Two years in a row I've flown into Cleveland with a rental car reservation and while waiting in a long line of customers one of the teo counter persons just walks out cuz their shift is over. Zero regard to for the line of tires travelers. BUDGET you have terrible training and discipline for your employees. You must be terrible employers to inspire zero pride is the service or the brand. read more

Line galore and one person working. Seems to be lots of confusion and complaints. Great way to start a trip. The other car rental places here seem to not have any trouble checking people in and getting them to their cars in an appropriate amount time. read more

Forget trying harder, in this Avis location they don't try at all. Expect long wait times and incredibly unfriendly service. Luckily there are alternatives at the same location. Hertz and Alamo provide excellent, friendly service. (But avoid Budget, it's the same staff as Avis and you will receive the same poor service) read more

Employees are not helpful whatsoever, cars are not cleaned, and poor attitudes! I would recommend going with another company for this location!! read more

If I could leave a 0 star I would. company left myself and 3 people stranded at 2am. The representative said staff would be waiting due to our weather delays on our flights. We arrived at the time we agreed to and no one was around to help. Absolutely the worst car company I have ever tried to use. read more

I really hate to leave a negative review as I typically am not that called writing reviews. My experience with Avis and Budget at the CLE airport was horrendous! After arriving in CLE on a red eye from San Francisco, There was an agent sitting at the Budget desk, where we had reserved a vehicle. She stated she would not help me because they were not open til 8am. It was 6:30 am. When I went to the Avis counter, the woman there was telling me she couldn't help me while I was second in line patiently waiting for her assistance, because I had a Budget rental and Budget didn't open until 8. Then once I told her I was willing to cancel my reservation with Budget to see if she could help me get on the road faster she said, "why would I do that when you have a Budget rental? I will just look up that reservation anyway." It was ridiculous "service" for a customer truly just trying to get to their destination after hours of overnight travel and hours yet to drive. I am extremely disappointed in their lack of service, or compassion. When I went back to the Budget desk there was a notice up to go to the Avis desk for assistance, which is precisely what I did! If all the desks have staff why would they not have service at one company and have a person sitting at the counter and have a sign directing people to their sister agency? It was a conundrum all around and Enterprise got my money, and rented me a car for less then what they quoted me anyway. I was on the road at 8 am but what a hassle! read more

I prepaid for a toyota camry June 1,2023 to be picked up on June 21st at 4:30pm. They sent me a confirmation text the day before. But at 3pm on the 21st they called me and said they had no cars. I went to the office the lady sent me to the downtown office where they had a Chevy Malibu held for me but when I got there they didn't accept prepaid make it make sense that means they already had my money didn't have to wait for it, after talking to 4 people including 2 rental special ist supervisors I was told to go back to Shaker Heights in the morning and they would have to get me a car. I went there and the young man said he had 37 reservations for today and other people who didn't get there car yesterday to take care of, I told him but I am the only one standing here and you have two cars he wouldn't help me! Call customer service was all he would say well customer service sent me to the airport and they wanted $737 more than what I had paid when I prepaid they had a 35% sale going on, I couldn't afford that! I have prepaid and pre-booked hotels from Louisville,KY to Destin, FL and no car to get there! I will never ever ever rent anything from Avis Car Rental Again! SMH if I had just reserved and nor prepaid I would be in Kentucky now!!! read more

We are frequent Avis customers but their rental car service in Cleveland, OH is a nightmare. They reserved a Ford Edge for us. When we got to the car and turned the key, the Service Required light came on. We traded that for a Chevy Equinox. The car had animal hair all over it and smelled of smoke. They were only willing to refund $50.00. Forget about the emails they send stating they clean these cars thoroughly due to COVID. These were the filthiest vehicles at a rental location we have ever seen. I will be reporting them to the Health Department. read more

Booked online, prepaid, showed up and they can't locate a 7 passenger SUV that I was confirmed for. Been waiting 52 minutes and counting! never had this happen with Avis but I guess this is what you get in Cleveland...update: ended up with a Hyundai! read more

