Shuttle service

jneen101

The hotel where we have a block of rooms doesn't provide a shuttle.  We've been looking into getting one, but we don't really need or want one for a 5 hour block or whatever.  We just want one to do a run (or two, probably won't even need that) from the hotel to the reception and then from the reception back to the hotel.  We don't have a huge amount of people staying at the hotel, but we still want to provide a shuttle if we can.  It seems like no company will do this, instead we would have to book it for a minimum amount of hours.  Any suggestions? 

OliveOilsMom

Not as glamorous as the limo companies can provide, but have you looked into school bus companies?  

We used Zark's limo, but not for a shuttle service like you are wanting.   They did have more plain shuttles, than the limo bus we rented, so maybe they can work with you.  I did not find them advertised anywhere - someone told me about them.

If you can't find an affordable company, maybe you can rent passenger vans from a car rental company.  Then hire a few people, who wouldn't have been invited to the wedding otherwise, to drive the shuttles.

jneen101

I'm not too concerned with what it looks like, since it's not like it's fancy transportation for me and my fiance.  I feel like a school bus will just be too big, although I guess you can rent the small ones?  I'm talking about maybe 20 people and the hotel is 4 and a half miles from the venue.  I wonder if I could just get a taxi van type thing and arrange for it to be there at the right times?  I don't really mind just paying for however many hours of service it is as long as it's not like 700 bucks or something. 

The vans are a good suggestion I just can't think of who I could hire to drive them.  Ugh.  Should I just forget this?  I don't think it's something I HAVE to do but I think it would be nice.

OliveOilsMom

This is not anything you HAVE to have for your guests.  It's just a nice bonus for them.  I would try getting some quotes from a taxi company since the amount of guests isn't too high.  You know the pick up and drop off point, any decent cab company should be able to give you a quote for that distance.

jneen101

Yeah that's what I am thinking of doing now.  Thanks for the help!

redstarz

We used a school bus for my friend's wedding. I think she said it was around $100. I can find out the name of the company if you want.