Alamo car rate (did i get a good rate?)

[Park Kids]

We just rented a car with alamo from 6/14-6/29
Base rate = $232.24
Grand total = $314.70

does this sound like a good deal or should i keep looking?

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by Park Kids
We just rented a car with alamo from 6/14-6/29
Base rate = $232.24
Grand total = $314.70

does this sound like a good deal or should i keep looking?

Hard to say without nowing what kind of a car it is.

I have a convertable booked for 8 days for 241.79
and another, just in case more than it can hold show up, full size for 8 days for 190.32.
I ran a mock reservation with National for 8 days for a full size and found one for 178.13.


For your dates, I used the codes for SWA Rapid Rewards members, just join, its free and you don't even have to fly with them to use this. I got a rate for your dates for a full size car of 310.06.

Keep shopping, and check www.mousesavers.com for codes and coupon leads.

 

[airhead]

...11 days $250 with a $20 coupon to use at the counter!

 

[Chicago526]

15 days for about $300, that's $20 a day on average. Not bad, really. The only way that's a bad deal is if the car is an economy or compact. Anything bigger, I'd say it's good!

 

[Park Kids]

sorry i forgot to say it was for a compact car.
I guess i should keep looking around.
thanks for your help

 

[doombuggy]

The codes on mousesavers.com really help. I booked a car with Alamo on 5/1 for a week (6/9 - 6/16), compact car and i used an association id & rate code. That got me a base rate of $103.50, $140.32 after all the taxes.

I got that newsletter thing in the mail from BankOne's Disney Visa the other day. There is a coupon in there for Alamo. Receive up to 20% off and get one free day for a rental of 5 days or more. So I gave it a try for my trip to San Francisco (not very good), and then for my trip to WDW. This is what i got:
Base rate = $110.16 less $15.74 for coupon. That's $94.42! add the taxes and it comes to $129.71. The best part is that it is for a MIDSIZE. So, if you get this newsletter and are going to Disney, USE THIS COUPON! I don't know why it wasn't very good when i tried it for SanFrancisco. Maybe this is Disney realated?? I tried taht one frist b/c I must have a midsize or full size for that trip.

Good luck in your search!

 

[PRaffen]

Originally posted by GAIL HAYDEN

I have a convertable booked for 8 days for 241.79
and another, just in case more than it can hold show up, full size for 8 days for 190.32.
I ran a mock reservation with National for 8 days for a full size and found one for 178.13.

Gail,

My 8 days for a full size through National is running $274. What codes did you use to get the $178 rate? Thanks.

 

[MrsJ Henry]

We got a compact car for Nov16-22 for $160 tax and all from Dollar. Check mousesavers and keep looking on here for codes. I got $30 after using a code I found on here. Remeber you can always cancel your old reservation after making the new cheaper one!!!

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by PRaffen
Gail,

My 8 days for a full size through National is running $274. What codes did you use to get the $178 rate? Thanks.

Entertainment coupon and contract Id 6600330 (anyone can use this, it is from priceless vacation. ). No rate code, I let National do that.

 

[frannn]

Do you know what your weekly rate is for the full size? I have a full size reserved 9/10-9/20 with the same codes as you have, and am getting about 263. after all is said and done. I tried clearing my cookies, but have gotten the same quote for the past few months. BTW, I am picking up at 11 am, dropping at 3:00 pm, so I think it counts as a full 11 days. Do you get the same #'s? Thanks- you and MadfortheMouse (?) are my WDW gurus!

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by PRaffen
Gail,

My 8 days for a full size through National is running $274. What codes did you use to get the $178 rate? Thanks.

I used the priceless vacation contract code 6600330 and the entertainment coupon. I did not put in a product code. Often, that raises the rate.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by frannn
Do you know what your weekly rate is for the full size? I have a full size reserved 9/10-9/20 with the same codes as you have, and am getting about 263. after all is said and done. I tried clearing my cookies, but have gotten the same quote for the past few months. BTW, I am picking up at 11 am, dropping at 3:00 pm, so I think it counts as a full 11 days. Do you get the same #'s? Thanks- you and MadfortheMouse (?) are my WDW gurus!

Hi,
The weekly rate is 158.99 and the extra days are 26.50.
I have the car for exactly 8 days.

 

[nuthut]

With the lack of customer service and poor employee attitudes any rate at Alamo is too much....

 

[leebee]

I think you can do better. I have the following reservations with National for 6/16-6/30:

Int car on EA, contract code 6600330, coupon code 10009013 (BJ's avail online, $20 off), total (inc. taxes and fees) for 2 weeks is $244.60. If you are willing to go to the airport mid-trip, you can probably shave another $20 off that by making 2, one week ressies and printing out the BJ's code twice. I have those ressies also and the grandtotal for the 2 weeks is 232.87 (there is a price change during that time, so the 1st week is $111.63 and the 2nd week is $121.23). Haven't decided if it's worht a 2nd trip to the airport to save $12...need to see what's on the EA before I decide.

 

[Park Kids]

do you need to be a member of BJ to get the coupon and the contract #. If not how can i get the coupon.

when I try the code it save me over $70.

thanks for the help.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by Park Kids
do you need to be a member of BJ to get the coupon and the contract #. If not how can i get the coupon.

when I try the code it save me over $70.

thanks for the help.

Go to their website. Do a search.

 

[undertheradar]

AWESOME advice!

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by familyoffive
AWESOME advice!

LOL, no, just logical.

 

[leebee]

I was concerned about using the BJ's coupon without having a membership. When I asked the manager at my sister's local BJ's club (where she is a member but I am not) if it was OK to use the coupon, he said yes, that since BJ's does not require you to be a member to shop there (they charge a fee if you aren't), it was OK to use their travel coupons, which are freely available in a booklet in the store or online at bjs.com FYI, I used the coupon at BWI last week with no problems.