petuniaflower Posted January 11, 2023 #1 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Anyone have a car rental place they recommend that is walking distance to the port? Hesitant to put my cc # to book something for the day.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted January 11, 2023 #2 Share Posted January 11, 2023 17 hours ago, petuniaflower said: Anyone have a car rental place they recommend that is walking distance to the port? Hesitant to put my cc # to book something for the day.. DW and I have gone on multi-week dive holidays to Bonaire and rented one of the ubiquitous small trucks for getting our equipment around. But we've also visited during cruises and found the most practical means of getting around without the dive equipments is renting one of the golf carts loved by cruise passengers. They are available close by the port, but rent early (in advance) as they go quickly. This is the company we've used: http://www.bonairecruisers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptuno Posted January 18, 2023 #3 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/10/2023 at 8:56 PM, petuniaflower said: Anyone have a car rental place they recommend that is walking distance to the port? Hesitant to put my cc # to book something for the day.. A few years ago we rented a car from a major brand, off-site but they picked us up and dropped us off. Drove all over the island with no problems, stopped at several beaches and snorkelled. Great day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petuniaflower Posted January 18, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/11/2023 at 3:19 PM, Fouremco said: DW and I have gone on multi-week dive holidays to Bonaire and rented one of the ubiquitous small trucks for getting our equipment around. But we've also visited during cruises and found the most practical means of getting around without the dive equipments is renting one of the golf carts loved by cruise passengers. They are available close by the port, but rent early (in advance) as they go quickly. This is the company we've used: http://www.bonairecruisers.com We loved this idea, but we are party of 5 and they said they had no bigger ones..and dont really want to rent 2 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted January 18, 2023 #5 Share Posted January 18, 2023 2 hours ago, petuniaflower said: We loved this idea, but we are party of 5 and they said they had no bigger ones..and dont really want to rent 2 🙂 Understood. Too bad they don't have one like this: Anyway, I hope you find something that fits your needs and that you get to enjoy Bonaire to the fullest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petuniaflower Posted January 28, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Bumping this, anyone know of a car rental place walking distance from the port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising_rocket_scientist Posted February 2, 2023 #7 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Also curious about rental cars. Is the only place to get them - and be able to do a one day rental - at the airport? Is there a company that will do a cruise port pickup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-B Posted February 23, 2023 #8 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I rented from Hertz, which has an office at the Divi resort, less than 10 min walking from the ship. Payed $65 (including tax and insurance with $500 deductible) for a compact, but got a bigger jeep like car. Car needs to be returned by 5 pm. Lady in the office was not the most customers friendly, but the experience was ok. No lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahg0915 Posted March 15, 2023 #9 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 2/2/2023 at 2:59 PM, cruising_rocket_scientist said: Also curious about rental cars. Is the only place to get them - and be able to do a one day rental - at the airport? Is there a company that will do a cruise port pickup? Been looking for the same and having no luck. Best seems to be renting Hertz at Divi, but they close at 5 so you can return to the airport, which is open much later. But I'm trying to figure out if taxis are readily available to get you back to the ship after dropping off the car! AB Car Rental will only do a three-day rental, Caribe closes at 6 but said "we can look into later drop-off, if possible," and Prins is usually three days but said to contact them two weeks before cruising to ask about availability of a one-day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahg0915 Posted March 15, 2023 #10 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 9:22 PM, neptuno said: A few years ago we rented a car from a major brand, off-site but they picked us up and dropped us off. Drove all over the island with no problems, stopped at several beaches and snorkelled. Great day. Which company was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptuno Posted March 20, 2023 #11 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Maybe AVIS if my memory is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jean87510 Posted March 20, 2023 #12 Share Posted March 20, 2023 We have used Caribe Rental car in the past. We had to walk to the shop which was about 1/2-3/4 mile. Did this in January 2020. We have also used Avis as well. There are always cabs at the airport if you have to drop off there. Plus gas stations near there as well. For a little inconvenience if you have to pick up there, it's well worth it to avoid the 30 mph vehicle. We go much further and see and stay much longer than the loop the GCs go on. But hey everyone is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnice515 Posted March 30, 2023 #13 Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) On 2/22/2023 at 9:17 PM, J-B said: I rented from Hertz, which has an office at the Divi resort, less than 10 min walking from the ship. Payed $65 (including tax and insurance with $500 deductible) for a compact, but got a bigger jeep like car. Car needs to be returned by 5 pm. Lady in the office was not the most customers friendly, but the experience was ok. No lines. We will be arriving there in 2 weeks and because we decided to cruise at the last minute, all golf carts seem to be rented out so we are renting from Hertz at Divi. Google says it is 0.3 miles walking from the port so no more than 10 minutes. Edited March 30, 2023 by cnice515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonisr Posted April 22, 2023 #14 Share Posted April 22, 2023 We have a subaru reserved with Royal Car Rental in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenibgirl79 Posted December 6, 2023 #15 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Has anyone rented a vehicle close to the port in the last year (2023)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfly55 Posted January 4 #16 Share Posted January 4 Hi everyone. I rented a car from Hertz and just read online today that Bonaire doesn't allow car rentals to anyone over 65 years of age. Does anyone know about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfly55 Posted January 4 #17 Share Posted January 4 On 4/21/2023 at 9:41 PM, adonisr said: We have a subaru reserved with Royal Car Rental in June. Isn't Royal in Aruba? Is there one in Bonaire also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonisr Posted January 4 #18 Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, butterfly55 said: Isn't Royal in Aruba? Is there one in Bonaire also? https://royalcarrentalbonaire.com/en/rent-a-car/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfly55 Posted January 4 #19 Share Posted January 4 11 hours ago, adonisr said: https://royalcarrentalbonaire.com/en/rent-a-car/ Thank you very much adonisr. I will look at that website right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophie Muller Posted March 18 #20 Share Posted March 18 Today I rented with pickup rental bonaire very good service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeblack1 Posted May 3 #21 Share Posted May 3 On 3/30/2023 at 4:00 PM, cnice515 said: We will be arriving there in 2 weeks and because we decided to cruise at the last minute, all golf carts seem to be rented out so we are renting from Hertz at Divi. Google says it is 0.3 miles walking from the port so no more than 10 minutes. Did you have any trouble getting a taxi at the airport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnice515 Posted May 5 #22 Share Posted May 5 On 5/3/2024 at 2:23 PM, jeblack1 said: Did you have any trouble getting a taxi at the airport? We ended up walking to and renting a car and it went perfectly and was very easy. The worst part is that we had to wait about 15 mins for the employee to arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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