Uptown Valet's Fourth of July

Uptown Valet worked this Fourth of July at the Austin Country Club. Fireworks were free to fly this year as the burn ban wasn't as strict as last year. Uptown Valet helped manage parking, as Austin Country club was expecting over 1,000 guests for their fireworks show. Our task was to maximize parking efficiency for the guests and to report when various sections were filled to capacity so that guests wouldn't go towards sections of parking which had been filled up. A lot of cars parked in the parking lots, but when a few started parking outside the parking lot on Long Champ drive without having checked into club parking first man soon followed and we were never quite filled to capacity. We filled up most of the lots though and what guests did show up late in hopes for a spot were happy when we could point them to the few spots still available. In addition, we drove shuttles for guests coming from Long Champ when that area proved to be busier than expected.

After the fireworks went off we also assisted in shuttling some guests and in managing cars exiting the lot. We kept the flow of cars going as best we could and created space for carts or cars getting out of a parallel spot when needed. The line of cars itself extended up Long Champ to a stop sign; after determining the length of the holdup, one of us was posted up top to wave them through the stop sign - this eased traffic considerably.

We have done valet work at Austin Country Club in the past on major holidays and have managed some shuttles at weddings there but helping in parking was something new. We believe we handled it well and were happy for the opportunity to help them on the holiday. Our valets enjoyed the fireworks as well:

Austin and Uptown Valet getting ready for Circuit of The Americas

We're excited that after four years Formula One racing will return to the United States. The Circuit of the Americas race will occur on November 16-18 and it's something we've been getting ready for for a while now and something which we will continue working towards until all the races are over.

Construction is continuing and tickets go on sale this Sunday, with prices starting at $159 for a three-day pass. It will bring millions of dollars to Austin and has helped create a bunch of interest in the city. 

We've already had some of our chauffeur services booked for that weekend and all luxury transportation companies, ourselves included, expect to be slammed that weekend. If you're looking to arrive at the Circuit of Americas race in style and comfort, let us know. We have limos and luxury vehicles available and we will be using them all on race date.

We also have our experienced valets available for work that weekend. They're the best in the business and are used to running large-scale private events. If it's something we've never seen before then we'll put our years of experience into figuring out the best transportation services for your event.

We're extremely excited for that weekend even though we know it will be one of our busiest. If you need any transportation services, we hope you'll choose Uptown Valet.

Photos from some recent events

March 2012 was a busy month for us, so we've decided to show off a handful of photos from some events this past month:

Texas Independence Day Dinner We did valet work for a Texas Independence Day dinner at the Bob Bullock Museum towards the beginning of the month. It's an event we've worked at for the past several years and it sees us dressing up in slacks and button-ups - complete this year with burnt orange bow-ties. Right between the Capitol and the UT campus, this is always a fun venue to work at in the heart of Austin.

Lexus of Austin Launch EventLexus of Austin premiered the new Lexus GS350 in style with Uptown Valet doing valet work and running a coat-check. It's a nice looking car with good custom options and the dealership featured fine catering, entertainment and plenty of information on the new models.

Lexus and Palazzo Lavaca Inside Lexus of Austin was a Lexus LFA, which has too much cool information on it to fit it all here. Suffice to say it's a very nice car of a very limited run which was also very nice to look at. The other photo is from an event we worked at Palazzo Lavaca parking cars and managing some shuttle transportation. Palazzo Lavaca is a cool new venue with a very well-realized older feel to it. We hope to be able to work more there in the future, though perhaps with less rain.

These were just a few of the dozens of events we worked this past month but were ones we wanted to share a bit of here. April is the busy season for weddings, so after a March which was busier than usual we're getting ready for a very busy April as well.

-Uptown Valet