I'm usually apprehensive about stand alone car rental places because there's always a problem but here i walked in and was greeted.. made great conversation and Iris was kind, knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with while getting assigned my vehicle (she even answered the phone haha.. which I'm used to seeing ring off the hook)! read more

What a great place to have in our community. Cars are always clean and ready for pick up as scheduled. Thank you AVIS. The people that work here are very helpful. Thank you. Jim Talay. read more

The gentleman behind the counter was rude and nasty I was asking about information on rental and he said his 12 year old daughter can understand this so why can't I read more

Great experience! Very professional! We will be back in the future for our rental car needs:)

Preferred customer and received the absolute worst customer service at this location. "Dee" and "Hakeem" (these were the names they gave me after they refused to give me their names after me asking them multiple times) were the two men working at the time I went into this establishment. I had made the reservations through the 1-800 corporate number late last night for a one way rental. Both men ganged up on me and hassled me for not having my work ID and for not calling this particular store before 5pm to make reservation (as if I am supposed to know their individual rules). The very nice lady who booked my reservation over the phone through corporate told me I only need my driver's license and assured me that my reservation is booked and a car is available. I don't carry work ID for personal trips for security reasons and explained that to them. The two men also bashed Avis corporate stating that the corporate number are some people from "another country" and that their store and their own policies which they invented and put on signs around their store are superior and continued pointing to their numerous homemade signs during this conversation. Mind you, I booked through the corporate number after hours so how would have I known this store created their own policies that deviate from Avis and put "their" policies on signs to put out while customers come into the store. After about 15 minutes of this behavior, they begin telling me they don't even have any cars. I feel so taken advantage of as I have a busy day and they just wasted my time and belittled me over this whole experience. Then I had to ask them 3 times to finally give me back my driver's license and credit card before I could leave the store and find another rental car at another establishment. Also, this entire interaction happened in front of other customers while these two men chastised me pointing at their signs and demeaning me. I have been to several Avis locations around the country and have never had a bad experience. This location should be shut down or taken over by corporate. There is absolutely no reason any person in customer service should treat their customers in this lowly and unprofessional manner. If I was running Avis, these two men would be fired immediately for their behavior. read more

Service was on point great! I was a bit hesitant reading all the negative reviews prior to booking a car. I decided to give them a solid chance and I'm glad I did. I was given exceptional help by Dean, Rad and Hamid (unsure of spelling). They were sold out on the Sunday that I needed the car, but Dean worked his magic and promised me that he'll find something for me. He fulfilled his promise and I picked up a Charger that Sunday. I actually booked an economy car based on my budget, but he only had the Charger. He did not up charge to the Luxury rate and kept the economy rate. Car was clean, tank filled and no issues upon return. Solid experience! read more

Website allows you to book cars that do not exist at the lot. Unhelpful and unapologetic staff.

I am writing this review with frustration but I will keep it professional and stick to the facts. I want to highlight that this situation was not how a business should be operated and there seems to be a problem with local leadership for allowing it to happen. As a preferred Avis member, I had booked a full-size Dodge Durango for 4 days for a cross-state trade show. I prepaid the entire amount through the Avis mobile app and selected a 5 PM pickup time at the nearby Avis location in Stafford, VA. However, when I arrived at the location at 4:58 PM, the doors were locked and the lights were off. This was surprising as the location was supposed to be open until 5 PM. Upon checking my Avis app, I found that I already had an active rental for a white full-size Dodge Durango. Interestingly, the same vehicle was parked in the location's parking lot with the same license plate as on my app, and an individual was driving it. As I approached the vehicle, it pulled away and drove out of the shopping plaza. This situation made me stressed as the vehicle was booked under my name, and I needed it for my trade show. I called Avis and booked another car at the DCA airport, but they had no record of any vehicle for me when I arrived. I had to make another booking for another SUV, but I had to settle for a smaller vehicle which did not fit all my supplies for the trip. I spent hours on the phone trying to rectify the issue and confirm that the rental in Stafford was not legitimate, and I required a refund. Finally, I got a refund, but the receipt for the Dodge Durango showed additional miles and a fuel service fee. When I returned the rented vehicle to the Avis location, I spoke to the manager, and unfortunately, our exchange did not go well. I apologize for my attitude, but the manager's response was not helpful, and I felt like he did not care about the situation. In conclusion, I will still use Avis's services, but I will not utilize the Stafford location again and do not recommend their services or staff under any circumstances. If a location is closing at a specific time, they need to implement an operational protocol to avoid inconveniencing customers. Furthermore, employees cannot drive vehicles that are under customer bookings as it is unacceptable and poses a safety risk. read more

