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I’ll start with the inconvenience factor, this is one of the few car rentals companies that is not located at the airport, in fact no one was quite sure where they were, someone said they were in a house about 1 km away, our shuttle driver was the one that finally delivered us to the Hilton near the airport where they were located. They also close earlier than the other companies, by the time our delayed flight had landed at 11 pm, it was already closed.
But the real reason I’d not recommend them is that when we went to turn in our car, my 5 day $161 US rental turned out to be $266 CAD or $239 US. Now by my calculations, $161 US should be about $179CAD at current exchange rates. So when we asked what the extra charge was for there was $8.95 CAD per day for mandatory liability (OK that was in the fine print). So now I’m at $201US, what’s the other $38 for? The best I can figure from the explanation I got was that they charge their customers at a different exchange rate based on what the credit card charge them. We offered to pay them in cash. They said they don’t take cash. We had to catch a plane. So we signed, very unhappy.
Do yourself a favor and don’t rent from these folks. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Driving/Parking: Pedestrians in Quebec | Tip Rating: | | | | |
If you visit Montreal, you will undoubtedly notice people jaywalking. However, you should never do this, you risk getting a fine, and more importantly, Montreal drivers don't stop or even slow down for pedestrians. We are very nice people on the whole, just not behind the wheel!
Also, on Montreal island you can NEVER make a right turn on a red light, however, outside the island you generally can, unless you see a sign stating otherwise. The bridges are the busiest in Canada, if you must take them during the day, 1-3 pm is the best time.
Finally, if you are coming from the West (I-87 or 89), DON'T DRIVE IN THE FAR LEFT LANE near Pont Champlain. You'll get hit by an oncoming bus! There are signs, but they're vague. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Safety or not: Bad neighbourhood and safety in Montreal | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Montreal is a safe city in general. You can normally walk alone at night without any danger, even though it is safer to walk on main bright streets at night.
The only bad downtown neighbourdhood that I dont recommend walking thru at night is the red light district (Around Ste-Catherine street and St-Laurent Blvd) just because its not nice and there are alot of crazy people, drunks, prostitutes, drug addicts, pimps and drug dealers...however, it is not that dangerous as there are alot of cops in the area and its very busy with people all the time.
But like any city, anything could happen...so use your judgement and intuition...if you dont feel safe, better hop in a cab! :)
Other bad neighbourhood outside downtown are NDG, Cote-des-neiges, St-Michel, RDP and Montreal-Nord. Leave a Comment
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