staying at Marriott Harbour Lake...rent a car?

[psywzrd]

Wouldn't the airlines charge to check the car seats? And lugging car seats along would seem to be a real pain. I don't necessarily mind paying for the convenience of just renting the car seats; however, I would obviously like to try to get the cost of the rental down as much as possible.

Right now one of the car seats is free because I booked through AAA. The other two cost $12 each per day I believe ($120 total).

 

[maciec]

The majority of carriers do not charge. I know that southwest and airtran do not. And they don't count towards your checked baggage allotment in southwest either

 

[happymommy]

For the infant, are you using one on the plane? Otherwise they can gate check them for free.

I don't know but they may not charge for child car seats, but gate checking may be an option.

 

[psywzrd]

For the infant, are you using one on the plane? Otherwise they can gate check them for free.

I don't know but they may not charge for child car seats, but gate checking may be an option.

Well the infant isn't mine (sister-in-law and family coming in on a different flight), but I don't believe they are using one on the plane.

It almost makes more sense to just go to a Babies-R-Us down there and buy a couple of cheap booster seats for $20 or $30 bucks and just leave them there. That's cheaper than paying $60 to rent one for 5 days. The only problem is that you need a seat when you get there in order to be able to drive to Babies-R-Us.