Depending on what you used to pay for the rental car, you may find that there is additional coverage that will cover whatever the deductible is. Some may be secondary to all other forms of insurance which might apply (such as your personal auto insurance if applicable). The credit card I use for this type of stuff (Chase Sapphire Reserve) is one of a handful (mostly from Chase) that provides primary coverage for collision and damage which is part of the reason why I carry it.
As a result, I tend to take the rental insurance out only when out of the country or when I'm renting something odd, like a RV. This is mostly for liability and not the damage waiver since the portability of my personal insurance to something which doesn't fit into the same category or country as my home vehicle is always questionable. I definitely agree with you about the poshness of some of the places in Monaco, We skipped a few of the places we would have liked to visit just because of the dress code. Still loved the stuff we saw. I tend to be a fairly cheap traveler, so not only do I try to find the places which are both inexpensive and also places which are near public transit hubs or at least reasonably close to the main transit for the area. For example, in Nice we picked a hotel which was near a bus stop from the Airport and was also across the street from both the main train station and the Trolley/Light Rail. Everywhere we went in the area (including Monaco) then became a day trip - hop on a train to the city, then walk around or use public transit in the area. On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 8:25 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > Monaco is best seen by the double decker tour bus I think. > > Tore a hole in the rented Mercedes on some concrete blocks on the side of > the check-in area of the Monaco Marriott. Arrgh. Below the headlight. > Whole front end will have to be replaced. I did get the insurance at Hertz > this time. First time I ever bought the extra insurance. Still $1500 > deductable. Probably a $5K repair. Not sure what to expect when I return > the car. First time I have ever damaged a rental. > > Staying at the fanciest hotel in Monte Carlo this evening. More of a > lifetime bragging rights thing than anything else. We are literally next > door to the original casino. Michelin 3 star restaurant here. I have > never eaten at any star Michelin anything before. I did not bring a suit > coat. They don’t want to let me in without one, they are checking with > housekeeping to see if they have one I can borrow. Again, a once in a > lifetime bragging rights thing. This is a very uncomfortable level of posh > for me. My standards are one step above Motel 6... > > Still surprisingly easy to drive around here. Good GPS but it is > intuitive. Narrow streets (with angry concrete blocks in some areas). > That bus driver was crazy good, making hard left turns inside a tunnel that > seemed to tight for a VW bug. > > Sunday has most commercial places closed. I was going to try to buy a > blazer so I could eat a $150/plate meal tonight... (I am a $2 taco cart > type of guy. ) > > Good gyros down in the carnival area. They had a southwest saracha type > of sauce. No greek sauce of any type. But it was very yummy. > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- - Forrest
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