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    Michael B.

    I returned our rental car on April 10. I went up to the dollar/thrifty rental counter and spoke with an agent. The agent was very helpful and figured out that it was an honest mistake and corrected the charges. The agent explained that since I paid for gas ahead of time, the person at the exit, when I originally picked up the rental car, inserted $100 fuel charge in the wrong cell (vehicle upgrade box), which added $800 plus another $97 for tax and concessions. The agent also said that if this was a shady transaction, he would've rained hellfire on whoever did it. Also, the agent explained they had some new people working the night that I originally picked up my rental car, which is probably why this mistake occurred.

    Rick Vincent C.

    The wait was long like everyone else had mentioned but that's something to expect if you want the cheaper price that's offered by this rental company or you can opt to pay the $100-150 difference in vehicle for a spot without a line. Despite being in the line, everything else was good. The rep was very helpful in choosing my vehicle. I ended up paying for my reservation ahead of time but upgraded when I got there based off the reps recommendations. Aside from the wait, everything else was great. Knowledgeable rep about car sizes and was super nice. Just wish I could remember his name. On the day I visited, there were 4 reps working. Went down to 3 (someone probably took a break), but then ended up with 5 reps checking people in by the time I got to the very front.

    Storefront (08/11/24). #DollarRentACar #CarRental #Honolulu #Oahu #Hawaii #Airport #Travel
    Jeff B.

    (Rented 08/11/24 SU @ 12:00pm - 08/29/24 TH @ 12:00pm): This car rental certainly wasn't a dollar! Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport's Dollar Car Rental location offered the least expensive option through AAA, so I simply went with them. I wasn't brand-loyal when it came to renting a car like I was with my beloved American Express, JP Morgan Chase, or Hilton, or Quiksilver, so whoever gave me the best deal had my business. Were my dollars well-spent during this particular car rental experience!? PURCHASE Standard Category - Chevy Malibu Blue Sedan For 19 Days ($765.73... or approx. $40.30/day): This was relatively the off-season and an extended rental period, the price was rather reasonable for this car category (e.g. 5 passengers, 3 bags, 2/4 doors, automatic, AC, unlimited mileage, counter shuttle). The initial base rate was approximately $450.90 ($23.73/day) with unlimited mileage as long as you returned the vehicle full with gas, but the various fees and taxes that totaled $314.83 was extremely excessive. Otherwise, I had no issues with the car which was relatively new and had all the new standard bells and whistles https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&start=288&select=SoMLeONGEMCaiEM42_aYzw and easy to drive. I wished the cup holders fit my 32oz Hydro Flask. Drive safely and buckle up! https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&start=312&select=6gk5WN67z8fduG8vtZq_Rg SERVICE I placed my reservation online at AAA.com and prepaid for everything (actually, the amount was held on my card and then finally charged when I returned the vehicle). However, things began to bottleneck when I had to visit their office (only two counters open with a quickly-growing line) and personally meet a very helpful associate who talked me through everything, eventually handed me the keys, and directed me where the car was parked. Once I gave the necessary inspection and walkaround, I hopped in, drove to the exit, a gentleman verified my ID, scanned the barcode on the windshield, and off I went after he raised the security bar. Returning the vehicle was super easy! I was greeted by an attendant as I pulled in, emptied my belongings, the car was quickly inspected, I was scanned out, and shown the direction where to catch the shuttle to my terminal. I highly recommended that they consider an app-based check-in/check-out system to loosen up the bottleneck. Avis had done it perfectly, but their rates were too high at this time. Just a suggestion - mahalo! PARKING (N/A) Although the airport in general had parking for incoming and outgoing travelers, in this particular case and instance there was no parking and in fact wasn't necessary; you were picking up or dropping off a vehicle for goodness sake - 'nuff said! ATMOSPHERE, DÉCOR, AMBIENCE Located within the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport complex across from the terminals in a car rental specific area filled with other competing companies, their office was a simple large boxy layout with a switchback https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&start=312&select=D8-Ao6Kmz70pcORRjR4oJw customer line. Afterwards, you entered into a large concrete structure and took either an elevator or escalator to the designated floor where your vehicle was located. When you returned, you drove up several floors to your designated area https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&select=HB_foYGmfnQzA7W5QGBIIA filled with other cars parked row upon row. Plenty of natural lighting came through all the surrounding openings during the day while plenty of soul-sucking fluorescent lighting filled in the rest at night. There were no TVs or background music. https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&start=312&select=rTmt8l6KVW8FwrNrDHMl8Q ATTIRE Totally casual, so I would normally be in a t-shirt, boardshorts, and flip-flops. OVERALL Dollar Car Rental's Honolulu International Airport location worked perfect for me and my needs and would definitely consider them again. The nice car and straightforward service (again, please consider having an app to move things along even more smoothly) won me over; however, the rates had very little to be desired albeit somewhat reasonable all things considered. It was fun buzzing around in "someone else's" car for over two weeks! I found very good value based on the prices, service, and experience noted above (TOTAL paid experience was around $766.00 BEFORE any discounts and/or tip). And, although I used a different card, they accepted my credit card of choice... AMEX! 4.0 STARS