I have never been more disappointed. Will never recommend or use Avis again. Our plane was late. The counter closed before 11:30pm, we were assured someone would remain at the counter, and provided our flight info so the counter person could check our flight status. That did NOT HAPPEN. The other car rental counters had a rep waiting for late arrivals, not Avis. We were told by the other rental car rep's "oh they left a long time ago". Had to pay $250 for one night at the Hilton Cleveland airport. Now trying to get some compensation for the lost night. They aren't making it easy, but I'm not giving up. NEVER USING AVIS AGAIN. read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. My whole experience started off poorly during the pick up process. I am an Avis Preferred member and I arrived at their parking lot around 2300. Their preferred booth was closed so I had to go stand in the regular line, which I didn't think would be a big deal because there was only 2 people in line. But, I was wrong. It took the employees working there over 50 minutes to process those two people and at the same time the line is piling up behind me. I finally got into my car around midnight, and I noticed there was trash and dirt all over the car and it had a weird smell. I decided to accept the car anyways because who knows how long I would have to wait in line to change cars especially since I had a two hour drive ahead of me. I had the car for a few days and returned the car with a normal amount of dirt and salt expected from the snowy conditions. At drop off, there was no problem and, after inspection, the employee said the car was fine. Over a week later, I receive an email from Avis saying I am being charged a $250 cleaning fee. This is obscured and unreasonable for a quick vacuum of the front seats. I contacted their customer support and they proved to be useless. I would advise against renting from Avis. I have rented many cars before and this was by far the worst experience I have ever had. read more

Should have read the reviews before I booked. My main issue was with the customer service agent when I arrived to pick up my car (who was wearing his mask on his chin, but I digress). I got to the rental car center late on a Saturday so I get it, he probably didn't want to be there. There was one person ahead of me. He wasn't speaking to her. When It was my turn, same thing. He didn't greet me, no hello, nothing. I know the drill so I handed him my ID and credit card. When it came time to electronically sign I just did it, no instruction from him. Only thing he said to me the entire time was B13. Gee, thanks, welcome to Cleveland I guess. The car itself was fine. It seemed clean. They didn't provide a snow scraper which was odd since other places have when I rented in the winter. Thankfully It didn't snow enough to need it or I guess I would have had to purchase one myself and then donate it to Avis. The guy at the security exit was nice, so was the person I returned my car to. Because of them I bumped it to a two otherwise I'd have given a one. read more

The first car we got smelled like smoke so we went back in and ended up getting upgraded to a small suv. We were in and out with pick and and drop off very fast. The cars seemed clean and new which is always a plus. The price was right and the service was also good. read more

Nothing too out of the ordinary here. They helped my husband change his rental plans seamlessly, so I'd say they were pretty good! read more

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The most awful rental car service I've ever used. Plane landed at 10:50pm. Got to Avis at 11:00pm. Was finally granted our car at 1am!!!! When we left there was still a line of about 7 parties behind us. The attendant was not kind, or trying to move quickly. We missed the entire first day of our rental for this. Ask for the money back that we had already paid for in our reservation and we're granted nothing. I have heard that even when refilling your tank before dropping back off your car, you get charged again, will keep updated. read more

What int airport rental is closed with no coverage. Apparently they go home and only leave keys if you're a preferred member

Waiting in excessively long line because budget says to. Avis is there partner at this spot. 1 person helping. No end in site. You can't tell me this is u planned we ALL have reservations. Lady at the front is a boss and doing her best, this post is about Avis, Budget and their poor practices at this airport. Book elsewhere! Ps left similar review and post on budgets yelp a second ago. read more

The representative Jay Harrara was super rude. I called because I had just picked up a vehicle and was already experiencing problems with it (30 minutes into having it). I was told to call a different number for an outside vendor. when I told Jay I already tried getting ahold of that vendor and they weren't answering their phones, Jay replied gruffly, 'Try again!'. I will never use Avis ever again! read more

Terrible! Extremely long wait. I booked reservation online directly with Budget. When I landed, I took the bus to the rental area and approached the Budget counter. I was second in line and was patiently waiting my turn. After the person in front of me was done, the Budget representative informed me she was off to lunch which is why she put a sign up to go to the Avis counter. The sign was at a different window than the window the representative was at so it was not clear. She should have said something to me as soon as I got in line! Between me getting in line at the Budget counter to when the representative told me to go to Avis counter, multiple people walked in for Avis so I had to go to the end of a very long line. They only had 1 person working! As much as they are charging for rental cars nowadays, they can afford to pay for more than 1 employee at a time. When I finally reached the counter, the only words the representative said was "C9" to let me know where my car was. I reserved a Prius but when I reached C9, I learned they put me in a Ford EcoSport...whatever. Pay a few extra bucks and go to Enterprise who always has multiple employees working and quick check in/short wait times. read more

