Hi Melissa,

Do you really need a car?? It's just that the money you save on not getting one can mean you can stay in a better hotel or have more spending money!

Rather than repeat things that have been said before, if you do a search for 'Vegas' on this forum, it will give you a wealth of info on Vegas, including hotels, trips, shopping etc.

Cheers,

TC

Hi Mellisa

We hired a car in Vegas last year, it's not really necessary, but it is handy to have, as taxi fares can soon mount up! All the hotels have free parking. We only hired it for part of our trip, for when we went out to the Hoover Dam/Grand Canyon.

We booked through http://www.airline-network.co.uk We got a Cherokee Jeep which cost about £30.00 per day including all taxes, insurances, extra drivers and first tank of petrol. If you're looking for a compact car, it should only cost about £22.00 per day including taxes, less if you book for a whole week! (about £130.00 including insurance etc and first tank of fuel). We collected ours at our hotel, (Treasure Island) as they have Dollar desks at most hotels, or you can collect at the airport).

Have a great time!

Totp,

Tell me more about Treasure Island. We're staying there for our first 6 nights in September then moving over to Bellagio for last 2. Got a fab deal at Bellagio for $149!

What time of year did you go - I hear the pool is too small/busy.

hi melissa!
we also rented a car,for part of our trip,found it really handy.
we used the web-site,recommended by totp,airline-network.had no problems at all & a great price.actually got a brand new 4x4,never been driven before.
booked it over the net,couldn't be easier!
tracy

Hi Lesley

We really enjoyed the TI and would definitely go back. You won't be sorry with your choice and it will be lovely to finnish off with the Belagio, luck you!

The pool area is very nice, they have the double sunloungers! It's a tropical theme and good poolside service for drinks as well as a poolside bar for snack foods (sandwiches, salads, burgers, fries etc). Plenty of sunbeds. We were there in August and was never too busy at the pool. The pool itself is quite small for the number of rooms, but it didn't seem to be a problem.

We had a tower deluxe room and it was lovely with a great strip view. Very comfortable indeed.

And of course you're right next door to the Fashion Show Mall, they may have their walkway link built by now.

Their nightclub, Tangerine is free for hotel guests and was good, with an outside terrace overlooking the Sirens show and the strip.

We had plenty of free drinks in the casino, won a little, lost a little, all in all, good entertainment value from the gambling.

I'm sure you'll be popping into the new Wynn, you'll have to tell me all about it!

Anything else just ask!

Can anyone recommend a car hire company which is reasonably priced.

Looking to hire a minivan for 2 weeks. Cheapest I can find is with airline network for £359.

Do you think this is a reasonable price?

Not sure if that's good or not, but..............

I had a great deal from Airline network in March. We wanted a convertible for Vegas for 3 days - last year me and the missus hired one from Dollar in Vegas itself and it cost £90 for one day with all insurances, this time booking before we left with AN, we paid £80 for three days, with all insurances and a full tank of petrol.

TC

Yeah but you always have to return it with a full tank, so the gas isn't really free. But even so, that's a decent deal you got, TeeCee.

I used Airline Network for Vegas and got the best price I could find at the time.

If you upgrade to their Platinum cover (sometimes free) you do indeed get a free tank of petrol (return empty or as near to) and free extra drivers.

I've also used them for quite a few US rentals and have never had a problem with them.

yup, as totp says, you can return it empty at no extra charge, makes the deal even better

Hiya,
Is it best to hire a car from home (London) on-line, say from expedia, or do you get better rates when you're out in the states?

My partner and I are debating whether to book now, we're getting quotes of around £450 for luxury cars, which I think is quite good, but I've heard rates are better out in California. is this true?
x

my friend always books here using yes car hire and if I had known about them I would have used them as they are cheaper than the one I have hired. Have you looked on the US sites to see what the price is in dollars?

i booked with http://www.usrentacar.co.uk after looking at alot of uk and us sites. we got a 7 seater for 18 days for £436. look out for discounts for certain types of rental.

Thanks! I got a quote on expedia for £420 for 3 weeks for a convertible, thought it was quite good, but wanted to shop around. Will give this a try. I've found in the past calling them directly works quite well as you can negotiate a better price...
j

Try Dollar UK,have booked over the net a good price,collecting
in Sanfrancisco and dropping of in Las Vegas,
ann

Thanks, I'll try that. To cut costs we're thinking of having a car part of the journey. Do we need to have a car in Vegas?
j

No need to have a car in Vegas unless you plan to go off strip or to the Grand Canyon, Valley of Fire or Red Rock Canyon by car.

Depending on where you are staying, most things are walkable and there is the Deuce bus and monorail to help you get around.

luci

Can anyone advise me about car hire from Las Vegas? Is it better/cheaper to book online before we go or is it easy enough to hire a car when we are out there? I have been reading some scary stories about people being ripped off by online brokers and none of them seem any better then the others! Thanks.

Hi chrisp we booked our hire car for Vegas with Dollar uk they had really good rates
picked car up in Sanfransico and returned it to the MGM in Vegas,the rate was better
than booking Dollar USA,booked again for this year pick up Phoenix and return to
Hilton Vacation Club Las Vegas
ann