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adahan Jan 4th, 2012 01:38 AM

Car rental in Saint Martin
 
Hi, I will be travelling to Saint martin very soon, and having travelling on deciding which company to rent a car from. I will only be renting for 3 days.
I have read bad reviews from Thrifty , so have looked into Europcar, for example, which is an established company. Does anyone have any suggestions, on whether to rent from those big companies, or smaller local companies? I am really afraid of scams like those of Thrifty, etc

qwovadis Jan 4th, 2012 05:54 AM

Carrentals.com my fav I always go with big boys & insure well.

DavidSXM Jan 5th, 2012 04:46 AM

Hi adahan

There are perfectly reliable smaller local car rental operations on the island, but you should probably only use one of these if you have friends with good personal experience with a particular company.

Do NOT use Dollar/Thrifty - the name is well known, but so is the reputation of the franchise on the island for being the biggest bunch of accomplished scammers in the business - see the separate thread here !

sallymo Jan 5th, 2012 07:34 PM

We rented in 2011 from Don Nicholas, a local man who has a wonderful reputation for being helpful. The email is [email protected]. He met us on arrival at the airport with a sign with our name and drove us to our apt that we rented in Grand Case-Dove's Nest, where our car was waiting. As he drove, he showed us the local super market and hints about driving on the island. He was GREAT! We rented a Getz for the 2 of us for $200/week. His company is GCL Car Rental.
Sally in Missouri

exiledprincessK Jan 11th, 2012 05:38 PM

We have been very happy with Unity. Michael treats us well. They also have a website and an 800 number


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