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Renting a bus to shuttle guests?

retroindigoretroindigo
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in New Jersey - South
Hi, Just wondering if anyone has information on bus companies in South Jersey that would do a shuttle service from the hotel to our reception and back again at the end of the night.

My family lives about an hour or more away and I expect a good number of them will want to stay at the hotel, but also drink at the reception and not drive. The two are about 4 miles apart. I've been asking for quotes from limo services but most of them only offer 15-person vans and renting more than one sounds costly. Renting only one would mean many trips and lots of waiting. 

A few years ago I called a school bus company (near trenton) to bring a bachelorette party to Philly and back and it was very affordable. Does anyone know of anything like that around here?

Thanks!
 
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Re: Renting a bus to shuttle guests?

  • julrittersjulritters member
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    edited December 2011
    I was seriously thinking the same thing.  I called everywhere, includnig charter bus companies.  I decided on just doing a 15 passenger shuttle that will do runs all night.  Two shuttles is just so costly... if you find anything better please let me know!
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  • Nina0528Nina0528
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    edited December 2011
    http://www.sheppardbus.com/

    friends of ours used them and I believe they said it was about $350 to rent the school bus.
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  • retroindigoretroindigo
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    edited December 2011
    Ended up going with Holcomb bus company in Bellmawr. Only $375 for the bus and if we needed a second run, its another $25 so $400 max. They seem very laid back too - alcohol allowed on the bus, which I thought was cool, but not needed for us since the reception is only 4 miles away from the hotel. They required  a $100 deposit and balance is paid a week or so before.
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  • Nina0528Nina0528
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    edited December 2011

    How long do you get the bus for? Do you rent for a few hours? We would need the bus to take guests from hotel to venue and then back to hotel 5 hours later and I wasn't sure how the school bus rentals work!

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  • schrieverjschrieverj
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    edited December 2011
    Hi, Did you ever get any more info. on renting a bus for your guests? I'd like to do the same.
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  • schrieverjschrieverj
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    edited December 2011
    I reached out to Holcomb and they quoted me $575 for six hours to come to the Belmar/Spring Lake area. I haven't decided on one company yet but need to do so very soon!!!
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  • TkochTkoch
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    What did you wind up doing?
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