Roman Holiday rental car
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Roman Holiday rental car
I am in the process of setting up a two - three week pilgrimage to the mother country with a couple of older family members with limited mobility. The requested / planned itinerary is flying into Rome, touring around Campobasso region and departing from Naples. As this is early we could reverse the entry and exit. But I am having no luck with reasonable auto rentals. Any suggestions?
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I am in the process of setting up a two - three week pilgrimage to the mother country with a couple of older family members with limited mobility. The requested / planned itinerary is flying into Rome, touring around Campobasso region and departing from Naples. As this is early we could reverse the entry and exit. But I am having no luck with reasonable auto rentals. Any suggestions?
It would be a good idea to get a legitimate car rental discount code, or take advantage of some large organizations' rates (such as an airline). For example, British Airways partners with Avis, and you can get some decent rates booking throughout the BA Website ba.com. (As far as I know you don't need to fly on BA to qualify for the rates, but as a caution you should check this first.) In my recent experience, the 'return to a different location' fee charged by Avis through the BA Website is relatively low.
Another tip is to download a GPS app on your smartphone rather than pay the car rental company a daily fee for theirs. I use CoPilot, but there are plenty of them available. They don't require your 'phone to be connected to the Internet (like Google Maps etc.) so switch you data roaming off! If you do this, it's a good idea to have your own windscreen cradle. You can get these on ebay for less than $10.
A word of caution: Driving in Naples (or Rome for that matter) is not for the faint hearted at all!