transportation costs and timeline????? help!

Re: transportation costs and timeline????? help!

• Golfer09 member

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  I don't know if $1900 for trolleys is high but I paid for two large coach buses (accommodates up to 40 ppl) similar to your timeline for a total of $1200.  The first bus showed up at our hotel at 2:30 pm and took the wedding party for pictures around Chicago.  We went to Navy Pier, Union Station, and the Chicago Theater.
  
  Around 6pm, a second bus showed up.  After the first bus dropped us off at the venue at 6pm, both buses shuttled guests from the hotel to the venue.  At 9pm, one bus was retired and the other bus contined to run the route from the venue to the hotel continuously until 2am. 
  
  I went with Chicago Minibus - it's not a trolley but the buses had air conditioning and was pretty nice (not a yellow school bus).  We had a party cooler on the bus during the day and I provided a CD with music to play.  I received no complaints from guests about the shuttle. 
  
  Good luck!
  

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• hz80408 member

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  I haven't rented a trolley for a wedding, but I have rented one the past couple years for a holiday party we host and compared to that, your estimate seems high.
  
  For 3 hours on a Saturday night we paid $530 (which included everything-tax, fees, and tip) from Chicago Trolley Company.  Maybe try them?
  
  ETA: It's BYOB and they have an ipod hookup.  I don't remember if it has AC or not

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• arrabelle

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_illinois-chicago_transportation-costs-timeline?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:72Discussion:2a0d7b6c-9d52-4d20-b0e5-e4802115a4b0Post:3de2c87e-320a-45e5-a523-ccf94b441ce1">Re: transportation costs and timeline????? help!</a>:
  [QUOTE]I haven't rented a trolley for a wedding, but I have rented one the past couple years for a holiday party we host and compared to that, your estimate seems high. For 3 hours on a Saturday night we paid $530 (which included everything-tax, fees, and tip) from Chicago Trolley Company.  Maybe try them? ETA: It's BYOB and they have an ipod hookup.  I don't remember if it has AC or not
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  </div><div>hi!  is this the company you use?</div><div><a href="http://www.chicagotrolleyrentals.com/">http://www.chicagotrolleyrentals.com/</a></div><div>
  </div><div><a href="http://www.chicagotrolleyrentals.com/"></a>i went on their website.....their evening rentals are super reasonable but their daytime rentals are 2x the quote i got from coach.  so not fair, i HATE how prices are inflated for anything wedding-related!
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  </div><div>let me know if it's a different company!</div><div>
  </div><div>btw your photo is super cute!</div>

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• MrsPaps member

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  we're using Coach USA (Chicago Trolley CO) for a 4 hour trolley and it's about $900 so I think they are over charging you.

  
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• arrabelle

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_illinois-chicago_transportation-costs-timeline?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:72Discussion:2a0d7b6c-9d52-4d20-b0e5-e4802115a4b0Post:c3eb8ecf-fe3e-43ab-813d-f667e5f5e573">Re: transportation costs and timeline????? help!</a>:
  [QUOTE]we're using Coach USA (Chicago Trolley CO) for a 4 hour trolley and it's about $900 so I think they are over charging you.
  Posted by MrsPaps[/QUOTE]
  
  <div>paps, that's the same company!  are you working with lori?  and when did you book?  this morning she quoted me $990 for 4 hours then added on a bunch of taxes/fees/gratuity, so 1 trolley for 4 hours came to $1187.</div><div>
  </div><div>after some email negotiations the price is down to $1600 for 2 trolleys - 1 for 4 hours, and the other for 3 hours.  funny how prices change when you say no!  i hate haggling though.  it makes me all nervous and sweaty.  anyway $1600 still sounds ridiculous to me.....right?!</div><div>
  </div><div>she's the first quote i received, i'll keep looking....</div>

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• hz80408 member

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  Ha, it's all the same thing?  I booked my trolley with Lori Krull.
  
  Ugh, seriously, wedding mark-ups are ridiculous! GL!
  
  I really think it must depend on location/time of day/ time of year/ weekday/etc.

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