Im using rent a wreck in Hawaii, it is 1/2 the price of zip.
Ha! I used that once in Texas, AGES ago. It really was - a wreck! (But it went from point a to point b)
We had a Palm Springs family vacation condo for several years. The city bus will take you to all the sights you want to see. It is only 2 dollars from point A to Point B. It will just take a little longer to get places with the stops they have to make. Someone mentioned the Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs. The bus will take you to the bottom of the entrance road. You would either call an Uber to drive you the few miles up to the entrance or you can hike two miles to the lowest parking structure and a tram takes you to the top where you pay and enter. If you rent a car you will pay more than 100.00 a day when they add tax and other things. It will just sit in the parking lot as you will spend the entire day there. Parking will also cost you. Uber is expensive. I was there and had to take my car in the shop for two days. I had an appointment in Palm Desert and found out Uber would have cost me $60.00 to get from Palm Springs to Palm Desert plus a 20% tip. About a 20 to 25 minute ride. That would be almost $150. round trip. I took the bus for $4.00 round trip. It took longer but it also went to ares I never saw before. A fun thing to do is go to the Palm Springs Village Fest every Thursday night. Outdoors with live music, art and craft vendors. Not your weekend crafters but some high end very talented people who are there to chat with you. Also food trucks. In the middle of the main drag with cute art shops and boutiques open. The bus will take you right to it. I think the bus runs till 11pm and starts at 6am. If you are going during the summer a lot of restaurants close for the summer. It usually is over 100 Fahrenheit during the summer and sometimes gets into the teens. The Palm Springs museum has a free day once a week. They have some really interesting exhibits that change often. The bus drops you off one block away. I saw it all the time on the main drag. The gift shop in there is a must see. There is even a special bus that takes you from Palm Springs to Joshua Tree. Call the Visitor Center in Palm Springs for info. The visitor center is across the street where the bus lets you off for the Tram. So many great hiking also in Palm Springs and Palm Desert. Just be very careful in the summer. People visiting have died hiking underestimating the dangers of hiking in such heat. Take the hikes very early just when the sun starts to rise and not too long. You can get a guide in some of the hike areas. Have fun! In both Palm Springs and Palm Desert they have a venue with good outside music bands offered free to the public.
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Buy a cheap runaround out on the West Coast.
If you are a US citizen very easy solution.
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If you have AAA or are a member of AARP ( you don’t need to be a retiree or 65yo), discounts apply !
Yup. Depending on your credit card rewards, some also offer discounts. Plus, depending on the company you work at, some have perks plans and negotiated discounted rates for rental cars and other travel, and some allow employees to use those discounted rates even for personal travel. That can be worth checking out.