Car Rental for Airbnb Guests, Delivered Anywhere in Miami

Should I provide a car for my Airbnb guests?

Not your own car, no.

Experienced hosts consistently advise against it, and the reason is almost always insurance. A personal auto policy generally will not cover a vehicle used in a commercial arrangement, so a claim can be denied after the fact and leave the host personally exposed. Then come maintenance, cleaning, fuel or charging, damage disputes and roadside calls at midnight, for a margin that rarely justifies any of it.

A rental car for Airbnb guests supplied by a licensed, insured company gets you the guest-experience benefit without the exposure. That is the arrangement we offer.

Can I include a car with my Airbnb listing?

Airbnb stay hosts cannot list their own services on the platform or bundle a car into the price of a stay. What hosts can do, and routinely do, is recommend a local business in a message or a guidebook. We are asking to be that recommendation, not to be added to your listing.

Does my insurance cover a guest driving a car I arranged?

Not applicable here, because you are not arranging the vehicle. The rental agreement is signed between Amped Auto Rentals and your guest, payment is taken by us, and the car is carried on our commercial fleet policy. Your homeowner, landlord or short-term rental policy is not part of the transaction at any point. We have written more on renting without a personal auto policy.

Should I list a car on Turo for my guests instead?

Some hosts do, and it works for them. It also means buying a vehicle, insuring it, cleaning it between trips, keeping it charged or fueled, handling damage claims and answering the phone at 11pm. Several hosts who have tried it describe the platform admin as the part they underestimated.

If you already own a vehicle and want that revenue, it is a legitimate route and worth asking us about. If you want your guests looked after without adding a second business, an airbnb host referral program car rental arrangement is the simpler path.

When should I recommend car rental to Airbnb guests?

At booking, not at check-in.

The most common reason a referral misses is timing. By the time a guest reads a welcome book they have usually already arranged transport. The moment that works is the automated booking confirmation, sent the second they reserve, while they are still deciding how to get around.

Is transportation a worthwhile Airbnb host amenity?

Among Airbnb host amenities, transportation is one of the few that guests actively message about before arrival, and one of the very few a host cannot solve from inside the property. Listing it as something you have handled — a car service for Airbnb guests, delivered, with a name and a number attached — separates your listing from the ones that leave it to the guest.

Do guests really need a car in Miami?

It depends on the neighbourhood, and you know yours better than we do. A guest in South Beach, Brickell or Downtown can manage a few days on foot and rideshare. A guest in Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Doral, Sunny Isles, Kendall, Aventura or Wynwood will be booking cars constantly, and the bill overtakes a daily rental inside two or three days. Anyone planning the Everglades, the Keys, Palm Beach or a Hollywood or Fort Lauderdale day trip needs one either way.

Do you offer a property manager car rental partnership?

Yes, and a vacation rental car rental partnership at portfolio level is usually simpler than working host by host. One agreement covers every unit under management, with a single link dropped into the standard confirmation template rather than being configured property by property.

What happens to the car if my guest cancels their stay?

This is the one that comes back to you, so it is worth knowing.

Airbnb's help documentation states that cancelling a stay does not automatically cancel a car rental booked through the app — the guest has to cancel that separately. A guest who misses that gets charged for a car they are not coming to collect, and the first person they message about it is usually the host.

With us the guest cancels by calling or texting one number, and if they contact you by mistake you simply forward it to us.

What if my guest damages the vehicle?

It is handled between us and the renter. Every rental requires comprehensive and collision coverage, either the renter's own policy or a protection plan added at checkout, plus a $250 refundable hold. You are not a party to the agreement and are not contacted about damage, tolls or fines.

Do you deliver to short-term rentals outside Miami?

We deliver to any address within 50 miles of Miami Gardens. That covers all of Miami-Dade, all of Broward, and the in-radius parts of Palm Beach County. Beyond that radius we cannot deliver, and vehicles must stay within Florida for the whole rental.

What do I need to pick up the car?

