Denver for $52.80 per night: What’s not to like?

You can stay in Denver for as little as $52.80 per night, taking advantage of summer discounts that stretch into fall. Under a citywide program, just extended through October, more than two dozen hotels offer deals such as $52.80 rates for the second night’s stay or as little as $99 for the first.

Why 52.80? Because Denver is known as the Mile-High City, and there are 5,280 feet in a mile, says the Denver Convention & Visitors Bureau, which runs the program.

You can save a lot with this program, judging from a test run I did using Courtyard by Marriott Denver Downtown. Here’s what I found:

Deal: When I searched for an Aug. 21-22 (Friday-Saturday) stay on Courtyard’s website, the best rate offered was $119 per night, for a total, with tax, of $273.34 for two nights. But when I entered the deal code “UKH” under “Corporate /Promotional Rate,” and ran the search again, it showed $99 for the first night and $52.80 for the second, for a total, with tax, of $174.34. Savings: $99.

Upsides: Not only did I save, but with the deal, I could cancel without penalty up to 4 p.m. Aug. 21, The $119 price was an advance-purchase rate, which was nonrefundable. (The lowest refundable rate was $139 plus tax.)

Downsides: The deal is subject to availability, so if a big convention hits town, for instance, you may not be able to get the deal. In another hotel I checked, the deal didn’t seem to be available.

Contact: A special website lists participating hotels, along with info on how to book the deal at each one, including, in some cases, a link to its online booking engine; on others, you have to call. When I linked through the site to the Courtyard by Marriott, it automatically filled in the deal’s promotional code for my search.

— Jane Engle, assistant Los Angeles Times Travel editor

Photo: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Denver.  Credit: Courtesy of the hotel.

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