Five US presidents and the Beatles have stayed at "The Brown", Denver's most luxurious hotel (1892, Frank Edbrooke), an emblematic eight-storey, Italian Renaissance-style property built in red granite and sandstone. Twenty-six stone medallions depicting Rocky Mountain animals embellish the windows on the sixth floor. Interior balconies, framed by ornate ironwork, rise eight stories above the atrium beneath a stained-class ceiling. Afternoon tea is served in the lobby to great pomp and a background of music.