Car was damaged when I picked it up - major hail damage, longer than my palm size crack in the front window and the car had been side-swiped (white paint on a black car). I have never rented such a damaged car, but I had already signed and paid before I saw the car. I asked a rep about it - they said the damage was documented and pointed to the hand written codes on the windshield. That felt really sketchy, so I ended up calling the national customer service #, reported the damage and sent photos. Yes, the rep at this location was nice. Nice does not equal a car without major damage and me worrying while I'm driving. Will not rent from Budget again. read more

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First time renting with Budget, and overall it was a mixed experience. First, this location is off-site from the airport (the other car rental agencies are in the airport). While it's technically just across the street, there are no signs inside the airport directing you there, and nothing during the reservation process clearly mentions that you'll need to take a shuttle. On the positive side, the staff was incredibly friendly, professional, and helpful. They made the pickup process smooth and were genuinely pleasant to work with, which I really appreciated. The car itself, however, reflected the "budget" name. It had a large crack in the windshield, wasn't the cleanest inside, had several areas where paint was missing, and there was a noticeable odor. While it got me from point A to point B without issue, the overall condition left something to be desired. read more

Don't think twice and rent at the airport. I rented a Kia Soul and got a lemon. We got 40 mile out of town, stopped to get a drink. I got out of the front passenger seat and my clothes were shaking wet all the way through to my underwear. I called immediately and ZERO concern. My clothes were destroyed and I had to ride in the back seat for the next 65 miles. I called two more times to request compensation and was told each time they'd call me back. NEVER received a call. In the end, got a $40.00 credit in a week rental. Was stuck with this horrible, dirty car for one week. read more

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They put a hold for $300 on our card and once returned the hold was not released and now not showing it was charged. Do not recommend this business. read more

Such POOR service, stuck with no car. Gladly went somewhere else and will never call them again!

The people are nice but the operations are like the 1990s. Everyone has to stand in line at the counter to get a car. And get the printout and keys. When the shuttle arrives from the airport there can be 6-8 people but only 2 check in terminals. Takes forever. Most places now I just go get in the car and drive out. I'll try again when these folks make it to the 21st century. read more

I had such a great experience from my airport pickup, checking out my car, and returning it! All staff was kind and helpful. My rental was ready as soon as I arrived and my transport back to the airport was seamless! read more

One of the worst customer service experiences I've never had. We called twice about a car, both times we were told there was a car, put on hold, then someone answered the phone and rudely said "we don't have a car" and hung up. So we walked from the airport to the rental place. After finally getting cleariry about the situation, I asked to talk to a manager about the hang ups, the guy who hung up on us rolled his eyes, said we could take the shuttle back to the airport and walked away. read more

Steven was a tremendous help during a snowstorm in Amarillo. I and another customer were the last flights in and both our cars were stuck in the snow. Steven and another wonderful employee, that I did not get his name but was a gem as well, got both vehicles unstuck and helped us to be on our way to safety in the midst of the storm. They both were so kind and I feel went above and beyond what their normal duties were. read more

Reserved standard size and was told a Nissan Versa and Hyundai Venue were considered Standard size. I was charged for standard and got tired of arguing that a Venue was too small, so I gave up and took the small Venue. Rude to elderly lady in front of me too. I felt so bad for her. Also, you have to take a shuttle to Budget (locally owned franchise) vs renting from the airport baggage area. read more

I have been renting cars from BUDGET for 30+ years. Flew into Amarillo, had a free upgrade, they refused to honor it and placed me in a vehicle that would not accomodate our group. We were in the car for 1.5 hours, returned it and picked up a car that would accomodate the group at Avis. BUDGET charged us an entire day for 1.5 hours ($147.54). They advised the reason they did not honor the upgrade was they are privately owned and could not see the upgrade placed into the system by Southwest Airlines. . My recommendation is DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE PEOPLE. They are thieves, liars and cheats. Protect yourself. Rent with someone else other than the privately owned BUDGET in Amarillo, TX outside the airport while in Amarillo, TX. read more

we rented a car to be picked up at Amarillo then dropped off in Farmington the lady told us it's flat rate 198.00 to drop it off wendsday morning we get there budget tells us they don't take cars so then we had to find somebody to follow us to Durango co we get there they say this car supposed to go back to Amarillo we say no it's one way so then they want to charge me 800 for car rental after talking to budget they refun me for one day the gentleman was extremely rude I highly recommend you go some where else they will screw you so bad customer service was worst I ever delt with I rent cars all the time with them and I will never ever in my life rent from this company my rating them hell I can't even give them half a star worst car rental in United states read more

