There has been a bit of discussion about the current rental system limitations. We have now extended our Booking and Event Calendar to manage rental products which includes inventory management, reporting and other issues noted with the current system.
The extension addresses some of the current issues with Rental products detailed on github
https://github.com/nopSolutions/nopCommerce/issues/3378 - Allow entry of dates in dd/MM/yyyy format (although it may not work for all cultures)
https://github.com/nopSolutions/nopCommerce/issues/111 - Specify allowed date range via the use of predetermined availabilities for each product
https://github.com/nopSolutions/nopCommerce/issues/39 - Store owner report on each rental products
https://github.com/nopSolutions/nopCommerce/issues/36 - Inventory management - Keep stock on individual rental products and allow Mark items as Picked up and Returned
You can demo the plugin at http://demo.selectsystems.com.au/rental-type-product
This is the first pass if there is any other customisations or anything else you would like the plugin to do for rental products send me a PM or email [email protected]
See also https://www.nopcommerce.com/boards/t/72142/now-available-accommodation-reservation-booking-system-plugin.aspx
See also https://www.nopcommerce.com/boards/t/73183/now-available-event-booking-system-plugin.aspx