The staff here are amazing, they went out of there way to accommodate me last minute even during the busy Memorial Day weekend. Highly recommend!!!! read more

Great customer service. I called about a specific vehicle at 4:30pm. Dean was able to not only get me that specific vehicle, but he also stayed well past closing time (5pm) to make sure everything was ok with the car before I left. He did a great job walking me through all the paperwork and did it all with a great attitude. Couldn't have asked for more. Thanks Dean! read more

Very professional and courteous. The team was very accommodating and friendly. This was not only towards me, but I witnessed them treat several customers in the same manner. read more

Including budget!!!!!! If I could give zero stars for this business I would. I am not one to write reviews usually but this place has no professionalism and zero urgency. At Enterprise we are in and out in 20 min but this place we were here for over an hour. The lady at the front desk was text and reading texts instead of helping customers. They had no cars ready and we had to wait for them to clean them even though the guy was sitting inside doing nothing when we got there. Please please take the time and go across the street to Enterprise. This place is just awful!!! And everyone here should be fired!!! Why is it so hard these days just to do your job!!!!!!!! On a side note... Sloppiest most disgusting place I have been to!!! read more

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We were able to go in and upgrade our vehicle for a great price! Staff was extremely helpful and truly wanted us to get the best deal for our needs. My one complaint was the vehicle could have been slightly cleaner but it wasn't terrible. I'm a detailed oriented person so I noticed the little things. Otherwise great experience. I Would rent from this location again. read more

Another rental from us, but until they work out that after hours drop off problem, they can't see top marks from me. Good cars, good prices, but come on. Stafford is still a bedroom community, so when we're done slaying the dragon elsewhere, we're trying to come home and go to sleep, not trying to figure out how we're going to get the keys to you in the morning for a rental that we were done with last night.. read more

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By far the worst Avis I've been to. I'm a premier member and rent at least once a month at other locations. Never have I been to an Avis location so petty. Got over on my on my pricing, charged me for extending, charged for a whole day for being less than an hour late. I've ran behind for an hour or two before with no problem. I've extended before for free and with no problem. Absolutely the worst. So unprofessional and petty. read more

Dean and Eric has always been very helpful to me and my staff. When renting cars they goes out of their way to ensure that we have the best experience each time we rent a vehicle. read more

Friday, July 20 @ 1pm Avis - Brafferton Center, North Stafford 22554 I have never witnessed such poor customer service in ANY business as I did that day. My daughter had booked a reservation for a car via Priceline. According to the agent "on duty" her credit rating wasn't high enough, by Avis' standards, to rent a car. My daughter called me to come and help her. No agent at the desk. I had to walk back to the office to find him. His response was, " I'm on a conference call and the only one here." He reluctantly came back to the desk and proceeded to announce for all to hear, "Her credit rating is not high enough." There was a gentleman sitting there who witness the whole thing. Is this how Avis' treats customers? Perhaps a course in customer service for your employees is in order. I will share my daughter's experience with anyone who'll listen. Zero stars Five thumbs down. read more

Wish I could give 0 stars. Staff members and including the manager lack professionalism and customer service skills. Long wait times to be assisted. The place looks like a dump. Unkept and unwelcoming. Wish they would invest in some decor and nicer chairs. They are not organized or helpful. They tried charging me for a flat tire because Garrisonville road was under road construction. I refused to pay for it. And they blamed me for bringing in the car sooner. I would def never go back. read more

I had a great experience at this Avis on Garrisonville Rd (Stafford, VA). Dean and his team were very helpful. After having a lack-luster experience at Avis in Springfield, VA, Dean was able to make everything right. Without getting into too many details, Dean provided me with a vehicle that was an upgrade from the car that was given previously. He definitely went out of his way to make my "Avis" experience positive. Needless to say, if needed, I will be renting from this location again. read more

