The hotel calls itself the closest to Golden 1 Center, less than a minute’s walk away, with Echo & Rig and the Revival pool-deck bar overlooking the arena plaza.
The hotel’s site doesn’t publish a parking price or any nightly fee, and hourly self-parking isn’t available the day before and on the day of Kings home games.
Getting to the game
Walk across the Downtown Commons plaza to the arena entrance; the arena lists pedestrian walkways at 5th & J, 7th & K and 5th & L.
The shuttle serves the airport, not the arena, so plan your own way downtown and a garage for the game.
Getting to the game
Drive downtown and park in a SacPark garage. Garages are scheduled to open two hours before tip-off; walk to the arena’s walkways at 5th & J, 7th & K or 5th & L.
Getting back
Walk back to your garage. A prepaid pass is good until two hours after the game.
By SacRT light railDowntown and the Capitoltransit
Getting there
SacRT has light rail stops a block from the arena. Coming from Folsom, Rancho Cordova or Rosemont, get off at 8th & K; from Citrus Heights or Roseville, at 10th & K; from South Sacramento or Elk Grove, at 9th & K.
Getting back
Trains run on one-way streets downtown, so you board somewhere else after the game: 7th & Capitol for Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Rosemont, South Sacramento and Elk Grove; 9th & K for Citrus Heights and Roseville.
SacRT publishes no last-train time on its arena page, so check your line’s schedule for your game date. SacRT has scheduled weekend construction along the Gold Line; check the schedule at sacrt.com/stationclosure before you go.
From Natomas by car to a SacPark garageNatomas, near the airportdrive
Getting there
Buy a prepaid pass on SacPark, the city’s parking site the arena recommends, and drive downtown. Garages are scheduled to open two hours before tip-off; spaces are first come, first served.
Getting back
Walk back to your garage. A prepaid pass is good until two hours after the game.
The arena doesn’t publish garage names or prices. There’s no shuttle from the downtown garages, and tailgating isn’t allowed in city garages.
Downtown Commons (DOCO)Walking to the game with nothing to plan
Stay inside Downtown Commons, next to Golden 1 Center, with a steakhouse and a pool-deck bar in the hotel itself.
To the arena
Walk across the Downtown Commons plaza to the arena entrance; the arena lists pedestrian walkways at 5th & J, 7th & K and 5th & L.
After the game
Walk back across the plaza with the crowd.
The tradeoff
This guide lists one hotel in DOCO itself, and its site doesn’t publish a parking price or any nightly fee. The plaza is crowded before and after games.
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Downtown and the CapitolA walkable base with more choice than DOCO
Stay a few blocks east of the arena, on J Street or by Capitol Park and the Convention Center, with more hotels and restaurants to choose from.
To the arena
Walk west along J or K Street to the arena, or take light rail to 8th & K, 9th & K or 10th & K.
After the game
Walk back east, or board light rail at the return stop SacRT names for your line; it’s a different stop from where you got off.
The tradeoff
The walk to the arena is several blocks rather than across a plaza, and none of these hotels lists a shuttle to the arena. Two of the three list valet parking only.
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Natomas, near the airportEarly or late flights and arriving with a car
Stay off I-5 in Natomas, between the airport and downtown, with free airport shuttles and on-site parking, and drive to the game.
To the arena
Drive downtown and park in a SacPark garage. Garages are scheduled to open two hours before tip-off; walk to the arena’s walkways at 5th & J, 7th & K or 5th & L.
After the game
Walk back to your garage. A prepaid pass is good until two hours after the game.
The tradeoff
The hotels’ shuttles serve the airport only, so the trip to the arena is on you. The Hilton Garden Inn lists Golden 1 Center 6 miles away.
The Kimpton Sawyer’s third-floor pool-deck bar overlooking DOCO and the arena; the hotel calls it the go-to hangout when the Kings play at home.
Hours & notes
Opens at 4 p.m. daily; the bar closes at 10 p.m. Sun–Wed and midnight Thu–Sat. On the Sunday-to-Wednesday Kings home game dates Revival lists, it stays open until 11 p.m., with the kitchen until 10 p.m. Golden Hour runs Mon–Fri 4–6 p.m. and all day Sunday.