The Best Airbnbs In Denver, Colorado

The capital of Colorado is known for its sprawling outdoor parks, various breweries, and unique neighborhoods. Denver's neighborhoods are also home to dozens of luxurious and welcoming Airbnbs. Many of these stays come in the popular architectural styles that define Denver's neighborhoods. 5280 claims six historical styles are iconic to the Denver area: Queen Anne Victorian, Denver Square, Craftsman bungalow, Tudor Revival, Mediterranean Revival, and mid-century ranch. They are concentrated in certain areas and scattered throughout others, making them prevalent throughout this city's developed areas. Each of these styles has an allure and emphasizes historic charm mixed with current trends.

Even when these homes look the same outside, the interiors often take a different turn. You can find homes with modern accents, mainly using white and black color schemes, or eclectic homes with a rainbow of complementary colors. You'll recognize many of these styles in the list below, which features some of the most popular Airbnbs in Denver's gorgeous, historically-influenced neighborhoods.

The Hellena is an impressive brick building dated back to the 1930s, which stands at the heart of Denver, Colorado. This Airbnb is a converted church that maintains its historic exterior with arched wooden doors, elongated windows, and a religious symbol at its forefront. The roof is styled like the crenellations found on medieval castles and forts. The faded red brick exterior gives a warm, timeless feel indicative of the building's age, since brick facades were common in the 19th and 20th centuries. During these eras, the brick industry flourished, and many famous architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright and Hendrick Berlage, favored that style of siding (via Brick Architecture).

However, once you step inside this converted church, the design takes a turn into modern luxury. The juxtaposition of a modern interior housed within this old, traditional structure only adds to its appeal. The interior is completely renovated with light wood floors, white walls, and a sleek black fireplace. The living room, kitchen, and dining room have an open floor plan with correlating color schemes. The kitchen has all-white cabinetry and appliances, the dining room contains a light wood table and seating set, and the living room combines these colors with pale gray upholstery. The neutral shades create a minimalistic and modern tone.

An animal-shaped ottoman makes a statement in the main living area. They aren't only meant for children's rooms and themed locations — they also make a great addition to mature rooms. If you choose an ottoman that matches your room's color scheme, like the one pictured in this Airbnb, you can make it blend with the rest of the decor.

The Zen Haus is a wonderful example of clean, contemporary design. The interiors and exteriors both utilize a zen-like design concept, which focuses on creating a space of balance, harmony, and minimalism (via Nativa Interiors). This style is meant to create an aura of peace and relaxation, providing a getaway from the everyday stresses of life.

The interior meets all expectations for a zen-inspired home, with its neutral gray and brown color palette, natural wood furniture, and geometric accents. The house is clearly decorated with consideration to the principles of feng shui. The practice teaches that a balanced environment can only be created by decorating with five natural elements in mind; earth, fire, metal, water, and wood (via Parachute Home). With a tall plant in the corner, a live edge dining table, and a wide wall-mounted fireplace, this home displays many of those necessary elements. 

The couches appear to be made of grey velvet, which shimmers in the light and appears mottled from afar. This soft and subtle blend of colors is adorned with square button-closed pillows. Most button-closed pillows don't use the button to maintain their shape; instead, it serves a purely decorative purpose that adds more texture to the room (via QuiltCraft). In addition to these furniture options, the Airbnb host decorates with various glass vases and faux twigs, adding to the zen-like allure. 

Coined the "Cheerful Denver Townhouse," this chic abode is decorated with Scandinavian furniture and accents throughout the entire house. The open floor plan living room is influenced by Nordic culture, which uses lighter colors and open spaces while maintaining a cozy vibe (via 2Modern).

The kitchen and dining area provide a full view of the outdoor patio, which is decorated with simple wooden chairs and white cushions. The inside matches the minimalistic wooden outdoor furniture with a walnut-finished dining table, white mid-century modern chairs, white countertops, and earth-tone barstool seating. The splash of coziness that gives this home its Scandinavian influences comes from the dual potted plants and boho table runner that adorn the dining room table. Scandinavian designs draw their influences from neutral but bright colors, and simple and natural-looking furniture. Since the dining area prioritizes such characteristics, this room is an exemplary display of this style.

 The living room fits seamlessly alongside the dining room, maintaining the theme of natural wood, neutral-colored upholstery, and comfy accent pillows. Even the kitchen backsplash and living room paintings are off-white, contributing to the Nordic-inspired space.

This Victorian home has been standing in Denver, Colorado, since the 1900s but was completely renovated by its hosts in 2020. This house features a narrow floor plan, much like housing in the United Kingdom, and is inspired by architecture from Queen Victoria's reign in the 19th century (via Rocket Homes). Its style can further be ascribed as "Folk Victorian" due to its vibrant blue-green siding, multiple stories, and triangular roofing.

