Consolidated "Parking at DEN" thread
Nov 13, 2017, 9:39 am
#46
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Thanks. It's $12.75/day with AAA discount.
On a map, it looks like ParkDIA is significantly closer to the main terminal compared to Canopy/USA. Anyone know the difference in time it takes from each lot?
For reference, I typically park Sunday night or Monday morning through Thursday night. I have a very significant discount at WallyPark, which I will continue to use for regular parking. Covered parking is for weeks when snow is expected.
Of course, when I posted the question, I thought there were be more than three options.
On a map, it looks like ParkDIA is significantly closer to the main terminal compared to Canopy/USA. Anyone know the difference in time it takes from each lot?
For reference, I typically park Sunday night or Monday morning through Thursday night. I have a very significant discount at WallyPark, which I will continue to use for regular parking. Covered parking is for weeks when snow is expected.
Of course, when I posted the question, I thought there were be more than three options.
Nov 14, 2017, 6:52 am
#47
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Fine Airport Parking is about to open up next to ParkDIA. $16/day for covered parking; no discounts are available as of right now. Cannot find the exact opening date. I did try a dummy booking for the week of November 27, and it wasn't available.
Apr 25, 2018, 7:04 pm
#49
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Having used Park DIA for the last year or so, I was very happy with the level of service, but the last couple of months I've waited sometimes 30 minutes for a shuttle to take me to the airport. As much as I loved them in the beginning, I cannot recommend them until they fix this. I'm back to using the parking garage at the airport, extra cost and all.
Apr 26, 2018, 3:53 pm
#50
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Having used Park DIA for the last year or so, I was very happy with the level of service, but the last couple of months I've waited sometimes 30 minutes for a shuttle to take me to the airport. As much as I loved them in the beginning, I cannot recommend them until they fix this. I'm back to using the parking garage at the airport, extra cost and all.
Apr 27, 2018, 6:27 pm
#51
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Thank you! I will give them a try soon. I make every effort to fly out of COS when possible, but UA has some strange pricing depending on city pair that makes COS departures not practical.
May 11, 2018, 8:54 pm
#52
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Having used Park DIA for the last year or so, I was very happy with the level of service, but the last couple of months I've waited sometimes 30 minutes for a shuttle to take me to the airport. As much as I loved them in the beginning, I cannot recommend them until they fix this. I'm back to using the parking garage at the airport, extra cost and all.
Jun 15, 2019, 2:18 pm
#53
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Location: Mountain View, CA
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Cheap Parking by Denver Airport?
I'm looking for cheap parking places by the Denver Airport. I will need to leave my car for about 10-11 days.
The cheapest option I found is about $50 at the Crowne Plaza hotel, which seems to beat any other place I've seen.
The location should provide convenient shuttle rides to and from the airport.
Does anyone know of any other cheaper places?
The cheapest option I found is about $50 at the Crowne Plaza hotel, which seems to beat any other place I've seen.
The location should provide convenient shuttle rides to and from the airport.
Does anyone know of any other cheaper places?
Jun 15, 2019, 3:01 pm
#54
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Depends how adventurous you are. Free parking street-side on Argonne and Yampa, then several choices to the terminal. Rideshare (Uber/Lyft), hop a shuttle (yes, even if you're not staying at the property), or a 1.5 mile walk to the 61st/Pena train station then $10.50 for an airport ticket.
Another option, which I've had success with in the past, is just work out a deal (negotiate) with the Front Desk. Bring folding cash.
I left a car on Argonne for one continuous month last year (sick relative, changing travel plans). It was fine.
I've also parked there a few dozen times for 4 or 5 day legnths and walked to the train (need the exercise, it is unpaved for about a third of the way).
That stretch of Argonne (behind Day's Inn/Best Western) is home to handfuls of Turo cars. One guy has several parked there.
With the rampant construction along the Tower Road corridor, I may have to seek out other parking options in the near future.
Best!
Another option, which I've had success with in the past, is just work out a deal (negotiate) with the Front Desk. Bring folding cash.
I left a car on Argonne for one continuous month last year (sick relative, changing travel plans). It was fine.
I've also parked there a few dozen times for 4 or 5 day legnths and walked to the train (need the exercise, it is unpaved for about a third of the way).
