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Local and long-distance
buses
come into Boulder at the Transit Center, 14th and Walnut streets (tel 303/442-1044); there are regular services from Denver and the airport (every 30min 8am-6pm, hourly 5-8am & 6-11pm; 75A? local fare, $3 to Denver, $8 to airport; tel 303/299-6000). The Boulder Airporter also runs shuttles from Denver International Airport (hourly 8am-11pm; $14; tel 303/444-0808). Boulder's
local shuttle
bus, the HOP (every 15min Mon-Wed 7am-9pm, Thurs-Sat 7am-2.30am; 75A?), links downtown, the university and the trendy student district known as "the Hill." The hospitable
visitor center
is at 2440 Pearl St (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; tel 303/442-2911 or 1-800/444-0447).
Even if you're not staying in the historic Hotel Boulderado , wonderfully located near Pearl Street at 2115 13th St (tel 303/442-4344, ; $160-200), it's an atmospheric place to wander into for a drink and to listen to the free evening jazz. Nearby, in another grand old restored building, the Pearl Street Inn , 1820 Pearl St (tel 303/444-5584 or 1-888/810-1302, ; $100-130), offers elegant B&B-style accommodations. The Foot of the Mountain , 200 Arapahoe Ave (tel 303/442-5688; $75-100), is a friendly, log-cabin-style motel , nine blocks from downtown beside Boulder Creek. There's a welcoming youth hostel in a Victorian building at 1107 12th St, near the campus (tel 303/442-0522; $35-50); dorm beds cost $15, and there are lots of private rooms ($35 single, $42 double).
You won't have any problem finding
bars
and
restaurants
downtown, especially around the Pearl Street area. Two local papers, the
Boulder Planet
and the
Boulder Weekly
, are replete with dining and boozing information.
May Wah Cuisine
, 2500 Baseline Rd (tel 303/499-8225), is a good-value Chinese restaurant with cheap lunch specials, while
The Harvest Restaurant and Bakery
, 1738 Pearl St (tel 303/449-6223), is a must for any vegetarian, or anyone who appreciates healthy fare - though they do serve some flesh. A good upmarket choice is the
Flagstaff House
, 1138 Flagstaff Rd (tel 303/442-4640), where the menu frequently changes but often includes gamey "Rocky Mountain Cuisine." The
Hotel Boulderado
has two popular
nighttime
haunts: the
Corner Bar
, with armchair seating, a patio and pub food, and the
Catacombs
, which features nightly live blues, jazz and acoustic guitar music. The
West End Tavern
, 926 Pearl St (tel 303/444-3535), is a great venue for live jazz and comedy, with local microbrews and spectacular
Flatiron
mountain views from the roof terrace. For getting your groove on,
Round Midnight
at 1005 Pearl St is your best bet; there's a packed dance floor on the weekends (tel 303/442-2176). Other useful information
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