Valet Parking
Tiredtraveler
Solo PL
I try to avoid Valet parking because I do not trust the parking attendants not to wreck or steal from your car.
Every club I have ever been to has a sign posted that they are not responsible for ANYTHING lost stolen or damaged. While I have never minded paying for parking I do mind some half stoned parking slug in my car.
The Cadillac Lounge in Providence has the right idea. You can park, pay the valet fee, and they will watch your car. I know why some clubs want valet: some have limited parking and want to control it and by only allowing valet it eliminates patrons parking on side street and neighbors getting PO'ed and it is also a lucrative revenue stream. I went to a club on Long Island that had a massive private parking lot and had a $20 mandatory valet parking fee and a $30 cover with a 2 drink minimum for a topless club that served liquor! So you were $50 before you sat down and I bet money bottled water is better part of $10 each X 2. I thought that maybe the excessive fees did not apply mid week, I was wrong, they had barricades set up in the parking lot to force you to stop at the door and would not allow access to the parking area. When he announce the $20 fee and was trying to open my door I told him he should find someone with a lower IQ willing to pay and that I was just going to turn around and find someplace friendlier.
Do you all put up with Valet, I would rather tip a bathroom attendant, at least they keep the bathrookm clean and aren't tempted to steal.
Every club I have ever been to has a sign posted that they are not responsible for ANYTHING lost stolen or damaged. While I have never minded paying for parking I do mind some half stoned parking slug in my car.
The Cadillac Lounge in Providence has the right idea. You can park, pay the valet fee, and they will watch your car. I know why some clubs want valet: some have limited parking and want to control it and by only allowing valet it eliminates patrons parking on side street and neighbors getting PO'ed and it is also a lucrative revenue stream. I went to a club on Long Island that had a massive private parking lot and had a $20 mandatory valet parking fee and a $30 cover with a 2 drink minimum for a topless club that served liquor! So you were $50 before you sat down and I bet money bottled water is better part of $10 each X 2. I thought that maybe the excessive fees did not apply mid week, I was wrong, they had barricades set up in the parking lot to force you to stop at the door and would not allow access to the parking area. When he announce the $20 fee and was trying to open my door I told him he should find someone with a lower IQ willing to pay and that I was just going to turn around and find someplace friendlier.
Do you all put up with Valet, I would rather tip a bathroom attendant, at least they keep the bathrookm clean and aren't tempted to steal.
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I see where you’re coming from but if I was about to blow $200 inside a club and I knew I’d have a good time, I wouldn’t let a $20 valet fee stand in my way.
In the San Jose area, the clubs do have their own parking lots, but none have valet parking or charge for parking, although I don't go often enough to these clubs to know for sure that's still the case
Another valet guy I knew would steal quarters from the car. He said none of the drivers would know, because it would just be change, but he'd make an extra like $20 a night.
My friends said the Ferrari guys never once checked their mileage pulling in versus pulling out to check if the car had been driven.
I’m glad I was always able to self park at my clubs.
SJG
For example, at Viet Coffee, the lots get over filled and people get to squeezing around other cars and driving strangely. Best to park outside. I prefer residential neighborhoods.
SJG
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Okay ... based on the above, apparently it's a valid concern.