I got a quote today from ACR (Athens Car Rental) for renting a van for four days from the airport. We are intending to drive to Nafplio for four days and then return the van to the airport. The price seems reasonable to me but I have two questions. (88 Euros a day but 3% more to use credit card--which I thought was interesting. In US, it is very difficult to rent a car without a credit card).
- It has CDW included which Rick Steve's website says to avoid. There is a deductible of 700 Euros. We have a deductible of $500 at home so not that far off. But it does seem more risky to me to drive in Greece for four days than in the United States for four days. There is no way to reduce it to 0 from reading the website.
When we went to Spain some years ago and rented a car, we bought CDW separately over the internet. I know from checking that our credit cards and insurance do not cover European cars.
Thoughts?
- This is a van. We have a van at home so that part is not an issue. I know the first part of the road is a modern four lane highway. But what about the rest of the driving? Would having such a large vehicle be a problem? We plan to go visit the usual tourist sites around Nafplio as well.
Also, we are staying in a Vacation by Owner rental in old town which from reading reviews I know doesn't have parking. In Spain, we ended up parking in very challenging parking garages (and that was with a small car!) Would we face the same problem in Nafplio?
We could rent two smaller cars. That, of course, has the problem of keeping track of each other so other things equal, would rather not. So that is my question--would having a van cause issues with driving and parking?
Beth