Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Valet Parking at a motel, how does that work?

Going to Vancouver and going through list of accommodations and see one with Valet parking.

We are staying a few days. Do we tip the valet every time we take the car out? How much? Also are guests also charged a daily fee which will appear on the bill at time of check-out? It's the Ramada Limited Downtown.


First off, it's not a motel, it's a hotel. And, yes, you will be charged for the parking, $25 per 24-hour period. Valet parking has always been provided free of charge at any of the hotels that I've ever stayed at, on the premise that people will tip the attendants coming and going. Since you're going to be paying what I consider to be a ridiculously high fee simply to provide you with a parking spot, the only tip I would give the attendants would be "Never Eat Yellow Snow".

Click on "Hotel amenities" on this site for the official scoop:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g154943-d188259-Reviews-Ramada_Limited_Downtown-Vancouver_British_Columbia.html

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