Aulani-rental car(van)

[brewcrew]

We are going to Aulani this summer. We will need to rent a van (mom, dad, 3 teenagers and a tween). Can anybody tell me if they got a good deal on car rentals and where they got them at. Thanks!

 

[izzy]

Please let me know if you find anything - so far I've got a mid-size for 11 days and it's about $450! Yikes!!! I sure hope these rates drop some before my trip in May.

 

[musical2]

I would appreciate anything anyone finds as well. The best I could find for a minivan for 12 days is $755 through Costco. That includes all the taxes and fees. The base rate was $623.

 

[leelee9878]

Make sure you check the transportation thread as there are alot of good deals out there. I started with a $400 rental for the cheapest car for my trip to Aulani next week. I kept checking the ites every day and used auto slash and so far my rental is now down to $236! I would love for it to go lower but I don't think it's gonna happen!

 

[mousejunkie98]

It can help if you know someone with a corporate ID you can use. I couldn't find anything under $400 for a standard car for a week until we tried my husband's corporate account # with Enterprise and got the rental down to $200 for the week!

 

[rmonty02]

There are no good deals right now. From what I see the base rate before any coupon is used is ridiculously HIGH. I made a June Full Size Car reservation with Alamo back in November and got an awesome deal. The week base rate was $165 for a total of $230 for 9days HOWEVER...I added 2 more nights to our trip and now, those last two days are MORE than my original 9 days!
I'll post if anything good comes up for June. And the WDW transportation does help a lot with discount codes. Good luck to all

 

[living20057]

I need a rental for 13 days in August. I looked at maybe getting a shuttle to/from the airport and only having a rental for the some of the time. Right now the rental is about $600 for compact car

 

[living20057]

There is a rental code for Dollar rent a car. It is good till 12/12. The code is HM91

 

[brewcrew]

I just got a quote from Costco for $416.38. I guess that is the best deal that I might find. I wonder if waiting a little longer would be a good idea or if I should snag it?

 

[Zoom]

I just got a quote from Costco for $416.38. I guess that is the best deal that I might find. I wonder if waiting a little longer would be a good idea or if I should snag it?

I think you should book it, you can cancel anytime. We're also going this summer, i checked the rates thru Costco back in Dec and now went up to about $40. And in case rates go down after booking you can cancel then book a new one.

 

[izzy]

Holy cow - what is going on with the rates?!? I just priced it again, and it's now $730. I keep hoping the $450 I currently have booked goes down, but I didn't expect it to go up like this.

 

[MyLove4Disney]

I did a google seach for discount hawaiian car rentals. Got a pretty good deal of 358.00 for 7 days for a mini van for next week. I thought that was pretty good did that at the end of November. It was a general site, didn't know what company, but it ended up be Alamo and didn't have to pay in advance. Confirmation number came from alamo

I'm trying another tonight to see if it is cheaper.

 

[snackyx]

We've been renting cars in Hawaii for years, and the best strategy is to book really early. I typically look on Expedia or Orbitz as far out as 11 months if we know what dates we will be there--I realize everyone does not book 11 months out, but the earlier the better. Check rates and make a reservation for exactly the dates/car type you want--there is no fee to make the reservation, and you can cancel without any cost. Then, check the same website you booked with every 2-3 weeks--same dates, same car type--you will be amazed at how often the rates go up and down. If the rate becomes lower, pull a Steve McGarrett and "Book 'em"--you can then cancel the older, higher rate. Repeat every 2-3 weeks. We were in Ko Olina for 11 days over New Years and our rate for a full size car for all 11 days through Alamo was $330--I had booked it probably 9-10 months earlier. If you are booking just 2-4 months out, you may have to pay the prevailing rates, but make a reservation and keep checking for a lower rate--you can always cancel if you find something cheaper.

Again--book AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE for the best rates. (Also--a tip when booking on Expedia: they give you their "preferred vendors" rates first--be sure to check ALL the rental companies to get the best prices.)

 

[caribn7]

We just booked Yesterday. We booked a vacation package through Delta. "Air and Car only" was about the same price of the airfare alone. Its worth a try.

 

[aymekae]

We are using Auto Slash as well for our Aulani trip this November (9 days). The cheapest rate we found anywhere for the cheapest car was $409. I found a discount code, and even applied, it wasn't less than $409. So we are trying Auto Slash. The next day, we got an email that it's now $395. Not much of a discount yet, but better than what we found, and we still have 9 months of the website continuously checking for applicable discounts. So our fingers are crossed! What sold me is you can cancel any time without penalty, so there's no reason not to plug in your dates and let it monitor discounts for you (or alongside you). They don't require a credit card on file or anything.

 

[cropper]

we used discount hawaii car rental for our May trip.
Confirmation came from Thrifty.
Got an SUV for Sat-Fri for $272 plus tax for a total of $352.03

 

[mdsd8700]

Also used HawaiiDiscount. I got a full size for one week for $264 with taxes and fees through Alamo. It was by far the best I could find. Although I will continue to check.

 

[abdmom]

Rental cars have been expensive in Hawaii for the past 2-3 years. The rental car companies got rid of a lot of cars when the economy tanked.

I just booked yesterday through Orbitz for my stay at Aulani in 3 weeks. I got a good deal from Dollar for SUV's.

 

[HeyMoe]

We put a bid in through priceline.com for our trip in July. We were able to get a standard car (unlimited miles) for 9 days for a total cost of $278.51. That includes all taxes and fees. Our winning bid was $21.11 a day ($18.00 + $3.11 Bonus Cash Promo). Pick up location is Honolulu International Airport.

 

[cropper]

We put a bid in through priceline.com for our trip in July. We were able to get a standard car (unlimited miles) for 9 days for a total cost of $278.51. That includes all taxes and fees. Our winning bid was $21.11 a day ($18.00 + $3.11 Bonus Cash Promo). Pick up location is Honolulu International Airport.

I thought mine was good...this is great! I am going to try priceline now.