A City Best Experienced Up Close
Why Boulder
Where Town Meets Trail
Downtown, the University of Colorado campus, restaurants, coffee shops, tea houses, boutiques, galleries, trails, and the foothills all exist within a remarkably compact footprint.
You can start the morning at a neighborhood café, walk to a meeting downtown, follow Boulder Creek across town, and be on a foothill trail before the afternoon is over.
For guests staying in the right residence, Boulder doesn’t simply become a place to visit.
It becomes a place you can live in for a while.
Sundance, On Foot
When the Sundance Film Festival comes to Boulder, the city’s compact geography becomes one of its greatest advantages.
Many festival venues sit downtown or nearby, allowing guests to move between screenings, meetings, restaurants, and their residence without spending the day in a car.
Getting Around
From Downtown To Every Festival Venue
Five Minutes On Foot
Boulder Theater · eTown Hall
Both sit within Boulder’s downtown core, just blocks from the Pearl Street Mall. From a downtown residence, you can reach both in about five minutes on foot, so you can move between screenings, the Pearl Street Mall, and the house all week without planning around a car or a driver.
Ten Minutes On Foot
Dairy Arts Center · Macky Auditorium · Boulder High School · Casey Middle School
These venues extend beyond the immediate downtown core, from the Dairy Arts Center to the east, to Macky Auditorium on the University of Colorado campus, Boulder High along Boulder Creek, and Casey Middle School north of downtown.
A Short Drive
Chautauqua Auditorium · Cinemark
Both sit beyond a comfortable winter walk from downtown. Chautauqua is tucked against the base of the Flatirons, while Cinemark is east of the city center. For these two venues, we recommend planning a short drive or arranging a driver, so you arrive on time without a long walk in winter weather.
Around Downtown Boulder
What Else Is Within Reach
Pearl Street
At the center of downtown Boulder, the Pearl Street Mall brings together restaurants, bars, shops, galleries, and gathering places across four pedestrian blocks and the surrounding streets. It’s where much of Boulder naturally comes together. If you stay downtown, you can walk to the Pearl Street Mall for dinner, a drink, or an afternoon in the shops and galleries, and still be back at the house in minutes whenever you need to be.
Coffee Shops & Tea Houses
Boulder takes its coffee, and its tea, seriously. Independent cafés, neighborhood coffee shops, and distinctive tea houses are woven throughout downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods, places to start the morning, take a meeting, or settle in for a while. Part of finding the right VelareLX residence is knowing what’s just outside the door. A great cup of coffee or tea should be one of those things.
Boulder Creek
The Boulder Creek Path runs directly through the city, connecting downtown with neighborhoods, parks, the University of Colorado campus, and miles of paths in either direction. You can use the path to walk or ride between downtown, the neighborhoods, the parks, and the CU campus, and when we match you with a residence, we can tell you how close the creek path sits to your front door and where it can take you.
The University Of Colorado
The flagship University of Colorado campus sits immediately southeast of downtown, making CU an integral part of the city rather than a separate destination. If your plans include time on campus, we can point you to residences that keep both CU and downtown within easy reach, so you can move between the university and the city with ease.
The Foothills
Boulder’s open space begins at the edge of town. Chautauqua, Mt. Sanitas, and an extensive network of trails sit remarkably close to downtown and many of the neighborhoods represented in the VelareLX collection. From many of the homes in our collection, you can reach the trails without a long drive.
The Neighborhoods
One of the advantages of staying in a private residence is experiencing Boulder beyond downtown. Historic Mapleton Hill, Chautauqua, Newlands, University Hill, North Boulder, and other distinctive neighborhoods each offer a different way to experience the city, often with downtown, trails, or both close at hand.
Where To Stay
Stay Close To What Brings You Here
The right location depends on why you're here, where you'll spend your time, whether you plan to walk or drive, and what you want around you when you return home.
Tell us how you plan to experience Boulder. We'll help you find the residence, and the neighborhood, that fits.
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