Valet Parking

Running late to McNamara with a client in the car?

DTW Valet Parking sits right next to the McNamara Terminal, with a walk of about 1 minute from curb to check‑in. Daily rate is $30.00, which prices it above the McNamara garage but buys you curbside hand‑off and no hunting for a space. This is true valet: you stop, hand over the keys, and head straight into McNamara.

Service runs in step with McNamara’s main bank of flights, and regulars talk about using it when a tight morning departure out of Detroit leaves no margin. Several r/Detroit users say they only choose valet when they are genuinely time‑crunched; otherwise they drive into the McNamara garage and walk the extra few minutes. Think of it as buying back 10–15 minutes at the start and end of the trip.

The headline perk is car care. One Reddit user mentions using valet once when running late and coming back to a parked, detailed, and ready‑to‑go car on arrival. FlyerTalk posters note that their companies will approve DTW valet for C‑suite travel because the wash and interior cleaning are included, making the car feel fresh after a 3–4 day trip.

Complaints focus on value. A r/Detroit comment calls DTW valet “overpriced for what you get” versus paying less and parking yourself in the McNamara garage next door. Frequent business travelers say they typically avoid valet unless the $30/day is reimbursed or snow is in the forecast and they want the car brought up cleared of ice.

Pro tip: If you’re paying out of pocket, run the math: for a 4‑day trip, valet runs about $120; compare that with the total for the McNamara garage before you pull into the valet lane.