★★★★★5.0 on Google·The Ravel Hotel · Long Island City·Licensed & Insured

Wedding shuttles for The Ravel Hotel

Your ceremony and your room block share an address, so the shuttle work is everyone else — guests in from the Manhattan and Brooklyn hotels to Queens Plaza, and the last ride home when the rooftop closes. Our garage is forty-five minutes out in Little Ferry; tell us the date, we handle the moving parts.

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Planning a shuttle to The Ravel Hotel

Long Island City, Queens

The venue

The Ravel Hotel is a boutique hotel at 8-08 Queens Plaza South in Long Island City, beside the Queensboro Bridge, with the Grand Estate Ballroom (up to 500 seated with a dance floor per its wedding packages), the Penthouse under a retractable roof, the Observation Deck and TEN Rooftop (225 seated); indoor and outdoor ceremony areas on site. The hotel publishes valet parking and a hotel shuttle on request.

Where guests stay

Most guests stay at the Ravel itself; overflow blocks go to the Boro Hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn, the Hyatt Place and the Aloft Long Island City, all within ten minutes. The shuttle work at a Ravel wedding is the Manhattan block, 10 to 20 minutes over the free Queensboro Bridge, and the ceremony run when the ceremony is off site.

How we plan it

We have run the Ravel. Queens Plaza South is the bridge’s service road, busy and one-way, so the coach drops at the hotel entrance and then stages on the corner of Queens Plaza South and 9th Street, facing east, ready to pull up on your coordinator’s call. Manhattan runs use the Queensboro Bridge, no toll, landing on Second Avenue at 59th. Your coordinator has the driver’s cell the morning of.

Timing and vehicles

A full ballroom is a two- or three-coach job on a stagger; a rooftop wedding fits one 55-seat coach on a Manhattan loop. Bridge traffic on a Saturday evening adds 15 minutes, and pickups carry it. The last coach leaves at your contracted end and waits through the send-off.

Glyde ran a wedding guest shuttle at The Ravel Hotel in September 2026 — Manhattan hotel pickups over to Long Island City, and the return at the end of the night.

The day, handled

What your guests get
01

Out-of-town guests can’t get lost

Everyone leaves the hotel together and reaches the venue at the same time. No wrong address in the GPS, no cousin from Ohio missing the ceremony.

02

Grandparents don’t cross a lot in heels

Guests are dropped at the door, not in a field three blocks away.

03

Rain doesn’t ruin the look

Climate-controlled and door-to-door, so hair, makeup, gowns, and suits arrive exactly how they left.

04

The open bar isn’t a liability

Guests celebrate, then ride back to the hotel safely. We run the end-of-night route, not just the arrival.

05

Arrivals on your schedule

One wave or staggered by group, however you’ve planned the timing with your coordinator and venue.

06

One shuttle or a fleet

A van for the bridal party, a full coach for the whole guest list, or several moving in sync.

Getting your quote is simple

How it works
01

Send your date

Your wedding date, guest count, and best contact. Thirty seconds in the quote box, or one call.

02

Get a real quote fast

A complete price for the day — usually back to you the same day, not days later.

03

Reserve when you’re ready

A 25% deposit holds your date and your bus, any time in your planning window.

What working with Glyde looks like

From first call to last guest home
3–6 months outYour consultation

A real planner, not a booking form

You speak with a charter professional by phone or email who plans the day around your venues, hotels, and timing.

2 weeks outFinalize

Every detail locked

Glyde calls to confirm pickups, stops, timing windows, and your final guest count.

Wedding dayWe run it

One coordinated arrival

A day-of contact runs the manifest, holds the pickup schedule, and runs the hotel route at the end of the night.

Reserve your date with a 25% deposit any time in your planning window. The balance is due one week before the wedding.

What’s included

Every Glyde wedding shuttle

A custom itinerary

Routes, pickup windows, and timing built around your venues and hotels — not a template.

A vetted, professional driver

And a clean, inspected bus, staged at the pickup point before the first guest walks out.

All-in pricing

Gratuity, fuel, and tolls are in the number. The quote you approve is the bill you get.

One plan, any size

Multiple vehicles run under a single itinerary and a single quote when the guest list calls for it.

Matched to your guest list

16 to 55-plus

Not sure what size you need? Tell us your guest count and the venue, and we’ll put your guests in the right vehicle. Larger weddings often run on more than one bus to keep arrivals tight.

Sprinter Van
8–16 Guests
Mini Bus
23–29 Guests
Mini Coach
35–39 Guests
Full Coach
55 Guests

Bigger guest list? We’ll bundle multiple vehicles into one coordinated plan and one quote.

A 5.0 record

Earned one wedding at a time
★★★★★
“We booked this company for all-day bridal party transportation, ending the night at Nicotra’s Ballroom in Staten Island, and it was one of the best decisions we made.”
Ahmed A · Staten Island Wedding · Google Review
“We booked this company for a wedding shuttle from Arlo Williamsburg to Weylin, and they nailed it. The pickup process was super organized, which made things easy for guests who weren’t familiar with the area.”
Alicia V · Brooklyn Wedding
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Questions, answered

Ravel Hotel FAQ
Do you have a minimum number of hours?
Yes — a 5-hour minimum applies. Your quote reserves a dedicated bus and driver for your date — no shared rides, no surprises. The full billing breakdown is on the pricing page.
How do you plan the pickup and drop-off at The Ravel Hotel?
We have run the Ravel. Queens Plaza South is the bridge’s service road, busy and one-way, so the coach drops at the hotel entrance and then stages on the corner of Queens Plaza South and 9th Street, facing east, ready to pull up on your coordinator’s call. Manhattan runs use the Queensboro Bridge, no toll, landing on Second Avenue at 59th. Your coordinator has the driver’s cell the morning of.
Can you cover both the trip to The Ravel Hotel and the rides back?
Yes. Most The Ravel Hotel weddings book a coordinated plan — guests from the hotel blocks to the venue, then return runs after the reception. The last coach waits, so nobody is stranded when the night runs long.
What if my guest count changes?
That’s normal. A rough number is fine to start; we confirm the final count two weeks out and adjust the vehicle plan if needed.
Which hotels do guests usually stay at for The Ravel Hotel weddings?
Most guests stay at the Ravel itself; overflow blocks go to the Boro Hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn, the Hyatt Place and the Aloft Long Island City, all within ten minutes. The shuttle work at a Ravel wedding is the Manhattan block, 10 to 20 minutes over the free Queensboro Bridge, and the ceremony run when the ceremony is off site.
When should we book a wedding shuttle for The Ravel Hotel?
Four to eight months out is typical for peak Saturday dates, around the time your hotel-block counts firm up. Closer dates can often still be covered — ask before assuming.

Tell us your
wedding date

A date and an approximate guest count are enough to price the whole day.

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