| The best attractions, clubs, hotels and activities in | | | | car. This fills the already inadequate parking |
| Los Angeles all have a valet parking service | | | | available, and makes finding a place to park within |
| available. You'll never have to worry about | | | | a reasonable distance of your destination a tricky |
| whether or not you'll be able to find a parking | | | | task, indeed. |
| spot nearby when you go to hotspots like Los | | | | A valet parking service eliminates the hassle of |
| Angeles landmark The Mint. This nightclub was | | | | finding a parking spot, and leaving early enough to |
| established in 1937, and was an early venue for | | | | walk from that spot to where you're going. A |
| singers like Natalie Cole and Ray Charles. | | | | valet takes your keys and parks your car in a |
| Seventy-one years later, acts like Ben Harper and | | | | designated lot with other cars. There's less worry |
| The Wallflowers made early-in-their career | | | | about leaving a certain amount of room between |
| appearances here. There's a kitchen open until | | | | cars, and double-parking is necessary to make |
| midnight, a full bar, and of course a valet parking | | | | maximum use of the space. But since the valet |
| service for your convenience. | | | | has all the keys, moving a car to retrieve another |
| The House of Blues, a popular LA spot, offers a | | | | is just part of the job. |
| valet parking service, as do many of the | | | | In Los Angeles, it's not just restaurants and clubs |
| nightclubs and fine hotels. The Ritual Supper Club, | | | | that offer a valet parking service, but gyms, and |
| the Key Club, and most restaurants and bars | | | | even stores. GMC even used free valet parking in |
| offer a valet parking service to their guests. | | | | one of their sales promotions. In some areas, you |
| Sometimes the valet parking service is free for | | | | can even turn your bicycle over to a valet |
| guests of these establishments. Sometimes | | | | parking service. And some establishments require |
| there's a small fee. Either way, tipping is expected. | | | | that if you visit them, a Los Angeles valet parking |
| Many private citizens who host parties also | | | | service parks your car. |
| choose to hire a valet parking service to park | | | | Valet parking is so necessary in Los Angeles, that |
| partygoers' cars. In Los Angeles, having a valet | | | | an entire industry has sprung up around it. Some |
| parking service isn't even a status symbol | | | | companies do nothing but offer valet parking |
| anymore, it's a necessity. | | | | services on demand to businesses and individuals. |
| In a city with limited parking, and with shops | | | | Dozens of valet parking services have appeared |
| spaced sometimes fairly far apart, the population | | | | to fill the city's need for convenience. So next |
| drive everywhere, unlike New York City, where | | | | time you go to the House of Blues or The Mint, |
| walking is the preferred method to get from | | | | budget in a valet fee and a tip and enjoy letting |
| place to place. Los Angeles isn't as compacted as | | | | someone else deal with parking the car. |
| New York, so most people do their traveling by | | | | |