Location! Location!
Walk to everything! Whole Foods is down the street. Downtown is right out the door, stroll the famed Pearl Street Mall. Have a cup of coffee or a glass of wine at a sidewalk spot and watch the parade, day or night.
Day trip to one of the many rustic mountain towns in the area. Nederland, a half hour drive up along scenic Boulder Canyon, was a trading post in the 1850's, a mining hub in the 1850's and a hippy destination in the 1960's.
Lyons, 15 miles north lies at the foot of Rocky Mountain National Park. Music festivals.