Should I stay at Residence Inn or the Renaissance in Bloomfield, CO, USA?

I am going to a wedding in Louisville, CO in October. I’ll look up the weather, but if you are familiar with the weather that time of year, please do share.

I am deciding between two hotels. The Renaissance has a view of the Flatirons, who knows if I will get that view. It was recently renovated. I can get a free breakfast at the Renaissance. It cost me 30,000 more in Marriott points.

Residence Inn has free breakfast and a kitchen in the room. I usually love to have a kitchen, but we will probably be out touring and wind up not eating in the room very much.

I think I am going to stay in one hotel and then do a day trip or two to see sights. Tell me if you think that is a mistake if you know the area and the sights to see. I lean towards doing this for three reasons. One, I get the fifth night free if I pay with points if I stay in one place. Two, to not stress about traffic going to the wedding and the brunch the day after. Also, the possibility of seeing my cousins more if I am in the area, but that might not happen, because they are so involved with the wedding.

I have never been to Colorado, so I am excited, but I am totally clueless. I feel like I might miss something important if I stay in the one place.

I plan to arrive two or three days before on the off chance the altitude bothers me. I did not have a problem in Mexico City, so I am thinking I will be fine, but it has been many years since I was breathing thinner air.