Cruise Room
Lounge · Union Station ·
Historic Art Deco bar serving classic cocktails in a glamorous setting
![Cruise Room by The Oxford Hotel [Official Site]](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62346547/TheCruiseRoomDenver.0.jpg "Cruise Room by The Oxford Hotel [Official Site]")
Historic Art Deco bar serving classic cocktails in a glamorous setting
"A short stroll from Union Station, this Art Deco jewel box inside the Oxford Hotel serves great martinis in a 1930s‑original interior modeled after a steamship bar." - Charlie Sosnick
"The Cruise Room opened the day Prohibition ended, celebrating the same way most Prohibition days had been celebrated—with lots of booze. Nearly a century later, not much has changed at the Oxford Hotel’s classic martini bar, and that’s a good thing. The mood is still sexy mid-century modern, and the drinks are heavy on the spirits, light on the syrups. Yes, it can be a little red light special-y with the constant crimson neon lighting, but it adds to the time capsule feel. We prefer to skip the wall of booths and instead grab a stool at the long, svelte bar." - allyson reedy
"The Cruise Room opened the day Prohibition ended, celebrating the same way most Prohibition days had been celebrated—with lots of booze. Nearly a century later, not much has changed at the Oxford Hotel’s classic martini bar, and that’s a good thing. The mood is still sexy mid-century modern, and the drinks are heavy on the spirits, light on the syrups. Yes, it can be a little red light special-y with the constant crimson neon lighting, but it adds to the time capsule feel. We prefer to skip the wall of booths and instead grab a stool at the long, svelte bar." - Allyson Reedy
"Modeled after a lounge on the Queen Mary, this LoDo icon in the Oxford Hotel opened the day after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 and still looks every inch the Art Deco haunt it did then, from the carefully restored murals to the mirror-backed jukebox. It drinks that way too: Classic cocktails are the way to go here — Gimlets, Sazeracs, Sidecars, and all." - Ruth Tobias
"For a real old-fashioned Christmas Day, head to the Cruise Room — established in 1933 — to soak up its Art Deco atmosphere and classic cocktails alike from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., when a pair of holiday dinner specials will also be on offer: prime rib ($65) or spiral-cut ham ($55) with roasted root vegetables, smashed red potatoes, and Brussels sprouts, plus chocolate cake or pumpkin pie ($14) for dessert." - Eater Staff