Car rental for 20 days

[ledmiston]

We will be on St. John from Feb. 1-20 next year. We've never spent this much time before and was wondering if there's any car rental agency that would give a discount for that amount of time. Would consider renting on STT if that would help. We also need a second car when our kids come from 2/13-20. 2-car discount?

[Teresa_Rae]

That's hard because it's the high season so you're less likely to get a discount that time of year. All you can do is ask around.

When we used to rent with Budget, I distinctly remember that the price per day for a rental actually increased when we stayed for more than a week.

Amy at Amalie on STT is super friendly:
http://www.amaliecar.com/

[mls10]

Since you are renting for 20 days, many places will try (or only allow you) to rent for 2 weeks and six days. Try to get a daily rate from the weekly rate (divide it by 7) and apply it for your number of days. Surprisingly almost no one will understand that and will think that you are trying to cheat them! In your case you will probably be better off paying for three weeks and even that might be hard to sell to them.

Car rentals don't actually charge more for over a week's rental, but if your rental is not an exactly a week (or multiple), your rate per day will be more.
Example-car rental for a week is $280, for a day maybe $60. So your rental should be $40/day by 20 days or $800.
Figured the way most rentals do, they will charge 2 weeks ($560) plus 6 days at $60 ($360) or $$920. You would be better off paying for three weeks $840!

Good luck. And a 20 day rental should get a discount-maybe 10%.