The Ramble Hotel | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
September 26, 2026
About the tour: Go behind the scenes of the 50 room boutique hotel in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood. Explore the hand-cut brick, recessed grout lines, steel facade, and its use of reclaimed and refurbished materials that allow the building to stand out while blending in with contextual precedents set forth in Lower Downtown and the River North Art District.
The 50-room hotel is equally known for its dynamic public spaces, where hotel guests represent an ancillary part of the building’s vibrancy. Designed as a locals gathering place first and a hotel second, The Ramble has become as much a neighborhood destination as a place to stay.
About the hotel: The Ramble Hotel, designed by JNS Architecture & Design, opened on May 1, 2018, and was the first hotel to open in Denver’s industrial and artistic River North (RiNo) Arts District. The 50-room, locally owned and operated independent hotel is home to Death & Co Denver and was the first new outpost of Death & Co, the lauded cocktail bar from New York City’s East Village.
In a short while, The Ramble garnered a name as a highly sought-out, destination hotel, and has been recognized for its unique design and experience(s) all over the world. Megan Barber, writer for Conde Nast Traveler, summed the hotel up nicely by saying: “There’s not much about the first impression of The Ramble that feels like a hotel, and that’s a good thing. Instead, arriving feels like you’re visiting your neighbor’s living room, if your neighbor was a hip cocktail drinking antique furniture collector.” She went on, “This is a hotel for people who are sick of other hotels.
NOTABLE ACCOLADES:
• Architectural Digest – One of “The World’s Top 18 New Hotels.”
• Surface Magazine – One of “The Best New Hotels Around the World.”
• Esquire Magazine – Named Death & Co Denver one of “The Best Bars in America, 2019.”
About the tour guide: Ryan Diggins is the Founder of The Ramble Hotel, his first foray from development into the hospitality sector. His role combines the most dynamic elements of development, placemaking, and community impact and has now become his focus. Ryan lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife and their two young children.
Accessibility: The Ramble is fully accessible.
Refund policy: The Denver Architecture Foundation is a nonprofit educational organization. Ticket sales support the Foundation in continuing to provide quality events to the public. We are unable to provide refunds or credits for any reason less than 14 days prior to the event.
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