Dean helped us out so much after traveling all day and a horrible horrible experience with Thirfty we got to this Avis not so very hopeful but thankfully Dean was there to help us out and completely change our experience. We can't thank you enough, 100% recommend, best customer care. read more

Most unprofessional business I have encountered. The customer service was disgusting and the cleanliness inside the establishment was also disgusting. They're vehicles are dirty and smell, they lie about where the gas is so they can charge you they're price for gas. I did not even want to give one star to this location but had to choose in order to post review. They have people waiting for long periods of time and the staff was rude. I will NEVER rent from this location again. Terrible experience. DO NOT RECOMMEND. read more

This place takes forever to do their job. I was in here for 3 hours, just for a rental car.. it should not take that long. The place was is understaffed and dirty. I take it that they are trying to keep in the business within family but obviously it is not working. read more

I rented a car last October on my return they did the walk around said all was all ok and I left. In December I received a letter from an insurance company saying I owed for repairs and time lost for use ! They claimed I had damaged a sensor on the front bumper which is impossible as I did not hit anything!!! They wanted $800, I had used my own insurance and it was all very shady. When inquiring about the final walk around they said they found it while cleaning it!! Strangely enough it was in the repair shop the same day I returned it how convenient seeing as I did not use their insurance..!!! Will never rent from here again and if anyone else does take a video of every part of the car and make them check all the sensors they rushed my check out walk through so do a thorough check. read more

I agree that I would give this location 0 stars. We reserved and prepaid a minivan rental for a road trip only to get to the location and be told that they didn't have a van for us. What is the point of a reservation?!? Offering me a small SUV or a huge SUV doesn't meet my needs and I didn't appreciate the representative looking at me like I'm nuts for not taking his offer. Unless you really don't care what vehicle they give you, I wouldn't recommend renting from here. And then he made us sit on hold to cancel the reservation directly with Budget rather than him canceling it. We just wasted an hour of our trip and aren't leaving with a vehicle. We won't be back. It's not likely any Budget location will ever get our business. read more

This review is also for the Budget Rental Car section. Seems like all employees work for both though. Something as simple as a dropbox (like many other locations have) would be convenient. If you are in a time crunch, don't even go, they take forever just to do simple tasks. I have to get up early to drop keys and paperwork off for a relative who gets in late at night from trips at times. On the way to work, this is a strain because they take so long. Just get a drop box, everything is done electronically anyway. read more

Horrible service, after 50 minutes waiting I spoke with Dean whom tried to give me an upgrade that I already rated to realize that it had expired tags and could not. After paperwork was signed I conducted inspection with an employee I guess to receive a dirty car that had cigarette burns, cracked windshield and dirt all over. Not that I would ever come back here but I wish that I knew what this place was like before I reserved a car here. read more

This review is based on my experience for renting a car from Budget at this location. The wait time to check out and return the car was way too long, as well as the poor condition of the car. We also had few overcharging issues for returning the car on time after we tentatively extended the lease for one day. We were charged $10 fee by the reservation system, which the understaffed manager tried to take off unsuccessfully. The one year old SUV had was not professionally clean, had road noise and over $40,000 miles. Budget rental car is definitely running below "Budget " on quality and customer excellence at this location. NOT a fan! read more

Dean is a con artist. I was visiting Stafford and needed a car to haul around some friends and family members so I reserved a car for two days (from Friday around 11am till Sunday around 10am). My return flight was early Sunday morning so I rented the car till 10am just in case I needed to use the rental to get myself and family to the airport. I attempted to return the car early morning on Sunday at 5am and was confused to learn that they didn't have a drop box. So I parked the car right in front of the facility and gave the key to my brother to return it after he dropped us off at the airport. He tried to return the car afterward and the place was still closed. So he kept the key and returned it the following morning. At the time of returning the key, my brother explained that we had tried to return the key twice before and were not able to do so because there was no drop box. Dean acknowledged that he saw the car and was looking for the key, thanked my brother and assured him that there would be no additional charges. Well - he lied. Extra charge of about $107 showed up on my credit card. When I called Dean to try to reason with him, he would not budge even though he acknowledged that the car was back on time and that there was no option for me to return the keys. According to him the car was returned when the keys were returned. My brother then called him to try to reason with him since he had assured him that there would be no extra charged. Dean stated that well i was busy with customers and in a hurry so didn't have the time to look at the account so I told you there would be no charges. Needless to say, i'm disputing this charge. This guy is a snake - stay away from him and take your business elsewhere. read more

