One of the most stressful parts about living near a big city is driving and parking your car. Many people avoid the city because the stress parking provides. In 2013 Curtis Lee and Craig Martin set out to create the ultimate valet experience. They began a company called Luxe. They began in San Francisco parking cars of people in a secure lot. When the owner needed his car back Curtis or Craig would return the car to the rightful owner. Over time this new company began to expand as more people wanted to get rid of the hazard of parking. The company now is in LA, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, and Seattle. In addition to parking your car they will fill the car up with gas and change your oil for an extra charge. The company has insurance worth over five million dollars which promises that no matter what your car will be protected. The company now runs completely through an app that allows you to send your location and they will park your car. I am impressed with the way these two men where able to see a stressful problem and figure our how to relieve others stress through their company. I hope Luxe makes it to Cincinnati so I can try it out. Check out the website: http://luxe.com/
This is genius. It’s like valet parking for anywhere in a city. I know I would love this. Although I don’t live in a city, whenever I drive to Pittsburgh I HATE parking. It is impossible. I’ll definitely use Luxe if I ever get the opportunity.
Echoing what Rachel said above, this is such a good idea! Every single time I go to any airport or city, parking is one of the things I dread the most. The founders of Luxe definitely found a problem that an enormous amount of people have and expounded on that. Good entrepreneurial spirit!
This is so great! Awesome example of seeing a need and solving the problem in an effective way. Parking takes time, money and is quite stressful. Genius!
The stress of parking is a real struggle in suburban areas let alone cities! I think the most clever thing about this business is not the valet concept so much as the additions to the normal valet service such as gas refills and oil changes. Because they’re servicing in big cities their clientele would more than likely be wealthy and extremely busy business people.
This is an awesome idea, hands down. Just trying to drive through a city is a nightmare in the first place, and parking is even worse. This idea solves a problem of parking in heavy congested streets, which people are definitely willing to pay for.
This is awesome and a very creative idea. Parking in cities is a pain. Especially in NYC its impossible to find a spot. They fill up your gas and change your oil too! That’s great, but can also be kind of risky.