JuanCo27th

Once you win a car and know the rental company, i would email them directly and confirm that it's unlimited mileage and that there is no geographical restrictions.

Thank you very much for your response.

I will do as such.

if you receive an unfavorable response then contact HOTWIRE and ask them to either 1) resolve the issue, or 2) refund your purchase.

Here I have some questions since I am getting a Hotwire Hot Rate, I am wondering if I would be able to indeed get a refund. I have saved the conversation by phone with the Hotwire agent telling me that there are no restrictions nor extra fees. I suppose I can show them that if they deny. Also show them the emails/facebook chats with the Rental Companies assuring me also.

Please, let me know if I can/have-to do something else or if anybody had a similar experience, what did you do?

Thank you very much and I await your response.

Best,

Juan

Hello everybody.

This is my first post in this board and I have found very interesting information about car rentals and real cases.

 

Now, I would like to share my case.

 

I am planning to rent a car in IAD (Dulles Airport) from Dec. 23rd - Jan 4th through HOTWIRE.

I am residing currently in Japan and I am traveling for my early "honeymoon" with my wife to Washington.

(I am not a US resident but have my IDP and the license from my country)

 

After I get the car rental, I am planning to drive from Washington to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and finally

going south until Florida (Orlando & possibly Miami) to visit relatives and friends.

 

For this, I have contacted (more than 2 times) each Car rental agency that Hotwire works with, and all have responded me

that if I rent a car with unlimited mileage, I can travel throughout the US territory.

I have also called HOTWIRE customer service (from Japan!) and they have also told me that if a car has

unlimited mileage, I can go anywhere inside the US territory.

 

All I wanted to know if anybody has had the same experience as me and have encountered surprises or hidden fees

as for this kind of rental. I have read several experiences here but I just would like to know that I am doing

everything I need to do to get no geographical restrictions (or hidden fees) or do I need to do or contact or any way,

do something else extra to confirm my booking.

 

Thank you very much for your support and help and I am sorry for such a long post. I await your response.

 

Best regards,

 

Juan