Originally Posted by
srodr
I know that rental car pricing goes by some crazy logic sometimes, but I can't figure this one out:
If I reserve a compact with my corporate BCD at a particular airport location from May 16 @11pm to May 21 @11pm the base rate is $127. However, if I reserve the same dates but returning any earlier than 11pm the base rate goes up to $212.
That's an $85 penalty if I need to return it just an hour earlier! And of course if I were to return it late they would also charge me more for being late. So apparently I have to make sure to get there at exactly 11pm on the 21st
I'd bet my lunch that returning prior to 11pm results in the weekly rate you were quoted getting kicked back into a higher daily rate based on the length of keep not qualifying for a weekly rate. You won't be charged more if you keep it past 11pm, provided you return by 11pm on the 23rd (the end of the 7th day).