The Rally Hotel at McGregor Square

The honest review

The Rally Hotel sits inside McGregor Square, the mixed-use development that opened next to Coors Field in 2021, and it brings a level of polish and personality to LoDo family travel that the neighborhood previously lacked. It is emphatically not a beige-and-bland family-friendly chain property — it's a design-forward boutique hotel that happens to do families quite well.

Location is the headline. You are 30 steps from Coors Field's gates, a 7-minute walk from Union Station (Amtrak, light rail to DIA, and the RTD system), and within walking distance of a remarkable density of Denver's best family attractions. The Denver Children's Museum is about 15 minutes on foot or a quick ride in the hotel's complimentary 2-mile shuttle. Larimer Square, the 16th Street Mall, and the river walk are all accessible without a car. If your family plans to do Denver primarily on foot and transit, there is no better-positioned hotel in the city.

The rooftop pool is consistently highlighted in family reviews. It's heated year-round, has a hot tub alongside it, and overlooks the Denver skyline with Coors Field and the Front Range in the background. Kids gravitating toward the pool is predictable; what surprises parents is that it actually feels premium rather than an afterthought.

For families, the room configuration to book is the Mile High King Corner Suite, which features a bunk nook off the main king bedroom — meaning parents get actual separation and a door while kids get their own bunk space with a 32-inch TV. It sleeps four comfortably. Standard interconnecting rooms are also available for larger families. Standard queen rooms are on the smaller side, as is typical for boutique urban hotels, so room selection matters here.

The kid-friendly touches are genuine rather than performative: s'mores kits available at the front desk, Nintendo consoles wired up in select rooms, and a front desk team that TripAdvisor reviews repeatedly cite as accommodating and warm with families. The Social Hour from 4–6pm serves free beverages — light drinks for adults, and staff are good about having non-alcoholic options visible for kids.

Honest notes: if you're visiting during a Rockies home game, expect the street-level plaza of McGregor Square to be loud and busy on game nights — which is exciting for sports-fan families but can make early bedtimes tricky. Parking is valet-only and runs around $50/day, so factor that in if driving. The hotel restaurant is solid for breakfast and brunch but not the destination dinner experience the neighborhood offers at nearby spots. Overall, for families who want to actually experience Denver rather than retreat to a resort bubble, the Rally delivers a combination of location, quality, and genuine hospitality that is hard to beat.