Rental cars from LGB 11/4 to 11/9

[eargal]

I am having problems finding a reasonable rate for a rental car from 11/4 to 11/9 out of LGB. I typically use priceline and I can't get a good rate accepted. I also checked hotwire and the rates seem really high (around 30 for economy). I've never had this happen before.

Any suggestions?

Are rental cars in huge demand for that week?

 

[bluegrizzlies1]

I tried for oct 10-15 and having about the same luck as you. I finally gave up and taking super shuttle.

 

[SeattleTink]

I had the same trouble this summer....my advice is keep trying Priceline. If you wait until about 2 weeks before your trip the price should drop.

I don't know why rental car companies rates are so high right now...but for us who like to plan way ahead it is really frustrating! lol.

Good luck.

 

[MukilteoSailor]

We had the same problem for our trip the week of Oct 18th from LGB. We were looking for a minvan since we will be shuttling around 2 families. At one place I looked economies were as much as the minivan. I wasn't sure if this was an area wide issue or just at Long Beach. The best rate we were able to get was AAA.

Now that we are about a week out might check rates again but it doesn't sound to good. Good luck.

 

[ter-moo]

Check on rentalcodes.com for rental codes at the various agencies and then try using them on the websites. I usually have good luck with that.

 

[eargal]

O.k. I'll give the rental codes a shot. Otherwise I'm going to keep trying Priceline up until a few days before we leave. I tend to plan ahead and this is killing me

It makes it worse that DH asks every day if I've booked it yet!

 

[tyluvsdis]

I don't know what places you have tried, but we have used Rent4less on a couple of different trips. We have found their prices to be reasonable, the service great. They come a pick you up from the airport, but the drive is a five to ten minute drive. Don't get worried that they are taking you somewhere scary. They have always treated us great. I post this because, when I was looking to book a vehicle, I had trouble finding anyone who had heard of the company. Just wanted to give you a little piece of mind, if you were interested. We also used the rental codes website to get a discount. Good luck!!