The interior takes a dive into modernism, which offsets the folksy exterior. White walls and white and gray furniture decorate much of the home, creating a bright space with minimal clutter. According to Heritage Design Interiors, well-lit and minimally decorated homes like this one encourage happier moods and less stress. The lack of clutter makes a room less busy, creating a more relaxing atmosphere. The dining room displays splashes of color, with a simple gray table runner and tabletop tray with floral vines. On a high wall shelf stands a traditional Victorian weighting scale, an antique once used for everyday bartering in past centuries (via Precisa). However, even with the dashes of color and historical influences, the rooms remain classy but understated, with mostly white and gray accents. 

With its vaulted ceilings and mid-century touches, the Bright Upscale Mid-mod Home is a truly chic living space. This home is glamorously decorated with chandeliers in multiple rooms, including a crystal drum-style light in the living room and an eclectic gold chandelier in the primary bedroom. Light wood flooring runs throughout the home, occasionally accented with gray and beige woven rugs. The neutral-colored flooring is complemented by natural wood furniture, which has a mid-century modern design. Much of the furniture has straight, sleek lines and gentle curves, contributing to the clean and minimal feel that defines mid-century modern furniture (via Modsy).

There are several splashes of green within the home, which adds depth and dimension to the rooms. The primary bedroom features a geometric green wall, and several houseplants are placed in the corners of the bedroom, kitchen, and living room. Many of the walls are adorned with boho-inspired accents, such as shelving with small vases and plates, strands of eucalyptus, and other woven, hanging decor. A long white curtain hangs in the bedroom, its hemline lightly dusting the floor. According to Bali Blinds, floor-length curtains like these elongate the window and make a room feel taller and more spacious. All of these elements work together to create an elegant, yet slightly retro home.

This popular Airbnb, the Congress Park Home, is also located in the heart of Denver, Colorado, and stands out with its faded red brick exterior. Built with a narrow floor plan and a Victorian exterior, this house has a similar classic architectural style to other homes on this list. What makes it unique is its mix of mid-century furniture with rustic influences.

The most memorable room in this Airbnb is the dining room, which is outfitted in a contemporary farmhouse style. Farmhouse is known for its mix of practicality and rustic charm, and uses natural wood decor, industrial accents, and nature-inspired color schemes. The wooden dining table and accommodating bench have hairpin legs, a simple metallic design first invented in 1941, giving them a mid-century flair (via Mad for Mid-century). The space also has a sputnik-shaped chandelier. This piece hangs above the dining table and adds a dash of adventurous elegance with its Atomic Age design. The Atomic Age was known for its discovery of nuclear fission and technologies, and many of its furniture designs incorporate science-fiction-inspired pieces such as sputnik chandeliers (via Atomic Archive).

The kitchen is equally as vintage but leans more towards retro mid-century instead of contemporary mid-century. The rounded teal fridge, rollable serving table, and concrete countertops create a pre-Atomic Age vibe that feels slightly more antique than the rest of the home.

With beige vertical and horizontal siding, this Berkeley Shores home is a quiet space filled with earth tones and mid-century furniture. Most rooms in this peaceful home are characterized by accent walls, which are painted a different color to draw your eyes to that part of the room (via Arizona Painting Company). Using this method for painting walls allows interior decorators to designate the focal point of the room, as well as make it appear more spacious.

Aside from the beige and accent walls, this home features a complementary assortment of colors, including olive green, subtle orange, and natural wood shades. The living room is decorated with fake greenery, small plush ottomans, and geometric throw pillows, which add a rustic but contemporary feel to the room. The upholstery and carpeting range from leather, flat-weave, and velvet, which are a wide range of fabric types. According to MasterClass, mixed materials are a notable trait in mid-century modern designs, which are known for fusing contrasting ideas. A large photograph of an adorable highland cow overlooks the modest dining area and kitchen, which contains hairpin furniture and industrial-style barstools. The low-key primary color theme is accented by flashes of brighter tones, which is also a common design strategy in mid-century modern homes.

Labeled as the "90s Theme", this Airbnb takes a dip into novelty-centered interior design with the prominent 1990s theme featured throughout. The most notable part of this home is its downstairs game and theater room. The entire length of the wall is decorated with '90s memorabilia, including references to popular sitcoms like "Seinfeld," "South Park," "The Simpsons," and other well-known TV shows. A traditional red popcorn cart stands in the corner beside a foosball table and Pacman arcade machine, while the other side of the room features a cinema-esque setup. The room is decorated like a decades-old theater with a red curtain, oversized beanbag chair, and movie posters on either side. Although traditional theaters didn't have beanbag chairs, these were common elements in 1970s and 1980s homes. Xorbee explains that beanbag chairs started falling out of style in the 1990s, but quickly made a resurgence when they were manufactured with foam pellets, making them a homeowner favorite that's commonplace even today. 

