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Costco has bargain deals for Hawaii car rentals, specifically Kauai

Just rec'd promo email from Thrifty and was able to reduce rental car cost yet again.
 
Rates for us in November still haven't dropped. I did get our LIH minivan cheaper by $10 through Discount Hawaii Car Rentals, but other than that, prices haven't budged.
 
Dec prices in Maui went down a few days ago when I checked. This really shouldn't be a surprise as rates change constantly.
 
Keep checking those rental car rates - daily, if necessary. I had a rental car reserved for October in Albuquerque (through Costco) that I thought was a great rate, and I was fine with it. Then the price dropped a week ago by almost a hundred dollars. So I quickly switched to the lower rate. Now, the same timeframe is showing rates nearly DOUBLE what the first rate was, which is almost TRIPLE what I'll be paying. No rhyme or reason to it. But I'm glad for the lower rate!

Dave
 
I was checking car rental prices for Kaui today and on Costco they were $253 for an economy car. At Discount Hawaii, the rate, which I booked, was $163! I am a very happy camper!

Does anyone know if I will be able to add my Southwest Rapid Rewards number to the reservation at some point?

Dori
 
Dori said:
I was checking car rental prices for Kaui today and on Costco they were $253 for an economy car. At Discount Hawaii, the rate, which I booked, was $163! I am a very happy camper!

Does anyone know if I will be able to add my Southwest Rapid Rewards number to the reservation at some point?

Dori
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Congrats, Dori! Glad your trip is coming together. Call the Lihue office of DHCR and ask about adding your Southwest code. i did it last year (for Thrifty) but a Tugger recently posted they aren't doing that kind of thing anymore. Can't hurt to ask, right? ;)

Dave
 
Dori said:
I was checking car rental prices for Kaui today and on Costco they were $253 for an economy car. At Discount Hawaii, the rate, which I booked, was $163! I am a very happy camper!

Does anyone know if I will be able to add my Southwest Rapid Rewards number to the reservation at some point?

Dori
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I just checked their site and they are almost double the rate from Costco during my Dec trip.
 
I rebooked my Costco Maui reservations for late June/early Aug twice over the weekend. A $70 reduction Saturday and another $46 reduction on Sunday. I'll keep watching them, but right now I'm at $411 and change for 16 days in a full size. I like the extra driver feature as we have been hit a couple of times in the past with higher fees than expected for adding the spouse.

Sheila
 
Just checked my reservation for August. It's about the same price, but the rental company has changed. Now instead of Alamo, who our reservation on Maui is with being the cheapest, it's Enterprise.
 
With Costco you can always book now and keep checking the rate, if it goes done you can call to have it adjusted. I just used them last month for car rental with Alamo in Oahu, it went down to almost half by time my trip came!
 
Boonie said:
With Costco you can always book now and keep checking the rate, if it goes done you can call to have it adjusted. I just used them last month for car rental with Alamo in Oahu, it went down to almost half by time my trip came!
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You don't need to call. You can make the change yourself online. Or make a new reservation and cancel the old one.
 
Luanne said:
Just checked my reservation for August. It's about the same price, but the rental company has changed. Now instead of Alamo, who our reservation on Maui is with being the cheapest, it's Enterprise.
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My reservation for Kauai was reduced about $10 but also switched to Enterprise. Now it's just ~$250 for an intermediate car on Kauai for a week, which I consider reasonable.
 
Ken555 said:
My reservation for Kauai was reduced about $10 but also switched to Enterprise. Now it's just ~$250 for an intermediate car on Kauai for a week, which I consider reasonable.
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I probably should have been more clear. Our reservation for Maui is still with Alamo. If I'd switched to Enterprise it would have been a little bit more. If I'd made a new reservation with Alamo through Costco it would be much more expensive than the one I have. :D

We're paying $355.17 for two weeks in a full size.
 
Luanne said:
You don't need to call. You can make the change yourself online. Or make a new reservation and cancel the old one.
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You can cancel the old one on line as well. After making a new reservation, go to your account and cancel the old one, much faster than trying to call.
 
Luanne said:
I probably should have been more clear. Our reservation for Maui is still with Alamo. If I'd switched to Enterprise it would have been a little bit more. If I'd made a new reservation with Alamo through Costco it would be much more expensive than the one I have. :D

We're paying $355.17 for two weeks in a full size.
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You played the game better than I did. We got down to $411 for a full size for two weeks. Tried again this past weekend and they had gone up to over $600.

Sheila
 
Costco's rate for a full-size, 13 days on Kauai, 8/17-8/30, $290 at Alamo, all taxes and fees included. I am very happy with that deal and will keep it.
 
sfwilshire said:
You played the game better than I did. We got down to $411 for a full size for two weeks. Tried again this past weekend and they had gone up to over $600.

Sheila
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I checked prices again yesterday. They have gone back up. So glad I grabbed that reservation through Costco when they had gone down. I'll keep checking however.
 
Luanne said:
I checked prices again yesterday. They have gone back up. So glad I grabbed that reservation through Costco when they had gone down. I'll keep checking however.
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Yes, when I checked back with Thrifty, my mid-size for week Aug 18-25 had more than doubled!!!! We are still in at $140!!!!
 
This 8th day of the rental is killing me.

Renting from OGG 9/14 to 9/22. I have a rezzie for full-size from Enterprise for $189 if I book 9/14 to 9/21. However, when I try to book for 9/14 to 9/22 (the dates of my stay), price goes up to $300+ for all car companies -- it has been this way for the last 3 months.

I may have to priceline or hotwire this. Hotwire is showing $230 for the same period. I like being able to cancel just in case, but since I'm pretty sure, it may be worth it just to book the non-refundable rental. Since I need to check out and check in on 9/21 for the extra night, I was debating whether just to switch cars at the airport for the extra night or just book the nonrefundable via Hotwire/Priceline.

-ryan
 
sjsharkie said:
This 8th day of the rental is killing me.

Renting from OGG 9/14 to 9/22. I have a rezzie for full-size from Enterprise for $189 if I book 9/14 to 9/21. However, when I try to book for 9/14 to 9/22 (the dates of my stay), price goes up to $300+ for all car companies -- it has been this way for the last 3 months.

I may have to priceline or hotwire this. Hotwire is showing $230 for the same period. I like being able to cancel just in case, but since I'm pretty sure, it may be worth it just to book the non-refundable rental. Since I need to check out and check in on 9/21 for the extra night, I was debating whether just to switch cars at the airport for the extra night or just book the nonrefundable via Hotwire/Priceline.

-ryan
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If you're staying in the Lahaina area try reserving a one-way OGG to Lahaina and then back for the last day on another reservation. I've done this before and it's worked well. Alamo and a few others are within walking distance of WKORV, for reference.
 
I thought I was totally wasting my time, checking Costco for a better rental deal the day before my trip. Amazingly, by switching to an Intermediate, I cut another $150 off my rental car. $268 and change for 15 days. :whoopie:

I could have stayed with the full-size for about $30 more, but I was having second thoughts about that anyway. There are only three of us, so the only time it might be tight is to and from the airport with the luggage. We just have one checked bag, so I think we'll be fine.

Sheila
 
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