First time in Tenerife - Car or Scooter rental??
Discussion
Howdy chaps,
I know, I know....this has probably been covered a million times
Me and the missus are going away to Tenerife end of the month, and I'm trying to decide between renting a car or a maxi scooter.
1. Atlantic Moto can rent me a 450cc Maxi Scooter for 5 days. €250 deposit and €275 rental.
2. PluscarTenerife can rent me a Bmw 440i Convertible for 7 days, pick up and drop off at the Airport for €309, waiting on deposit amount. Seems very cheap??
Has anyone used either company before?
Also, if anyone has reccomendations on where to see or visit during our trip, good food places etc I'd highly appreciate it. We are staying at the Gran Tacande Wellness and Relax hotel.
Regards,
Nate
I know, I know....this has probably been covered a million times
Me and the missus are going away to Tenerife end of the month, and I'm trying to decide between renting a car or a maxi scooter.
1. Atlantic Moto can rent me a 450cc Maxi Scooter for 5 days. €250 deposit and €275 rental.
2. PluscarTenerife can rent me a Bmw 440i Convertible for 7 days, pick up and drop off at the Airport for €309, waiting on deposit amount. Seems very cheap??
Has anyone used either company before?
Also, if anyone has reccomendations on where to see or visit during our trip, good food places etc I'd highly appreciate it. We are staying at the Gran Tacande Wellness and Relax hotel.
Regards,
Nate
NateWM said:
Howdy chaps,
I know, I know....this has probably been covered a million times
Me and the missus are going away to Tenerife end of the month, and I'm trying to decide between renting a car or a maxi scooter.
1. Atlantic Moto can rent me a 450cc Maxi Scooter for 5 days. €250 deposit and €275 rental.
2. PluscarTenerife can rent me a Bmw 440i Convertible for 7 days, pick up and drop off at the Airport for €309, waiting on deposit amount. Seems very cheap??
Has anyone used either company before?
Also, if anyone has reccomendations on where to see or visit during our trip, good food places etc I'd highly appreciate it. We are staying at the Gran Tacande Wellness and Relax hotel.
Regards,
Nate
I would go for a car every time. I wouldn't want to risk a scooter! Check reviews of any Spanish car rental company. Some are rip off merchants when it comes to damage. Some are absolutely fine so it pays to check.I know, I know....this has probably been covered a million times
Me and the missus are going away to Tenerife end of the month, and I'm trying to decide between renting a car or a maxi scooter.
1. Atlantic Moto can rent me a 450cc Maxi Scooter for 5 days. €250 deposit and €275 rental.
2. PluscarTenerife can rent me a Bmw 440i Convertible for 7 days, pick up and drop off at the Airport for €309, waiting on deposit amount. Seems very cheap??
Has anyone used either company before?
Also, if anyone has reccomendations on where to see or visit during our trip, good food places etc I'd highly appreciate it. We are staying at the Gran Tacande Wellness and Relax hotel.
Regards,
Nate
Factor in £30+ each way for the taxi if you don't have an airport pickup.
Obviously in Tenerife a trip up Teide is a must, amazing volcanic landscape. You can't get to the very top unless you pre-book though. Don't try it on a scooter though. It's a long and steep drive and our small car was struggling with the altitude.
Siam park is a very good water park if you're into that sort of thing. Easily as good as a Florida water park.
Edited to add...
Pluscar reviews are not good!
We were in Gran Canaria in March and hired a car through TopCar. Good reviews and were very reasonable. I will happily pay more to hire from a company with good reviews.
Edited by 98elise on Sunday 4th September 17:26
https://www.autoreisen.com/car-hire/car-hire.php
These guys are great, good price, quick turn around, no insurance hassles.
These guys are great, good price, quick turn around, no insurance hassles.
rdjohn said:
https://www.autoreisen.com/car-hire/car-hire.php
These guys are great, good price, quick turn around, no insurance hassles.
Yes definitely use this company These guys are great, good price, quick turn around, no insurance hassles.
