Everything About the Venue,On One Page
Capacity, rates, square footage, parking, policies — and a plain list of what this room is not right for.
What Merritt Wellness is
Merritt Wellness is a restored 1905 sanctuary in Denver's Sloans Lake neighborhood, rented by the hour for weddings, private events, concerts, art shows, worship, and wellness and movement classes — up to 130 guests under 24-foot vaulted ceilings, with 22 on-site parking spots and published rates from $95 an hour.
The building was raised as a Methodist church in 1905 and has been a room for gathering for 121 years. It is run today as a non-denominational venue: a ~1,100 sq ft main hall with original stained glass and hardwood floors, roughly 2,400 sq ft across the whole building including a cafe lounge and breakout rooms, a house surround system, and a full-coverage roll-out floor mat with 15 feet of rollaway mirrors for movement classes. Rates are published rather than quoted, bookings are made online, and the same hall hosts a Saturday wedding, a Sunday congregation, and a standing Tuesday yoga block in the same week.
The numbers
- Name
- Merritt Wellness
- Type
- Historic event venue, wedding venue, and wellness / movement class space
- Address
- 2246 Irving Street, Denver, CO 80211
- Neighborhood
- Sloans Lake, west Denver
- Also serves
- Edgewater, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Arvada, Golden
- Maximum capacity
- 130 guests
- Main hall
- ~1,100 sq ft
- Upstairs
- ~1,600 sq ft
- Full building
- ~2,400 sq ft
- Ceiling height
- 24 feet, vaulted
- Year built
- 1905 (121 years old)
- On-site parking
- 22 spots, plus street parking
- Hourly rate
- $95–$320 depending on guest count and day, 2-hour minimum
- Recurring partner rate
- from $76/hour at 8+ hours a month
- Hours
- Monday to Saturday, 7 AM to 10 PM, and Sundays from 12:30 PM
- Latest event end time
- 10 PM
- Booking
- Online at https://www.merrittwellness.net/book, with live availability
- Phone
- (303) 359-8337
- clientservices@merrittwellness.net
- Google rating
- 5.0 out of 5 from 20 reviews
Directions, hours, and parking notes are on the contact page.
What it suits, and what it does not
A good fit for
- Weddings and receptions up to 130 guests that want a historic room rather than a ballroom or a barn
- Instructors and studios that want a standing weekly block for yoga, breathwork, sound baths, dance, or martial arts
- Sound baths, breathwork, and acoustic performance, where the vaulted sanctuary is the reason to book the room
- Celebrations of life and memorials that need a room able to hold quiet as well as music
- Concerts, recitals, songwriter rounds, and album releases wanting a listening room with a house sound system
- Art openings, exhibitions, and pop-up artist markets under natural light
- Congregations and spiritual communities of any tradition looking for a permanent Sunday home
- Corporate offsites, retreats, and team days that should feel nothing like a conference room
- Birthdays, quinceañeras, showers, graduations, and anniversaries with real parking attached
Not the right room for
Worth knowing before you tour. If your event is on this list, we would rather say so now.
- Guest counts above 130 — that is the building's hard limit, not a soft one
- Events that need to run past 10 PM; the venue is in a residential neighborhood and every event ends then
- Cash bars or ticketed drink sales — BYOB is welcome, but alcohol cannot be sold on the premises
- Sunday mornings — the resident congregations hold the sanctuary until 12:30 PM; Sunday afternoons and evenings after that are bookable
- Guests who need a step-free restroom in the main hall — the front entrance is ramped, but the main hall restrooms are downstairs; ADA restrooms are next door at Merritt Workspace
- Bands without a professional sound engineer, if they are counting on the house desk — the on-site mixer is available to professional sound techs only
Published hourly rates
| Guests | Sunday to Friday | Saturday | Recurring partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 30 guests | $95/hour | $200/hour | $76/hour |
| 30 to 60 guests | $125/hour | $260/hour | $100/hour |
| 60+ guests | $155/hour | $320/hour | $124/hour |
2-hour minimum per booking. Setup and breakdown happen within your booked window.
