Rental Cars for Maui in March

[Kauai Kid]

For a compact 3 weeks 10-30 March

COSTCO: $942 price 12/11/12

Discount Hawaii Car Rental $651.59 (I made this reservation months and months ago thank goodness)

 

[baz48]

Does Discount Hawaii include a second driver (not a spouse) in their rates? That is one big plus for Costco reservations.

 

[DeniseM]

Does Discount Hawaii include a second driver (not a spouse) in their rates? That is one big plus for Costco reservations.

They are a consolidator - the rules depend on what agency you end up with.

 

[rickandcindy23]

The prices change radically for car rentals with Costco and Kayak.com. Never assume you have the best price available. Check often.

 

[BJRSanDiego]

Taxes?

For a compact 3 weeks 10-30 March

COSTCO: $942 price 12/11/12

Discount Hawaii Car Rental $651.59 (I made this reservation months and months ago thank goodness)

Does the cost of $651 inclusive of all of the taxes and fees or is it the price before taxes, fees?

What car provider did the link you up to?

 

[Kauai Kid]

The COSTCO price included all taxes and fees.

COSTCO provides prices for three car rental companies and I choose the cheapest.

 

[Kauai Kid]

Does Discount Hawaii include a second driver (not a spouse) in their rates? That is one big plus for Costco reservations.

I'd recommend you check with Discount Hawaii with that question.

 

[Kauai Kid]

The prices change radically for car rentals with Costco and Kayak.com. Never assume you have the best price available. Check often.

Great advice. I've got it on my weekly Things To Do list. Check car rental prices on Maui.

 

[baz48]

I'd recommend you check with Discount Hawaii with that question.

I did submit a reservation request for Maui April 7-14 for a midsize with a second driver (not a spouse). They came back with $569.65 total including the second driver with Alamo. That's about $30 less than Costco right now.

 

[Kauai Kid]

I did submit a reservation request for Maui April 7-14 for a midsize with a second driver (not a spouse). They came back with $569.65 total including the second driver with Alamo. That's about $30 less than Costco right now.

I have in my weekly things to do list keep checking rental car rates. Glad you are happy with your rate.

The more you check, the more you save.

 

[MOXJO7282]

For a compact 3 weeks 10-30 March

COSTCO: $942 price 12/11/12

Discount Hawaii Car Rental $651.59 (I made this reservation months and months ago thank goodness)

I used Discount the last few trips and was surprised it beat Costco both times. The cheapest car rentals I find are when I'm also buying airline tickets, that seems to offer the best pricing when bundled with the airfare.

 

[UWSurfer]

I have in my weekly things to do list keep checking rental car rates. Glad you are happy with your rate.

The more you check, the more you save.

For our 2 week stay this past Oct, I booked a car with Costco 9 months out and waited. Then starting around 3 months out I checked weekly for the next several weeks, re-booking as the price beat the last booking, cancelling the higher rate reservation.

Then approximately 2 months prior I began checking twice a day, once in the morning, once at the end of the work day. The prices on Costco would change that often. Again as I found it down from my previous reservation, I re-booked and canceled the old, even when it only dropped a couple $. Approximately 2 - 3 weeks prior to the trip, rates shot up and didn't come back down.

The end result was we ended up saving roughly $500 from our original booking & more than $200 than what the prices ended up in the last two weeks.

It took approximately 5 minutes of my time each day checking this and was fun.

 

[stfrizz]

Today I submitted a bid on Priceline for 2 weeks in Maui Jan 2013 at $18 per day for a Mid Size car.. It was accepted. I cancelled my reservation at Discount Hawaii car rental that was for $63.00 greater