Long distance car rental for under-25s
Two friends and I are planning a holiday in the States next summer. We have nothing solid yet, beyond a big list of "things we want to see," but the tentative plan is to spend two or three weeks going up and down the east coast by car. We'll all have UK driving licenses by then, and aim to share the driving wherever possible. We've discussed using
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If your trip is flexible, experiment with routes that allow you to drive in a roughly circular route and drop your car off in the same area as you rented from - I think it's generally cheaper that way.
Once you've gotten your roadtrip jollies out of the way (and it is a lot more fun to see the US that way, you get more of the feel of a place without being constantly frustrated due to travel issues) there are a few places where it would be easier not to have a car (Boston has a good T/bus system, NYC obviously, Philly has decent public transport, and all of them are well connected to each other by Amtrak) so you could end the rental and have part of your trip public transport alone.
Accommodation: couchsurfing.com is an idea that does work for some people I've met, but in some of the large cities you might want to go to people might want someone to already be rated to allow them to stay.
There are some hostels in larger cities, but generally they are less common than in the EU I think. NYC is generally very expensive for hotels.
Talking to a UK travel agent to see what sort of deals you could get from them might be a good idea once you've scoped out the market on your own.
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