zink88 Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Our family of 4 is flying into MCO on December 30 with a scheduled arrival of 9:30 PM. Car rentals at MCO for 6 days at the Orlando airport are outrageously high. Even on HOTWIRE the lowest cost was $73 per day. If I enter an earlier arrival time (i.e. 6:00 pm), Hotwire gives me offsite options on International Drive for $23 per day. Unfortunately, my tickets are already booked with the later arrival time. If I bid through PRICELINE, will I be assured of getting a rental at the airport or close by with shuttle transportation that will still be open when we arrive? If so, any chance I'll get a decent rate through PRICELINE? Link to comment
thereuare Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 What is the pick-up day and time you're selecting?Is this a disney trip or do you have other plans (ie- visting friends, family, etc) this trip?Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
zink88 Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Pickup day is December 30 and pickup time is 10:00 PM. Will be visiting family in Dunellon which is a small town about 90 miles from Orlando. Link to comment
thereuare Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Sorry... i meant drop-off date and time. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
zink88 Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Sorry... i meant drop-off date and time.Drop off date is January 5 at 6:00 PM. Link to comment
thereuare Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 I'm unable to see the $23 I-Drive rates for your earlier arrival... what are you entering as the location when you're able to get that rate to appear? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
zink88 Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Orlando, FL (city) Link to comment
thereuare Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Just to be certain you should enter MCO as your destination city and confirm that it lists the airport from the dropdown menu that it produces.I think PRICELINE makes sure that you have a 'cushion' to account for delayed flights and such, although i believe most of the car rental counters at MCO are 24 hours. Here is PRICELINE's official policy (current when posted):Delayed or Cancelled and Rescheduled Flights:Priceline's rental car partners will hold your reservation up to 24 hours after your scheduled pick-up time if your flight is delayed or cancelled and rescheduled.Rental days are calculated on a 24-hour clock, but that clock doesn't begin ticking until you pick up your car - so if you arrive late due to delayed or rescheduled flights, the rental car company will automatically extend your rental by the same amount of time.Cancelled/Not Rescheduled Flights:If your flight is cancelled but not rescheduled, please call our Customer Service Department at the toll-free number listed on your Priceline Rental Car itinerary. Be sure to have your airline name and flight number ready when you call.To get a copy of your itinerary, just come back to our homepage at www.priceline.com and select "Rental Cars" from the "Check Your Request" drop-down menu at the top right-hand corner of the page. You receipt and full itinerary will be right there for you to print. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
szymon Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Since the rates are very high at the airport, I don't think you'll come close to $23 if you bid on Priceline. It will require a much higher bid to pick up the car from the airport.Looks like the I-Drive rates are from Dollar - on dollar.com I see 12/30 6PM pickup and 1/5 6PM dropoff (at MCO) for $134.88 for a compact + taxes = $159.62 total. $134.88 is about $23/day.I think you only have 2 options if you want this rate - 1) to standby for earlier flights 2) to take a shuttle to your hotel on 12/30 and rent locally on 12/31Szymon Link to comment
thereuare Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 One other option since Florida doesn't charge one-way fees for a lot of rentals...1) rent from MCO to I-Drive for one nite and stay locally in the I-Drive Area2) rent car the next day locally in Orlando (see cost of renting roundtrip, which would require another one way rental back to the airport, vs. a one-way drop-off from the city of Orlando to MCO (it's common for local rental agencies wanting one-way rentals from the city back to the Airport) Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
szymon Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 One other option since Florida doesn't charge one-way fees for a lot of rentals...1) rent from MCO to I-Drive for one nite and stay locally in the I-Drive Area2) rent car the next day locally in Orlando (see cost of renting roundtrip, which would require another one way rental back to the airport, vs. a one-way drop-off from the city of Orlando to MCO (it's common for local rental agencies wanting one-way rentals from the city back to the Airport)Good point - I forgot about that option.Szymon Link to comment
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