FAQ
Can you hire your own valet company for a Las Vegas event?
Yes, in many cases. Las Vegas venues split into two groups. Casino resorts and Strip hotels run their own valet or hold an exclusive contract, and an outside company cannot operate on their motorcourt. Off-Strip venues, private estates, wedding chapels, event halls, and corporate campuses usually let you bring your own operator, and some expect it. The first question to ask any Las Vegas venue is whether valet is exclusive, included, or open. If it is open, you can request quotes from the operators listed for Las Vegas on this site and book directly. Give the operator the venue name and address, the guest count, the arrival window, and where cars can be staged, then confirm the venue has approved the plan in writing before the event date.
Which Las Vegas venues let you bring your own valet
Strip resorts almost always run valet in house or through a single contracted operator, and they will not allow a second company on the property. The same is true of most large casinos off the Strip. Where you have room to choose is everywhere else: private homes in Summerlin and Henderson, standalone wedding venues, restaurants with a private dining room, warehouses and studios used for launches, golf clubs, and outside lots at convention hotels when the event is not inside the hotel. Ask the venue contact three things. Is valet exclusive to a named company, is it included in your rental, and is there a fee for bringing an outside operator? Get the answer in your contract, since a verbal yes from a sales manager can be reversed by operations on the day.
How to book an outside valet operator in Las Vegas
Request quotes from the operators listed for Las Vegas on this site and tell each one the venue, the date, the guest count, the arrival pattern, and where cars will be parked. A good operator will ask for a site visit or a satellite view of the property, because staging on a Las Vegas lot in summer changes how far attendants can walk and how many cars they can turn in an hour. Share the venue's rules on insurance and on where the drop-off point can sit, and ask the operator to send a staging plan you can forward to the venue. The operators on the Las Vegas city page list which event types they serve, so filter for private event, wedding, or corporate before you request.
What the venue will ask for
Expect the venue to want a certificate of insurance naming it as additional insured, the operator's staging plan, and the name of the crew lead on the day. Some venues also ask that attendants wear a venue badge or check in with security. Hand these to the operator early, since insurance certificates take a few days to issue. If the venue insists on its own valet, you can still hire an outside company for a shuttle from a nearby lot, or for a second drop-off point at a private after-party, so the booking is rarely wasted.
What to ask the operator
- Is valet at this venue exclusive, included, or open to an outside company?
- Will you send a staging plan the venue can approve in writing?
- Can you name the venue as additional insured on your certificate?
- How will attendants handle summer heat and long walks from the staging lot?