A huge thank you to Paula and Sue. They really went above and beyond to accommodate and incredibly complicated, nuanced, and channeling situation for me during my rental. They are warm, laid back, kind, and will help you. They have your best interest at heart, and I can't thank them enough for all that they do! You will like this rental experience, it is incredibly easy going and kind. Highly recommended. read more

The Haley St Avis rent a car was actually awesome, great selection of cars, no line, easy seamless picking up and dropping off. Sue the woman who helped was terrific by far the easiest rent a car I have used. read more

Terrible terrible. Line 50 people deep, way past baggage pick up. Presidential Preferred "doesn't mean a damn thing here" according to rude desk agent. Wet short staffed. Spent 40 minutes in line to be treated rudely. Attached photo of damage to time stamp damage before leaving lot. Too many other good options. Avoid!! read more

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I returned the car with a full tank, the agent asked me whether I had done so, I said yes,. But when I found my credit card had been charged 30% more than I had expected to be charged and called Budget customer service billing about it, they told me I had not only been charged for the fuel but some other add'l charges as well, both of which had to be refunded me. Someone in that small office is a crook. read more

I made a reservation this morning and when I got to the ticket counter, the agent just glared at me and says we have no cars and if you'd like to come back this evening, you feel free. He then just glared at me and I said well I'm trying to figure out the lack of communication here and how I was misled into believing I had a reservation and he just stared at me. No sorry know anything. read more

Seamless pick up and drop off. Ive heard of long lines at airport locations; this is the spot! Shout out to Sue(?) who helped me at pick up, thank you! read more

We had a terrible experience at this Budget location. We had booked a prepaid one week rental with a car seat. When we got there to pick up the car, it was only 10:30 in the morning and the lady at the counter was already having a meltdown. She was yelling at other staff, cursing under her breath, and generally made us feel very unwelcome. They didn't keep a car seat ready (which they are legally obligated to provide) and wouldn't refund the money for it. The system didn't allow it was the explanation given. I felt like I had made a grave mistake by even booking a car seat. After much back and forth, we were told that they had a car seat but it wasn't clean. We had to go back later to pick it up. Just because demand is high, cars are flying off the shelf and you are making a killing doesn't mean that customers should not be treated with respect. Next time I am in Santa Barbara, I will definitely not be renting from this location. read more

WHAT A NIGHMARE EXPERIENCE AT THIS LOCATION. We rented cars from this agency before. In the past they were located near the train station so we just assumed that's where we were to go. PLEASE NOTE they have moved. We walked for over an hour with all our luggage trying to find this place. It's across the freeway A SCARY WALK! This place is in the weirdest place and hard to find. A small door opening leading to narrow steep stairs. And that was the only way to access this business. I could not climb the stairs so if i were there without my husband, I don't know what I would have done! If you have mobility issues it's impossible to get to the counter to rent a car! Then the rental cars are in a different location and there is no help at all. We were shocked. Didn't know that businesses could operate this way. That there were some people who couldn't or wouldn't be able to get to the car that they had rented. We were there on a Tuesday May 31th, 2022 NEVER AGAIN! read more

Terrible service. Reserved a car, which was not going to be ready for another hour. They offered an "upgrade" that would be ready now, or I could wait for my compact car. I opted to wait the hour. 10 mins later they notified me that my reservation could not be honored because they had no cars left. So they tried to up charge me and when it didn't work they left me to find a rental on the spot at one of the counters, which cost me more than 2x my reservation cost. They either offered more reservations than they had cars for or decided that my business wasn't worth it if they couldn't sneak in extra charges. Either way, they've lost my respect and I hope this review spares anyone else a horrible experience. read more

Sue and Paula are the best. Best rates, clean cars and great service. Highly recommend this location.

