Rental in Playa Del Carmen

[divadiverfl]

Where can I find a rental car place either off the pier in Playa Del Carmen or right here on the net?:confused:

[Sox_Fan]

Executive Rental has a booth right at the pier in Calica. You won't need advance reservations, but you will need your driver's licence and a credit card. We rented a Jeep Wrangler for $70 (there were smaller cars available for less and larger vehicles for more). The Executive employees were very friendly and helpful, answering questions and providing maps and directions- I recommend them. Have fun!

[lucyjohnz]

We rented what looked like an old Celica for $60/day including insurance, and more importantly, air conditioning. We rented our car at 9am and they seemed to not have that many more cars there - certainly no more Celicas. The jeeps were just gone by the time we walked up and they had a BIG SUV left there. So, if you do want to rent at Calica, get there at 9am or before for your choice in cars.

 

Thanks Sox_Fan for all you help - we had a great day with the 4 of us going to Tulum - entrance fees, private guide, trolley ride, car rental and gas ($7.50) all added up to $125 - about $33/pp compared to the Tulum Express excursion for $70/pp. And we even stopped at the Oscar restaurant on the drive back and had chips, chicken fajitas and margaritas for $12 each before tip. It was a very relaxing day. We left at 9am and got back around 1:30pm.

 

Another note: we did not need pesos at Tulum or at Oscars restaurant or even to buy gas. They all took dollars (cash) at the 10 pesos/dollar rate.

[derf5585]

or right here on the net?:confused:

 

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[TNtraveler]

You CAN reserve in advance with Executive and not worry about availability. Their Calica location is not available on their website, but you can use the "Contact Us" link to email Jaime, who will provide details.

 

www.executive.com.mx

[Sox_Fan]

Thanks Sox_Fan for all you help - we had a great day with the 4 of us going to Tulum - entrance fees, private guide, trolley ride, car rental and gas ($7.50) all added up to $125 - about $33/pp compared to the Tulum Express excursion for $70/pp. And we even stopped at the Oscar restaurant on the drive back and had chips, chicken fajitas and margaritas for $12 each before tip. It was a very relaxing day. We left at 9am and got back around 1:30pm.

 

Another note: we did not need pesos at Tulum or at Oscars restaurant or even to buy gas. They all took dollars (cash) at the 10 pesos/dollar rate.

 

Good - I'm glad you enjoyed it. Isn't Oscar y Lalo's neat? Good to know about US dollars too. I suspect most places will take dollars (I think they can get a slightly better exchange rate so they make out in the deal) - just as long as you have cash rather than a credit card.