the rooms have special deep tubs, and one has a fireplace. The Inn is air conditioned and there is free parking. There is a hot breakfast every morning (in bed, if desired) and Colorado wines are served in the evening. These wines are even included in the cost of the room.

• 2147-51 Tremont Place
• (800) 432-INNS

Holiday Chalet

The Holiday Chalet – A Victorian Hotel Bed and Breakfasts – has been open and serving travelers for more than 50 years. The Chalet's ten air-conditioned guest rooms are full mini-suites. Each room has an equipped and operational kitchen, as well as a private bath with classic toiletries. Three of the "king-size" suites offer sun rooms and eating areas. Two of the "king-size" suites have fireplaces. Sleeper sofas are available in two of the rooms. All the rooms are designed to accommodate families. There are also TVs and VCRs in each room, and the Chalet has a library of videos.

Also, the Holiday Chalet has data ports in all phones, fax machines available and photocopying services. In the morning, there is a a Continental Breakfast of assorted cereals, fruits, homemade bread, juice and coffee served in the new “breakfast nook.” In the summer, guests enjoy ice-cream socials in the Chalet's beautiful flower bed-decked courtyard. Gas BBQ grills are also available for those who wish to cook-out.

• 1820 East Colfax Avenue
• (800) 626-4497

  There are other great bed and breakfasts in the Denver metro area. To get information on these other B&Bs, go to http://www.bbonline.com/co/denver.htmlhttp://www.bbonline.com/co/denver.html.