That stretch of Argonne (behind Day's Inn/Best Western) is home to handfuls of Turo cars. One guy has several parked there.
With the rampant construction along the Tower Road corridor, I may have to seek out other parking options in the near future.
Best!
Jun 15, 2019, 3:25 pm
#55
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Depends how adventurous you are. Free parking street-side on Argonne and Yampa, then several choices to the terminal. Rideshare (Uber/Lyft), hop a shuttle (yes, even if you're not staying at the property), or a 1.5 mile walk to the 61st/Pena train station then $10.50 for an airport ticket.
Another option, which I've had success with in the past, is just work out a deal (negotiate) with the Front Desk. Bring folding cash.
I left a car on Argonne for one continuous month last year (sick relative, changing travel plans). It was fine.
I've also parked there a few dozen times for 4 or 5 day legnths and walked to the train (need the exercise, it is unpaved for about a third of the way).
That stretch of Argonne (behind Day's Inn/Best Western) is home to handfuls of Turo cars. One guy has several parked there.
With the rampant construction along the Tower Road corridor, I may have to seek out other parking options in the near future.
Best!
Another option, which I've had success with in the past, is just work out a deal (negotiate) with the Front Desk. Bring folding cash.
I left a car on Argonne for one continuous month last year (sick relative, changing travel plans). It was fine.
I've also parked there a few dozen times for 4 or 5 day legnths and walked to the train (need the exercise, it is unpaved for about a third of the way).
That stretch of Argonne (behind Day's Inn/Best Western) is home to handfuls of Turo cars. One guy has several parked there.
With the rampant construction along the Tower Road corridor, I may have to seek out other parking options in the near future.
Best!
Jun 15, 2019, 3:51 pm
#56
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Yampa parallels Tower to the west, Argonne parallels Tower to the east. I prefer Argonne.
FWIW, I've stayed at the CP several times. Last year, I saw a new Chevy Suburban up on blocks, all four tires/rims were stolen. Red Colorado fleet plates, so obviously a rental. This was before they installed the gate-access parking.
Jun 15, 2019, 4:25 pm
#57
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The TOWER ROAD hotels, not to be confused with the Gateway Aurora hotels (which is where the Crowne Plaza is).
Yampa parallels Tower to the west, Argonne parallels Tower to the east. I prefer Argonne.
FWIW, I've stayed at the CP several times. Last year, I saw a new Chevy Suburban up on blocks, all four tires/rims were stolen. Red Colorado fleet plates, so obviously a rental. This was before they installed the gate-access parking.
Yampa parallels Tower to the west, Argonne parallels Tower to the east. I prefer Argonne.
FWIW, I've stayed at the CP several times. Last year, I saw a new Chevy Suburban up on blocks, all four tires/rims were stolen. Red Colorado fleet plates, so obviously a rental. This was before they installed the gate-access parking.
Is the free parking spots on Yampa and Argonne generally full?
Jun 15, 2019, 6:51 pm
#58
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I've parked there about 40 times over the past 12 months.
But note, with the massive amount of new construction, that may come to an end.
Jun 16, 2019, 8:07 pm
#59
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I was going to recommend the park and rides at either 61st and Pena or the 40th Airport Station. You then would take the train. However, if you are not from the metro area, parking is $4 a day. Add to that the $10.50 train ride both ways for a total of $21.
Jul 4, 2019, 10:47 am
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I'm trying Fine Airport Parking today. Initial thoughts:
- Online reservation is a little clunky. Once I downloaded the app and reserved, the app took me to a PDF receipt that I would scan at the entrance. I then went back. The PDF receipt promptly disappeared with no way to get back to it.
- The Fine people at the location are...well...fine. Very friendly. A lady at the entrance worked to get my reservation "attached" to my ticket.
- The Fine vans seat 14; one is taken by a Fine employee whose sole job appears to be to write space numbers on reminder cards and give them to people who board the van.
- The vans are cushy leather individual seats.
- No announcements, recorded or spoken, were made for the trip to the airport. We were asked our airlines before the van started; then about 15 minutes of total silence; then a stop and the driver saying, "OK, we're here at United."
- After exiting the van on level 5, my phone informed me I had e-mails. One of them was - voila! - a receipt for my reservation. Why the Fine people couldn't alert me to this when I entered is beyond me.