Des’s MiniBus

Des’s is the best bus-​taxi service in town, hands down. Living in the hills getting down to the city to location that isn’t the centre of town, like a house party or the bay, would be pretty tiresome without Des. As the other reviewers have said, these guys are punctual, polite and great value.
The patience of the drivers on these minibuses is quite astounding. I’ve been on and seen a fair few rowdy trips through town where the driver has his hat stolen, the fire extinguisher is set off and things are thrown out the window. If I was one of these drivers, things like that might be enough to send me into a meltdown a la Chris Farley in Billy Madison. Yet theses courageous guys handle it all with aplomb.
The fact that they can be called up at such short notice is a massive boon to the company. Couldn’t recommend this company more highly in every regard.

This service is great if you need to cart a reasonable number of friends around with you, especially for wine tours and the like.
What I am eternally grateful to Des’s Mini Bus for is coming to get me a few mates when we were stranded on new years. after sitting on the Suburban Taxi line for about 2 hours someone had the bright idea of calling Des’s, they came and got us within 15 minutes of our phone call.
I recommend them to anyone, just don’t act like a drunken idiot because you will be told off and maybe even kicked to the curb.

You see Des’s Mini Buses everywhere ’round town. There’s a good reason for this. They’re awesome. They run a handy service.
If you like alcohol and you like socialising then you’ll like Des’s Mini Bus. Let me give you a for instance. I’ve got a mate in Happy Valley. When there’s a crew of us drinking ’round his, he’ll hire a mini bus to take everyone into town. A 24 seater + driver is $ 130, divided by say 20 people and that’s only $ 6.50 each!!!
Call ahead, but unless it’s for a popular time of year (Sea and Vines, etc.) you really don’t need to give them much notice. Expect good prices and down-​to-​earth, helpful service when you ring. They offer 7 — 24 seater buses. I’ve a faint recollection that one of those seats might be for the driver, so check with them regarding numbers.
The drivers have heaps of experience carting around drunken people, so they can handle pretty much anything. Don’t get turned off if they’re a little stern with the ground rules at the start. Often (not always) this is a necessary step. You can request a particular driver, ask for George — he rocks!
A professional and punctual local company.