Hotels near the Anschutz Medical Campus (UCHealth and Children's Colorado) for visiting families
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1The situation
Someone you love is at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital or Children's Hospital Colorado on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora — the region's trauma, transplant and children's centre, where people are sent from all over Colorado, Wyoming and the Plains — and you need a bed nearby for an unknown number of nights. The hotels you can walk to from the hospital are a Hyatt Regency, a SpringHill Suites and a Hyatt House on East Colfax, priced at $130-220 a night for medical visitors and conference guests. What is not expensive, contrary to what almost everyone assumes, is the parking: Anschutz visitor parking is $1 an hour with a daily maximum of $8, and a flat $1 after 4pm and all weekend. So the campus is the cheap place to leave the car, and the room is the line item to attack. What you want is a clean room 10-15 minutes away by car with free parking, and the campus lots for the hours you are actually at the bedside.
2What you actually need
Minutes door-to-door at any hour, not 'walking distance'
The campus sits at Colfax and I-225 with its own exits. From the Alameda/Mississippi/Iliff hotels on I-225 it is a 10-minute drive to the UCHealth or Children's entrances at 3am and 15-20 in rush hour; from the Quebec Street and Stapleton chains it is 12-15 minutes along I-70 and I-225 or surface streets. That is close enough, and it is $60-120 a night cheaper than the Colfax frontage.
A genuinely 24-hour front desk
Hospital visits don't keep hotel hours. You may check in at midnight after a long day, or need a key re-cut at 5am. Chain properties generally staff the desk overnight; some of the cheaper independents and motor inns do not. Confirm before you book.
Free parking — and check what the hospital garages charge
UCHealth and Children's Colorado use paid visitor garages (daily rates and validation policies change — ask at the information desk for the current rate and whether multi-day or family passes exist). A Colfax hotel with paid parking adds more on top. A free hotel lot on I-225 or Quebec Street saves $100-250 over a week.
A fridge and microwave in the room
Cafeterias close, you'll bring food back, and some medications need refrigeration. Most of the chains below have both; the extended-stay properties have a full kitchen. Ask for a room with a fridge when you book.
Week-rate flexibility and the hospital's own hotel list
Both UCHealth and Children's Colorado have patient and family services teams that keep lists of nearby hotels offering a discounted medical rate, and Children's has family lodging programmes for some patients. Ask them before booking — do not assume any hotel or rate. Then ask the hotel whether you can extend night by night without re-booking at a higher price.
3The shortlist5 hotels, cheapest first
Each hotel is here because it meets the requirements above — not because of its star rating. Prices are nightly rates before tax for the default dates; volatile facts (shuttles, parking terms) are stated as what to confirm, not as promises.
1.Extended Stay America Suites - Denver - Aurora North
4.2 mi from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · 14095 E. Evans Ave, Denver, Colorado 80014
Extended Stay2.5-star
7.4/10192
For an open-ended hospital stay this is the cheapest way to have a full kitchen and free parking 10-15 minutes from the campus; ask for the weekly rate and whether the hotel offers a medical rate for UCHealth or Children's families.
Parking
Free on-site parking — confirm directly with the hotel.
Shuttle
No airport shuttle — per HotelPlanner (2026-09-12); not confirmed by phone.
Front desk
Extended-stay property; overnight desk hours vary by location — confirm directly with the hotel.
Check-in
Typically 3pm; confirm directly with the hotel.
Check-out
Typically 11am; confirm directly with the hotel.
$82/nightbefore tax
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$78on Agoda · Sep 25–Sep 26 · before taxCheck live price →checked Sep 16
4.3 mi from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · 7201 East 36Th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80207
Super 82-star
7.1/10422
Cheapest option in range of the campus: about 5 miles and 12-15 minutes via Montview or I-70/I-225, free parking and breakfast, $65 all-in — but it is a basic motel, so confirm overnight desk staffing and ask for a room with a fridge.
Parking
Free on-site parking — confirm directly with the hotel.
Shuttle
No airport shuttle — per HotelPlanner (2026-09-12); not confirmed by phone.
Front desk
Budget property; confirm 24-hour staffing directly with the hotel.
Check-in
Confirm directly with the hotel.
Check-out
Confirm directly with the hotel.
$88/nightbefore tax
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$68on Agoda · Sep 25–Sep 26 · before taxCheck live price →checked Sep 16
3.La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Denver Aurora Medical
3.5 mi from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · 1500 S. Abilene Street, Denver, Colorado 80012
La Quinta2.5-star
7.8/10282
Ten to fifteen minutes up I-225 to the Anschutz exits, free parking, breakfast and a fridge in the room — and it is used to medical families from the Medical Center of Aurora next door; ask about a medical rate and whether you can extend night by night.
Parking
Free on-site parking — confirm directly with the hotel.
Shuttle
Hotel provides local shuttle service within a 5 mile radius of the hotel from 7am-10pm. This is on a first come, first serve basis — per HotelPlanner (2026-09-12); not confirmed by phone.
Front desk
Confirm 24-hour staffing directly with the hotel.
Check-in
Typically 3pm; confirm directly with the hotel.
Check-out
Typically 11am; confirm directly with the hotel.
