Ultimate Valet is a car cleaning, detailing and valet service with its base at 72 Makaraka Road in Makaraka, Gisborne, and the business says the base is about 8 minutes from the city centre and 5 minutes from the airport. What sets it apart is the airport service: a car can be left at the airport and returned clean when the owner flies home. Keys and the parking ticket go into a lockbox at the airport, and the business texts the PIN the day before the flight. Keys can also be dropped off there while the car is away.
The business can also come to a home, workplace or car park, using its self-contained mobile unit, which needs only a tap for exterior washes. Jobs take 2 to 6 hours, and rates depend on vehicle size, from small to large. Collection in Gisborne costs a $20 fee as at 2026, and cancelling within 24 hours of a booking incurs a $50 non-refundable fee as at 2026. Payment can be made online at booking or in person at collection.
Customers say the team removed sand, dog hair and crumbs that had built up inside, and that the car came back looking new. One said their car had been left at the airport and came back looking clean.