JJ, Pam, Sue and team - so many WONDERFUL things to say. These guys work really hard and have fantastic attitudes regardless of the situation. I rent a car from them about 3 times and month and it's always the best experience. Santa Barbara went through some major weather (read: fires/ mudslides) and they did whatever they could to take care of their customers who needed cars to get out or had cars that couldn't get them back. Best location and team. read more

I took the Amtrak to Santa Barbara. I reserved a car at the Avis near the train station. The train was having engine issues and we arrived 2 hours late!! I remained in contact with Paula at Avis. I arrived just as they were scheduled to close. Paula had an employee at the station, waiting to pick me up and take me to Avis!! Paula had me in and out with my rental car. The staff remained over half an hour past their closed time just to get me into my rental ... I am so grateful and happy with Avis and will no doubt continue renting from here on my future trips to Santa Barbara!!!! Thanks to Paula, even though the train messed up my schedule and just about ruined my day... Paula made my day and my trip all better!! That is great customer service :)) read more

Just a quick two block walk from the Santa Barbara train station, this Avis location is supremely convenient. They have a variety of rental vehicles at competitive prices. The service was most helpful and informative than any of the other area car rental agencies I called (with Enterprise being the worst). My car was clean and in good condition (not smokey, sticky, or in any way gross). The reason I'm giving 4 stars is that they don't provide road maps or even a city map of Santa Barbara. Maybe I'm old school, but I think that as a basic customer service car rental agencies should at the very least carry maps of the immediate city as well as the state. read more

Sue is the best! She is so helpful and always takes care of me and my family. This rental car shop is a step above! I will definitely follow her to their new location. It's amazing what a difference the personal touch makes. I highly recommend them read more

A-Mazing Service by JJ and team. Above and beyond. We came to SB on a cruise ship and stood at the Sea Landing for 45 minutes stranded by the rental place we had booked prior to the trip (starts with an E who claims to pick you up). Nobody in sight. Once we called the local office of the E company and sat on hold for 20 minutes to then be disconnected we were frustrated and ready to begin our day. Being familiar with SB I called Avis and spoke with JJ. I said we were stranded and needed two cars pronto. Took a quick ride over and he had the two cars ready to go. We were on the road driving away in literally 10 minutes in our Avis rental cars. On that ride over to Avis my Father lost a bag in an Uber. We called the driver and no bag could be found. Well JJ at Avis wanted to double check. So he called the Uber driver himself and followed up after our ship had left. The bag was found and JJ called us to personally say he had the bag in safe keeping. We are home now and we are receiving our lost items tomorrow, shipped by JJ at Avis personally. Amazing service and his entire team was extremely helpful. Being that we were on a ship the rest of the week communication was spotty from us but they ensured that they followed through on every promise. Then after dropping the car off JJ personally drove us back to the ship. Thank you Avis! I hope this is read by the regional office and more because that team working last Monday deserves huge praise and company wide recognition. read more

Overall okay. The return policy is odd. My Aussie guest rented a car a week ago (and paid) for his return trip to LAX ($40). We then considered that we might drive to LA, go to the LA Art Museum and then drive to LAX (his flight is at 11:00 PM). However, even with a 5-day beforehand request to cancel the car rental ... the cancellation fee is $50. So, we decided to pick-up the car and then immediately return it. Problem is, we can't get the car until 2:00 PM ... so the plan got goofed-up. $40 to rent the car, $50 to cancel the car (5-days before pick-up). Odd. read more

Don't count on your car being ready when you expect it to be or for them to have what you requested. Also don't count on a grace period for returns. Was made to wait 20 minutes, which isn't much unless you have somewhere to be, like most people at an airport. read more

Everything went fine at first break are great value good service then I received a wrongful charge that was nearly 700 dollars. they admit it was wrong but refused to take it off. Instead referred me to their corporate office who told me just to go back to them and have them do it my card was maxed my credit was wrecked and my account was closed and they took no responsibility for the huge mistake. They just didn't seem to care. later that day received a charge for $217., didn't even rent a car from them again.How can correct this situation. I I would like to continue to do business with you in the future, and would like to resolve the situation as soon as possible. read more

Rented a car for a quick day trip to L.A. I picked up my car and was on the road about 5 minutes later. The sales associate helped me out in saying I shouldn't go with their prepaid gas tank fill up which saved me about $20 in the end. Trip went smoothly. Return was super easy too. read more

