Best Western Golden Buff Lodge

Uhhhhhhhh, I cannot say there was one thing positive here… except location… that be about it…

Friendly staff, great pool, clean rooms, and free breakfast and WiFi. Can’t go wrong with that!

Stayed here for a week. This is a fairly cheap and passable motel. The guys working reception looked like they were chosen by a casting director. At one point, I had a fun run in with housekeeping. My brain’s hotel staying software doesn’t include properly setting up the «do not disturb» marker. As a result, housekeeping barged in while I was just in underwear. She looked absolutely bewildered and said «oh… then no clean the room?» I said «come back in an hour». At that point, a look of abject horror came upon her, as if I had just told her that a drug cartel had killed her family. I guess she was really looking forward to not cleaning my room.
There’s a pool that I didn’t use. There’s also an indoor jacuzzi on the premises. The vending machine has cans of premade tuna salad. That was pretty key at one point.

The staff was great and the room was amazing. Spending a long weekend in Boulder with my gf we were upgraded to a king room right on Canyon. Much more than I was expecting from a Best Western! I didn’t realize it till right before we left, but we even had a view of the Flatirons out our window! The 1^st night we walked down to Pearl Street Mall — only about 15 or 20min. The second night we drove since parking was such a breeze. The free breakfast is nothing to brag about, but I was staying there for the location and the price and that lived up to the billing.

This place is pretty dated and appears more like a motel out of a movie where someone gets killed in the room. It was a bit creepy checking in at night but the front desk was very nice and accommodating, you get the most delicious breakfast at the Buff Restaurant, and the room is very clean. You get good value for the buck. There is also ample parking and located near shopping etc in Boulder.

We stayed at this Best Western for two nights during the hot August days of 2011. The location is great — within walking distance to shops and restaurants. It is a busy area with lots of people around so we were happy to find our room quiet and comfortable. The staff was attentive — let me use their computer behind the desk when the one out front was not working. I would definitely recommend the hotel and would stay there again!

This was the best Best Western I stayed at on my drive across the country!
First of all, it was in a great location… Tons of shopping and restaurants across the street, walking distance to the Pearl St., beautiful tree-​lined location, neighborhood was quiet…
The linens were very nice, beds were super comfortable, AC worked well, room was well appointed with nice furniture, everything felt clean and crisp. The shower was great, too!
I didn’t try breakfast but my mom did. She enjoyed it. That was typical of most Best Westerns… high carb breakfast choices, but some healthy items like yogurt.
My dog was great staying there. The neighborhood was great for walking him and I always felt safe, even when I took him out at night.
The only thing I would change about the hotel was that the parking was a bit tight and the room was a bit dark. We also had to take an upgraded room and it wasn’t that much bigger than a lot of the normal Best Western rooms I have stayed at. And the desk in that room blocked the flow of walking to the bathroom. I had to look out for it carefully in the middle of the night.
But overall this was a wonderful stay and we almost debated staying an extra night because we had such a lovely time. (We didn’t because we were on a tight schedule, but looking back, I wish we had taken the second day!)

As a Best Western Diamond Club member, I knows me some BW.
This is a big disappoitment. Tube TV’s and tiny mis-​placed beds –roughly a 70 degree angle from the lousy TV– cheap ass «rustic» pine furniture with drawers that don’t quite close and a weird bathroom with angilar fixtures and dated tile.
On a really hot the day, the air conditioner worked well and the central location is good.
But I was so uncomfortable on the bed I left at midnight and drove home.

Originally from Boulder, my family always stayed at the Golden Buff during visits to CO from NM. I’ve stayed at this lodge a fair number of times throughout my life, and I’ve always enjoyed it.
Its location isn’t downtown, but it’s close enough to lots of other things, and it’s well within Boulder that you’re able to quickly get to any destinations within the city.
The rooms have always been very clean, and were somewhat-​recently-​renovated. The desk staff are pleasant and helpful, and the room rates are very reasonable. Most of the rooms have a kitchenette with a small refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, and iron, if you need that sort of stuff.
Parking on the 26^th street side of the motel can be a bit of a pain if you have a larger vehicle, but I’ve never run into an issue finding parking, even when the lodge is full.
The Golden Buff also has (as of this writing, anyway) free WPA2-​secured wi-​fi, and they also preserved their older hardwired ethernet internet access as well, if you want to use that instead.

*** Per Kevin, it’s «Asphalt & Astroturf». ***
So he rated this place only 2-​stars. (errrrr)
Where’s the love, Kev? BW Golden Buff
has character, me thinks. Yeah, it is old.
It’s got that «dad’s motel» thang going on.
But hey … it’s Boulder … not Saint Moritz!
Consequently, I think it’s charmingly iconic.
BW Golden Buff is as American as apple pie.
Ever seen Tarantino’s flim, «Dusk til Dawn»?
Then you’ve experienced the Golden Buff.
Remember when they held Juliette Lewis
in the motel room? Yup, I think that was
like my room here … seriously man. (lol)
*** Selma, come dance on my table. ***

Nice large room with a kitchenette. Internet was so slow as to be unusable. I’d gladly trade this for a tokyo-​style capsule motel with working internet.

A lodge where people are forced to stay as they cannot get a room downtown, or they can’t afford it. I adore this place, a couple dear friends worked there. Centrally located if you want to spoil your kids and take them shopping, or you need a heap of love from Ead’s. The attached Golden Buff Restaurant is astonishing… and always a treat. But it is simply a motor inn, and the rooms are what you expect.
Easy to get to, centrally located to some extent. (not downtown Boulder, but when you are visiting for whatever reason you are not always going to end up at Pearl St.
Oh wait. yes you will.
Anyhoo. this joint is just fine.
If you are there long, try the village coffee shop off of Folsom and Arapahoe.

All asphalt and AstroTurf. The olde style motel thing centrally located on busy 28^th street.