Whether it is an anniversary, wedding, prom or a romantic date or a San Francisco city tour, a limousine can make a whole lot of difference to your day making it an unforgettable one. As more and more people are hiring limos for commuting, a number of limo service providers have come up in San Francisco, Chicago, New York and other such big cities. But before hiring a limo model from any reputed New York, Oakland or San Francisco Limousine rental company it is better to know about the various categories of limos to know exactly which model you want.

Typically an extension of a regular four-door sedan, a traditional limo is modified to make it look more sophisticated and luxurious. The wheelbase and frame of the traditional limousines are extended much longer as compared to sedans in order to provide more legroom to the passengers on the forward-facing bench seat, Major amenities include TV, CD/DVD player, refrigerator and bar.

These spacious and elegant limos have all the elements to grab the attention of the people at one go. With amenities such as TV, CD/DVD player, bar and refrigerator, the stretch limos come with a seating capacity of up to 15 passengers.

These limos are longer than other kinds of limo with seats arranged alongside the length of the car so that people can sit facing each other. The most popular stretch limos are Hummer H2, Mercedes-Benz S Class, Volkswagen, Lincoln Navigator, Lexus, Corvettes and Ford Excursion

Endowed with the features of a sedan and a bus, a stage limo has a central interior aisle for passengers to access the seating area. The stage limousines were constructed from sedans such as Chrysler New Yorker, Hummer H2, Cadillac DeVille and from popular station wagons.

One key feature of this type of limo is that passengers can enter through multiple doors. Inside the cabin there are large racks hugging the roof meant for carrying the baggage of the passengers.

These limos are the ultimate in luxury and can be customized according to the needs of the passengers. Along with fully-loaded bar and disco lights, an exotic limo also includes facilities such as an operational hot tub, bullet proof glass, and soundproof sliding glass window partition separating the driver and the passengers and even a mini bedroom for ultimate comfort.

The high-end limos that can be changed into exotic limos include models such as Hummer H2, Jaguar, Infiniti, Cadillac DTS, Bentley, Chrysler, Audi, Lincoln Navigator, Ford Excursion, Lincoln Town Car, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Rolls-Royce and many more. All these models are very popular one and can be hired from any reputed New York, Oakland or San Francisco Limousine rental company.

If you are part of a large group of people on a tour, say a night out in San Francisco and the Bay Area, the ideal way to go about it is to hire a limousine party bus. A party bus can carry from 10 to 50 passengers in ultimate style and luxury. Usually a party bus is designed for larger groups of people and is equipped with comfortable seats, fully loaded in-built bars, and remote controlled large windows for better view, surround sound systems, plasma televisions, DVD player, disco lights, and also smoke machines. Many party buses allow smoking and drinking on board.

These are the five major categories of limousine types and any reputed limo rental company in San Francisco, Chicago, New York or any other place must have these models in their fleet to offer.