smurf1635 Posted June 1, 2007 #1 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Avis and Sour Dough are both located right off the ship? Smurf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Posted June 1, 2007 #2 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Yes, they're both a reasonable walk from all of the docks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qiangf2 Posted June 1, 2007 #3 Share Posted June 1, 2007 about 10-15 minutes easy walk from the dock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedMike Posted June 1, 2007 #4 Share Posted June 1, 2007 LOL -- an easy walk for some is a long trek for others! Once my DW walked back to the ship from Avis and arrived exhausted. We take the little shuttles that go into town for a couple of bucks. They will drop you half a block from Avis. Have a GREAT cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodone123 Posted June 1, 2007 #5 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I canceled my booking from Sour Dough since he has got all OLD cars... unlike Avis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Posted June 1, 2007 #6 Share Posted June 1, 2007 LOL -- an easy walk for some is a long trek for others! Once my DW walked back to the ship from Avis and arrived exhausted. Sorry :D - and Sourdough is a bit further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbieinva Posted June 2, 2007 #7 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I have booked a car from sourdough for july, should I cancel? Didnt know they were old cars.... Everyone seems to like avis, perhaps I have made a mistake..:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judynorth Posted June 2, 2007 #8 Share Posted June 2, 2007 We rented from Avis and couldn't have been more pleased. I agree with taking the shuttle into town. It is a longer walk than it looks like particularly if you are on a Princess ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea_u_onboard Posted June 2, 2007 #9 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I have booked a car from sourdough for july, should I cancel? Didnt know they were old cars.... Everyone seems to like avis, perhaps I have made a mistake..:confused:If you decide to cancel be sure you can get something through Avis first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodone123 Posted June 2, 2007 #10 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Since I canceled one month back he did charge me 10% cancellation fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted June 2, 2007 #11 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I have booked a car from sourdough for july, should I cancel? Didnt know they were old cars.... Everyone seems to like avis, perhaps I have made a mistake..:confused: In my opinion, yes you have made a mistake. This is a long time poorly run business. I was able to deal with their dirty cars, but the last couple years the maintence is lacking too. A recent poster reported they said to "take it easy on the breaks" or similar. The poster didn't seem to think this was significant, but I most certainly do. The cars should be in good running shape and in a safe condition. Having some minor break problems is just unacceptable to me. I had a car that got about 10mpg on a compact car- after he said the economy car was "booked". I saw him driving it around in the morning, and it sat in the parking lot ALL day, until I returned my crappy car. He was not the least bit concerned about the gas milage. There have been a few breakdowns as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbieinva Posted June 2, 2007 #12 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Thanks so much for the advice.... last thing I want is to break down and miss my ship!!!! I will call on Monday, I just booked it last week so I hope he doesnt charge me 10%.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurf1635 Posted June 3, 2007 Author #13 Share Posted June 3, 2007 I'm glad I chose Avis. I booked on line and Avis does not require any credit card info when you are making your reservation. If for some reason I had to cancel, there would be no way to charge me a cancellatioin fee. Smurf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin'Trooper Posted June 3, 2007 #14 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Avis is an easy walk from the ships. They are located in a motel room on the corner of 3rd and Spruce, not 2nd and Spruce like they will tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deora24 Posted June 3, 2007 #15 Share Posted June 3, 2007 anyone know where Avis is in relationship to the fast cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Posted June 3, 2007 #16 Share Posted June 3, 2007 anyone know where Avis is in relationship to the fast cat? The fast cat docks at the small boat harbor, which is at the town end of the Railway Dock, so the directions above apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted June 4, 2007 #17 Share Posted June 4, 2007 anyone know where Avis is in relationship to the fast cat? Here is a detailed map. Avis is located between Broadway and Spring on the south side of 3rd. http://skagway.com/citymap.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanlovinmama Posted June 5, 2007 #18 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Merced Mike had said he rented a van which held 7 comfortably....we have 7 in our party in September and wanted to rent a van, but on all the websites I've been on with AVIS, they say they do not have a van.....any info on this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrkitty Posted June 5, 2007 #19 Share Posted June 5, 2007 When I booked the car online through the national office, it said only full size cars. This was in January. I called May 14th when the Skagway office opened and was able to reserve a Toyota 4 Runner. They said the minivans were all taken. It appears they do have other choices. I didn't save the local number but I'm sure you can find it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedMike Posted June 5, 2007 #20 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Merced Mike had said he rented a van which held 7 comfortably....we have 7 in our party in September and wanted to rent a van, but on all the websites I've been on with AVIS, they say they do not have a van.....any info on this?? Actually, we had reserved two cars on the website, because you are right it did not show a van. When we walked in to the office, the girl asked us if we would rather have the van and we said sure! I guess we got lucky.;) Have a GREAT cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanlovinmama Posted June 6, 2007 #21 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Thank you so much!!! We will call them tomorrow! Hopefully it will be early enough. I'm really getting excited. I'm usually such a warm weather girl, but the scenery and all the comments from posters here, have me really looking forward to a wonderful trip. Thanks to a lot of you on here who have helped me with all the decisions, I think its all going to work out to be fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted June 6, 2007 #22 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Did anyone who booked with Avis use any kind of discount code or coupon? Will they honor anything? Trying to find way to lower the full cost of the cars, but not sure if they do? Need codes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted June 6, 2007 #23 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Did anyone who booked with Avis use any kind of discount code or coupon? Will they honor anything? Trying to find way to lower the full cost of the cars, but not sure if they do? Need codes!!! John, there was a post with a list of codes several days ago. Perhaps try a search for it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Posted June 6, 2007 #24 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Does anyone know of a reliable charter taxi available for 3 hours or so at Skagway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Posted June 6, 2007 #25 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Does anyone know of a reliable charter taxi available for 3 hours or so at Skagway? From the Skagway Chamber of Commerce - "At this time there is no taxi or courier service in Skagway." Klondike Taxi was last year, but shut down. There are some shuttle services that might work for you - http://skagway.com/gettingaround.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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