How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Bentley Bentayga?

Most people guess a Bentley rents for Rolls Royce money. It doesn't. The black 2023 Bentley Bentayga S rents for $795 a day with 100 miles included. That's how much to rent a Bentayga for one day, before delivery and any extra miles. Your card also carries a $1,000 hold, and it's released once the car comes back the way it left.

Picture the first evening. The Bentayga S pulls up outside a hotel in West Hollywood. The paint, the grille and the tailpipes are all black. The valet opens your door, and the red leather shows for the first time. Nobody at the stand has to ask what kind of night you're having.

What $795 a day covers on the Bentayga S

The $795 rate covers the car and 100 miles for each day you book, and the miles pool across a longer rental. So a 2 day booking gives you 200 miles to spend however the weekend goes.

The rate does not include insurance, because Prometheus does not sell it. Your own auto policy has to extend comprehensive and collision coverage to a rental car. That's called non-owner vehicle coverage, and it's either in your policy already or it isn't. Before every rental, we call your carrier on a recorded line to confirm it.

The rest of the list is short. You need to be 18 or older, with a valid driver's license and full coverage insurance in your own name. Renters under 25 may be asked for a larger deposit than the standard hold on this car. No special license is needed to drive it.

Once that's done, the weekend is yours. You could have dinner in Downtown Los Angeles on Friday night. On Saturday you could take Angeles Crest Highway, where the tunnel walls throw the exhaust note back at you. The car does both jobs without asking you to choose.

The Bentayga rental deposit is a $1,000 hold

The deposit on this car is $1,000, and it's a hold on your card rather than a charge. The hold is released after the car comes back in the condition it left. It covers small things, like a curbed wheel. Damage beyond that goes to your insurance, subject to your deductible.

A curbed wheel is the small thing worth thinking about here. The S rides on 22 inch S design wheels. Hotel driveways in Beverly Hills are tight, so take the turn in wide and let the wheel clear the stone. The good news is the height. The Bentayga clears steep driveways that would scrape a low car, so you never wince on the way in.

What the S adds, and what it doesn't

The S is the loud Bentayga. Bentley fits a sports exhaust with fewer baffles in the silencer. That means the V8 pops and grumbles every time you lift off the throttle. The Sport suspension firms the air springs by 15%, so the body stays flatter through a corner than its height suggests.

Here's the part people miss. The S makes the same 542 hp as the standard Bentayga, so what you get is sound and stance, not extra speed. This car runs 0 to 60 in 4.4 seconds and tops out at 180 mph, with 568 lb-ft of torque through all wheel drive.

Blackline trim comes standard on the S. The grille, mirrors, sills and tailpipes are gloss black instead of chrome. Inside, fluted seats with Alcantara panels carry an embroidered S. Park it on Rodeo Drive in daylight and the black paint holds a hard, clean line. The red stitching only shows when someone walks up close enough to look.

How much to rent a Bentayga S for a week or a month

Length lowers the daily rate, and the discount is automatic. You don't have to ask for it. Here is the Bentley Bentayga rental price per day at each step of the ladder.

• 1 to 2 days at the full rate, $795 a day, or $1,590 for a weekend
• 3 days at 10% off, $715.50 a day, or $2,146.50 total
• 5 days at 15% off, $675.75 a day, or $3,378.75 total
• 7 days at 20% off, $636 a day, or $4,452 total
• 14 days at 30% off, $556.50 a day, or $7,791 total
• 21 days at 40% off, $477 a day, or $10,017 total
• 28 days at 50% off, $397.50 a day, or $11,130 total

Delivery is quoted by address and charged on every rental, whatever the length. The ladder lowers the daily rate, but it doesn't touch the delivery fee.

A week is where this car earns its keep. The Bentayga S seats 5 and has a real boot that takes full suitcases. The steering and the brake pedal carry more weight than you'd expect from an SUV. So on day six, a 2.4 tonne car still feels like it's listening to your hands. The anti-roll system also locks the body flat within half a second, which keeps your passengers settled on a mountain road.

How the $4 mile rate changes the total

Every mile past your allowance costs $4 on this car. Say you book 3 days and drive 450 miles. You have 300 miles included, so the other 150 miles cost $600. If you know the trip runs long, say so at booking. The miles get priced in ahead of time instead of billed after.

The Bentayga makes a long day easy, which is how people run past the allowance. You leave Newport Beach after breakfast and head up the coast. By dinner you've covered more ground than you planned, and you still feel fresh. In-state trips are fine. If the plan crosses the state line, ask first so the miles and paperwork are sorted before you leave.

Bentayga rental cost next to a Maybach, a G-Wagon and a Cullinan

The Bentayga S sits in the middle of the big SUVs on price. A Maybach GLS 600 starts at $795 a day, the same as this car. The GLS 600 is built around the back seat, so it suits a night when someone else drives.

A G-Wagon starts at $595 a day, which is $200 less for a car that still seats five. A G-Wagon drives like a truck on purpose, so it feels composed rather than sharp. A Rolls Royce Cullinan starts at $1,495 a day. You pay $700 more for a V12 and the highest seat in the Rolls Royce range.

The Bentayga S is the one you book when you want to drive it yourself and hear it. Picture picking up four friends at Ontario Airport. You meet them at the arrivals curb, and all five of you fit with your bags. When you pull away, the V8 is the only sound anyone talks about on the drive out.

Who the Bentayga S is priced for

At $795, this car costs what a GLS 600 costs and $700 less than a Cullinan. You pay for five seats, a loud V8 and a car that stays calm over a long week. Book it for the trip that runs several days, because that's where the rate works hardest.