We'll be in Spain in November for 15 nights and plan to rent a car for 5 days between Seville (when we leave) and Toledo (drop off when we get there). During that time we'll do the white hill towns, Granada, Baeza, Ubeda etc. Any suggestions as to what rental car company?? If you have experience with this, where did you drop off your car? Should we drive along the Costa del Sol from Ronda to Granada? Thanks in advance for any ideas or suggestions.
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San Leandro, CA, USA
632 posts
We rented from Auto Europe, picked up the car in Seville and dropped it off in Lisbon Portugal. Reasonably priced and based on our experience you should have no trouble dropping it off in any large city.
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Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
I've had good service and rates from the car rental brokaerage site, carjet.co.uk. Very clear on what's covered and what's not, insurance-wise. The route from Ronda to Granada via the coast involves some VERY twisty roads (white knuckle driving if you've never done it before) and frankly, the coastal road itself is usually packed, with not much to see. There is the new toll highway once you break out of the mountains, but there's not much to see there, and in any event, driving through Malaga can get you stuck in bad traffic. Old Malaga itself is a nice place to visit, and Nerja and Frigiliana would make nice stops on the other side of Malaga. But you could always do those as a day trip south from Granada if you wish. I would recommend a stop in Consuegra, just before you get to Toledo, to see the wondeful old windmills overlooking the plains of La Mancha. I've never dropped a car in Toledo, but it's not that big a place....just about any location should be a relatively short taxi ride to the old city. Be aware that driving in the old center of Granada is very difficult.