    2020 Camaro SS (32K miles & bald tires) - VN
    Vince N.

    I thought I reviewed all possible RAC businesses at HNL but I guess not! Hotwire is my go-to site for RAC's which is how we ended up here. EXPERIENCE: Catch the generically-named Rental Car Shuttle as any of them will take you to the RAC facility. The 8am hour on a Saturday was a beautiful time to arrive as there was no one in line. I was in an out in five minutes. The female agent seemed unfriendly at first but turned for the better as time went on (I'd probably be stoic too having to deal with assholes all day long). No high-pressure upselling of category or insurance, just bing, bang, boom - exactly how I like it! We headed down to the first floor for our rental. The male associate scurried out from his post and walked me to the staging area. He told me to "Take the gray Camaro". We got a gray 2020 Camaro SS with 32K miles on it with bald tires. I didn't think RAC companies kept cars this old but everything was in working order sans for numerous dings and scratches. Driving this thing was like driving in a coffin. The windshield is so small, the dash high and roofline low. But, it had a great exhaust note when firing up thought came with horrible MPG's. Return was smooth and quick. OVERALL: Aged rental but sufficient everything else.

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    Daniel S.

    They take your money and don't have cars for you, now I have to wait 2 hours to get it. And they simply don't care. They will take your money, but won't give you a car. I'm loosing an important meeting because of this.

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    4.6(89 reviews)
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    You guys at Discount USA & Discount Hawaii car rental are the best and I need to tell you that…read more We bought our condo in KOA at the end of 2017 and travel there twice a year. The wife lived on Oahu for 15 years and her son and grandson still do so we hop over to see them regularly too. Since 2018 when I was told on a flight to check you out I don't think I've rented a car in KOA or HNL any other way and it's been dozens of rentals. Now I found Discount USA too so we'll use that app too. Anyway.... I just wanted to pass on how much we use your service and how pleased we are with the ease of shopping all rental companies in your website and app. I wouldn't shop any other way although I keep trying directly and bookings and car rental. Com and Costco but guess what? You guys are consistently the best so I figured I better pass that info on to you Thanks & Mahalo..... happy dancer |

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    2.6(233 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    We landed, found the shuttle for the car rental places and went straight to the fourth floor where…read morethe sixt office is...or so we thought. At that office we were directed to go back down to the escalator to the third floor, where the office actually is so that we could get our contract and QR code for the rental. That is the only reason that I'm subtracting one star. The signage in the airport for Sixt could be better so that people hauling luggage don't waste time going up and down escalators/elevators before you can get your rental. After this minor frustration, the rental process was very easy. We brought the QR code back to the 4th floor and were given our rental vehicle. We reserved the manager's special. Of course, they did not have any car in that class, so we got a free upgrade. We ended up getting a Ford equinox SUV. We drove all over the island in this SUV and had the rental for four days. It was a good experience. Even returning the car was quite easy. I have no complaints and will probably rent from Sixt again.

    I'm giving a rental car agency five starts, it's true!…read more I booked online, I did pre check-in before pickup and I was able to go straight to the top floor of the garage to the kiosk, check in with the agent and pick up my at no-charge upgraded BMW. While there was no wait, due to no one else being there, I also found no up-charging, no shady sales deals... just friendly service and reasonable prices. The car was clean and full of gas and upon return they were just as kind and efficient. PS: there is also a very clean bathroom right at the elevators by the Sixt kiosk making it even more convenient! I'd 100% use them again.

