Game Weekend

Sacramento

Hotels near Golden 1 Center

6 places to stay, with the neighborhood and game-night journey explained.

Full weekend guide

Downtown Commons (DOCO)

Kimpton Sawyer Hotel

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.

  • Walk route
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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.

Arena travel & hotel details
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.
Getting back
Walk back across the plaza with the crowd.
Address
500 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Hotel website

Downtown and the Capitol

The Citizen Hotel, Autograph Collection

A hotel in a 1925 building on J Street with views of the Capitol, Grange Restaurant & Bar on site and 24/7 valet with in-and-out privileges.

  • Walk route
  • Rail / transit
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The hotel lists valet parking only, and a nightly facility fee applies. It’s a few blocks’ walk to the arena rather than a few steps.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk west along J or K Street to the arena, or take light rail to 8th & K, 9th & K or 10th & K.
Getting back
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.
Address
926 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Hotel website

Downtown and the Capitol

Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel

A large hotel in the historic Public Market building, a short walk from the Capitol and the Convention Center.

  • Walk route
  • Rail / transit
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Valet is the only parking listed, and there’s no shuttle. It’s farther east than The Citizen, so the walk to the arena is longer.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk west along J or K Street to the arena, or take light rail to 8th & K, 9th & K or 10th & K.
Getting back
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.
Address
1230 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Hotel website

Downtown and the Capitol

Residence Inn Sacramento Downtown at Capitol Park

An extended-stay hotel near the Convention Center and Capitol Park, with free hot breakfast and on-site self-parking.

  • Walk route
  • Rail / transit
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It’s the farthest of the downtown hotels from the arena, and there’s no shuttle.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk west along J or K Street to the arena, or take light rail to 8th & K, 9th & K or 10th & K.
Getting back
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.
Address
1121 15th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Hotel website

Natomas, near the airport

Hilton Garden Inn Sacramento Airport Natomas

An I-5 hotel with a free 24-hour airport shuttle and $10-a-day self-parking; the hotel lists Golden 1 Center 6 miles away.

  • Drive
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The shuttle serves the airport, not the arena, so plan your own way downtown and a garage for the game.

Arena travel & hotel details
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.
Address
20 Advantage Court, Sacramento, CA 95834
Hotel website

Natomas, near the airport

Homewood Suites by Hilton Sacramento Airport-Natomas

An all-suite hotel with free hot breakfast, free self-parking and a free airport shuttle; the hotel says it’s 6 miles from downtown.

  • Drive
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Like the Hilton Garden Inn nearby, its shuttle serves the airport only, so plan your own way to the arena.

Arena travel & hotel details
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.
Address
3001 Advantage Way, Sacramento, CA 95834
Hotel website

Get to know the areas

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.

The DOCO plaza, shops and the Kimpton Sawyer’s pool-deck bar, right outside the arena

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.

Hotels in this area

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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.

The State Capitol and Capitol Park, the Convention Center, and J Street hotel bars and restaurants

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.

Hotels in this area

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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.

A hotel and business corridor off I-5, away from downtown’s game-night crowds

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.

Hotels in this area

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