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Bermuda - Getting Around

By Blair Howard, About.com

Rental scooters - Bermuda

Traveling Bermuda Backroads by Scooter

Copyright © 2007 Renate Siekmann

There’s no doubt that the best way to get around Bermuda is to rent a moped or scooter. These can be found for rent by the day or week at a number of locations. Here are a few I can recommend:

Wheels Cycle, 441/292-224, has two locations on Front Street in Hamilton; one at Flatts Village and one at Grotto Bay Hotel.

Oleander Cycles Ltd., Valley Road, P.O. Box 114, Paget Parish, 441/236-5235 rents only scooters. $35 first day ($45 for double) extra days have price reductions depending on the length of rental. Insurance is $20. Oleander also has locations on Gorham Road in Hamilton, 441/295-0919, and at Middle Road in Southampton, 441/234-0629. The Paget and Southampton locations are open daily 8:30am to 5:30pm; the Hamilton branch is open daily 8:30am to 5pm.

Eve's Cycle Livery, 114 Middle Rd., Paget Parish, 441/236-6247, rents a variety of scooters; they cost from $45 to $60 for the first day with lower prices for each additional day. You can also rent by the week - $180 to $250 for 7 days - depending on the model, with.

Smatt's Cycle Livery, Ltd., 74 Pitts Bay Rd., Hamilton, Pembroke Parish, 441/295-1180 is next door to the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel. They have about 100 motorbikes on hand, priced as follows: $45 for a 1-day rental, $83 for a 2-day rental, and $120 for a 3-day rental. Bikes suitable for two riders rent for about 25% to 30% more. An insurance premium of $25 is added onto the rental price. Staff provides instruction on riding, safety and protocol.

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