I have heard that this hotel charges $40.00 every time you use your car because they "very inconveniently" have only a valet parking option. Does anyone know if this is true?

Use public parking, it is about the same distance and much cheaper.

Yes it's true. I had to park in public parking and walk about 3 blocks to the hotel it was a lot cheaper but I had to carry all my luggage and everything with me to public parking

It is $40/day for valet service, but there is a public ramp a half block away that I spent $20 to park on a weekend.

Thanks for all the responses, I think its a shame that a hotel charges that much just have a place to ones car. How do they expect we get there without a car. Paying to park at a hotel when you stay there is as silly as paying to park in Target's or Walmart's parking lots when you go shopping. I guess like anything we as consumers need to be educated and just make sure businesses know we are not using them for specific business practices.

It is $40/day parking fee, not every time you use your car.. Everywhere in the downtown area has paid parking only