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Populus is making headlines. Take a look at the most recent buzz about our carbon positive initiatives, local happenings, and all that’s new at our iconic downtown Denver hotel.

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The Best New Hotels in the World 2025

April 9, 2025

5 Hotels Where Sustainability and Style Go Hand in Hand

April 15, 2025

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April 23, 2025

May We Check In?

September 1, 2025

The Best New Restaurants in Denver Right Now, Spring 2025

December 1, 2025

The 21st Annual HD Awards Project Winners and Finalists

May 7, 2025

The 18 Best Hotel Bars in Denver and Beyond

March 27, 2025

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March 17, 2025

A Tree Like Hotel Grows In Denver

March 30, 2025

7 luxurious hotels you can feel good about checking into

March 3, 2025

Sustainable travel: Discover eco-conscious winter escapes in Colorado

February 17, 2025

25 Things to do in Denver in 2025

January 31, 2025

This radically-designed Denver hotel might be one of the most eco-friendly stays you’ll ever have

January 30, 2025

The Best Places to Go in North America & the Caribbean in 2025

January 7, 2025

The Best Travel Experiences Fodor’s Editors Had in 2024

January 1, 2025

The First Carbon-Positive Hotel in the U.S. Is Extremely Trippy Inside

July 18, 2022

The U.S.'s First Carbon Positive Hotel Comes with a Forest

May 4, 2022

Hotels with Net Zero Ambitions

April 26, 2024

The new architecture set to shape the world in 2024

January 10, 2024

This Colorado Hotel May Be the First Carbon Positive Hotel in the U.S. — and We Got a Sneak Peek Inside

November 28, 2023

Sustainable Travel Innovators: T+L's 2024 Global Vision Awards

April 8, 2024

Populus Opens in 2024 as the Nation’s First Carbon Positive Hotel

December 13, 2023

NBC - Cities of Success

April 11, 2024

Soon-to-Open Populus Hotel Announces Restaurant Concepts Led by Frasca Alums

June 11, 2024

Sleeper - Natures Bounty pg 40

January 23, 2024

No Carbon Credits, No Problem: This Hotel Hopes to Be ‘Carbon Positive’ Without Them

April 15, 2024

biophilic facade of studio gang's 'populus' will mimic aspen trees in denver

December 9, 2023

New Downtown Denver Hotel Announces Two Restaurants, One with a Rooftop Bar

June 11, 2024

The 25 Most Anticipated Luxury Hotel Openings for 2024

January 3, 2024

Our Favorite Family Destinations Across the U.S. for 2024

April 16, 2024

Where to stay in Denver, gateway to the Rockies

March 22, 2024

The 23 Best Places to Travel in 2024

March 18, 2024

New downtown Denver hotel’s design is meant to mimic quaking aspen trees

November 28, 2024

Cultivating Sustainable Dishes at Denver’s Newest Hotel

July 8, 2024

Wander Into This Aspen Tree-Inspired Hotel

June 20, 2024

Urban Villages’ Populus Hotel Merges Sustainability with Aspen-Inspired Design

January 3, 2024

The Country’s First Carbon-Positive Hotel Is Set to Open in Denver

May 2, 2024

Denver's Newest Hotel Has a Striking Tree-inspired Design and a Rooftop Bar with Spectacular City Views — See Inside

October 14, 2024

Populus Hotel opens in downtown Denver

October 16, 2024

Populus by Studio Gang, the ‘first carbon positive hotel in the US’ takes root in Denver

October 16, 2024

A Victorian manor in Rockport is revived, plus boutique digs in downtown Denver

October 10, 2024