The Doubletree Hotel Denver provides a complimentary shuttle to and from the airport. If you have a rental car, from Denver International Airport, exit the airport via Pena Boulevard to I-70 West.
For everyone who is driving to the hotel on I-70, take Exit 278 and go south on Quebec Street. The hotel is located at 3203 Quebec Street, about 4 blocks south of I-70, on the northwest corner of Quebec and Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Doubletree Hotel Denver
3203 Quebec Street
Denver, Colorado 80207 USA
Telephone: 303-321-3333
FAX: 303-329-5233
Complimentary airport shuttle operates every 30 minutes between 4:30 a.m. and midnight. Van has Doubletree and Red Lion hotels on the side.
Altitude Awareness--a list of things to do to help prevent altitude sickness.
Things to do in Colorado if you
Come Early or Stay Late
You cannot come to Colorado without staying a few extra days to vacation and sightsee. We have assembled some information to fill those extra days. The only problem will be making the final decision of what to see and do.
Below are links to infromation on things to do in the area, whether you come early and stay late or have a guest with you looking for something to do, including Denver365, Denver's Events Calendar. Also, Denver Post travel editor Kyle Wagner identified ten must-see spots within 250 miles of Denver in an article that she called one-tank trips. We have included a link to the article to make you wish you were here right now and it was July. We have added a summary of Local Attractions & Happenings to consider prepared by 3Gs member Judy Gurka for more temptations to consider while you are in Colorado. In addition, there are bus tours that can take you on a tour of the city and all the way to Rocky Mountain National Park if you wish. Updated information is included below on tours available through Gray Line.
Denver 365 is the year-round events guide for Denver. Right under the tabs to the right is the date search calendar. Click on the right arrow next to the month until you reach July 2008. Scroll down through nearly eight pages of theatre, visual arts and galleries, festivals and special events, kids and families, poetry and literature, museums, science and nature, sports, history and heritage, and free events. Each venue has a hot link to take you to the specific site and information on location, hours, and any entrance fee.
If you cannot make up your mind after all these temptations, we will be including the DENVER Mile High City attractions, cultural guide, and maps ‘lure’ brochure and a copy of the 2008 Official Visitor’s Guide in your registration bag. If you cannot wait until then, go to www.Denver.org to request a free copy to enjoy now. It would be a shame to come for the convention and leave without taking in the sights in Colorado!
Denver Attractions & Happenings by Judy Gurka
Judy has compiled a comprehensive listing of local attractions and happenings the week of Convention.
One-Tank Trips for those with a car
Denver Post travel editor Kyle Wagner identified ten must-see spots within 250 miles of Denver in an article that she called one-tank trips. We have included the link to the complete article to make you wish you were here right now and it was July. She includes the round-trip mileage, details, recommended places to eat and stay, and an evaluation of the trip called worth the drive, for Cañon City/Royal Gorge; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Georgetown; Colorado Springs; Estes Park (Rocky Mountain National Park); Fort Collins; Leadville; Central City/Black Hawk; Summit County; and Denver.
Here’s what she wrote about downtown Denver near the convention hotel: Wander along the 16th Street Mall and watch the colorful characters who gather to entertain. Play chess or checkers with one of the old-timers, who will whup you. Buy a hot dog. Make it a game to try to spend less than $10 at ESPN Zone (1187 16th St., 303-595-3776). Spring for the $45 for 20 or so minutes of being squired about in a horse carriage under the stars along Larimer Square. Catch a Rockies game (especially because you can just walk over - no parking space required). Visit the Denver Art Museum (100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, 720-865-5000), the Central Library (10 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, 720-865-1111) and the Colorado History Museum (1300 Broadway, 303-866-3682), or see a matinee at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (1101 13th St., 800-641-1222).
Gray Line Tours to enjoy without driving yourself
(There has been a change in the Gray Line e-mail address and site. The one listed in the GESNERIADS has been discontinued. The new one is linked to above).
Just because you flew and did not rent a car, do not think you must miss out on touring scenic Colorado. The Gray Line web site displays a long list of tours with something for everyone. Tours range in length from a local 3-hour Denver City tour to the full-day trip to majestic Rocky Mountain National Park. There is a combo tour to the Red Rocks amphitheater, the dinosaur tracks at Dinosaur Ridge, and Coors Brewery in Golden. Travel to the Air Force Academy and Pike’s Peak, or take the trip to the top of Mt Evans and ride the 19th century narrow gage Georgetown Loop railroad. There are many tours from which to choose.
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