Their Yelp average is atrocious and reading a few reviews made me a little apprehensive. We experienced zero problems, however. I have Avis Preferred Plus thanks to work (not that I've ever rented for work). I booked online and the rate was surprisingly better than anything else I could find. And that's taking into consideration that we were doing a one-way rental to CVG (Cincinnati), so we had to pay for each mile used. Landing at CLE, I got a notification through the Avis app that I couldn't pick a car but that one would be ready when we arrive. The rental facility is a convenient shuttle ride down the road. We walked straight to the Preferred booth and we were in our car in no time. We ended up with a Kia Soul that was clean and more than adequate for our needs. Our experience at this Avis was minimal, but that's an indicator of a successful transaction. read more

Booked my car online as most do. Selected a luxury car. Was give a Buick LaCrosse at check in which is considered a Premium car listed on the website. So basically I was downgraded from what I booked. While driving the car I noticed it was all over the road. I first thought it was because I was not used to the car and the wet conditions on the road. Nope. It was because the car had had a flat tire at one point and it was replaced with a bald used tire on the the front passenger side. I had the car for 5 days and it never handled well. The day before I returned the car I was sent a text from Avis that the car was returned. I found this funny as I still had the car and was 200 miles from the rental facility. When I did return the car, I showed the the agent the tires. He took the car out of service and admitted that the car was unsafe and should have never been rented. He was very helpful and very pleasant to deal with. Because of the issue that the system showed I had returned the car early I had to go to the counter inside the rental center to check out. After waiting in line for 30 minutes and explaining the issues of the car I was told sorry but there is nothing they can do. Lesson learned. Inspect the car and the tires before you drive off the lot! read more

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have been a preferred member for years. Sadly, I have to say that my recent experience at this Avis rental location at Cleveland Hopkins Airport was the worst I have ever experienced. This includes lack of support from their operators on the toll free number. read more

If I could give negative stars I would. Avis says they maintain a smoke free fleet yet they gave me a car that smells like marijuana has been smoked in it. I tried to call numerous times to switch it out and I've gotten no where. I even called their national number and they couldn't help. I'm letting my corporate office know that their customer service is extremely lacking read more

Easy In, not so easy out. Picking up the car was a breeze and the customer service was pretty decent. However returning the car is not the easiest. Finding the rental car place proved to be a bit confusing. Its not exactly next to the airport and there aren't many signs telling you where to go. If you are not from Cleveland and don't know your way around you may have some trouble finding the rental car location. However you can do like I did and just follow a shuttle bus. You don't want to burn all the gas you just bought to fill the tank up. Upon returning the car we were informed of some extra charges for coverage that was not properly explained when we picked up the car. However the manager was very nice and took the charges off of our bill. He gave us his card and told us if we needed anything else just to give him a call. I'd say he provided us with excellent customer service. Although we were initially jaded about extra charges, this went away immediately once the manager resolved the problem. I'd rent from Avis again because of the friendly employees and fairly quick service. Also the car we received was very fuel efficient, which is a big plus. read more

Booked a car online and when I showed up there was a confirmation but no car and nobody to help. I called customer service and they insisted that nothing could be done and I was on my own. If I could leave a 0/10 I would, I will never be using this rental agency. read more

Nothing is worse than going to dentist except for car rentals! Well this maybe the second really good experience I've had in twenty plus rentals. The gentleman at county took all info quickly and didn't push the supplemental insurance and fuel purchase. I got what I came for without any games like' aveos are full-size car sir' My full-size 2013 fusion was $349 for two weeks with tax. Great deal found online thru avis.com. read more

THIEVES!! AVOID AT ALL COSTS! Unfortunately I see now that everyone who uses this particular rental company has as terrible of an experience as I did. Long story short, I booked and paid for my rental car through Priceline (as I have done many times before without any problem) and when I return home from my trip find I have been DOUBLE-CHARGED by Avis for another amount equal to what I paid through Priceline! Straight-up SHADY. I have been calling customer service for days now, getting hung up on, and transferred to every department but with no resolution. The latest I heard from a rep was that I upgraded my insurance (for the same amount as the rental?!) and since I signed paperwork while there, they cannot and will not help me resolve this. This is how they treat their customers. Honestly, I have never felt so taken advantage of by a merchant-- and I travel and shop a LOT. I feel genuinely insulted by it at this point and have filed a dispute through my credit card, will complain to the BBB and will NEVER NEVER NEVER use or recommend Avis again. Save yourself the trouble and use a different rental company!! read more

Avis - THEY HAVE AN "F" RATING!!! No wonder!! - Car Rental Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

Quoted $71/ day online and at pickup counter Topped off the gas and dropped it off 13hrs later Charged $180 read more

