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1.6 (116 reviews)

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Adeeva M.

Take a look at the pictures of this car, and you tell me if this seems acceptable.... Budget caused our trip to start off on a bad note going into Thanksgiving weekend.

Annie W.

I'm trying to give this place the benefit of the doubt because I did just get off a 3 hour flight so maybe my patience isn't as present as it usually is. Only one associate working which I'm surprised for an airport rental car place and budget being one of the more affordable and know rental car places. Being in the only line where all the other rental car places have none made me a little more anxious. The associate was gracious and doing the best he can, I can see that. I would give him 5 stars but my overall experience is what drops it down to a what I think is a generous 2. Correction: one attendant for horn Avis & budget together so it made it even longer. :(

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Made reservations a week in advance and when we show up there was no car. Very poor service.

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Beware! if you don't want to wait in long line or 1.5 to 2 hours you are better off somewhere else. Only one person working, horrible!

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Sold us a car they don't have. Down graded instead of upgraded. Helper lady at counter was slow and preoccupied on her phone.

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3.7(68 reviews)
0.2 mi

I cannot say enough great things about Dave at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. After a very frustrating…read moreexperience with a competing rental agency that failed to meet expectations, Dave stepped in and completely turned our situation around. From the moment we arrived, he was beyond helpful and genuinely compassionate. He listened, was understanding, and went above and beyond to make sure we were taken care of. His professionalism, kindness, and willingness to assist far exceeded anything we could have hoped for. Dave truly was the blessing we needed that day. Because of his exceptional service, I am now a lifelong customer of Enterprise Rent-A-Car. The company should be incredibly proud to have an employee like Dave representing their brand. Thank you, Dave, for setting the standard for what customer service should be.

Today at 9:30am 1/9/2026 I received a damage vehicle while leaving out of the parking lot and…read moredidn't learn about it until 10:40am. Normally any location an agent will walk around the car with you and do a walk through and note any damage but not today! The car was nice and clean and I didn't think to walk around and take pictures! Let alone the front desk agent or even the agent at the booth didn't mention anything about filling out a damage form. As I went Togo return the car at 1pm same day. An agent ( Kenny) so the managers says was nasty! Rude and unfriendly. I'm not saying this because I'm upset but the whole approach saying he didn't have a damage report and that I did this was uncalled for! I then asked to get footage of me leaving out the parking lot which took the other so called manager Caleb a whole hour! /saying that there was no damage then when he found and angle to the passenger side on the video! There was a DENT!! he then laughed after I pointed it out and this was all done at 2:07pm in the office in the middle of the cars. Very unprofessional! I told him he needs to fix the color contrast of the video and I would like a copy. He then said it takes over 24hrs! And only god knows if this scamming location will send it. There was no apology but a laugh in the face when there was proof. And just for him to say file a report! very disappointed! I spend lots of money with this company and today you had excuses! ms. shawdawn Johnson? Mentioned there to busy to do walk throughs with customers to point out damage when the customers are responsible. But when I was told to go pick out my car today with a free upgrade Caleb himself was chilling with two other colleagues! So if that's called busy then that tells me everything I needed to know!! WORSE LOCATION IVE EVER RENT WITH!! LAX ORD , SEA ,OAK are very smooth to rent from. Go where your time and money is appreciated!

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Alamo Rent A Car

3.3(104 reviews)
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We reserved a Nissan Rogue or similar online directly through Alamo, with the skip-the-line option…read more Upon arrival at MSY, you'll have to leave the terminal, exit the building, and cross the street to one of the waiting shuttle buses for the 25-minute ride to the car rental center. Upon leaving the bus, follow the signs and head upstairs to the Alamo car rental. They have clean restrooms just outside the pick-up area. Our similar, just-washed, and low-mileage GMC Terrain was brought to us. The vehicle ran well for the week. Upon return, if you choose to fill it up yourself, the only gas station nearby is the Shell on Blues Street. Once you commit to Rental Drive, you cannot access it. When you return your Alamo rental, go all the way to the top of the ramp. Drive over the "don't back up spikes" and look for the attendant to direct you where to park. They will ask if you want a printed or emailed receipt, and that's it. Don't forget to take pictures and video of your rental, inside and out, to avoid allegations of damage. I would return to the Alamo in the future for my vehicle rental needs.

All the hustling and hurrying just to have to wait in the longest line possible because no cars are…read morecleaned, no cars are ready. The counter process was easy. But when you go to pick up the actual rental, be prepared to sit. But, if you want to spend more and 'upgrade' your rental, they can give you a car on the spot (SCAM). What's the point in a reservation when you have to wait more than a hour for an available rental. Do not recommend. Lesson learned. Never EVER again.

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Avis - Passenger's side front bumper showing collision damage.

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1.7(82 reviews)
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we had to stand in line for about two hours. When we finally got our vehicle, the attendant wrote…read morethe complete wrong number on our slip which made finding the car confusing. We were told that we needed to return the car at 97% battery but when we received the car, it was only at 30% battery. Then we had to spend two hours sitting at an electric charger before continuing to our destination. At the end of the week, I received a $250 cleaning fee. We called to ask what the fee was for and apparently it was just for a little bit of sand that did not count as requiring a cleaning fee so they took it off. seems like a lot of carelessness that caused us to be inconvenienced and almost charged $250 when I should not have been.

I gave them another try and is was much better than my last visit. I joined their preferred…read morecustomer level and it made a big difference. With the preferred package you can pre pay and go straight to your car. Weill they dropped the call there as they didn't have me listed on the prefeed board. I took 1 star off for that. The person that took care of me was able to make it work although it took longer than if they had updated the board with my name. but never the less it was a 100% improvement over my last visit. I had a really nice sedan that was clean and was very efficient . At this point I will continue to use them with my referred status.

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Dollar - Smelled like cigarette smoke so we used another

Dollar

1.4(48 reviews)
0.5 mi

They left me stranded at 1 AM by myself in a foreign town after having prepaid and got insurance…read more.. Tried to tell me that I had to pay a $500 deposit on top of what I had already paid, which I did not have and therefore was stranded... again by myself at 1 AM in a foreign town. Worst rental experience of my life I will never ever recommend dollar to anyone; they put my life in danger and didn't even care didn't flinch for a second about it .

I always attempt to represent the negative, positive, and neutral aspects of my experience with…read morecompany in my review. In the case of Dollar Rental, there are no positive or neutral aspects. The rental experience, particularly at the MSY location, is painful from beginning to end. I can understand why this low-budget rental car provider is the only option for some, but if you can afford any other brand then I'd encourage you to explore those options. The Dollar employees leave the desk prior to the MSY Rental Facility closing (the building is 24 hours, but the rental companies each close at different times -- those closing times are not disclosed on the airport website). When I arrived, the Hertz employees were still present, so I requested their assistance with my reservation (Hertz owns the Dollar and Thrifty brands). I can't remember a time when I've had a more unpleasant experience with a company representative. This experience was shared by 12-15 other customers who later showed up with the same expeditions. The bottom line -- there is no other rental car company that disregards its customers to the same degree as Dollar and Thrifty.

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