Smarter Car Renting

Here are car rental tips from the road trip-seasoned editors of RoadsideAmerica.com:

•  Fear of the Unknown: Unfamiliar with the streets of Redondo Beach? Consider adding a GPS navigation system to your rental. GPS provides turn-by-turn directions to a number of Redondo Beach attractions and businesses, and is offered by almost all Redondo Beach car rental agencies. The GPS helps you navigate like some mythical Greek God of Navigation! You can also add your own portable GPS on your handy windshield sucker, but remember to take it all with you when you turn in the car at the end of your trip.

•  Special Requests: Special requests can be noted at the time you make your Redondo Beach rental car reservation. Nothing too crazy, though. If you are in need of an infant or toddler car seat, navigation system, ski rack or more, be sure to make note of it when booking online. Keep in mind that requests are not guaranteed and additional fees may apply.

•  Damaged: Always carefully eyeball your vehicle before leaving the rental agency, whether you're in Redondo Beach or East Podunkville. The last renter may have pulled in after a meteor shower! Prior scratches, dents, and other vehicle damage can cause extra headaches and costs if not noted before you leave the rental car lot. If you see any damage on the car's exterior and interior before you leave, make sure it's noted on the rental car papers, and point it out to an agency employee. This will resolve any questions that could arise when you return. And avoid meteor showers.

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Redondo Beach CA Area Attractions

• Before Chia Pets - Joe Oliveri hair design
• Coastal Dialysis Center
• LCM Hospital Transitional Care Center
• Redondo Beach Pier
• Riviera Village
• Prov-Little Company of Mary (1.71 miles)
• Roundhouse Aquarium (2.81 miles)
• Torrance Memorial Medical Center (3.57 miles)
• Big Doughnut-Donut King II (4.75 miles)
• Downtown El Segundo (4.91 miles)
• Hitler's Beer Steins-Nellie Kuska Museum (5.11 miles)
• Harbor - UCLA Medical Center (5.16 miles)
• Robert F Kennedy Medical Center (5.22 miles)
• Home Depot Center (6.62 miles)
• Centinela Hospital Medical Center (6.65 miles)
• University of West Los Angeles (6.68 miles)
• Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Harbor City (6.67 miles)
• Hollywood Park Racetrack (6.83 miles)

Redondo Beach rental guide