Cruise Room

Lounge · Union Station

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"All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy It’s rumored that Stephen King was inspired by this moody deco landmark when he wrote about the hotel bar in The Shining . The Cruise Room in the historic Oxford Hotel is an authentic post-Prohibition bar with its original chrome and neon, drenching the walls with a stirring pink hue. Score a booth, select a Louis Armstrong tune on the free jukebox that actually plays records, order a dirty martini, or three, or four. If you drink enough, you may see Jack Nicholson perched at the bar."

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1600 17th St CO, Denver, CO 80202 Get directions

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