EDWARDS, Colo. — Parking in ski resort towns can be tricky. And if you leave Denver too late — any time after 6 a.m. on the weekends — there’s a chance you won’t find parking at resorts like Vail, Arapahoe Basin and Winter Park.
Edwards-based startup Spotsurfer, which claims to be the “Airbnb of parking,” aims to help alleviate congestion and parking woes in mountain towns. Its app connects drivers with open parking spaces at businesses and homes near ski resorts.
“People rent out the interior of their houses,” said James Hohenlohe, founder and president of Spotsurfer. “With our app, they rent out their driveway or their extra parking space.”
Here’s how it works. Drivers download the Spotsurfer app, type in their destination and date of rental, select their desired parking spot and reserve the spot in advance. Property owners, including hotels and homeowners, lease their empty parking spaces to Spotsurfer, which lists the spots on its marketplace.
Drivers pay a 2% credit card fee in addition to the daily rate for a parking spot. Property owners and Spotsurfer split the booking fee 50-50, startup CEO Erik Davison said.
> Read the full story at the Denver Business Journal.
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