Flanders. said:
rdjohn said:
https://www.autoreisen.com/car-hire/car-hire.php
These guys are great, good price, quick turn around, no insurance hassles.
Yes definitely use this company These guys are great, good price, quick turn around, no insurance hassles.
Yes. Definitely. Didn’t even check the car when I returned. Zero excess on all cars
Appreciate all the advice lads, thank you.
The company offering the BMW haven't got back to me at all, won't even answer the phone. Because of that and some questionable reviews, I've went through SiXT and rented a Mazda MX5 for the 7 days, all confirmed and ready to go for only €228, which I thought was good. After reading some of your comments especially about clouds in the mountains etc, I decided that a car would certainly be a better option over a scooter/motorbike.
If anyone else has recommendations on activities or places to see or eat, let me know! Thanks a lot
The company offering the BMW haven't got back to me at all, won't even answer the phone. Because of that and some questionable reviews, I've went through SiXT and rented a Mazda MX5 for the 7 days, all confirmed and ready to go for only €228, which I thought was good. After reading some of your comments especially about clouds in the mountains etc, I decided that a car would certainly be a better option over a scooter/motorbike.
If anyone else has recommendations on activities or places to see or eat, let me know! Thanks a lot
Flanders. said:
rdjohn said:
https://www.autoreisen.com/car-hire/car-hire.php
These guys are great, good price, quick turn around, no insurance hassles.
Yes definitely use this company These guys are great, good price, quick turn around, no insurance hassles.
Have used them many times with no issesand no stupid rules or attempts to charge you the earth.
blue_haddock said:
Flanders. said:
rdjohn said:
https://www.autoreisen.com/car-hire/car-hire.php
These guys are great, good price, quick turn around, no insurance hassles.
Yes definitely use this company These guys are great, good price, quick turn around, no insurance hassles.
Have used them many times with no issesand no stupid rules or attempts to charge you the earth.
Visited just Tenerife and Lanzarote.
The landscape in Lanzarote is unreal as well but chosen Tenerife since there is just "more things to do there".
My kids are now middle teens and they have been going there every year since they were toddlers.
If you choose a car then definitely just autoreisen or cicar.
Always wanted to hire a bike.
Was speaking to an English biker couple in the cable car waiting room last year and they really sold it to me.
Unfortunately no where to put the kids!
If you do go visit the whole island. Tenerife is just so much more than Las Americas and Los Cristianos.
The landscape in Lanzarote is unreal as well but chosen Tenerife since there is just "more things to do there".
My kids are now middle teens and they have been going there every year since they were toddlers.
If you choose a car then definitely just autoreisen or cicar.
Always wanted to hire a bike.
Was speaking to an English biker couple in the cable car waiting room last year and they really sold it to me.
Unfortunately no where to put the kids!
If you do go visit the whole island. Tenerife is just so much more than Las Americas and Los Cristianos.
Lots of restaurants around Los Christianos and Playa De las americas.
You have the musical fountains in Playa De Las Americas, and around that some nice chinese / indian / mexican and bianco (italian). We always have to go to Bianco everytime, as my wife loves that place.
Haven't been for a while, but was a good pizza place near santiago 3 self catering.
Playa De las Americas gets a bad rep but if you stay away from the Clubs / karaoke bars its not that bad. Has been becoming more upmarket as time has gone on.
You have the musical fountains in Playa De Las Americas, and around that some nice chinese / indian / mexican and bianco (italian). We always have to go to Bianco everytime, as my wife loves that place.
Haven't been for a while, but was a good pizza place near santiago 3 self catering.
Playa De las Americas gets a bad rep but if you stay away from the Clubs / karaoke bars its not that bad. Has been becoming more upmarket as time has gone on.
rdjohn said:
https://www.autoreisen.com/car-hire/car-hire.php
These guys are great, good price, quick turn around, no insurance hassles.
Agreed. I've used them multiple times. These guys are great, good price, quick turn around, no insurance hassles.
Tenerife on a scooter - at least on the motorways - sounds a bit dicey tbh
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