Info / suggestions needed

[Great-Kazoo]

Have our former electrician who relocated to CO taking some exams in the 700 block of w. hampden (hampden and s. sante fe) in englehood.
Any suggestions for a hotel / motel in a decent area? He has some $$ pricey tools etc locked in his truck.

He's stuck there for 2 weeks, so he also has to consider $$ / budget

TIA

[Erni]

Rent an enclosed storage for the car and get a rental. 1mo of storage nd a rental is cheap vs loosing your tools. Then he can get a safe but sketch hotel and it should even out?

[BladesNBarrels]

Maybe check out a VRBO with a garage for the truck?

[def90]

Boulder maybe? Lol, I don’t see any area in Denver proper that would be safe to leave a loaded truck out over night.

[funkymonkey1111]

Nowhere near there. Try tech center hotels that are away from main roads.

[Jamnanc]

I’d do Vrbo as well.

[thebolt]

Englewood has a high crime rate and any motels there are trashy and drug infested. FunkyMonkey is correct and the closest hotels to have any safety or security are in the Tech Center near I25 and Orchard. That area has a totally different population but it's not inexpensive. There is no place that is totally safe in the Denver metro area and auto theft is out of control. Does he need to have his tools in his truck while he is here or could he store them someplace?

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[Delfuego]

Maybe check out a VRBO with a garage for the truck?

Agreed. I live in that neighborhood for years. It pretty safe, but had house and garage too. I think it is not worth the risk. Loose your tools and you can't work to make money to buy new tools...

[bczandm]

Several hotels at wadsworth and 285, generally safe but theft will happen anywhere.

[BushMasterBoy]

I stayed in Idaho Springs once. Less likely to be robbed in a small town like that.
It was the Argo hotel. Other options are small towns around the metro area.

[XJ]

Lakewood - Federal Center, yes there will be some drive time.

Hilton H2 or Hampton Inn, same parking lot. It is not on a highway so less noise, restaurants within walking distance, washer/dryer in the building, a park nearby, and finally not in a shithole area.

But work pays for my hotels.

[OneGuy67]

Englewood has a high crime rate and any motels there are trashy and drug infested. FunkyMonkey is correct and the closest hotels to have any safety or security are in the Tech Center near I25 and Orchard. That area has a totally different population but it's not inexpensive. There is no place that is totally safe in the Denver metro area and auto theft is out of control. Does he need to have his tools in his truck while he is here or could he store them someplace?

Please contact me via PM if you want additional input.

I'd stay away from the hotels near the highway. A LOT of crime going on at the hotels at I-25 and Arapahoe/I-25 and Dry Creek.

[Clint45]

He can find a SECURE parking garage to park his vehicle in... many paid garages are not secure... average cost to park is $16 a day. Then use Lyft for rides.

[SideShow Bob]

Must be going to CEC.
His truck full of tools is not safe in their parking lots while going. Secured parking and a hooptey while attending and for commuting to & from A safer area.
I caught jack wads trying my tool bin doors while going there and walking out of class.
Tell him to find a Larry BoBo class or the like to brush up for the CO. Journeyman?s or Master?s test.

[Great-Kazoo]

Must be going to CEC.
His truck full of tools is not safe in their parking lots while going. Secured parking and a hooptey while attending and for commuting to & from A safer area.
I caught jack wads trying my tool bin doors while going there and walking out of class.
Tell him to find a Larry BoBo class or the like to brush up for the CO. Journeyman?s or Master?s test.

He is. I shot him a text with their website, thanks. He's been a lic electrician down here for a few years, now living on the western slope. Appreciate the info, thanks.

[SideShow Bob]

Let him know that CO. Has adapted the 2023 NEC and source it for testing.
Also he cannot take his own copy to the test, they will supply an un-tabbed and unmarked copy, and he can only take a basic calculator, no programmable or graphing ones allowed.
He won’t have the cheat advantage with one of their old just before a code cycle change marked & erased answer copy that people have done.on their test.

[BPTactical]

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[SideShow Bob]

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