We hired a camper van from Kia Campers.
It was very handy for us - both our transport and accomodation and saved a hell of a lot of packing and unpacking. But it was just 2 of us and the camper van was a modified transit van type thing - Brand new and got electic fridge and cooker and everything other than shower. Worked well.
It suited us more than the other options - Cant say it saved us money or cost us money. Best place to look for these things when there - is via the booking desks in the hostels. Best deals - and you dont need to be resident in the hostle to do so.
The only thing we got stung for is the deposit - cant remeber the whole deal - but i think because of the change in exchange rates - we lost a good bit of money on the deposit off our credit cards.