COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Wyndham Grand Collection has added the 119-key Mining Exchange, a new luxury hotel in downtown Colorado Springs, to its portfolio.
The Mining Exchange, a Wyndham Grand Hotel, is set in four historic buildings dating from the early 20th century, including the 110-year-old Mining Exchange, which was built in 1900 by Winfield Scott Stratton and served as the primary stock exchange for the western United States. The property, owned and operated by Mining Exchange Group LLC, is currently under development and is expected to open in the second quarter of 2011.
Designed by Colorado Springs-based Bobby Hill Designs, the hotel infuses historic architecture with modern accommodations. The Mining Exchange building will serve as the hotel’s main building, housing half of the hotel’s guestrooms. To reflect their original grandeur, each of the historic buildings is being renovated, including The Mining Exchange building’s solid granite exterior perimeter walls, which have been uncovered and exposed inside and out.
Guestrooms will feature hand-crafted furnishings, 12-ft. ceilings, travertine and granite floors and matching custom granite countertops throughout the room and bathroom.
An ornate walk-in vault will be the focal point of the lobby. X300, the property’s on-site restaurant, will serve 100 beers, 100 wines and 100 “tapatizers,” or small tapas-style plates. Guests will also have in-house access to Il Postino, an Italian restaurant featuring Mediterranean dishes, located in the Independence Building, Colorado Springs’ first post office.
Hotel amenities include a business center, a state-of-the-art fitness center with a yoga and Pilates area, a steam room and hot tub. The on-site spa will feature high-end services and large, walk-in vaults, original to the building, will house the spa’s six treatment rooms.
“We are very excited to fly the prestigious Wyndham Grand Collection flag and have a world-renowned company like Wyndham Hotels and Resorts on our side,” says hotel owner Perry Sanders Jr. “This hotel, with its truly unique style, amenities and services, intends to set a very high bar for luxury lodging.”
The Art Deco-style Municipal Utilities Building will be connected to the hotel by a skyway and will provide more than 20,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting and event space. The space will feature two boardrooms, three ballrooms, on-site meeting planner’s office and fully functioning broadcast studio.