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Parking Revenue Per Key Calculator

Parking is a meaningful ancillary line for urban and airport hotels.

Total keys

Self-park daily rate

Valet daily rate

Self-park capture %

Valet capture %

Occupancy %

Annual parking revenue per key

$5,119

Annual parking revenue

$1,279,781

Self-park revenue / yr

$479,063

How the math works

Self = occupied nights × self capture × rate. Valet similar. Total ÷ keys = per-key revenue.

250 keys × 365 × 75% occ × (20% × $35 + 18% × $65) = $1.52M ÷ 250 = $6,075 per key.

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What this page estimates

This Parking Revenue Per Key Calculator is built to give a quick, browser-based estimate for parking revenue per key. Parking is a meaningful ancillary line for urban and airport hotels. The inputs stay on the page during normal use, and the result should be treated as an estimate for planning, comparison, or education rather than professional advice.

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How to Use

Enter total keys.
Enter self-park daily rate.
Enter valet daily rate.
Enter self-park capture % of occupied rooms.
Enter valet capture % of occupied rooms.
Enter occupancy %.
Read annual parking revenue per key.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's typical parking revenue per key?

Urban full-service: $3,000-8,000 per key per year. Airport: $1,500-4,000. Suburban select-service: $200-800 (mostly free). Resort (beach, mountain): $800-2,500 (guest parking included, valet optional). Downtown luxury with valet-only: $8,000-15,000. Parking is one of the few ancillary lines where city hotels meaningfully outperform resorts because of scarcity pricing and convention/business demand.

Self-park or valet?

Valet generates 2-3x the revenue per space but costs 35-50% of revenue in labor and tip-out. Self-park nets 60-75% margin (mostly equipment and card processing). Luxury and convention hotels run valet-only to control lobby logistics and upsell; select-service and airport hotels run self-park; hybrid (both offered) is most common in urban full-service. Decision depends on brand, guest profile, and supply/demand for spaces.

Capture rate drivers?

Business travelers in the Northeast corridor: 30-45% drive. West Coast: 55-70%. Airport: 15-25%. Leisure resort: 60-80%. Convention: 20-35%. New EV supply means charging stations influence capture — a 10-station Level 2 EV setup boosts capture by 3-5 points in sustainability-conscious markets. Include EV in your parking model going forward.

How do third-party parking operators work?

SP Plus, LAZ Parking, ABM, Propark: charge 35-50% of gross for valet, 12-20% for self-park. Hotel owners typically prefer in-house for <100-space operations, third-party for >200. Third-party bundles sub-operations (snow removal, signage, validation software). Get a revenue guarantee (minimum $X per year regardless of actual) and a clean termination path. Benchmark proposals from 3+ operators.