Although this room is decorated with many retro ideas — pulling inspiration from traditional Victorian theaters to late 20th-century beanbag chairs — the rest of the home doesn't have such a nostalgic vibe. Instead, the other rooms prioritize more typical interior trends, making the theater room an unexpected treat.

The BartaHouse Number 4 is a gorgeous boho chic home located in one of Denver's cultural districts. Nestled in a cozy area known as Wheat Ridge, this townhouse has a modern exterior but features boho elements inside. The compact space consists of a trendy minimalistic kitchen with metal-wired chairs, white and black cabinetry, and industrial spotlight lighting. The kitchen and living room share an open space, though the living area has an assortment of multi-colored pillows, an asymmetrical rug, and a wooden ottoman.

The part of this home that truly gives it its boho feel is the wooden rafters that line the ceiling. These manmade beams add a rustic element that doesn't stand out too prominently due to being mostly out of sight and serving as a background embellishment. If you're curious as to why this decorative element adds such an Arcadian touch, it's because such rafters were common in construction throughout history. Modern Timber Craft shares an interesting anecdote that castles and cottages alike would use this construction technique, regardless of social status or wealth. It was only in the mid to late 1900s that these beams were masked by lower, flat ceiling installations, which are more commonplace in modern-day buildings.

The medieval feel of this home is exaggerated by the wide-open archway leading into the bedroom area. Like smaller cottages in past centuries, the bedroom is fully open to the kitchen and living area thanks to the archway. The wooden rafters also stretch into this area, and have unique industrial hanging lights that add to the bucolic vibe.

Another Airbnb with rustic boho accents is the Pet Friendly Suite, which was first built in 1982. This suite is one-half of a duplex and features a fenced-in yard and a trendy interior. Dark blue horizontal siding and a triangular roof identify this duplex as Victorian-style architecture (via Rocket Homes). 

The interior is compact, and the bedroom is lit with rattan-style lighting, decorated with a faux animal-skin rug, and furnished with dark cherry wood amenities to create a boho feel. The living room mimics this style with its contemporary couch draped with shag blankets and fuzzy pillows, and the space has a pair of industrial lightbulbs styled as a small chandelier. These features create a cozy vibe — nestling on large fluffy pillows while swaddled in blankets is the epitome of comfort. Seeing these items in the home creates a similar aura, even if they are primarily used for decoration and not for snuggling. Also contributing to the homeyness is the shelving along the right living room wall. On this wall is a wooden shelf with various books and board games, making the room feel more lived-in while adding a splash of complexity.

A second "BartaHouse" worth mentioning is the BartaHouse Number Two, which shares a rooftop space with the other home on this list. This listing is styled with plants and greenery, making it a more nature-inspired stay. The living room is particularly notable for its large-scale map, an array of mirrors, and various plants scattered throughout the living room. According to MasterClass, decorating with greenery and global influences are two main methods for building a bohemian-style space. Boho interiors also use mismatched materials and patterns and numerous decorative accents on their tabletops and lounging furniture. Keeping this in mind, the Airbnb perfectly fits this aesthetic. It has random but stylistically placed ottomans and throw pillows, as well as wooden beams and industrial pipelines running across the ceiling, creating a genuinely eclectic boho experience.

The bedroom doesn't contain as many plants and eccentric accents as the living area, but it does feature subtle color tones, an impressionist painting, and a decorative woven basket by the bed. The chair and dresser in the corner of the room appear to be antiques, adding to the unique theme prevalent throughout the home. The other bedrooms also keep to the primary theme of boho decor mixed with antique furniture.

The RiNo Art District is home to a modern apartment designed with a completely white and black interior and xeriscaped outdoor patio. This apartment is mostly decorated in all-white furniture, from mid-century barstools to contemporary couches and beds. A large black cabinet, end tables, and striped rug provide contrasting color from the otherwise brightly-toned abode, making it a truly modern interior. Many of the walls have contemporary artwork with surreal landscapes or geometric shapes, which add to the room's theme. Each room is well-lit, with large metal lamps, hanging sconces, and square windows that allow sufficient light to shine through. Like many other Denver homes, this apartment has a narrow floor plan, much like housing often found in the United Kingdom (via Think Real Estate). It has bright blue siding, which makes it stand out from surrounding buildings.

Also worth mentioning is the outdoor garden area, which the host describes as "xeriscaped," meaning this setup requires little water throughout the year. Denver Water explains that this landscaping benefits Colorado's natural ecosystem since it requires little water for upkeep, and most native plants thrive in these semi-arid conditions. This allows the host of this apartment to display wild plant life while creating a thoughtful and well-designed exterior. The clever landscaping techniques mesh well with the creative interior, showing the host's devotion to artistic presentations throughout their entire property.