Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood Wins 2010 Torchbearer Award for Excellence

Aug 19, 2010

Earlier today, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced their 2010 Award Winners. The Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood is the proud recipient of the 2010 Torchbearer Award.

The Torchbearer Award is given to the hotels that have achieved the highest levels of excellence in service and standards.

"The staff at Lakewood work tirelessly to delivery high guest satisfaction and have truly earned this recognition," states Shawn Doyle, President/CEO of Granite Hospitality. "...The Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood has the 25th highest (rank) in guest satisfaction out of 800 Holiday Inns in North America."

General Manager, Aaron Dexter, is quick to acknowledge the efforts of his staff: "Oustanding Job! I cannot say how proud I am of the great management staff and great employees that we have here at the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood.... I appreciate all of their hardwork and commitment to the team."

Please join us in congratulating Aaron Dexter and his entire team at the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood for their significant achievement.

Elitch Gardens Denver Package

It's summer in Denver, Colorado which means -- Elitch Gardens is open for business! Grab the kids and head to Denver this summer with the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood's exclusive Elitch Gardens Theme Park Hotel Package.

Your Elitch Package includes:

• Beautiful guestroom for up to 4


• 4 tickets to Elitch Gardens Theme Park - Denver, CO


• Extend your stay (w/o tickets) for only $99/night

This is an exciting package and Elitch Gardens has many fun events planned for the 2010 summer season - check out their Events Calendar.

But be sure to book early as summer hotel rooms in Denver go fast! Check out our website for more information on the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood Elitch Gardens Package

Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood has become Southwest Denver's premier hotel of choice with recent upgrades to the entire hotel including a full renovation of guestrooms, lobby, restaurant, fitness room and meeting rooms. And, yes, we do have a heated outdoor pool and it's open for the summer!

Denver Getaway Sweepstakes

Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood is sponsoring an exclusive deal for their Facebook Fans. Enter their Denver Getaway Sweepstakes for a chance to win a grand prize:

• Deluxe Accommodations for 2 at the newly renovated Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood, located in Southwest Denver, just 12 minutes from downtown


• Breakfast for two in their exciting Sporting News Grill


• and $25 Visa Gift Card... to spend in any way you choose!

There's no charge to enter the sweepstakes, simply become a fan on facebook and enter for your chance to win.

The Holiday Inn has spent the past few years renovating, updating, and beautifying... but has been sure not to lose what guests have loved most about the hotel... their warm and friendly service.

This Denver area hotel has been known, as well, for their exclusive Elitch Gardens Family Package, which starts selling in May for as little as $179 including 4 tickets to Elitch Gardens.

Looking for a place to take mom on Mother's Day? Try the unique Mother's Day Brunch.

May's got a lot in store for friends, fans and guests of Denver's favorite Holiday Inn Hotel - the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood.

Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood continues efforts to be Environmentally Friendly

The Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood has made huge strides in the past two years in their efforts to 'be green'. Everyone at the hotel, from ownership to line level employees, has committed to their responsibility to protect and minimize their impact on the environment.

Most recently, as of February 2010, the Denver Hotel has completed the installation of 198 High Efficiency Toilets. These were installed in guestrooms, small meeting rooms, whirlpool/spa restrooms, employee restrooms and employee locker rooms.

Rather than have the 198 toilets removed end up in a landfill or be put back into service at another location and continue to waste water, ownership paid a recycling company to pulverize the porcelain from teh old toilets which will be used in a future road project.

In addition, they have recently retrofitted an additional 36 fixtures from T-12 lamps to ultra high efficiency T-8s and installed motion sensors to control an additional 30 light fixtures. Lastly, the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood replace the water cooled ice machine for the restaurant/bar (Sporting News Grill Lakewood) with an Energy Star air cooled machine. This will save hundreds of thousands of gallons of water each year.

Whew! This Denver area hotel has been busy!~ Busy being Green!

To find out more about this hotel and what they are doing to be friendlier to the environment, visit the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood's green page

New Business Center and more.. at the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood

New Business Center, originally uploaded by hilakewood.

2010 starts with a bang at the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood - They have replaced the old, dated gift shop for a new high-tech business center that our corporate guests have been asking for. The business center features updated all-in-one computers and a small meeting area in a spacious comfortable room off of the lobby.

In addition, management is replacing the toilets with a new high efficiency model - installation started yesterday and is due to be completed by mid-February. But this green Denver-area hotel doesn't stop there in their commitment to the environment -- the new kitchen exhaust fan and tempered make-up air installation (installed yesterday) is expected to result in the food at the Sporting News Grill being served hotter, the kitchen staff being more comfortable and hopefully result in a decrease in utility consumption. For more on what the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood hotel is doing to be 'green' check out their Green Hotel page.

Always doing their best to improve services and amenities, this Denver-area hotel is starting the year off right. Be sure to check out their Super Bowl specials as well as the Valentines Day and Ski packages.

Denver New Year's Eve Package

Join the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood to celebrate New Year's Eve 2009!

Exclusive package is only $99 and includes:

• Accommodations for 2 in a beautifully renovated guest room
• Bottle of Champagne to share
• Breakfast and Mimosas in the Sporting News Grill Restaurant in the morning
• 1pm Late Check-out on New Year's Day... or
• Extend your stay for only $59 (our Friends and Family Rate)

Denver New Year's Eve Hotel Package

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Let it Fly Flag Football Tournament

sporting news grill and holiday inn lakewood, originally uploaded by hilakewood.

Sporting News Grill and Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood were the official sponsors of the 2009 Let it Fly Flag Football Tournament - October 2009