Sohker Posted May 14, 2005 #1 Share Posted May 14, 2005 My family of four will be arriving in Oahu on 5/26/05. I was planning to rent a car from 5/26 - 5/29 prior to our POA cruise. I was just thinking that the car will not hold the 4 of us and our luggage. Anyone else run into this issue? Should I use a car service to get us to the hotel in Waikiki then rent a car? What hotels in Waikiki have rental cars available? We were planning to visit Pearl Harbor, the Cultural Center and Diamond Head. If I decided not to rent a car how cumbersome would it be to get to these sites. Appreciate your advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KauaiKris Posted May 16, 2005 #2 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Parking in Waikiki can be difficult to find and expensive, so many people try to get by without renting a car at all. You can get transportation to the PCC as part of your PCC ticket, and if you shop around a bit with some of the activities brokers, you may be able to find a competitive price that makes it very worthwhile. It may be a long drive back after the day and the show at PCC, and having someone else do the driving can be desirable. Honolulu/Waikiki also has a fairly good bus system. I believe you will be able to take the bus from the Waikiki area to Pearl Harbor without too much difficulty. The one that might be difficult to arrange without a rental car (I'm not sure, because I haven't done ti) is Diamond Head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengu1n Posted May 16, 2005 #3 Share Posted May 16, 2005 We are also a family of 4, now all adult sized. We have always managed to get us and all the luggage into a car, but we don't get a compact, we get the intermediate or usually full size car. It's usually a crowded ride to the hotel, maybe 3 of us in back seat & cases piled high in front passenger seat and maybe still holding a few things. Rolling duffle bags fit in the trunk better than 29" suitcases, I know from personal experience. :( From Alamo, you can rent at airport, return at Iliki Renaissance & take their shuttle to the pier. (There's also a coupon in the entertainment book for $15.) I guess I'm spoiled but I didn't want to wait for the bus or figure out the route to get where I want to go. The fares just for transportation to PCC would run us $60, more than half of our rental car for 4 days. Here's the Bus website: http://www.thebus.org/ Here's a guide book for using the bus: http://michaelbrein.com/honolulu/index.htm I don't have it, so I don't know if it's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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