How does valet parking work in Vegas?

[RedWhiteMonkey]

As part of our honeymoon my wife and I will be staying at The Bellagio in Vegas. When we arrive we'll still have our rental car. As it makes more sense to drop the luggage and then return the car I intend on checking in at the hotel first. How does valet parking work, I've never used it before and would appreciate some guidance.

[Puggit]

You drive up, give the keys to the valet parking bloke and a tip so he doesn't ding it.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Cheers, stupid question - how do you get your car back, do you get a ticket or something?

Should you tip when you drop off, collect or both?

Edited by RedWhiteMonkey on Thursday 5th July 17:41

[Rollin]

There'll be a man behind a counter outside and loads of valets hanging about. Give them ticket. Tip both ways.

[GCH]

Just remember you don't HAVE to valet park in vegas....there are self parking lots too (which are all free). Valet is usually $45-$50/day plus tip at both ends.

You can always pull up outside, drop your bags with a bell hop (get a ticket, and tip him) then go self park, then get the bags sent up to your room after checking in.

[BckFlash]

Also, whether you get the car out or not, you will be charged by the day.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Bell-hop and self-park it is then. Thanks all for the advice.

[Puggit]

When we stayed at the Tropicana, Valet parking only cost the tips

[steveo3002]

only paid the tips here too

makes sense to pay a few dollars tip rather than walk 2 miles in their self parking

[bull996]

By the way, its "Bellagio", not "THE" Bellagio.

HTH

[louiebaby]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

As part of our honeymoon my wife and I will be staying at The Bellagio in Vegas. When we arrive we'll still have our rental car. As it makes more sense to drop the luggage and then return the car I intend on checking in at the hotel first. How does valet parking work, I've never used it before and would appreciate some guidance.

Hopefully you'll come back to this, as I'm a bit late, but I have a top tip.

The view of the strip from the top of the Bellagio Car Park is very good. (Or it was three years ago when I was last there.) Try not to park on the top floor though, unless you want the car to be like an oven when you go back to it.

[MaximumJed]

Visited (and parked at) most of the hotels, though not the Bellagio. Valet parking was just tips and never too long to wait. Tip on the way in and on the way out though.

[Lemans Party]

Valet parking is free at the Bellagio (apart from tips). Self park is also free and can be much faster and convenient if you are just popping back to the hotel for a few minutes.

Normally I tip both ways, but most americans I've spoken to will say only tip on pick up.

The Ballagio is also unusual in that the bell guy who unloads your car will be a different guy from the one who takes your luggage to the room, so they will BOTH expect a tip.
Likewise on departure, there will be a bell guy to take your luggage downstairs, then another to load the car then the guy/girl who brought you your car.
With all the tipping it feels like throwing money at everyone, and it's hard to know just how much to give.

Next year I will be wearing a "Tip Suit" (TM) with a sign saying "take what you feel you deserve".

[Mr Roper]

Puggit said:

When we stayed at the Tropicana, Valet parking only cost the tips

That's where I stayed.