The Academy Hotel Colorado Springs

Amazing breakfast buffet, with made to order omelets- all free! Great service! Wonderful set up for families with pool near the dining area. Nice bar with great atmosphere. The beds were so comfortable, too!

Sadly the cleanliness and overall condition at this hotel is appalling. Handles falling off furniture in room. Furniture extremely worn and showing its age. Dust everywhere which kept making me sneeze. Window would hardly open due to filthy runners. Window blind was torn, taped up and filthy. Room service was hit and miss with coffee not being replaced. Fridge was rusty and freezing everything in it. No in room safe. Bathroom basin was loose and leaking. Whilst in the shower the awful curtain gave the impression that we were in some Halloween side show. Bath filler had been disconnected. Illuminated vanity mirror was disconnected and no longer working. Breakfast was not good with child size plastic cutlery and paper plates. No proper cereal dispensers, just Tupperware tubs which were dirty with sticky finger prints all over them. Cereal had to go in small ice cream tubs as no bowls. Very poor lighting in the breakfast area and right next to pool which was noisy. Outside by the hotel entrance you are greeted by old engineering on the roof which sounded like a chinook helicopter flying past. The general condition of the hotel is terrible. All the ice machines seemed to be out of order. On the plus side the staff were friendly but you need more than that. In general the hotel was not as good as it looked in Hotels.com information. It is in urgent need of refurbishing or as a quick fix, demolition!

Fun family environment! Great free breakfast buffet with omelette bar!

Overall stay was ok. There was 1 elevator and we stayed on the 3rd floor at the farthest end by the rear exit so it was a bit of an inconvenience. Most often we opted for taking the stairs as it was the closest to our room. Elevator wasnt working on one of the days which delayed us getting a cot for one of our kids. The water pressure wasnt the best in the shower and the toilet took a long time to flush. We mostly chose to use the restroom on the first floor to not deal with toilet not flushing properly. However the kids did enjoy the pool and the breakfast was great but we did get tired of the same options by day 3. Location was not bad but we did see a couple of homeless guys digging through the trash. Might considering staying again for a shorter visit.

Good place to stay with a family. Breakfast buffet is much better then your typical continental buffet, but your best bet is to go early otherwise it gets incredibly crowded. Location of hotel is good, near several things not far from the zoo.

Great hotel for extended family vacation base camp! Kids and adults both enjoyed it!

Service and staff were welcoming and friendly. The vibe was great for my family. Breakfast was very good with alot of options. Room was clean and comfortable, only downfall was it smelled a little mildewy.

We enjoyed our stay and our kids loved the pool and the breakfast in the morning was great :)

The building looks older from the outside, but was well kept and nice. The hotel and our room were clean. We ate at the restaurant for dinner once, and had the complementary breakfast each morning, we enjoyed both. The kids enjoyed the large pool, and playing ping pong and pool. If I ever visit Colorado Springs again, I would definitely stay here.

Awesome place for kids. Great atmosphere, friendly helpful staff. We had the best time and will be back.