Minivan weekly rental for under $300?

[dani blaski]

Hey DISers, maybe you can help my sis in law:
She isgoing next month with her DH, DD, and another family. They need a minivan and are carpooling, splitting the cost. They will be in Orlando one week, including a weekend. Has anyone been able to get rates like this lately?

This is what I recommended to her:
Check on southwest.com under the rapid rewards rate codes for discounts & quotes
Invest in an entertainment book for the coupons

Thoughts?

 

[PatMcDuck]

Dollar had some offer recently. I think you needed to use American Express for $219/week. It is on their website.

 

[Gracie'sMom]

Try kayak.com.

I have a minivan reserved in September for 8 days+ 2 hours for $329.84 (this includes taxes) with Thrifty that I found through this site. This is the MCO office which is off-site but does have a shuttle. I reserved this back at the beginning of June. I typically check the rates with this website every day or so and switch whenever a cheaper rate shows up (no CC info needed to reserve). I started out with a little known rental agency but lucked out and got Thirfty after a few weeks of "shopping." It ended up being about $20.00 more overall than the no-name but I feel more secure with a company that I've heard of so went with them.

 

[DisneyMomJen]

There was a thread on here for Priceline around July 8th or so. People were getting Alamo and National for $19 a day plus taxes for later August. They can give that a try.

 

[dcgrumpy]

I used the OCVB code with Dollar, an 8 day rental came to $242 including tax and fees

ETA
check mousesavers.com for codes

 

[SB in KY]

Tell them to try bidding $19/day for a minivan on Priceline for their dates. I have seen several people that were successful at that price for late August/early September dates. I think the totals were about $235 for the week including taxes and fees.

 

[Gracie'sMom]

DCGRUMPY ---- Thanks for the great code info!

I just changed my reservation with Thirfty over to Dollar and cut the cost by another $25. Total cost is now $305.00 for 8 days + 2 hours. The best part was that I was able to get it as a pick-up at the Grosvenor Resort (DH wants a limo from airport to ASMo resort) with a drop-off at the airport and now he won't have to get a taxi all the way back to MCO to retrieve the minivan!! Saves time and money!!

 

[robinb]

I can tell you how I look for car rental rates. I go to Expedia or Travelocity to see what the going rates are. I start with the cheapest rates and then look for codes for that rental car company. Codes can be found here:
http://www.mousesavers.com/rentalcar.html
http://www.vacationoutlet.com/car/default.asp
http://www.fatwallet.com/t/63/521905/

I have noticed that Dollar and the code KISS2 work quite well for minivans. You get about $199 per week pre-tax.

 

[hmillerbarilla]

Just booked Dollar with KISS2 and got a minivan for the week of 9/9 - 9/15 for $251 including taxes. Yay!

Thank you all you smart code people!!!!!!!!!

 

[StampMom]

I have noticed that Dollar and the code KISS2 work quite well for minivans. You get about $199 per week pre-tax.

This is exactly what I got for a weekly rental in early December. (Dollar + KISS2 code = $199.) I booked that and am now bidding on Priceline once a week to see if I can do better.

 

[SalandJeff]

If you belong to Costco, you can also try going through their website and using their codes. Sometimes their code can be combined with other codes also.

 

[dani blaski]

Thanks for the great tips! I have passed them on to her and she is searching high and low for a deal. The cheapest I found for her was on dollar for 500 for teh week. She was hoping for less. Let's throw some pixie dust her way!

 

[sesharps]

How do you enter the KISS2 code? When I check the rates on the Dollar website they do not give you an option to enter a specific code??? Thanks

 

[dcgrumpy]

On the home page click on the tab that says 'specials'

 

[MarylandMommy]

How do you enter the KISS2 code? When I check the rates on the Dollar website they do not give you an option to enter a specific code??? Thanks

That took a while for me to figure out, too. Go to "specials" on the tabs near the top, click on it, and then the promo code box will appear.

 

[Ally_DeVille]

I just reserved a minivan for a week for our trip to Disneyland in September through Dollar for a total of cost $241!

I tried priceline for $20 a day but didn't win it, but am paying about $23 through Dollar, which is what I had planned to rebid later, actually was going to go up to $25.

I did click on the specials tab and didn't need to enter any other codes.

 

[sesharps]

Thanks Everyone!!!

 

[customervalued]

alamo.com
id: 675899
rate:by
coupon:use the one from entertainment book for another $25 off.

My rate for aug 28-sept 4 is $233-$25 coupn.

 

[Mish]

A few weeks ago I got a minivan through priceline for $19.00 a day for a total of $238.00 for 9 days. It is for the last week of August.