Oahu airport to Waikiki rent car or use car service

[Sohker]

My family of four will be arriving in Oahu on 5/26/05. I was planning to rent a car from 5/26 - 5/29 prior to our POA cruise. I was just thinking that the car will not hold the 4 of us and our luggage. Anyone else run into this issue?

 

Should I use a car service to get us to the hotel in Waikiki then rent a car? What hotels in Waikiki have rental cars available?

 

We were planning to visit Pearl Harbor, the Cultural Center and Diamond Head. If I decided not to rent a car how cumbersome would it be to get to these sites.

 

Appreciate your advice.

[KauaiKris]

Parking in Waikiki can be difficult to find and expensive, so many people try to get by without renting a car at all. You can get transportation to the PCC as part of your PCC ticket, and if you shop around a bit with some of the activities brokers, you may be able to find a competitive price that makes it very worthwhile. It may be a long drive back after the day and the show at PCC, and having someone else do the driving can be desirable.

 

Honolulu/Waikiki also has a fairly good bus system. I believe you will be able to take the bus from the Waikiki area to Pearl Harbor without too much difficulty.

 

The one that might be difficult to arrange without a rental car (I'm not sure, because I haven't done ti) is Diamond Head.

[pengu1n]

We are also a family of 4, now all adult sized. We have always managed to get us and all the luggage into a car, but we don't get a compact, we get the intermediate or usually full size car. It's usually a crowded ride to the hotel, maybe 3 of us in back seat & cases piled high in front passenger seat and maybe still holding a few things. Rolling duffle bags fit in the trunk better than 29" suitcases, I know from personal experience. :( From Alamo, you can rent at airport, return at Iliki Renaissance & take their shuttle to the pier. (There's also a coupon in the entertainment book for $15.) I guess I'm spoiled but I didn't want to wait for the bus or figure out the route to get where I want to go. The fares just for transportation to PCC would run us $60, more than half of our rental car for 4 days.

 

Here's the Bus website: http://www.thebus.org/

 

Here's a guide book for using the bus:

http://michaelbrein.com/honolulu/index.htm

 

I don't have it, so I don't know if it's worth it.