Is it cheaper to not pick up a rental car from the airport rental lots I can rent a car and have it delivered to my hotel. We don't really need a car the first night because we aren't arriving until 9:30 at night, which is really 12:30 our time.
You can try, but usually cheaper to have the car from the get-go. Try different days & times. Plus if you add in cost of Taxi first night..........just do some finagling........you'll see.
I mostly rent from Hertz, but I've rented from them all (except Thrifty and Fox). As a rule of thumb, the cheapest rates come when I rent off-airport. I can usually do one-ways in town for no increase in rate (though sometimes that means I can't use a coupon).
To find the absolute lowest rate that includes off-airport locations can be a lot of work.
I ended up using the Advantage rental on the B Connectedonline website. I got an Impala for 5 days for $109.00. We will be picking up and dropping it off at the airport.
I believe there is an addded tax to airport rentals - I think its called "Passenger Facility Tax" or something. I've never rented anywhere other than the airport so I dont know if that same tax gets added to outside locations or if it is specific to the airport.
