Rental Car for 6 adults?

vi lover · Post by **vi lover** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 5:54 pm

Does anyone know where I can possibly rent a 4 wheel drive vehicle on St. Thomas that seats 6? We'll be going to St. John. Budget advertises a large SUV, but I don't want to rent from them. Any other agencies you could recommend? We're on STT for a day before and a day after our villa reservations on STJ, so renting on STT would be preferable.

I believe Conrad Sutton rents a large SUV on St. John. Anyone else on STJ?

We could rent 2 Jeeps, but would much rather have a single vehicle.

Thanks!

kklay · Post by **kklay** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 6:14 pm

Last November we rented a Pathfinder from Amalie Car Rental. I believe it is rated as a 7 passenger, however there were 6 of us plus luggage. We got creative with our luggage and even picked up a few groceries before getting on the car barge to St John.

GotToGetAway · Post by **GotToGetAway** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:30 pm

Most people will caution you about renting one vehicle with that many adults. Inevitably you will want to split up and won't have a vehicle for some in the group.
But, if your budget doesn't allow for 2 vehicles, you can check out Discount on STT. They have Durangos and Traverses that are for 6+.

scoob · Post by **scoob** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:50 pm

Ditto for the Chevy Traverse from discount..
GREAT vehicle-a lot of power and handled great !!
Got upgraded to it last trip,the Pathfinder had less than stellar brakes..
Wish I owned one...
Still waiting for a new ticker... soon ???

toes in the sand · Post by **toes in the sand** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 6:14 am

Don't forget that it has to be big enough for luggage too.

When traveling with a large group, the dynamics change. I am certain that at some point some will want to go one direction and some the other. If it were me, I would be getting two jeeps.

I think that my favorite rental company, L&L has some larger vehicles. They have also opened an office on STT. If that's what your looking for.

Bigcheeze · Post by **Bigcheeze** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 5:59 am

We have rented a Minivan the past 3+ years for 6 people and found it to be perfect. There is WAY more space for luggage, chairs, coolers than a SUV, Plus, ease of entry for my 76 yr old mom through the sliding doors. Downside is no cross-island 4wd driving.

Have used and can recommend; Discount, Dependable and Budget

kklay · Post by **kklay** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:56 am

As I mentioned previously, we rented a Nissan Pathfinder from Amalie Car Rental. In this vehicle the 3rd row was a split 60/40 and we were able to fold down the 60% side. We are also cooler people and had checked a cooler along with two other bags, plus all our carry-ons for 6 people. Just need to be creative about the luggage, at least for the trip over to St. John (a few of us carried the carry-on luggage on our laps for the trip over). Once on-island we had NO problems with having enough space for beach bags, chairs, cooler to take to the beach.

Jumbiegirl · Post by **Jumbiegirl** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 12:14 pm

I would never rent only one vehicle for 6 people. Nightmare! We did it with 4 people once. Never again. I would strongly suggest you reconsider.

vi lover · Post by **vi lover** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 10:11 am

Thanks to everyone for the replies! I really did not know so many STT agencies offered the larger vehicle.

The update is: It doesn't matter now. We found a 4th couple to join us, so we'll be renting 2 Jeeps. That's a lot easier decision and Jeeps are much more available.

Thanks again for your replies - I'll keep it in mind for next year.

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