Yes, you can have a fantastic time during your Maui vacation without ever getting behind the wheel of a rental car. Most of the popular Maui resorts provide their guests with free shuttles to transport them to airports, golf courses, beaches, shopping, and other attractions. But if you truly want to know Maui, the only way to do it is to explore by car.
Car rental fees in Maui vary just as they do on the mainland, and the cost of your rental vehicle will depend not only on its make and model, but on the number of days you’ll be keeping it, the time of day when you’ll be picking it up or dropping it off, and of course the season of the year. Demand for rental cars is at its peak between June and August and again in December, and the rental car companies raise their fees accordingly.
As a general rule of thumb, however, you can expect to pay about $30 a day, plus taxes for a car. You can book your car in advance by telephone or over the Internet, taking advantage of travel sites like Travelocity or Expedia to try to lock in a discount.
Another way for you to ensure that you’ll have Maui car rental available during your vacations is to book one of the Maui vacation packages. These vacation packages include the cost of everything from your airfare and accommodations to your luggage transfers, and your rental car. Before you book a package, see if you qualify for even more discounts through your membership in a business Association, frequent flyer club, or even AARP.
If there is no Maui car rental in your vacation package, you’d be wiser to reserve a car on your own instead of trying to rent one after your arrival. You won’t be required to make a deposit up front, and you won’t be charged a cancellation fee. There’s absolutely no reason why you can’t lock in your car several months in advance of your departure and then just cancel the booking if other circumstances arise. It’s exceptionally easy to book your Maui car rental for your vacation over the Internet.
You’ll be pleased to know that if you intend to spend an entire week on Maui, you may be offered the final day or two of your car rental at no charge. This is a common practice among the island’s car rental agencies. One aspect of car rental in Maui of which you should be aware, however, is that most agencies will charge you extra for every hour you miss your scheduled drop-off time. You must be careful to schedule your daily activities so that they are finished in time for you to return the rental car to the agency to avoid those fees.
You may not realize that the Maui car rental companies located at the airport itself have to pay concession fees to the airport management company, and will pass those costs on to you. You can save even more money if you book your Maui car rental through an agency located outside the airport.
We hope these few Maui car rental vacation suggestions help you decide if you’ll need a Maui car rental, and if you do, how you should best go about getting one. You’ll never know Maui until you know it from behind the wheel of a car.
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