West - Downtown Denver Parking Garages??

Will have a rental car, wondering if anyone knows firsthand if there are garages downtown to park in instead of using hotel parking?

If you are just going downtown and that it look to use transportation with the light rail lines.

There are some hotels right next to stations outside of downtown where parking will likely be free.

I look to using other means if I know I am not using the car because in major cities having a car you dont use equates to about $100/day

Where in downtown are you going? There are some surface lots near the Wells Fargo building (look for the giant cash register) that are cheaper than a garage.

Where in downtown are you going? There are some surface lots near the Wells Fargo building (look for the giant cash register) that are cheaper than a garage.

Haven't book hotel yet.. I am using Priceline. Will post when I get my hotel, and maybe someone will se my post and suggest one, if I can't find one via Google..

Thanks!

Will be staying at the Hyatt at convention center. Not on business.

Am checking Google now, but anyone know firsthand of a close, cheap garage or lot nearby??

Thanks!!

Found this dated 2010, anyone know if this is current?

The cost to park 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday would run $9. A two-hour limit would still be enforced from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and midnight to 10 p.m. Sunday.

I live in downtown Denver. If you have to rent a car, I would look at just using the hotel parking. Any surface lot or garage will not give you any in/out privileges, so you are paying the higher "first hour" charges each time. Additionally, the surface lots require prepayment and it is sometimes not possible to pay for multiple days, requiring you to go back out and pay again to display another receipt on your dash. Although some parking meters in Denver now allow overnight parking, they are installing many sensors that during the daytime, check to make sure your car is moved every two hours. At the end of the day, you probably won't be able to save enough money to justify the headache.

There is a cheap parking garage at DCPA, adjacent to the convention center, but no overnight parking is possible. For the day, it's something like $5 for in by 9, out by 5:30.

I would lose the rental car and cab/shuttle into downtown instead, and for the days you'd really need a car, there is an Enterprise on site at the Hyatt and Avis/Hertz/Budget nearby (walkable) as well. If you use Avis, you can usually return at the airport for no extra charge, so you can put your sightseeing at the end of the trip. As a bonus, you can save paying the airport taxes on your car rental this way.

I hope you enjoy Denver.

Bringing back an old thread. I'll be staying at the Embassy Suites Denver Downtown on a Thursday night. Arrive at the hotel around 11am, depart 11am next day and don't plan to use the car.

Any ideas of cheaper and safe parking options near the hotels? Thanks in advance.