It works. However "rent a wreck" might be similar but much cheaper. Covid is a lame excuse for charging a fortune for cars that have high mileage and things like (on the car we had) only one window out of 4 works. Explanation when checking back was: "you are lucky you got a car" read more

First time I ever rented a car in my life. Wish I could give a zero like the other 1 star posters. Mush mouth Joseph, who has zero confidence in his job, is going over the terms of the contract, which IS A LEGAL CONTRACT, and I had questions, so he had to stop and repeat things MANY TIMES because of his mush mouth. When it came time to tell me about the insurance I asked to have it explained, and he never stated that it was per day. Then when my contract came out $200 more than I anticipated I asked why, and he said because the insurance is per day, and I said, YOU NEVER SAID THAT, and he said, and I quote, "Yeah, I tried, but you kept asking so many questions." Can you imagine???? How dare I ask questions about a legal contract mush mouth was presenting. So then I called my insurance company and found out I was covered and canceled the insurance, so then he had to do the contract over, which he didn't like. I walked in in a great mood which got ruined by Mush Mouth Joe. Then while I was on the phone with the insurance company, which was painful clear to anyone with eyesight, the guy who brought the car kept interrupting me to talk to me about the car, when I wasn't even ready for the car. Then upon my return, I did not have time to fill up the gas so they charged me three times the cost of gas in Texas because I did not check the box on the contract to prepay the gas. Can't make this up. How can I pay for gas I don't know I'm going to need??? But of course Mush Mouth Joe never told me about that. Then lucky me, when I returned the car Mush Mouth Joe received the car. In his mush mouth way of speaking, he was like blah blah blah I would get back to the airport, which I ASSUMED a ride on the bus was included, and as I was getting my luggage out of the trunk, he said to me that he told me he would drive me in the car I just returned. But of course I had no idea because of his Mush Mouth way of speaking. He knew I was the woman from Thursday that was aggravated beyond comprehension by him, and he was all polite on the way to the airport but his presence made me sick because he has weird energy. Then he asked if I wanted to get my receipt of have it emailed. I said email. Then I had to call four days later because they never sent it and as I complained about Joe to this guy who answered the phone on Wednesday night about 10pm, he told me to F-off. Nice! Never again. The car cost more than the hotel!! read more

As everyone else on here has stated, you reserve a car from them and they pull it out from underneither you. My flight wasnt delayed and he just keeps repeating himself that "your check in was at noon and we dont hold cars". I know they are lying because I put in my flight details at reservation. There was one other guy who was getting the same story as I was at the same time. Hopefully corporate comes in here and fires everyone, something is wrong here. read more

Rent a wreck is more like it. Actually the first car they gave us had been in a wreck a while back. The damage was even rusted! The second car (Ford Explorer) wasn't damaged visually but when you opened the doors they creaked/groaned. Driving it was less than ideal too-bucket of bolts that definitely needed servicing. The staff was working hard with what they had but just felt like something out of a bad movie! read more

This Budget Car Rental is staffed by a group of professionals that go above and beyond the normal to take care of their customers. It is stressful to have a car in the shop for a big repair. They do everything they can to help ease that stress. I highly recommend them. read more

Harvey the Unhinged Lunatic I wish I could give zero stars. I'm not sure when this company turned into a complete scam but I highly advise not renting a car from Budget. I reserved a midsize SUV from the Amarillo, TX location and had received a 30% discount on their website. I went to pick up the vehicle and find that they did not reserve it. They offered me a compact SUV for the same price. I explained that that vehicle is not large enough hence why I reserved a larger vehicle. They said they have a minivan available but it would be more than twice the cost. I asked if they would be applying the 30% discount. They told me they are a family business that carries the name and logo of Budget Rental Cars but they do not honor their prices or follow their policies. I told them that is just basic customer service we're talking about. I reserved a car, you failed to reserve the car and therefore the right thing to do would be to rent me the minivan for the same price. They said the price I was quoted was lower because of the discount from Budgets website and that they had no intention of honoring that price even if they had the midsize SUV because they were not required to. I asked for their name and they said it was Harvey. I asked to speak to a manager and they said his name was Harvey also and then proceeded to point at every employee saying "And he's Harvey, and that guy over there is Harvey, and that's Harvey" while laughing and telling me "Good luck getting anyone to do anything about it. We don't answer to anyone" My husband and I told them we will tell everyone about this experience. He then started screaming at me to leave and my husband told him not to yell at me. He then proceeded to come completely unhinged screaming like a crazy person for us to get out. This man was obviously mentally unstable and should not represent Budget Rental Cars. read more

No problems but I'll update if I find any discrepancies when I have time to look over my receipt.