My last stop in here, the agent looked at my bill and said that wasn't a fair deal and found me a plan that saved me over 150$. This is the second time this location has saved me and they do it with a smile. read more

Sue is terrific. She was friendly and very informative. She told me about the Preferred program after I told her about my terrific experiences at car rental companies in general. This is by far one of the best Avis locations. Will definitely come back here next time I'm in town. read more

Sue is the best at operating a rental car business with service for the customer. She went above and beyond to be helpful. She operates her business with a personal touch that is very different from the usual rental car experience. I highly recommend this location to rent your vehicle. Thank you Sue! read more

I rent from this Avis all the time for business and I've been totally happy. Such nice folks!

What a great team! Due to unfortunate circumstances of a car accident I had to rent a car. These folks made the process easy. They checked in on me and were always available for questions. They sent the bill to the insurance company, everything was explained upfront, there were no hidden charges. My car was clean and everything I needed. read more

I rented a vehicle from Avis, Santa Barbara, which I booked online. Online, I declined all added insurances since I have my own coverage. When I arrived to pick up my vehicle the agent at the counter asked if I wanted Premium insurance, which I said no to, he then handed me my receipt that I had the agreed-upon online. However, when I returned the vehicle and received the final bill, it showed that I was charged insurance (double the rental fee), which I did not notice until I got back to work since I was returning the car during my lunch break and was in a hurry. I immediately tried calling the Santa Barbara Avis dealer but no one picked up and as I called throughout the day, no ever picked up. So then I was transferred to general customer service where the phone lines were super shotty, I got hung up on twice, and when I finally got to speak to someone they could not help me. This was the worst rental experience I have ever had. Clearly the Santa Barbara agent pulled a fast one on me and my fault was trusting Avis employees. Never again. read more

A heads-up: They're going to charge you $50 to cancel your reservation ($150 if it's within 24 hours of the pick-up time). Next time, I'm going to wait till the last minute to book. I booked more than a month in advance and cancelled two days later, so it's not like they were holding a car for me. The airlines pull the same stuff, so I guess Avis figured "Why not us?" (At least Avis doesn't charge you if you have luggage.) read more

I rented a Mazda 3 car from AVIS, SBA airport on 25 -27 December 2016 for Las Vegas trip. This particular car has a lot of problems and the customer service is even horrible. First when I rented the car the meter was not full, I took a picture of that. There was a long queue, so I did not show up them immediately. Later I returned the car as I got it. They charged me more than I initially agreed to. Problems are: 1. I understand later why the fuel tank was not full. There was (may be still is) a problem with the fuel tank lid. It does not pop-up automatically when you pull the tank lid open button. We had to spend ~30min at ~10pm at gas station (it was very cold and wind was quite strong) to open the lid. My friend got injured twice and bleed to open that as we had no clue how to open the lid. Later we found that one needs to pull the string and another guy needs to use something to pull the lid manually. 2. The seat belt buckle at caallthe driver side is not good. It pop-out automatically. You need to push hard to lock that. I returnd the car at 2am in the morning, so nobody was there at the counter. Therefore I wrote 2 notes mentioning all the problems and hoping this will save next customer from facing such problem. 1 I put at the drivers seat and another at the key drop box with the key. I was expecting some sort of call from them as of courtesy, but they did not. Seems like they DONT CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER. Rather I found they charged more. So I went directly to the Avis airport counter and tell the repre sentative about these issues. He took notes and told me that the manager will call me. NOBODY CALLED. After waiting ~7days, I called the customer service again, and after transferring through some lines, at last i got connected with a guy. HE CUTS THE LINE BEFORE HEARING EVERYTHING FROM ME!!!!! WHAT SORT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THAT!!! I am totally disappointed. Total rubish. Alam read more

Sue, Clancy, and JJ are great. They work with you and give great customer service. They go above and beyond the call of duty for their customers. Thanks. Chris read more

I love this place and have been renting cars here for years. Sue is the best and her staff are always friendly and helpful. I even fly into Santa Barbara which is usually a few hours away from my destination just to rent my cars from the Montecito St. location. read more