limo rental for prom

Book as soon as the school sets the date. Prom season and Saturdays are when our San Francisco rates climb to their peak, so asking early is the safer plan. Lowell, founded in 1856 and the oldest public high school west of the Mississippi, sits at 1101 Eucalyptus Drive; tell us if the night starts there or at a classmate’s house. Send the date, times and head count. Our reply usually arrives within 15 to 30 minutes, and the booking is confirmed by email once payment goes through.

A Mercedes Sprinter suits a prom group of up to 14, so six or seven Galileo couples can arrive together and pose for one set of photos. A crew of four or five fits a luxury SUV. If a whole senior circle wants one ride, a mini coach has room for 27 to 36. Families who picture a stretch limousine or a party bus can have either, sized to your group. Galileo is at 1150 Francisco Street, so tell us whether everyone meets at school or at a home. Capacity is confirmed in your quote.

Either works. An hourly charter keeps the car with your group all evening, from the first home pickup to the last drop-off, and the floor is four hours for a Sprinter and three for a sedan or SUV. If parents only want a ride to the dance and another home afterward, each leg is a point-to-point trip billed as the trip itself, with no hourly minimum. Extra stops on a point-to-point ride are added to the fare, so list them when you ask.

Check the license first. The California Public Utilities Commission tells families to confirm a limo company is CPUC-licensed, online or at 1-800-894-9444, to see that it has liability insurance on file, and to match the charter-party carrier (TCP) number shown on the vehicle. We’re CPUC-licensed as a charter-party carrier, TCP-32683, and our chauffeurs drive San Francisco prom rides. The CPUC also advises getting cost, times, locations and vehicle type in writing. Balboa is at 1000 Cayuga Avenue, so put that or the home address on the request.

Yes. List every address in pickup order when you ask for the quote, and the stops go onto your booking. On an hourly charter they sit inside your booked time; if it’s a one-way trip, each added stop goes onto the fare. The first pickup includes 15 minutes of free waiting, so ask everyone to be dressed and at the door on time. San Francisco is known for its traffic, so leave a cushion between the last pickup and the photo stop or the dance.

Yes, it works well for prom photos. The Palace, at 3601 Lyon Street in the Marina District, was built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, and Rec and Park calls it one of the most photographed sites in the city, with its Rotunda, colonnades and lagoon. Parking there is limited, so the chauffeur lets you out near the Rotunda and, if you’ve booked by the hour, waits nearby. Photos for personal use need no permit, but a paid photographer falls under Rec and Park’s film permit rules. Weddings under the Rotunda may share the space.

The 20% gratuity is added to the bill and itemized, so nobody has to guess at a cash tip at the end of the night. It’s figured on the base fare plus any stop time, wait time and holiday surcharges. And yes, a prom group can split the payment, which helps when several San Francisco families share one Sprinter. You pay by a secure online link after accepting the quote, with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover.

Five details: the date, the first pickup time, how many are riding, every address in order, and when the night should end. Add the vehicle you have in mind, or let us suggest one from the head count. Send it through the quote form, to info@limosfvip.com, or call (888) 888-0195. A prom quote usually reaches parents 15 to 30 minutes later, and after payment you get a confirmation email with the booking details. Prom nights are planned from San Francisco, where we’ve served the Bay Area since 2013.