Life House, Lower Highlands

Beautiful decor, great neighborhood, good stuff within walking distance. BUT sadly, the hotel had problems. The most significant problem here is the motion-activated lights in the bathroom, in both the toilet/shower room and the outer sink/wardrobe room. The lights turn on at the slightest movement, and they are BRIGHT when they come on. You can adjust the brightness level with a button, but once the timer runs out and the lights turn off, they default back to their brightest setting and come back on again at full brightness. This is a big problem, as in the middle of the night if you need to use the bathroom, the light absolutely blinds you and you can't see a thing. To combat this problem, we had to cover the motion sensor with paper and tape to prevent the lights in the sink/wardrobe room from turning on at all. Another problem with the motion lights is in the shower room - the timer on the lights is quite brief, and the lights shut off twice during each shower, leaving me showering in the dark. Also: - The room was so dark that even with all lamps turned on and the curtains open in broad daylight, I had to use a flashlight to see what I was getting out of my suitcase. - ​There were more robe or coat hooks on the wall near the foot of the bed, but they were unusable - if something was hanging there, there would be no clearance through the NARROW space between the foot of the bed and the wall. - ​The aforementioned narrow passage between the foot of the bed and the wall was problematic, as there were only a few inches of room to squeeze through, and the wall corner at that location is RIPE for stubbed toes. - ​The sink has no counter space at all, so there's almost nowhere to place the items you need while getting ready. - ​The shower had a small shelf on which to place some toiletries, but its location was bad - it's right where you are standing, and I whacked my elbow painfully on it a couple of times. - ​The sink faucets are very short - they're so low that when you're rinsing the soap off your hands, you are forced to touch the bottom of the sink, which is kind of gross. - The pocket doors on the bathroom are VERY loud. - ​The mini fridge made an absolute RACKET the entire time. - The walls are very thin. We could hear our neighbors' conversation perfectly. - ​Not enough hangars in the wardrobe. - ​The Apple TV remote and/or app didn't work.

Unless you park your vehicle at 12 pm, and never move it, you’re not going to get a parking spot even remotely close to this hotel. The streets are so narrow, they are slightly wider one ways when the streets are packed with vehicles. People will be squeezing by each other to fit on the road. Insanely horrible location, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was an accident. Best to park in the residential/ park area. Unless you just need to be dropped off by a rideshare service. Denver is bad for parking anyways, but this location somehow topped downtown Denver. Aside from that, the self check in was easy and the rooms are very nice. It seems to be in a nicer area and there’s lots of little shops and food options nearby.