Rent a car i LV

"Shawn Hirn" <srhi@> skrev i meddelelsen
news:srhi-2FCE8C.09370426072008@newsgroups....
> In article <488ad20e$0$15893$edfadb0f@dtext01.news.tele.dk> ,
> "Lars Godthaab" <adv@godthaab.eu> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for your input :-)
>>
>> I have allready decided not to drive ind the larger towns, just park the
>> car at the hotel and take local transportation.
>
> Just be aware that in Los Angeles, public transportation is terrible
> unless you want to spend a lot of time standing around with your son
> waiting for buses. Try to rent a car with a GPS or bring a portable GPS
> with you because it will be very helpful.
>
> In San Francisco, a car is not necessary because public transportation
> there is superb. Try to park in any outlying area and leave your car
> there for the duration of your visit to San Francisco so you can save on
> parking. You will pay a lot to park your car in San Francisco and
> finding free on-street parking is damned near impossible in the popular
> areas where tourists tend to visit.
>
>> Do you know of a nice hotel in San Francisco downtown ?
>
> What's your definition of nice and your budget?

Hi Shawn

Thanks for the answer.

I had thought about driving around in LA in the car because of the long
distances, so your answer just confims that :-)

My budget for a hotel is up til about $200 per night, and we will probably
be there for 2-3 nights.

Best regards

Lars

On Jul 26, 6:02 pm, Walt <n...@none.void> wrote:
> In article <488b5f47$0$7339$607ed...@cv.net>, JKconey <s...@>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > "Lars Godthaab" <a...@godthaab.eu> wrote in message
> >news:488ad483$0$15876$edfadb0f@dtext01.news.tele. dk...
>
> > > Hi all
>
> > > Have just booked a car through an english company, who is also represented
> > > in Denmark.
> > > They use all the local rent dealers in the US.
>
> > > I booked a Chrysler 300 (hope that is a ok car) for $ 737 for 14 days,
> > > including everything.
>
> > > Thanks again for all the answers.
>
> > Lars did you check at least 2 other companies? Sounds like twice too much
> > money for 2 weeks.
>
> Coming from Europe, Lars has no insurance coverage here so he needs to
> buy it all from the rental company.
>

I would also check with your credt card company(s) (assuming of course
you're going to put the rental on a credit card) as to what kind of
coverage they offer if any free of charge if you use their card to pay.

In article <488b46a0$0$15893$edfadb0f@dtext01.news.tele.dk> ,
"Lars Godthaab" <adv@godthaab.eu> wrote:

> "Shawn Hirn" <srhi@> skrev i meddelelsen
> news:srhi-2FCE8C.09370426072008@newsgroups....
> > In article <488ad20e$0$15893$edfadb0f@dtext01.news.tele.dk> ,
> > "Lars Godthaab" <adv@godthaab.eu> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks for your input :-)
> >>
> >> I have allready decided not to drive ind the larger towns, just park the
> >> car at the hotel and take local transportation.
> >
> > Just be aware that in Los Angeles, public transportation is terrible
> > unless you want to spend a lot of time standing around with your son
> > waiting for buses. Try to rent a car with a GPS or bring a portable GPS
> > with you because it will be very helpful.
> >
> > In San Francisco, a car is not necessary because public transportation
> > there is superb. Try to park in any outlying area and leave your car
> > there for the duration of your visit to San Francisco so you can save on
> > parking. You will pay a lot to park your car in San Francisco and
> > finding free on-street parking is damned near impossible in the popular
> > areas where tourists tend to visit.
> >
> >> Do you know of a nice hotel in San Francisco downtown ?
> >
> > What's your definition of nice and your budget?
>
> Hi Shawn
>
> Thanks for the answer.
>
> I had thought about driving around in LA in the car because of the long
> distances, so your answer just confims that :-)
>
> My budget for a hotel is up til about $200 per night, and we will probably
> be there for 2-3 nights.

For that rate, you should have no problem finding a decent hotel. Look
for places in Santa Monica and Venice Beach. Go online to expedia.com or
one of the other travel-related web search sites to see what's available
for your specific travel dates. I suggest Venice Beach and Santa Monica
because both areas have a lot of character and they are right on the
beach or within walking distance.