Joe,
When in doubt call the Hertz desk.
Phone: 408-286-6201
Fax: 408-286-6184
Email: [email protected]
Location Type: Corporate
Hours of Operation: Mo-Fr 0800-1200 1230-1730, Sa 0900-1200, Su Closed
Dave
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe D'Souza
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 9:01 PM
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Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Taxis from the Airport
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So if I rent a Hertz car is parking at the hotel is free? OR do I have to still
pay for it on top of the Hertz Rental costs?
Joe
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Cook
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 5:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Taxis from the Airport
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Yes, they do. It is underneath the hotel, in the parking garage.
Rick
On Sep 23, 2013 1:17 PM, "arslist"
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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I believe Hertz has an office, limited hours, at the hotel itself, in case that
is of use to anyone.
Daniel
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Doug
Sent: September 23, 2013 4:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Taxis from the Airport
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Natalie,
I should have included Oakland....
OK, Oakland, you have several choices:
One is to rent a car, drive to San Jose, return the car to the airport or
somewhere else close by and take a
taxi from there. Then reverse on the return. (the option you describe) And
you can get a really low end
car as you only need it for a 35 to 40 mile drive.
Two is to take a taxi. No 1 ½ times the fare, but it is a LONG way
(surprisingly enough, 35 to 40 miles).
Three is to take one of the "airporter" type shuttles. Cheaper than a taxi.
BUT it is per person and you
probably would end up with more than a taxi would cost.
Four is to take public transit. A simple matter of getting from the airport to
BART. Since that doesn't connect
to San Jose, you would take BART over the bay to San Francisco and then south
to the Milbrae stop. There
you would get off and transfer to CalTrain and ride that down to probably the
Mt. View stop. There, you
would get off and transfer to San Jose light rail. After one or two transfers
on light rail, you end up in the
general vicinity of the hotel. So, 4 people with probably $15 in tickets each,
taking say 3 hours or maybe 4 if
things don't connect well, and the cost of heavy drinking to be able to survive
all the changes and transfers,
plus the cost of a taxi at the end when you miss your stop (see the heavy
drinking that came previously) and
you could probably get there for say $100 or so each..... HEY, this is
California. Don't expect well organized
public transit!
I'm sure others can suggest other options - hitchhiking is generally not that
successful, but it is an option.
(personally, I think your plan sounds REALLY good).
Doug
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stroud, Natalie K
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 12:36 PM
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Say Doug, do you happen to know about the options for folks who are flying into
Oakland? For us, that was significantly cheaper.
Because there are 4 of us coming, we're renting a car at the Oakland airport,
then dropping it off at a rental car place not far from the hotel after we
arrive Monday, thus saving ourselves the $26/day parking fee at the hotel, and
we'll reverse that process when we go home. We figure there's at least a
chance we'll even get the same car back.
But I ask in case there are others who decided to fly into Oakland and for whom
the rental car option doesn't make sense. I did see that the VTA (bus/light
rail) system had an option that looked like it would drop you off less than .5
mile away from the hotel (and for a mere $11), but it looked like that would
take 2-3 hours, and I don't know how late those shuttles run or how safe they
are. Then when you think about making the return trip on Friday and having to
get to the airport 1.5 - 2 hours early - that's not so attractive an option.
Thanks,
Natalie Stroud
SAIC @ Sandia National Laboratories
ARS-ITSM Reporting Specialist
Albuquerque, NM USA
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ITSM 7.6.04 SP2 - Windows 2003 - SQL Server 2008
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mueller, Doug
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 12:05 PM
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Taxis from the Airport
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Lisa,
Taxis are available at the airport without prior arrangement. Just follow the
signs out to the taxi stand and
there are usually ones sitting there or if not, they are on call from a taxi
waiting area out near the long term
parking area so they come within a couple of minutes (true of both airports).
Now, if you are coming into San Jose, you are talking a short taxi ride to the
WWRUG hotel (or area if you are
in another hotel close by). I would expect no more than around $20 to $25.
If you are coming into San Francisco, you are a long way away from the event.
AND, you have a challenge of
how they charge for taxis. If you go more than about 10 miles from San
Francisco airport, they charge 1 ½
times the meter (it is a standard rule). I know the charge to get about ½ way
is around $90. So, San Francisco
to the WWRUG hotel in a taxi will be a VERY expensive trip - probably $150 or
more, and 40 minutes if off
hours to 1 hour or more if the wrong time of day.
So, if coming into San Francisco, you may want to take a look at how you are
getting from the airport to
the hotel. There are car sharing services/shuttles that are available. Less
convenient but cheaper. I don't
know the charge they would have. They can be arranged in advance or picked up
there.
OR, you could look at prearranging a car service/taxi for a fixed rate (and
there are a number of "limo services"
that make airport runs) that may keep the cost more to the probably $100 range.
Anyway, enough travel logistics... Come into San Jose airport and it is easy.
Come into San Francisco and a bit
more of a hassle.
Back to those darn active links and why they don't fire when I think kind
thoughts about puppies (the next
firing condition I expect to be requested).
Doug
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Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 10:32 AM
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Subject: Taxis from the Airport
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Are there usually taxis stationed at the airport for on-demand service, or
should I pre-arrange one? Getting in rather late on Monday (9:00pm) and would
like to take a taxi to the hotel.
Thanks!
Lisa Kemes
Remedy Consultant
Dev Technology Group
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