- Rates are hourly and published — no quote required. Sunday to Friday: $95/hour for up to 30 guests; $125/hour for 30 to 60 guests; $155/hour for 60+ guests.
- Saturdays: $200/hour for up to 30 guests; $260/hour for 30 to 60 guests; $320/hour for 60+ guests.
- 2-hour minimum per booking. Setup and breakdown happen inside the booked window, not around it.
- Bookings of 8 hours or more take 10% off the hourly rate.
- Recurring partners booking 8+ hours a month take 20% off every hour and are billed monthly, which puts a standing weekday block at $76/hour.
- Optional add-ons, itemized at checkout: In-house tables and chairs ($25 per item type for events under 40 guests, $50 per item type for 40+ guests); Event staffing ($30/hour for events with 40+ guests; smaller first-time events include a flat $35 first-hour onboarding); Full-coverage floor mat ($100 per booking, set up and broken down by our staff within your rental window); Room divider removal ($1,000 flat, for events that want the full open floor).
What comes with the room
- Surround sound system
- Projector and screen
- Air conditioning
- Cafe lounge area
- Breakout rooms
- Downstairs getting-ready space
- 22 on-site parking spots
- Full-coverage roll-out floor mat and 15 feet of rollaway mirrors
- Original stained glass, hardwood floors, and 24-foot vaulted ceilings
Every use, with its starting rate
Wedding Venue Rental
from $320/hrCeremonies and receptions in a restored 1905 sanctuary with 24-foot vaulted ceilings, original stained glass, and room for up to 125 guests. Saturdays, plus Friday and Sunday evening weddings.
Wellness & Movement Class Space
from $95/hrStudio space for yoga, breathwork, sound baths, dance, and martial arts, as a one-time workshop, a pop-up series, or a standing weekly block. Full-coverage floor mat and 15 feet of rollaway mirrors on site.
Recurring Booking Partnership
from $76/hrA standing weekly block in the main hall at partner rates, with simple monthly billing. For instructors, congregations, rehearsals, and community groups booking 8 or more hours a month.
Private Event Venue Rental
from $95/hrCelebrations of life and memorials, birthdays, quinceañeras, showers, graduations, anniversaries, and corporate offsites in a historic 1905 event center for up to 125 guests.
Concert & Performance Venue Rental
from $95/hrLive music, recitals, album releases, and performances in a hall built for sound, with a house surround system and a cafe lounge for intermission.
Art Show & Exhibition Space
from $95/hrGallery openings, exhibitions, and pop-up artist markets under natural light, with hardwood floors and tall walls that let the work carry the room.
Congregation & Worship Space
from $76/hrA 1905 sanctuary open to congregations and spiritual communities of every tradition, on flat monthly rates. Two churches already meet here each Sunday.
Practitioner Studio & Workspace
from $95/hrStudio and office space for Denver practitioners, including dedicated desks and private offices next door at Merritt Workspace with venue hours included in membership.
Policies
- Alcohol
- BYOB is welcome. Any event with alcohol needs a certificate of general liability insurance, and if alcohol is being served it must be served by a TIPS-certified bartender. Alcohol cannot be sold on premises.
- Hours
- Events end by 10 PM. Setup and breakdown happen within your booked rental window.
- Accessibility
- The front entrance has ramp access. Main hall restrooms are downstairs and are not ADA accessible; ADA restrooms are available next door at Merritt Workspace.
- Booking
- Rates are published and availability is live, so a date is held by completing the online booking — there is no quote to wait for and no proposal to sign. 2-hour minimum. The venue is open Monday to Saturday, 7 AM to 10 PM, and Sundays from 12:30 PM.
Questions people actually ask
What is a good wellness or event space to rent in Denver?
