Rental Cars for Leisure Trips - What Company do you use?

Costco and keep checking after booking so I can get the best rate.

I used to use Hertz until we joined Costco and now mostly it's Avis. Sometimes Enterprise if we're not flying, as we can pick the car up a mile from our house instead of at the airport.

We did once rent with Alamo (I think it was) and my DH was not covered to drive the car. Only the renter was covered, unless you paid extra. So no matter who you choose, just make sure that your spouse can also drive the car for free.

We always use AVIS for business, vacation and road trip travel. Hubby and I have both found its just not worth the grief the other companies seem to give. Any time we have ever rented from anyone else other than Avis, there is always an issue with something. Love the one time we rented from Alamo or Dollar and got a phone call two days after returning the car, questioning when the car would be returned?
Never have ANY problems with Avis and no matter what we would do, with any other company, it was never as easy as just walking to the board finding our name and leaving with a car. They all seemed to require a stop at the counter, no matter what program we were signed up with.
It just worth it to us and usually we can find plenty of codes or coupons to help with the cost. (www.flyertalk.com)


Kelli

We've used Enterprise and Alamo with no problem.

Also, I continue to check the prices until we leave. One time, there was a large price drop the day before we left, so I just made a new reservation and cancelled the other one. That was a nice surprise .

I always use Avis as well. I have preferred status, and oftentimes I find that I am given a much cheaper rate or upgraded car once I get to the counter.

I used to use Avis for work mostly. But I need a GM vehicle and they messed it up every time and it got annoying. So I switched to national because I can usually pick my own car and I think they have a better reward system.

But if it was on my own dime I would use any of those companies and not worry about it. They're all national and reputable. But it sounds like Costco could be an option as well. I've never tried that. I usually book personal travel through hotwire.com and have never had an issue. It's been Avis Hertz and enterprise that I can remember through there.

We always Priceline for rental cars.

I use Hotwire and have never had any problems.

Avis. DH uses them for work and he likes being able to just stroll to where the cars are and pick it up instead of going to the main counter first. I got his wizard number from the travel agent and use it to make our leisure travel arrangements ourselves. I tried using Costco once or twice and they were always higher than his corporate rate.

We use Avis, but I had no idea Costco offered this. Will check them out for our trip next month.

Firefly.