Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Cheap Parking Downtown?

I am driving down from Detroit and last year I got the pleasant surprise of $25 per night for parking.





Are there any hotels or public lots that charge less than $15 per night?





Thanks.



Cheap Parking Downtown?


I think most of the lots are owned by the city and are all the same price. Unless you find one of the tiny off street lots that are scattered around - some of them might be cheaper than the larger lots, but maybe not as safe.





When we go downtown for an overnight, we just bite the bullet and pay for the valet parking at the hotel.



Cheap Parking Downtown?


Anyone know the price of the garage across the river from PNC Park? I know that a few years ago it used to be pretty cheap to park for ballgames, although, I don%26#39;t know about their overnight rates or their current ballgame rates. Sorry, I know it%26#39;s not much help, just trying to think of something.




The garage at Ninth and Penn has a 24 hour rate of $9.75. Check the Pittsburgh Parking Authority web site for other rates.



…pittsburgh.pa.us/pghparkingauthority/html/n…




Where are you staying? If you are staying at one of the hotels near the convention center, you could park in one of the lots on Smallman Street near the Science Center. They run from $5 (the lot near Wholey%26#39;s) and up. It%26#39;s a bit of a walk, but if you want to save money, it%26#39;s worth looking into.




I am staying at an undecided hotel downtown the first night and then in station square after that. i don%26#39;t need to be super close to the lot, i can always cab it back if i get a good overnight deal.





i%26#39;ll definitely check out the 9th and penn garage, thanks.




Sleepybeth, I think you meant the Heinz History Center - not the Science Center.




Thanks for the correction - I definitely meant the History Center, not the Science center.




Also consider the First Avenue Garage. Roughly $9/day. It%26#39;s Downtown, slightly out of the way, but it has a T Stop (the underground trolley) that can take you back to the Downtown hotel area for free, or you can ride across the river to Station Square for $2.




There is a little secret I will let you in on....Park at the Wabash Tunnel parking lot near station square....for FREE...parking is not enforced there are cameras so it is a safe area and it is regulary patrolled...don%26#39;t ask me how I know...I just do. Take the T across the river to downtown or walk....

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