$99/nightbefore tax
⏳Verification pending — confirm directly with the hotel
$85on Agoda · Sep 25–Sep 26 · before taxCheck live price →checked Sep 16
4.SpringHill Suites by Marriott Denver at Anschutz Medical Campus
under 0.1 mi from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · 13400 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80011
SpringHill Suites by Marriott3-starRenovated 2018
8.7/103
The one to pick if you need to walk to the hospital — across Colfax from the campus, with a fridge and microwave in every suite, breakfast and a daytime campus shuttle; it costs $50-80 more than the I-225 chains, so ask patient services about a medical rate first.
Parking
Free on-site parking for guests — confirm directly with the hotel.
Shuttle
Complimentary shuttle to the campus and within a few miles, daytime hours only — confirm directly with the hotel.
Front desk
Brand-standard 24-hour desk; confirm directly with the hotel.
Check-in
Typically 3pm; confirm directly with the hotel.
Check-out
by 12:00 PM (hotel-stated)
$135/nightbefore tax
⏳Verification pending — confirm directly with the hotel
5.Hyatt House Denver Aurora Anschutz Medical Campus
0.1 mi from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · 12230 E Colfax Ave, Denver, Colorado 80011-5516
Hyatt House3-star
9.3/1011
The extended-stay option closest to the campus — about a mile along Colfax, 3-5 minutes by car — with a full kitchen and free parking, which is what a long ICU week needs; ask whether a medical or weekly rate applies and mention the hospital.
Parking
Free on-site parking for guests — confirm directly with the hotel.
Shuttle
No airport shuttle — per HotelPlanner (2026-09-12); not confirmed by phone.
Front desk
Brand-standard 24-hour desk; confirm directly with the hotel.
Check-in
Typically 3pm; earlier on request or as a loyalty perk — confirm directly with the hotel.
Check-out
Typically noon; confirm directly with the hotel.
$138/nightbefore tax
⏳Verification pending — confirm directly with the hotel
12605 E 16th Ave, Aurora, on the Anschutz campus at Colfax and I-225. Visitor parking is any lot signed 'Patient and Visitor Parking', plus meters. The published campus rate is $1.00 per hour up to 8 hours with a daily maximum of $8.00; meters are 25 cents per 15 minutes with a 4-hour maximum. Evenings after 4pm and weekends and campus holidays are a flat $1.00. Automated pay stations take cash up to a $5 note and Visa, MasterCard or Discover, or you can pay through Parkmobile (which adds a 35-cent transaction fee).
Children's Hospital Colorado
13123 E 16th Ave, Aurora, next door on the same campus and covered by the same campus visitor parking rates — $8 daily maximum, $1 flat after 4pm and at weekends. Ask the family services desk about family-lodging programmes before you book a hotel; that is where the real money is, not the garage.
Drive time from the budget clusters
From the I-225 strip at Alameda, Mississippi or Iliff, roughly 10 minutes outside rush hour and 15-20 in it. From the Quebec Street / Stapleton chains, 12-15 minutes via I-70 and I-225 or Montview Boulevard. Allow extra time in snow.
Public transport
The RTD R-Line light rail stops at Fitzsimons station on the campus edge and runs south along I-225 past the Iliff and Florida hotel clusters; the Colfax 15/15L bus runs along the campus frontage. Useful in daylight; drive or ride-share at night.
Medical rates
Ask UCHealth or Children's Colorado patient and family services whether they keep a list of partner hotels. Rates and participating hotels change; confirm directly with the hotel and mention the hospital when you book.
Food near the campus
The campus has cafeterias and a few cafes that close in the evening; East Colfax outside the gates has chain and fast-food options. Every hotel below is within a mile or two of a King Soopers or Safeway.
What a week actually costs to park
Seven days of daytime visits at the $8 maximum is $56. If your visiting hours are mostly evenings and weekends at the $1 flat rate, it is closer to $10 for the week. Either way it is a rounding error next to the difference between a $180 hotel on Colfax and a $95 one ten minutes down I-225 — which is $595 over the same week. Spend your attention on the room rate.
Prices and schedules change. Treat figures as ranges and check before booking.
5What to avoid
⚠️The hotel 'on the hospital campus' or across Colfax from it unless someone else is paying — $130-220 a night, routinely $60-120 a night more than a clean chain 10 minutes down I-225, and the parking saving you think you are buying is worth $8 a day.
⚠️Booking one night at a time on a booking site. Rates move daily; if you know you'll be here a week, ask the hotel directly for a weekly or medical rate and whether you can extend without re-booking.
⚠️Paying a premium for a hotel across Colfax to avoid the hospital garage. The garage is $8 a day at most and $1 in the evenings and at weekends; the hotel premium is $60-120 a night. This is the single most common mistake on this page and it runs the wrong way round.
⚠️Motor inns with a desk that closes at night, however cheap. Confirm 24-hour staffing before you book if you'll be coming and going at odd hours.
⚠️Staying downtown or at the airport 'because it's Denver'. Both are 25-40 minutes from the campus in traffic and add $20-45 parking downtown; the I-225 and Quebec Street clusters are closer and cheaper.
6Book
Use the rate links on each hotel above. If a hotel's value depends on a named package (park & cruise, shuttle), confirm the package with the hotel before you pay — packages are usually direct-booking rate codes, not OTA rooms.
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