Car Hire

Any advice on car hire in Houston. I want to rent in downtown Houston for approx 10 days in February , all inclusive with no extras, would be grateful for any suggestions. Thanks

Car Hire

Rental car companies in Houston are Hertz.car, alamo.com, nationalrentacar.com, budget.com, avis.com, enterprise.com, thrifty.com, among others.

When inputing a rate quote, taxes will be shown and then options to chose extra. Decline the insurance, if your personal insurance or credit card offers it. Most US card companies include this on policies but you%26#39;ll need to check for your coverage. Just decline all other charges, especially the gas one, and it%26#39;ll give you a very close estimate of total charges.

Car Hire

Consider whether or not you want the unlimited mileage rate. I%26#39;m not sure why you%26#39;re coming (i.e. business trip where you%26#39;ll be in a conference room all day or pleasure trip where you%26#39;ll be driving around trying different restaurants) but one can put a suprising amount of miles on a vehicle in Houston. I think it costs more, but it%26#39;s cheaper in the long run than if you go over your milege, and adds flexibility to your trip. :-)

Thank you for all that advice, am getting there!

Hi,

I know you said you want to pickup in downtown Houston but pickup at the airport (Bush) is very convenient to All major car rental companies and might be good transportation to and from downtown. (Parking might be an issue, not sure.)

Yes, we are staying in Houston for 5 nights and I don%26#39;t think we need a car as we are going to a wedding and I think we will be busy with that for 3/4 days. However we plan to leave Houston and go to San Antonio, Austin and Galveston for about 10 days. We could rent a car on arrival at the airport but we would probably just leave it parked for the first few days in the Houston Hotel. Also I note parking at hotels can be expensive. The Hotel Emily Morgan where we are staying in S.A. is $20 a day!! Really appreciate all the advice given, many thanks, hello from Dublin Ireland.

Oh... not to be negative, but don%26#39;t rule out needing a car just to go to a wedding in Houston! I%26#39;ve been to many weddings in Houston. :-)

The rehearsal dinner will be in one place (need a car to get there), the wedding will be in another place (need a car to get there) and then the reception will be in another place. Please, please check with the bride/groom/parents thereof before saying you won%26#39;t need a car in Houston. There may be a shuttle provided as part of the wedding, but most often there%26#39;s not.

Honestly... it%26#39;s a huge city. I%26#39;m not sure where you are staying, but if you have any needs whatsoever (tie got soup spilled on it, ran out of contact solution, starving for barbecue) you will need a car.