It's almost impossible to rent a car on Aruba..there's only a very limted supply..the government strictly limits the number of rent-a-cars on the island..why don't they bring in more....supposedly it's for safety, so a bunch of drunk tourists don't kill everyone..the real rewason..one of the best jobs on the island is taxi driver..they have a huge lobby...no rent a cars means you need a cab to go anywheres..so..
Can you imagine what a mess it would be to get around on that small island if there were unlimited cars on the roads? There are 14 car rental agencies and 8 scooter & motorcycle rental agencies.
Car Rental Companies
TOYOTA RENT A CAR (TRAC)
ECONOMY CAR RENTAL
AMIGO CAR RENTAL
ECONO CAR RENTAL
BUDGET RENT A CAR
TROPIC CAR RENTAL
EXPLORE CAR RENTAL
THRIFTY CAR RENTAL
AMERICAN CAR RENTAL
CARIBBEAN CAR RENTAL
ROYAL CAR RENTAL
ACE CAR RENTAL
TOP DRIVE CAR RENTAL
2 PLUS RENT A CAR
scooter & motorcycle rental agencies.
Pablito's Bike & Locker Rentals
Tel: (297) 587-0047
Fax: (297) 587-8655
Donata
Tel: (297) 587-8300
Fax: (297) 587-0707
George
Tel: (297) 582-5975
Nelson
Tel: (297) 586-6801
Semver
Tel: (297) 586-6851
Ron's
Tel: (297) 586-2090
Melchor Cycle Rental
Bubali 106-B
melchorcycle@hotmail.com Tel: (297) 587-1787
Fax: (297) 587-2453
Harley-Davidson Aruba
(Big Twin Aruba N.V.)
L.G. Smith Boulevard 124-A
www.harley-davidsonaruba.com
Tel: (297) 582-8660
Fax: (297) 583-9322
First, they encourage scooters...happily..because 99% of those who rent them..take a cab at night when they go out to dinner..NOW..IIRC..some of the rent-a car places only have 10 or so cars..and at any tme..you may have 20,000+ tourists on the island..figure that's a 5000+ plus market for rent a cars..and you have maybe 250 available..you do the math...