We use auto europe?? We like to book and pay for it before we go so we dont have that hassle when we are away.

But if you are going to do it, do it early, as there is only a limited number of cars, and they get booked up early.

there are some previous threads on Arenal...

try here
http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=865895&highlight=arenal+castell#865895

or here
http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=283313&highlight=arenal+castell#283313

Thanks for the replies everyone - we're still looking at car hire but unfortunately auto europe is a bit too expensive for us!

We've heard Carjet mentioned a lot, seems to be a few threads about them not being too good but they were quite old - has their service improved? And are they based at the airport now?

Thanks!

Hi emilya, I just typed out a long post for you but it has been deleted cos I put a web address in it, going out now will post again in next day or so.

Hi solisla,

Sorry you lost your reply, would love to hear your thoughts! We're still really struggling to find a company that's reasonably priced, has good reviews and where we can pick the car up from the airport as we have the baby.

How old is your baby?

You could get a taxi to the resort, once there, there are a few places you could shop around in???

We hired last year from a small place at the entrance to isla paraiso, and we found them good and very reasonable.

Have you tried comparing car hire on travelsupermarket?