This is about the "folksiest" rental car agency I've ever used. Friendly, kids running around the office, a dog to greet you, and a parrot. They even bent over backwards to help me find my cell phone that I'd misplaced. Not a large fleet (it is, after all, in Amarillo), but it was perfectly good for my needs, and my car was waiting when I arrived. Kinda hard to find the first time unless you take the shuttle bus. I'd rent from them again. read more

I rent cars about 15-20 times a year, and the Amarillo Airport Budget provides the best customer service I've received anywhere. I've rented cars from this location twice, and I was actually excited to return the second time. It's offsite but close, and the shuttle driver was parked and waiting both times I arrived. At the facility, one person took my bag and another opened the door and greeted me. Checkout was record-breaking fast. The attendants behind the counter were cheerful and friendly. My car was waiting outside the door with my bag inside. Amazing! When I left, I felt like I had just visited some friends. I wish all car rentals facilities made the rental experience this pleasant. read more

Can't leave a zero or I would. Rented a mid size car 5 days before arrival and paid in advance . Get on the bus to the car office the driver was absolutely the rudest and most obnoxious person I'd ever met. Get to office they have no cars except 15 passenge vans they said they'd rent me for $350 more than my car. Had a hundred lies why they didn't have a car. Biggest scam in Amarillo. Went to Enterprise and they got me a better cheaper car than I'd originally rented. Anybody that rents from these clowns beer get ready to get taken advantage of. Buyer beware!! read more

Friendly staff but my car had a cracked windshield, all the way across. I was so worried that it would shatter it at highway speed. The folks there didn't seem as worried as me. Oh well. But I'll be back because they had the lowest car rental rates, even though their offsite location is a bit of an inconvenience. read more

This place sucks! They expect you to pump 120% of the gas tank when return. Yup! All the way to the top and spill some on the floor is what they prefer. I returned my rental with full tank and was CHECKED/CONFIRMED by a staff. A week later I got a $8.01 charge on my credit card. I then called and tried to find out why. I spoke to Jimmy. He said it's because I didn't return with a full tank of gas to them. I asked, "what do you mean by not returning with a full tank, your staff checked everything before I left! " He said the "F" line on the gas indicator doesnt count and it has to be all the way to the top of the top of the gas tank. I have rented a lot of cars in my life and that was the first time I had experienced with such nonsense. Also, their cars are very old and not in good shape. read more

Would not recommend this place at all. I tried to rent a car to go to a wedding out of town October 18, 2019. I myself do not own a car so I do not have car insurance. This was also the first time I have ever rented a car since I am 25. My mom was there to help me and we were treated very rudely. First the only person who could rent the car to me was over half an hour late when my reservation was at 8 am. Then once we spoke to this gentleman and told him I didn't have car insurance rather than help at all we got attitude and he said "We rent cars we don't sell insurance" I understand that and luckily we left and rented a car from Hertz who helped figure out what we could do (ended up putting it in my mothers name and added me as a driver) and gave us an amazing discount. I will never attempt to rent from Budget again. Very disappointed with how everything was handled. read more

What an awful experience! Tried to charge us for pre-existing damages. Called the manager which I believe her name is Jerri to discuss the matter. She said "We will just sue you" then hung up on me. Re-think your management position if you can't handle a situation like this in a professional manner. You guys have a yelp rating of 2.5 stars for a reason, and now I see why. I would avoid using this company! read more

Do not use their services they are THE WORST COMPANY!!! Very rude employees!!! They should close this place down. It is that bad!! Please don't trust them. They will not be liable for anything! read more

This place reserved me a car and then when I showed up they don't have any cars available. You have one job and you suck at it. They claimed they tried to contact me and couldn't get ahold of me. BS. My contact info is all over the reservation. You guys wasted my time and left me stranded as the other rentals agencies who actually are capable of renting cars had closed while I was wasting my time taking a shuttle to your inconvenient location. Use Avis, National, Hertz, or Enterprise as they actually have cars and are at the actual airport. read more

Ok I'm a huge renter with budget and never had an issue until today. Now they didn't have a record of my reservation and they were out of cars. My issue was as I search my email to find a confirmation number I said if I find it I get a car right. She said no we are out of cars. So why bother looking in the first place? read more