Process of renting car was a breeze. The professionalism of staff seems as it does not apply to all staff members. This Avis has many new cars with low miles. Rented an 2012 ford explorer leather seats third row with 12,000 miles. Downside they are not the cheapest to rent from. read more

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1 star for having to wait 1 HOUR for a car rental. 5 stars for them shipping my cell phone back after I left it in the rental car. 1 star: Arrived at 12:30am with 6 other people in front of me. There was ONE person working and it took an hour to get our car. Clearly multiple people had reservations for that time and yet they only staff one person to the desk??? I rent with Enterprise almost on a weekly basis and their check-in process literally takes 1 minute. Each person took at least 10 minutes, I have absolutely no idea why. Everyone in line was livid at how long we had to stand there. The car we rented was fine, although there were some pretty nasty stains on the driver's seat. 5 stars: I left my phone in the rental car upon return. I called and had to be transferred a couple times but the person I talked to handled shipping my phone back with no problems. They offered to ship it via USPS for free but I wanted to get it sooner so I asked for 2-day air. They charged me only for the shipping and even called me with the tracking number and cost to ship it. For that and handling it so professionally and quickly, 5 stars. read more

Customer service was terrible. My added driver was with me and I was still told I had to drive out, not my added driver. I repeat I paid the $13.00 per day and gave driver's license info, driver was added and rep told me I had to be the one to drive out. Rep was very mean and agitated. Car had a used water bottle inside I asked if I could have a different car seemed it wasn't cleaned, rep responded by asking me if she needed to remove the used water bottle, I explained that wasn't the bigger issue. Just a bad experience. I am driving back from D.C. and it's raining car has no wiper fluid. Just be cautious please. BTW I booked on Priceline seemed that may have been the issue IDK. I'll never rent from them again. read more

The worst experience with a rental car company ever from the moment I picked up the car. The woman who was working the desk got upset when I had questions, she literally rolled her eyes in front of me. Then, I had to call during the trip and the man I spoke to was no help. Of course a manager would call me back in 24-48 hours. That's seems ridiculous when you have a vehicle on the road and need assistance. Don't waste your time or money!!! read more

I'm standing in a line of at least 20 people waiting for a car and there's ONE person at the desk. It will take at least an hour to get a car. All of the other rental car companies here are staffed with little to no wait. Go elsewhere!!!!!' read more

Wonderful service! It was Nov 2, 1:18 am. The gentleman was very, very professional and helpful. I appreciate his level of service. Unfortunately, there were rude people in line with me. Some consumers can be impatient and demanding when they can easily see that the employee(s) is working hard! For me, the service was great and I wasn't even #1 in line. Thank you. read more

This location continues to be the worst experience everytime I pick up and drop off at this location. Cars smell like smoke, the workers are lazy and unattentive. I dropped off two days ago and the lot crew decided they were closing down at 8:45pm versus 9:00pm because it was Friday night. I was told to leave the car and they would scan it later and email the receipt, which Avis often does. Still waiting for confirmation they checked in that car. The counter will never answer the phone so you are always waiting to resolve issues. This location is a nightmare year after. read more

Painfully slow service!!! Reserved car was not available at pick up time. Terrible overall experience!!

Terrible customer service. I simply wanted to extend my rental but the automated service had trouble picking up the correct time. I chose the option to speak to a representative who stated that he could only help me if I gave him the last 4 digits of my credit card. I explained that the card was not on me but that the system had allowed me to make an update with my phone number and last name. He asked why I called then. I explained again and he stated that there was nothing that he could do and hung up the phone before I could finish speaking. I called back and spoke with a second representative who was able to assist me read more

Simply the slowest service ever. Consistently wait over 45 minutes in line to get a car. Only one guy behind the desk, never enough people. Guy is wearing his mask under his nose, not clean... at all. read more

AVOID- This is the worst Avis facility I have ever been. They failed to provide preferred service which meant I had a long wait at the counter. Then they rented me a car with a severe mis-alignment and the car shook horribly. Finally, they had no one there to receive returns and they fraudulently charged me $16 for gas when I left the gas receipt with the car and full tank. read more

This was the worst customer service that I have ever received by a manager (John Caruso) He was rude and I asked for his supervisor number and he refused to give it to me and my husband! I call the district manager and I haven't yet Heard back from him as well! That's not a good example of good management at all! I will never rent from this location ever again and by looking at these reviews Avis needs to address these complaints because there going to lose a lot of valuable customers! read more