A valid, unexpired driver's licence, a credit card in the renter's own name for the $250 refundable hold, and comprehensive and collision coverage — either their own policy at no cost or a protection plan added at checkout. The credit card authorisation form is completed with us before the vehicle is released, so there is nothing to sign at handover.

Is there a fee to drop the car at a different location?

No, as long as both addresses are inside the service area.

A guest can collect at the MIA or FLL garage and leave the car at their accommodation, or the reverse, at no extra charge anywhere within 50 miles of Miami Gardens. Vehicles must stay in Florida, and one-way rentals out of the service area are not offered.

What if the car is damaged or dirty when I get it?

Raise it with the driver, on the spot.

A driver hands the vehicle over in person and walks the car with the guest, so condition is agreed between two people standing at the vehicle. Your guest is never handed a sign-out sheet and left to spot pre-existing damage alone in a parking structure, and there is no attendant to track down afterwards.

What do I do if something goes wrong during the rental?

Call or text (786) 981-1177. It is answered locally, 24 hours a day, for the whole rental. There is no desk to return to and no separate partner help page to find.

My guest has never driven an electric car. Is that a problem?

No, and it is the question we get asked most.

Every EV is handed over in person with a walkthrough: starting it, one-pedal driving, regenerative braking, the touchscreen, and how to plug it in and unplug it. Guests are driving comfortably within a few minutes. Anyone who would still rather not can take the Nissan Rogue or the seven-seat Pathfinder, both gasoline.

Where can my guest charge the car in Miami?

Across Miami-Dade and Broward there are Superchargers, ChargePoint stations and public Level 2 chargers at malls, garages, hotels and supermarkets. Our rental charging guide maps them with the apps and connectors needed for each, and the driver covers the nearest options to your property at handover.

How long does charging take?

On a fast charger, long enough for a coffee rather than a meal — most guests plug in once or twice in a week's stay. On a Level 2 charger it fills overnight, which is what happens if your property or their hotel has one. Every vehicle arrives at 100%, so a typical few days of driving around Miami-Dade and Broward may not need a charge at all.

How much charge does the car need to be returned with?

80% or above.

Vehicles are delivered at 100% and must come back at 80% or higher. Below 80% is a $35 fee; below 20% is $60. Guests who would rather not manage it can add prepaid recharging for $40 at booking. Supercharger sessions during the rental are billed to us and invoiced at cost with no markup, and every car carries its charging cable and adapters.

Can we add a child seat, an extra driver or anything else?

Yes, and the prices are fixed, published and paid at booking rather than at a desk.

• Child safety seat — $10/day
• Additional driver — $25
• Prepaid EV recharge — $40
• Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) — $20/day, on the Model 3 and Model Y
• Cooler — $50
• Unlimited mileage — $59 flat per rental (300 miles a day is included as standard)

Everything is chosen at checkout and charged with the booking, so nothing gets added at handover and your guest is not upsold at a counter. Florida sales tax applies to extras.

What about fuel in the Rogue and the Pathfinder?

Return it at the fuel level it arrived with.

The same-to-same policy every rental company uses. The level is recorded on the vehicle condition report at delivery and again at collection, so there is no guesswork and nothing to prepay.

How many miles are included?

300 miles a day.

That covers ordinary South Florida driving comfortably. A guest planning the Keys, the Everglades or repeated Miami-to-Palm-Beach runs should add unlimited mileage for $59 flat, which has to be selected at booking and cannot be added later. Vehicles stay in Florida either way.

What if my guest's plans change and they return the car early?

Tell us at least 24 hours before the original return date and get written confirmation, and the unused full days are refunded at the daily rate, less a $25 administrative fee. Without that notice the days are not refunded, so a quick message the day before is worth making.

What if they are running late on the return?

Up to an hour past the agreed time is fine with a call. Beyond that, a $30 late fee applies, and more than three hours late is billed as a full additional day. Extensions arranged before the return time avoid both.

Can I extend the rental once I have the car?

Call or text us, subject to the vehicle being free. Multi-day discounts recalculate automatically as the rental crosses three, seven and thirty days, so extending often lowers the daily rate rather than raising it.