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Hotels You Can Walk To From Ball Arena
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If you stay on the LoDo side. Ball Arena sits west of downtown Denver behind a wide apron of parking, but the Wewatta and 16th Street hotels near Union Station are 12 to 15 minutes away on continuous sidewalk over the Speer and Wewatta crossings.
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Last updated: November 1, 2026
Hotels you can walk to in the Ball Arena district
| Hotel | Walk time | Type | Nearest entrance | Route notes | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crawford Hotel | 14 min | Walkable | Northeast entrance (Chopper Circle) | East across the Wewatta pedestrian route into Union Station. Sidewalk and signals the whole way, no highway crossing. | Walking directions |
| Hotel Indigo Denver Downtown-Union Station | 13 min | Walkable | Northeast entrance (Chopper Circle) | Northeast toward Wewatta Street then Wynkoop. Flat and lit, busy on event nights. | Walking directions |
| Kimpton Hotel Born | 12 min | Walkable | Northeast entrance (Chopper Circle) | Straight northeast to Chestnut Place beside Union Station. Shortest of the LoDo options. | Walking directions |
- The Crawford Hotel14 minWalkableNortheast entrance (Chopper Circle)
East across the Wewatta pedestrian route into Union Station. Sidewalk and signals the whole way, no highway crossing.
Walking directions - WalkableNortheast entrance (Chopper Circle)
Northeast toward Wewatta Street then Wynkoop. Flat and lit, busy on event nights.
Walking directions - Kimpton Hotel Born12 minWalkableNortheast entrance (Chopper Circle)
Straight northeast to Chestnut Place beside Union Station. Shortest of the LoDo options.
Walking directions
Walk times are estimates based on an average adult walking pace from the listed entrance. Actual times vary with your gate, game day crowd flow, and street closures. Google Maps may choose a different gate or omit private indoor connections; follow the listed route notes and venue access rules for onsite hotels.
Hotels west and south of the arena are excluded: those routes cross Interstate 25 or the Auraria rail corridor without a comfortable pedestrian path.
Walking from your hotel to the doors
Walk in from Union Station, not the highway side
The arena's parking lots surround it, but the northeast corner connects cleanly to LoDo. Everything walkable is in that direction.
- 1From Union Station, head southwest on Wewatta toward Chopper Circle.
- 2Follow the sidewalk past the light-rail platform to the arena's northeast doors.
- 3Coming back, the same route is lit and busy for about 20 minutes after the buzzer.
Note: The light rail stops at the arena, so even a longer downtown stay is one short ride.
Frequently asked questions
Can you walk to Ball Arena from Union Station?
Yes — about 12 to 14 minutes southwest on continuous sidewalk with signaled crossings.
Are there hotels next to Ball Arena?
Nothing on the arena's own lots. The closest properties are the LoDo hotels around Union Station.
Our walkable-only rule
Every hotel on this page has a continuous pedestrian route from an entrance visitors actually use at Ball Arena, measured through the surrounding streets rather than across the block. Anything beyond roughly a 15-minute walk, or separated by a highway, river or rail corridor with no crossing, is excluded — however close it looks on a map.