Are you an explorer who likes to see the country you are visiting, and not just the view from the taxi between the airport and the villa? Or are you a ‘flop and drop’ type of person who only gets off the lounger to jump in the pool?
Don’t worry, we won’t judge! But if you are the latter, then you might be missing out on enhancing your holiday experience. Let’s talk car hire…
Why rent a car?
How about spending a day on a nice secluded sandy beach as a change from the pool? A trip to the fabled Birthplace of Aphrodite in Cyprus, a lap of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit if you’re in Provence, seek out the Sicilian film locations for Inspector Montalbano or The Godfather, or go for a leisurely lunch in the beautiful Venetian port of Fiskardo on Kefalonia? Having a hire car makes all this possible!
It also makes it easy to get from the airport to the villa via the supermarket to stock up on those all-important goodies. It also resolves the question of what to do when you’ve left the villa at 10am and your flight home doesn’t leave until 10pm. Why not load everything into the car and do some last-minute exploring for the day?
Do I need a car for where I’m going?
Only you know the answer and it comes down to the question we asked in that opening sentence. But we do try to give you some guidance by grading our villas into three categories;
· Car not required – This is where you are close to, or in a resort centre and can walk to a selection of restaurants, mini-markets, shops, bars, and usually the beach.
· Car useful – This is where you can usually walk to some restaurants, a mini-market, and the beach within 20 minutes and where a car will enhance your resort experience.
· Car essential – This is where the villa location is not close enough to restaurants, bars, shops, or the beach to be able to walk or where the villa is so remote that taxis won’t visit.
Check the FAQs section of our website and you’ll find lots of useful information about car hire there. We’ve got decades of experience from hiring cars overseas, and we’ve shared that on our website with various tips and tricks to make renting a car as stress-free as possible.
Have I booked the right number of days?
One final thing…check your flight times. Car rental is charged in units of 24 hours from the time you collect the car so if you pick it up at 11 a.m. the company will expect it back by 11 a.m. on the last day of the rental. So, if your flight home isn’t until 10 p.m., you’ll need to add an extra day!
They say that travel broadens the mind so get out and see some of the countryside or the rich history of our destinations. You won’t regret it!