Hi, guys! We are looking to rent a car for part of our trip this June. Seems the cheapest we find is a stick for about $160/day. Is this really the going rate? Five of us and we wanna pick it up in Rome or Naples and drop it off in Florence...Thx for any help. Jan
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525 posts
Jan, what car rental agency are you using.
$160/day seems rather high but for 5 people are you renting a van?? Have you thought of taking the train from Rome to Florence then renting a car outside Florence?
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Chicagoland, WordsWithMelisssa.com
63 posts
We are renting an Alfa Romeo 159 wagon (listed as seating 5) for 4 days through AutoEurope. We pick it up in-town Venice and drop it off in-town Rome -- 324E total (plus tax). I don't know if you are planning to use airport locations or not, but we found that by using the in-town locations saved us ~90E in fees.
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Portlandia
3313 posts
Jan - $160/day seems exorbitant unless you're renting for under four days or renting a luxury car. Please respond with the general dates you want to have the car. And if you haven't checked with Autoeurope, you should.
Posted by
Vicenza, Italy
319 posts
I think you're going to be spending more $ for the pick up and drop off at different locations. Europecar charges around 100 a day for a Alfa station wagon for pick up and drop off in different locations.
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Portlandia
3313 posts
Autoeurope doesn't usually have an extra drop charge for a different location in Italy. It does if you want to drop in another country. I'm interested to hear back from Jan what itinerary she (he?) submitted to get the $160/day quote.
Michelle - even though you're in Vicenza these days, are you able to reserve through Autoeurope's web site? It used to be that they would only reserve from the United States, but I would think the Internet and e-mail has made your physical location irrelevant and you can reserve from Italy.