robinph Posted January 18, 2012 #1 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Can anyone give me the name of a car hire company in Hobart that we can pick up and drop off at the wharf. thanks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard-habit-to-break Posted January 18, 2012 #2 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I tried organising that with a few companies but none of them seemed willing without charging an arm and a leg. We walked up to a car hire place, it was about a 10 min walk from the port, passed a few on the way so you would probably be fine with booking with anyone - they aren't far to walk to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted January 18, 2012 #3 Share Posted January 18, 2012 We found the same...most things are close at hand in Hobart. We walked a few blocks to Avis, they gave us the best deal. We had to join the queue at their office, along with everyone else off the ship.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Kev Posted January 18, 2012 #4 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Can anyone give me the name of a car hire company in Hobart that we can pick up and drop off at the wharf. thanks:) Thrifty is a short walk up Argyle St . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimzeee Posted January 19, 2012 #5 Share Posted January 19, 2012 hi we just got of the diamond princess and did car hire in hobart we used "rent new cars" in Hobart which actually is the thrifty car hire place but is cheaper to hire thru. It is an easy 2 block walk up argle street, from where the ship docks, look at it on google maps.I walk really slowly & it only took us 10-15minutes, Great friendly service, good cars. We will used them again. Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted January 19, 2012 #6 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Tip: Join Thrifty Blue Chip. Upgrade plus better prices. And of course, little paperwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobhsv Posted January 19, 2012 #7 Share Posted January 19, 2012 hiwe just got of the diamond princess and did car hire in hobart we used "rent new cars" in Hobart which actually is the thrifty car hire place but is cheaper to hire thru. It is an easy 2 block walk up argle street, from where the ship docks, look at it on google maps.I walk really slowly & it only took us 10-15minutes, Great friendly service, good cars. We will used them again. Kim We used them as well, two years ago. Same deal, cheaper, no problems at all, and got a great new car. Thrifty is also the closest to the docks. We will book through them again. Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinph Posted January 19, 2012 Author #8 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thanks everyone did anyone pre book their car or just rock up on the day? Robin:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted January 19, 2012 #9 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thanks everyone did anyone pre book their car or just rock up on the day? Robin:) First time we just rocked up and struck it lucky......Second time we prebooked and just as well as they ran out of med size cars , so they had to upgrade up us to brand new Commodore Executive.....:) No complaints there...It wa very nice , especially on the hills in Tassie.:D Car hire is becoming popular with cruise ship passengers, and I guess it depends on the supply and how many ships are in town on that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimzeee Posted January 20, 2012 #10 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Thanks everyone did anyone pre book their car or just rock up on the day? Robin:) we prebooked, did it all online and when we were picking up car there were about 6 different couples/families off the ship waiting to see if they could get a car we were served first as we already had booked & paid Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin55 Posted January 23, 2012 #11 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Hobart car hire,Bargain car hire,car rental Hobart and Thrifty Car Rental Hobart are the some of the known car hire by me. I hope this info helpful to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted March 28, 2012 #12 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Thanks for the info. We also plan to hire a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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