I believe that the best place to rent a car in the Dominican Republic is in the STI airport at the dollar rental car office. The people are very friendly and they always have very cheap rates.
How long does it take them to process the paper work. I have never been able to rent a car anywhere in the DR in under 1/2 hour (not including time waiting in line) and that's with an advance reservation.apdomini100max said:I believe that the best place to rent a car in the Dominican Republic is in the STI airport at the dollar rental car office. The people are very friendly and they always have very cheap rates.
apdomini100max said:I believe that the best place to rent a car in the Dominican Republic is in the STI airport at the dollar rental car office. The people are very friendly and they always have very cheap rates.
I normally rent from National, and except for the amount of time they take to process the paperwork, the experience has been positive. They have always been friendly and the cars have been in good shape (relative to the local standards). Only once in over 30 rentals did I have a problem with the car, and they were able to get someone out to where I was and look at the car in a surprisingly short period of time. If you are going to rent from National, it may pay to join their Emerald Club which gets you a 20% discount for rentals in the DR.L-dzzy said:Your 100% right. They allowed me to return a car w/ no additional fees - 8 hours later than the time i rented it. Also, they gave me a free upgrade when they didn't have the car that I reserved available - (that's the one negative). Has anyone tried Alamo or National? I'm thinking of giving one of them a try - just to see if they're good or better.
El Tigre said:I have been using La Frontera Motors since last year. They are right outside of the STI airport on the autopista Duarte. I found their prices to be very descent last Christmas. Everyone was charging 90 a day for a montero sport. They charged me 60.
No, they don't. And for the people aiming cheap (not necessarily anyone here), please read the tale of that guy who wrecked a car in La Romana and now has to pay it. Only rent from a reputable agency and make sure that you are totally covered.theCeo said:Does anyone else that regularly rents cars leave their passport with the rental agency?
mozart said:These messages about rental cars are a year old.
What is the current information - are there any reputable Dominican agencies or just folks like Dollar and National. Do you need to do it in advance?
MOzart
mozart said:We rented through our hotel in Sosua and had a good experience with good rates. I'm trying to find the same situation in SAnto Domingo - that's why I'm sending these e-mails. Thanks.
Kathleen
We're headed to the DR on July 22nd and will be renting a car. We are thinking of taking a bus to Barahona but I'm reconsidering. Is Nelly better than National and some of the other chains - Dollar, etc.?smoky said:concerning adventure rent a car: nomen est omen. We tried it two times:
after one week we bring the car back and have to pay for a damage on the windshield. OK, that damage was there before, our mistake: we don?t mark it on the form.... second time: a ford jeep: yes, shock absorbers are not so important. It?s fun to drive a car and you think you make a rodeo ride. The third chance was not given: we ask many times (4 calls) for a special rate for a 1 week rent....and allways get told: call Gypsy on her cel-phone. Thats it. No recall, the celphone: answeringmachine. And for shure - no recall. For what you make a message?
Now we use NELLY. Not the cheapest, but never a problem with their cars