Rodriguez Luxury Cars provides chauffeured transport for New York evenings — dinners, galas, premieres, concerts and nights out. These are hourly bookings so the car waits rather than being re-booked at midnight, and the same chauffeur stays with you for the whole evening.
The whole point is not booking a car at 1am
Every problem with transport on a night out happens at the end of it. Surge peaks exactly when a venue empties, the pavement outside is full of people doing the same thing you are, and the evening's good mood ends in a queue.
An hourly booking removes that entirely. The car is yours for the evening, the chauffeur knows when and where, and leaving is a text rather than a negotiation.
This is also the booking where comparing on the headline alone is most misleading. Set against two rideshares on a midnight surge, an hourly booking is frequently closer than people expect.
Events where the drop-off actually matters
Galas, premieres and benefit dinners have managed arrival lanes, and a chauffeur who understands how they work is the difference between arriving at the entrance and being let out around the corner.
For venues we work regularly we know the drop-off point rather than guessing at it, which sounds minor until you have been dropped on the wrong side of a closed street in formal wear.
Where an event has a specific arrival window — and many do — we plan to it rather than to the start time printed on the invitation.
Groups and multi-stop evenings
Dinner, a show and somewhere afterwards is three stops, which puts it firmly in hourly territory. Booked separately it is three pickups and three chances for something to go wrong at the least convenient moment.
For a group of seven or more the Sprinter is both cheaper per head and considerably better, because everybody arrives together and nobody is left waiting outside for the second car.
Coats and bags stay in the vehicle between stops, which on a winter evening is worth more than it sounds.
Your quote
Every trip is quoted at booking, all-inclusive of tolls, standard gratuity, meet-and-greet and wait time. Your quote is confirmed in writing before you travel and does not move with traffic, weather or demand. Request a quote or call +1 (914) 396-1338.
Our fleet
| Vehicle | Capacity | Luggage | Hourly minimum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Sedan | 3 passengers | 2 large bags | 3 hr |
| Luxury SUV | 6 passengers | 5 large bags | 3 hr |
| Sprinter Van | 14 passengers | 14 large bags | 4 hr |
What is included in every booking
- All tolls and airport fees
- Standard gratuity
- Meet-and-greet inside the terminal
- Flight tracking with automatic pickup adjustment
- 60 minutes complimentary airport wait (90 for Sprinter)
- Bottled water and phone chargers
Optional extras
Ask for these when you book and they are included in your quote:
- Child / booster seat — Requested at booking; installed before pickup.
- Additional stop — Add as many as the trip needs when you book.
Free cancellation up to 4 hours before a point-to-point pickup, or 24 hours before an hourly or event booking.
Not sure which vehicle fits? See the vehicle guide. For how a booking actually works end to end, see how booking works, and for an honest comparison against a taxi or rideshare see the black car versus Uber guide.
Frequently asked questions
As hourly hire with a three-hour minimum inside the city; most evenings run four to six hours. Request a quote through the booking form or call +1 (914) 396-1338.
Yes — that is the point of an hourly booking. The vehicle and chauffeur are yours for the period, and coats and bags stay in the car between venues.
Yes, in a Sprinter Van, which takes up to 14 passengers. For a group that size it is cheaper per head than multiple sedans and everybody arrives together.
Usually, subject to the chauffeur's next booking. Let dispatch know as early as you can and additional time is billed on the same terms.
Often closer than people expect — surge peaks exactly when venues empty, and an hourly booking does not surge at all.
Reserve your chauffeur
Sedans, SUVs and Sprinter vans across all five boroughs, New Jersey and Connecticut. Reservations answered 24 hours a day.