A loyal customer of this location for years. Clarissa Davis (sp?) was the operator and she and her husband were always aware of the condition of each vehicle, personable and understanding. I once saw them talk to an elderly couple who were lost and had left their wallet somewhere - for perhaps a good hour (they were doing it before I got there and after I left), helping them to retrace their steps and find their wallet and figure out where to go and how to get where they wanted to go. They just generally went above and beyond and I looked forward to picking up my car there.
Sadly, she has left the location. Now it SUCKS!!! It's far worse than I could have imagined. The times I have been there since she left have been the worst car rental experiences in my life - and I came to Avis after a bad Enterprise experience.
Cars are horrible...old, banged-up Mercury Marquis? No really...that's all they have there. Multiple ones. I wouldn't want that car for free, especially since I ordered a SMALL CAR. That's what I wanted. If that's not available, it should not be online for me to reserve. Before that "free upgrade", they gave me a car that couldn't be driven out of the lot - the bottom scraped the pavement and it was very loud and difficult to maneuver. They tried to act like they didn't hear it at first...but people outside were turning to look at what was making so much noise. Basically, it was almost like they were trying to kill me. This is after trying to push the boat (marquis) on me, perhaps already knowing that the only other car didn't work. I explained that I live in Old Town and that width just doesn't work with parallel parking, etc. They did not seem to understand. Clarissa would never have given me a boat...or the other car that was broken. If they had those cars, they would have traded them out for one of the car types I had reserved. Apparently I could have done this myself, but I wasn't told that I could switch out at another location until the the 3rd day of the rental. I had wasted 3 days paying for a car I could not drive or park in my neighborhood.
The new young woman (Ethiopian?) at the counter is fake, very manipulative and I'm sorry to say this, a HUGE liar. She was telling me things that I know to be not only untrue, but inconsistent with Virginia law. It was interesting that she made demands and ultimatums, but in the end, she never brought those things up again, since we both knew that she was making "an emotional appeal" for me to add $300 to my bill. I understand trying to make money, but making money by manipulatively spreading misinformation in a belligerent manner is both unethical and unprofessional.
"To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity." Douglas Adams
No integrity. I will not be coming here anymore. read more