Looking for your own Denver version of the “Jersey Shore’s” G.T.L.,- Gym, Tanning, Laundry ? We found it!

by Leslie Stinson

Why don’t you hit Colorado Athletic Club in the Tabor Center on 16th and Larimer? The gym is open. Some of the new features will include an indoor rooftop pool, personal trainers, an outdoor patio that looks over Downtown and the 16th Street mall and 45,000 square feet of facilities.

Afterwards, walk a block or two and get your tan on at Zolarium on Market Street between 15th and 16th. They offer several different strengths and types of beds including a standing bed. For those that prefer to go UV-free, they also offer a 45 second spray tan.

Instead of a laundry mat, check out Revolution Cleaners. They’re an environmentally friendly dry cleaning service. If you don’t want to walk there after your rigorous gym and tanning routine, they offer free pick up and delivery. Revolution Cleaners is located at 1200 17th Street, level C of the parking garage.

If you had it your way, parking around town would be a whole lot easier.

by Jen Miller from The Nugget Denver

With the addition of overnight parking meters and special meters that are set aside for hybrid cars only, we might be getting one step closer.

In the next few months over 3,000 parking meters will be swapped for programmable Smart Meters that will allow drivers to park their cars from 2am - 8am Monday thru Saturday nights, while Sundays will remain free. Smart Meters are solar powered, wireless, parking meters that accept coins as well as credit/debit cards and have digital screens to better communicate with you.

Hybrid cars may be in luck as well. We’ve found one hybrid meter downtown so far on 17th & Glenarm St., but we’re sure there are more to follow. You can also find three reserved stalls for hybrids in the Convention Center Garage to park for free for up to eight hours in their garage.

That’s reason enough to toot your own horn.

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Don’t Leave Home Without... Fido?

We’ve all been there- you’ve got family or friends coming in from out of town and they want to experience Denver.  They can’t stay with you for legit or manufactured reasons, so you suggest they select a hotel near the 16th St. Mall to see all the sites that Downtown has to offer.

But there’s only one problem, their consummate companion, their dog, is coming with them. 

No worries, Downtown is full of pet-friendly hotels.  These are our favs because they are cool to the core and don’t charge extra fees for pets.

Hotel Monaco Denver
1717 Champa Street at 17th
Denver, Colorado 80202

Hotel Teatro
1100 Fourteenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202

The Westin Tabor Center
1672 Lawrence St.
Denver, Colorado 80202