Anyone know who has the best deal going? I have been reading about the Alamo Rates and have a 1 week (+2 hrs) rental for a total of $180.00 Full Size car.
I have been playing with the codes from mousesavers and can't get a better rate.
National and Alamo are by shuttle at TPA. Avis and Hertz are in the terminal.(I'm not sure about the others, all of my rentals are National, Avis or Hertz.) I rent from National almost all of the time now in TPA, don't let the shuttle scare you. The National lot is on the way out of the airport, if you are Emerald Aisle it probably only takes 5-10 minutes longer than an in-terminal rental.
We usually use Thrifty or Budget at Tampa. Good rates, clean cars and no shuttle needed - they're right across the Pick-up lane from the baggage claim. Car drop off is a snap, too. Just grab your bags and check in for your flight. Tampa is a very low-hassle airport, and we've never had a line for car rental.
We rented from Alamo at TPA last month. It was a breeze. We waited no more than 5 minutes at arrival for the shuttle (this was 11:30 PM) and when we returned the car, the shuttle was there--no wait at all (this was 10:30 AM). They were by far the best deal at the time...$200 less than anyone else for the week.