Car rental in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria

Car rental Puerto Rico: Discover Gran Canaria

Beach in Puerto Rico on Gran Canaria

Book a rental car and head for Puerto Rico on Gran Canaria! Like a swallow's nest, the white hotel complexes shining in the sunlight nestle against the partly rugged coastline in and around Puerto Rico, one of the oldest vacation resorts in Gran Canaria. The best way to discover it is with your own rental car. Take a walk along the promenade, let your gaze glide over the deep blue shimmering sea, relax on one of the two sandy beaches and simply enjoy the sweet idleness. But what would be a stay on Gran Canaria without a little with your own rental car on the island? Compare the offers of all car rental companies in Puerto Rico on Driveboo.com and choose in no time your dream car for a relaxing vacation in Gran Canaria and go to the most beautiful and secluded places of the island.

Spend the spring and autumn in Puerto Rico

Book a rental car for your vacation

Are you in the mood for spring fever or do you want to soak up the sun again in autumn? Then let's go to Puerto Rico on Gran Canaria! In the low season you can look forward to some advantages in Puerto Rico. For example, you can benefit from lower prices for both accommodations and rental cars. In addition, not as many tourists travel to Gran Canaria during the spring and fall months, so you don't have to worry about crowded beaches or cafes. Take a rental car and plan your vacation in the fall and spring in Puerto Rico according to your wishes. With a car you are always mobile and can explore the island on your own.

Puerto Rico car rental: city center or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Airport?

Of course you can rent a car in Puerto Rico. However, since there are only a handful of car rental agencies in the city, it is advisable to look for a rental car early enough so as not to suddenly find yourself without a four-wheeled vehicle during the high season. If you feel fit enough after your medium-haul flight to Gran Canaria to hop right behind the wheel in your own rental car, don't be afraid to take a look at the rental car offer at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), where a large number of rental cars are already waiting for you to get in.

All the advantages of renting a car at the airport:

• more extensive fleet of vehicles from small cars to jeeps
• multilingual staff
• longer opening hours
• partly more favorable offers
• cost savings on transfers to the hotel

Rent a car Puerto Rico: Car rental insurance

Rental car insurance

Even if the few roads on Gran Canaria are well developed, it can come nevertheless again and again to an accident. Don't save in the wrong place when it comes to rental car insurance. If you have the choice between a fully comprehensive insurance with or without deductible, then it is recommended to choose in any case a fully comprehensive insurance without excess and also to pay attention to the highest possible coverage of the liability insurance. Whether you want to take out additional insurance, such as glass, theft or underbody protection insurance, depends somewhat on where you want to move with your rental car. If you want to drive with your jeep over hill and dale to reach some of the beautiful bays on Gran Canaria, you might not want to take the risk and insure yourself accordingly.

Rental car damaged? This is the best way to proceed

Normally, rental cars in Gran Canaria are in good condition, nevertheless, it can always happen that a previous driver got a scratch or a rim is scratched. For this reason, be sure to inspect your car inside and out before you hit the road! If you have found a defect in your rental car, inform your car rental company immediately and have the damage recorded in writing in your handover report and preferably also take a picture. If the damage only becomes apparent after a few kilometers, because the engine sputters or the brakes squeak, please call your car rental company immediately, who will then either provide you with a replacement car or send you a vehicle technician.

What to watch out for with your rental car in Puerto Rico

Driving in Puerto Rico

In general, driving in Gran Canaria is quite pleasant and the maximum speeds hardly differ from those in Germany. However, you should keep an eye on the various signs in the traffic-calmed zones, because here it can quickly become expensive if you stand with your foot on the gas. Below we have compiled some fine amounts:

• Wrong overtaking (from 200 EUR)
• Red light violation (from 200 EUR)
• Telephoning without handsfree (from 91 EUR) 

On the road with a rental car in Puerto Rico

Even if the pretty resort seems manageable at first glance, there are some excellent hotels on the outskirts and a walk to the beach or from the beach back to the hotel can quickly become a challenge. Therefore, if you prefer to drive your rental car back to your hotel after a relaxing day on your sun lounger, or if you want to stop off for a leisurely dinner in the neighboring village in the evening, you would be well advised to rent a car early.

Water sports highlights in Puerto Rico

• Live Music Festival Cruise
• Sunset cruise on a catamaran
• Jet Boat Ride
• Parssailing
• Jetovator
• Bananaboat

Discover Gran Canaria by rental car from Puerto Rico

Below we have compiled some of the most beautiful excursion destinations in Gran Canaria:

Cactualdea Park

Pico de las Nieves

Whether it's the Valeron Monastery, a camel ride through the dunes at Maspalomas, or a stroll through the city or shopping in Vegueta, everyone is guaranteed to get their money's worth on Gran Canaria. Art and culture enthusiasts will enjoy the more than 40 museums and galleries, as well as the more than 20 churches and cathedrals. The archaeological museum and excavation site in Galdar and the Nestor Museum are particularly worth a visit. Nature-loving guests, on the other hand, should not miss a trip to the many viewpoints such as the Pico de las Nieves or the landmark of the island, the Roque Nublo (Cloud Rock).