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Valet parking

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, valet parking means: A service in which a hotel employee parks a guest's car and brings it back when the guest needs it.

In Turkish: vale, vale hizmeti, vale park

How it is used

Common in city hotels, restaurants and event venues. The guest hands over the key at the entrance and gets a ticket; the person who parks the car is the valet or parking attendant. Hotels state whether valet parking is free or charged per day.

Example sentences

  1. Valet parking costs €25 per night and is charged to your room.

  2. Please call valet parking ten minutes before you need your car.

Common collocations

  • valet parking service
  • free valet parking
  • valet ticket
  • call the valet
  • shuttleA bus or minibus that travels regularly between two places, such as a hotel and the airport, the beach or the city centre.
  • conciergeA hotel employee who helps guests with information and arrangements, such as restaurant bookings, tickets, tours and transport.
  • porterA hotel employee who carries guests' luggage to and from their rooms and helps with doors, taxis and deliveries.
  • charge to the roomTo add the cost of food, drinks or services to a guest's room bill so they can pay for everything together at check-out.

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