Life House, Lower Highlands

"I love everything about this hotel!:) It was my second stay there and I hope to be back! The staff are kind, patient, lovely and responsive with my numerous questions. Bed was super comfy - so comfortable that I ordered the sheets for my home! The vibe is fantastic and the location is very fun - it’s walking distance to the busy part of LoHi but on a quiet block with some excellent coffee shops, a small theatre and a few good restaurants and bars - with many many more a few blocks away. The check in and out procedure was seamless too! Good job guys!!"

"Life House is a very strange concept. It's like a vending machine for a hotel room. Except for when the restaurant is open, there are no staff available for anything. Supposedly you can communicate via text or through their app, however while I stayed there, no one answered my texts or messages sent through the app. If there had been an emergency of some kind, you're on your own. Pros: comfortable beds, attractive decor, smells good, nice high-end restaurant (when it's open). Cons: Housekeeping doesn't service the room during your stay; no on-site water or vending (can get water if restaurant is open), no on-site staff if you need something outside of restaurant hours; room is very dark, even with all lights on; no on-site personnel during the daytime or when restaurant isn't open; no answers to texts or messages sent through the app. We had to go out and buy a flashlight (because one of the few lights stopped working and no one responded to our requests to check it out-we asked in person, by text, and via app). And we had to buy toilet paper during our stay because no one had serviced our room after staying 2 nights. A yoga mat was provided, but there was no floor space in our room big enough for yoga. The sink in our room was tiny and had nowhere near enough space for toiletries for 4 people. It was a very strange feeling to be there at night when there were no staff or any way to contact anyone. We could hear other guests, but felt very uncomfortable about safety and security. Overall, very disappointing and frustrating experience."

"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."

"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."

"This cannot be described as a hotel. The decor is nice enough, the rooms are spacious. But beyond that we were not impressed. No tissues in the room? The bathrooms are very odd, two motion sensors for the two lights in the bathroom? Prepare to be blinded if you need to get up early morning to pee! The shower has no light in it, so that’s very dark. Signs of leaking from the shower, the door frame flaking away and some mold on the shower ceiling. Checkin is self service, not too much of an issue. If you do need anything, good luck getting a hold of somebody onsite or using the app chat function or the telephone number provided. Nobody picked up. Neither were answered after a day. We did finally see somebody onsite on the last day of our stay. He was very helpful and friendly and we were able to stow our bags after we checked out. I just don’t think you can describe yourself as a hotel when there are no amenities or any real kind of service."