I have been renting from Dean and Avis in Garrisonville Road in Stafford VA for over 10 years and will never go anywhere else. They treat all of their customers as individuals and always go out of their way to help. Their Number one goal is to treat people with dignity and respect and make sure they go out of their way to earn your business. Much thanks to Dean and Eric!!! read more

This is the worst place I have ever been too. The manger is so mean the rental car was so filthy there were stains everywhere the car was so loud it was not the size we wanted we asked for the biggest car but we got the smallest car possible!! We drove from CA all the way to VA in the smallest car/nastiest car I've ever been in i recommend to never go here again. read more

My experience with this facility was top notch. I reserved a car by phone for the next day and someone showed up at my home at the agreed upon time to pick me up. The car was in excellent condition and an upgrade. Dean and his guys did a terrific job putting me in the car in a timely manner. No waiting around. I was also given extra time on the return day and told if I wanted to return it early, they would give me a ride home. I would not hesitate to recommend this car rental agency and to use them again. Thanks for a great experience!!! read more

First of all, I waited an hour to get my car after a long line of unhappy people. Secondly, I ended up turning the car in early which increased my daily rate over 2 1/2 times! Before I took the car, I was on the website and it stated that a 4 day rental was $211. A 15 day rental was $590. Since I had a car in the shop, I went on the side of caution and took it for the 15 days. Imagine my surprise when they charged me $307 for turning it in at the 4 day mark!!. When questioned, the office told me that was the best that they could do and to call the 800 number. While I realize that turning it in early would cause an increase of daily rates, I am shocked at the disparity of rates and lack of customer service. Feels a little like bait and switch. The 800 number said that there is nothing that they could do. read more

Dean and his staff were very easy to work with, accommodating, and up front about the charges and options for me and my family. Thanks for your friendly attitude and honest service. read more

Dean Echchahdi of Avis/Budget whet above and beyond to take care of me. I called the office the day before to modify my reservation time and found out that I made the reservation for the completely wrong day. Dean reassured me that it will be okay to come in the next day and he'll take care of everything. I came in the next day and Dean was there to help and found me a better package and price. I was extremely impressed with the customer service I received here. read more

Mr. Dean and the entire crew at Avis/Budget have worked with me time and time again for the best rates and the best cars. The owner has the work ethic of 5 other employees and is always fair and honest when it comes to his business read more

Avis Rent A Car - Car Rental Near Me - Stafford, Virginia

By far one of the worst customer service experiences I have ever had with the manager. I called 30 minutes prior to getting there and they said the car would be ready. When I drove there it was not! The manager there had the nerve to ask me to sit there and wait for my rental car for three hours when I had a reservation for that day. Then he wanted to take no fault for the matter, only blame the customer. Rude and abnoxious. This guy has no business running any business! read more

They overcharged me when I wanted to return the car early. Then claimed it was a computer issue and I needed to wait for someone else to help me. The lady in line behind me was returning her car early as well. She received her credit for early return without issue. I had to wait for over an hour to be helped again. read more

Very welcoming staff, came during a busy time and was surprised with how well stressful situations were managed ( overheard talk of a car accident? Thought they were doing great for how stressful it seemed tho). The manager Dean was very accommodating and fun to talk to! Good discount + upgrade, worth the wait! read more

Dean is amazing! Though, it is normally just him and another person he is committed to ensuring the customer is treated fairly and have great rental rates. I genuinely appreciate his positive spirit even when his store is full of customers. Thank you Budget/Avis read more

I am not sure about these other reviewers and their reviews- maybe they have only rented here. But Dean and his staff are the best when it comes to finding you the best deal and to work with you when it comes to change of times or dates without the extra fees. If you live in Stafford you should not rent anywhere else!! read more