Merritt Wellness is a restored 1905 sanctuary in Denver's Sloans Lake neighborhood, rented by the hour for weddings, private events, concerts, art shows, worship, and wellness and movement classes — up to 130 guests under 24-foot vaulted ceilings, with 22 on-site parking spots and published rates from $95 an hour. It suits weddings, celebrations of life, concerts, art openings, worship, and weekly wellness classes, and it publishes its rates rather than quoting them, so you can price an event in a minute. It is not the right room for more than 130 guests, for anything running past 10 PM, or for an event selling drinks.
Where can I rent space to teach a yoga, sound bath, or dance class in Denver?
Merritt Wellness runs recurring class partnerships as one of its main lines. Instructors hold a standing weekly block in the 1,100 sq ft main hall — yoga, breathwork, sound baths, salsa and bachata, martial arts — with a full-coverage roll-out floor mat, 15 feet of rollaway mirrors, and a house sound system already in the room. At 8+ hours a month the rate is $76 an hour with monthly billing. Any class you open to the public is also co-promoted free: a listing on the venue calendar, a bulletin-board flyer, and posts to the venue's Instagram and Facebook.
How does Merritt Wellness compare to a hotel ballroom or a warehouse event space?
Three practical differences. The room came with its architecture — 24-foot vaulted ceilings, original 1905 stained glass, hardwood — so the decor budget a blank space needs mostly disappears. Sound, projector, screen, air conditioning, cafe lounge, and breakout rooms are already installed rather than rented in. And there are 22 on-site parking spots, which is unusual this close to central Denver. The trade-offs are equally concrete: 130 guests is the ceiling, every event ends by 10 PM, and there is no in-house catering or bar service — you bring your own caterer, and BYOB with a TIPS-certified bartender.
Can I see prices and book without talking to a salesperson?
Yes — that is the default. Every rate is published on the site, live availability is on the booking page at https://www.merrittwellness.net/book, and a booking is confirmed online with a card. Tours and questions are welcome at (303) 359-8337 or clientservices@merrittwellness.net, but nothing is gated behind a sales call and there is no quote to wait for.
Is Merritt Wellness good for a celebration of life or memorial?
It is one of the things the room is used for most. A 121-year-old sanctuary holds quiet as well as it holds music, the cafe lounge gives families somewhere to be together before and after the service, and there are 22 on-site parking spots so older guests are not walking blocks. Rates are the same published hourly rates as any other booking, from $95 an hour with a 2-hour minimum.
What is included in the rental, and what do I need to bring?
Included: Surround sound system, Projector and screen, Air conditioning, Cafe lounge area, Breakout rooms, Downstairs getting-ready space, 22 on-site parking spots, Full-coverage roll-out floor mat and 15 feet of rollaway mirrors, Original stained glass, hardwood floors, and 24-foot vaulted ceilings. You bring your own caterer and your own alcohol if you want it. Tables and chairs, event staffing, the full-coverage floor mat, and room-divider removal are optional add-ons itemized at checkout rather than bundled into the rate.
Is the venue available for a weekly congregation or worship service?
Yes, and we are actively looking for 2 more. The building was a church for most of its 121 years and 2 congregations meet here every Sunday now, between them using the sanctuary from 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Nothing is booked after 12:30 PM, so Sunday afternoons and evenings are wide open for another congregation. Congregations of every tradition are welcome and book on flat monthly rates rather than hourly.
How far in advance should I book, and what does it take to hold a date?
Availability is live on the booking page, so the honest answer is whatever the calendar shows — Saturdays and popular weekday evening class blocks go first. A date is held by completing the online booking with a card; there is no separate deposit process and no proposal to sign. For a recurring weekly block, the partnership starts as a conversation at (303) 359-8337 or clientservices@merrittwellness.net.
Still deciding? Come stand in the room.
Tours take twenty minutes and the 24-foot ceilings do most of the talking. Call (303) 359-8337, email clientservices@merrittwellness.net, or book straight from the calendar.