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    2.3(532 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    I've rented a car from here 3 times and I was mildly disappointed every time. The selection is…read morealways not to my liking. Their car seats for toddlers are slim pickings if they happen to have them. Seriously only keep renting here because of corporate discount/aaa and the convenient location by the terminal and ease of returning but man I do not look forward to getting their clunkers

    This location has gotten really bad. As a President's Circle member, I have rented 3 times in the…read morepast month here and each time was worse than the other. -On 2 of the 3 pickups, they only had 2 cars available in the Presidents circle section and one of them one night was broken. -The cars are overall very dirty. I had to go to a gas station andclean all the windows right after I picked it up. -One car was missing side paneling. -One car showed Full when rented. I drove 3 miles and it was suddenly below full but they expect you to return it full to the top. -I have had good service from both a larger and older gentleman there. However, there is one young black NIkki Minaj wanna be girl who works there who has the biggest attitude problem that you've ever seen. She is hostile, rude and unfriendly. She walks around chomping on her gum while yelling at everyone. She checked me out one night and it was the most hostile experience ever. She wasn't paying attention but then would snap at us. She needs to be let go immediately because she is costing you customers. However, it's not our fault that she wasn't attractive enough to be a stripper and had to work there instead.

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    1.9(539 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    With our Alaska card we found some deals on car rentals through the Alaska website, and we were…read moreable to book a Jeep Wrangler for a fairly decent price for our 6-day stay on Oahu. When you arrive to the airport, you'll have to hop on a shuttle that will take you to the rental car center. Once we got there, we got in line to check-in for our car. Once you are checked in, they'll give you a spot number which has your car. This line moved pretty quick. However when we got to our car, we noticed that the seats wouldn't fold down, which was an issue for us because we had our golf clubs and needed the extra room. We went back to service counter near where the cars were and they were able to switch us into a bigger Jeep at no extra cost. It took a little bit of time as there were a lot of people in line here but it was well worth the wait. The new 2026 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon was such a nice drive and was easy to navigate while driving. Definitely a car worth getting especially if you have some bigger pieces of luggage. Drop off was a breeze and everything went as smooth as one could want for a car rental. I wouldn't hesitate renting from Budget again.

    Booked almost a month in advance, for about $219. After the trip I had $200 in extra charges, they…read moreadded about $150 for a loss damage waiver insurance ($30/day) and said the tank wasn't full when it had been filled three times that day to ensure the tank was as full as possible upon return. I just used them in March on Kauai and my experience was fantastic, but Honolulu's Budget sucks. Don't use them unless you want to be overcharged. I've been told Budget has been getting a lot of complaints lately, so they've lost a customer.

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    2.1(310 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    After reading all the horrible reviews I was reluctant to book with Avis but needed a van for…read morecompany that we were showing around the island and the other car rentals were either out of stock or higher priced. I usually book with Hertz but they did not have ANY vans in stock for the time period I needed. I was pleased with the van we rented - I think it was a Chrysler, it was easy to drive and a very current model. Pick up and drop off was not an issue at all. The only problem was that we had reserved infant seats and a booster seat and they only had booster seats and gave us 2 of those instead. The new rental location is also very convenient. No more shuttle buses to take, just walk across the street.

    Absolute LIARS…read more I've rented cars many times and this was my first experience with Avis, which I booked through Costco Travel. The first car they gave me was a Dodge Durango. Three of the seat belts were DEFECTIVE (belt could be pulled but very slowly retract), rendering it completely unsafe. We exchanged the car the following day and were given a Chrysler Pacifica. The van was TRASH when we received it. Dents, scratches all the way around. A leftover empty plastic water bottle was still in the back. There was sand in the car. I'm not sure how this even passed "servicing." They said it was the only van they had left, so we went with it and got through the rest of our trip just fine. At return, while we're still going through the terminal, we receive a damage claim. What a joke. Their car already had all of these damages before we even left the parking lot. The mileage they claimed wasn't even correct. On their report, they claimed we drove 13,412 MILES during the NINE days we had the car. That is how many miles I put into my car over a WHOLE YEAR. For the record, our actual mileage driven was 248 miles. Thankfully, I have photos of the car documenting the damage already present when we received the car.

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