Reader: Burnsley bar was built for marital infidelity

If these stools could talk! The Burnsley Hotel closed yesterday, and with that closure Denver lost an elegant hotel dining room and a tucked-away bar that was many things for many people... Including a great spot for an assignation. See also: - Reader: I'm bummed to see the Burnsley go...

By Patricia Calhoun

December 14, 2012

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If these stools could talk! The Burnsley Hotel closed yesterday, and with that closure Denver lost an elegant hotel dining room and a tucked-away bar that was many things for many people...

Including a great spot for an assignation. See also: - Reader: I'm bummed to see the Burnsley go - Bye-bye, Burnsley - The Burnsley Hotel -- and its restaurant and bar -- closing in December

Says meanstreetsofsouthdenver:

If there were ever a bar built for marital infidelity, it was this one. And that's all I'm saying.

But others used the bar to...talk. Says frazier:

Bummer. This was one of the few nice places in town with a laid-back atmosphere, good for a drink after work that turns into an evening out.

But let's think positive. What's another place like that, quiet enough to talk without the noisy DBs and the wall-to-wall sports TVs, where you can actually park? Suggestions welcome!

Bars where you can park and talk? Bars where you can talk and then park (or rent a room)? Post your suggestions below.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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