What a find. I needed my windshield repaired and this place had a guy I think, whose name was Henry. What a great job he did and the entire staff was so VERY helpful and friendly in wanting to help me. Again, Great Customer Service! read more

The staff at this rental agency are rude. I rented a car on Monday morning and returned it this afternoon; however, when I returned, the car was inspected by not one, two or three individuals but FIVE different people. No explanation given for the intense inspection. I will NEVER rent from Budget again. I am giving them one star because the person who drove me back to the airport kept apologizing. read more

Worst service ever. I booked through Southwest Airlines only to be met with a rude, power hungry desk person. She told me since I lived locally I must present my proof of car insurance. Who carries that? She said it was their policy. She did not ask anyone else for it. The lack of service and difficulty dealing with them caused me to go back to airport on shuttle and rent from a very friendly Avis staff. I cannot warn you enough about what a poor business this is. Later found out that it is a franchise owned budget and not corporate. What a shame. I also called Southwest Airlines and informed them. Even a few days later, I am still furious in the way I was treated. read more

The absolute worst rental company I have ever dealt with. Extremely unprofessional, rude, and disrespectful. I will never rent from here again read more

AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE! 1st- there are no directions as to where to go from the airport. We thought the service desk was in the airport but it wasn't. No signs or anything to direct you to the shuttle out front. The only good thing about my experience was the nice shuttle driver. 2nd- the woman at the front desk had a really bad attitude and condescending. 3rd- the car that was waiting for us looked like it had been through a tremendous hail storm and was pitted up from front to back with large chips in the paint (the picture shown doesn't show how bad it really was). I couldn't believe they were going to let us drive away in this! We went in to ask for another car and were met with the most disrespectful employee. I said "you would think that Budget wouldn't want their name associated with this car" and she replied "it's not my name, and who cares what the car looks like". WOW! Now, I would have left and gone elsewhere but I had been in flight for 8 hours and didn't want to deal with getting back on the shuttle (I already wasted 30 minutes in this awful place) 4th- the car we ended up getting was chipped and had cracks in the windshield. NEVER again will I rent from this establishment! read more

This is my favorite rental car location! Pick-up is offsite but, I have never had to wait for the shuttle and they dropped me off at the airport in my rental car so I didn't have to wait. They pulled up and started the car and loaded my bags. During a winter trip, they warmed up the car for me and scraped the ice...none of these things happened on my trip to MT the week before (not Budget). read more

Picked up our car @ Amarillo Airport, the girl behind the counter was very pleasant & helpful. She even walked us out in the windy cold weather and showed us where the car was parked. When we got into the car, it was very dirty, trash in the cup holder, dirt on the floor, greasy finger prints on the arm rest & cigarette ashes & sunflower seeds scattered about. We returned to the counter & complained. The girl again very pleasant, apologized and sent someone out to check it. He picked the trash out of the cup holder and said "I'll file a report". I followed him back into the office and asked what would be done about the poor condition of the car? He just shrugged his shoulders. As it turns out-it was his job to clean the cars, which he obviously hadn't done. You can bet he didn't "file a report" either. There were no other full size cars available for us and we had an appointment to get to so couldn't wait for him to "clean" it again. We rent cars often and have never had to drive off in such a nasty car. read more

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I routinely rent with Budget so they have gotten my business by default. First the good: They are actually off airport, but when I arrive, I walk outside and they are always waiting for me. Now the bad: Their cars are old and not always in the best of shape. Yesterday, I was given a Kia with 60,000 miles on it and it had a back tire out of round that made noise the entire 200 miles I drove. I told the attendant that if I didn't receive a better car next time, I would be renting elsewhere. He said well they have to sell these cars before they buy new ones. ??? The next issue is whatever level of your rental, you probably won't get it. I reserved a premium car and got a KIA SUV. Don't be surprised if they have to figure out what to do when you get there because they may not even have any. read more

They will rip you off, rip you off, rip you off!!! Not honest. When you return the vehicle they will wrongly charge you and take it out of the deposit. Give you the run around when charges are disputed. Avoid 34th and Western location. AWFUL!!! read more

Office Personnel is RUDE! I called to ask why my online price was different than what was charged when returning the car... The office personnel was rude, hateful, and then hung up on me! Great way to treat your customers!! Do not rent from them! read more

If I could give them zero stars I would!! Dirty smelly stinky car on the inside. Bird poop and mud all over the outside. Car was making a loud noise when I went to exchange it they acted rude as if I unconvinced them!! I ended up going to enterprise much cleaner, newer car, excellent customer service! read more