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    Hertz Rent A Car

    1.8(182 reviews)
    1.4 miDowntown, Southwest Portland

    Great Rental, Rough Location, Not simple Car Returns…read more.. This location saved us from having the insane Oregon 40% rental car tax at the airport! So hurray! Pickup was ok, they make you go up into the ok'd parking garage and find the car though, kind of shady/dangerous area with homeless people living in tents and plywood over windows covered in graffiti. Drop off was a pain, construction crews had the road impeded, I had a baby with me so I needed to grab luggage and a child and trucking through a mystery parking garage in the hood didn't have a happy feeling to it. There was a woman with no tip on standing in the middle of the street making crazy faces at us. A man with his pants at his ankles staring at a tree. Homeless tents along the sidewalks to the garage. They let me drop it at the curb after voicing my concerns but didn't seem happy about it. All in all a better deal than the airport, but Portland needs to clean up its city!

    They have the worst customer service. My friend lost his key and he had to call multiple time…read morebefore he got a hold of someone to talk to. On top of that the car that was supposed to come help him never showed up. He had to leave the car and we had to give him a ride to his hotel.

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    Hertz Rent A Car - Marks, scratches and chips on the paint at the time of receiving the vehicle from Hertz.

    Marks, scratches and chips on the paint at the time of receiving the vehicle from Hertz.

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    Hertz Rent A Car - Scratches and paint stains at the time of Hertz renting the car.

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    Scratches and paint stains at the time of Hertz renting the car.

    Avis Rent A Car - Car needs an oil change?!

    Avis Rent A Car

    1.8(135 reviews)
    1.5 miDowntown, Southwest Portland

    I've rented from Avis for many years, but this last experience was disappointing. The word…read more"similar" in their car descriptions seems to be used very loosely. I reserved a Toyota Camry, but was given a Hyundai Santa Cruz mini pickup instead. To me, that's not even close to "similar." The Santa Cruz seats four but has a small, uncovered truck bed -- which meant all our luggage had to go inside the cab. That was inconvenient for several reasons: lack of security if we stopped anywhere, rain (which we knew was coming), and the risk of getting our bags dirty. If I wanted a small pickup, I would have reserved one. Ironically, I feel like if I had reserved a Santa Cruz, I probably would've ended up with a Camry! The rental agent seemed stressed and mentioned working long hours, so I didn't complain at the time. But since Avis asked for feedback, here it is -- I wasn't happy. After years of loyalty, I'll be looking at other rental options next time.

    Terrible location. Avoid however possible…read more I recently had a reservation at this location for a pick up at 12 noon on Saturday. When we arrived promptly at noon, we were told that there were no cars available and to "come back AFTER 1pm." So that's what we did - arriving back around 1:30pm. Guess what? The location closes at 1pm and the employee specifically told us to come after their closing time. I called their number, of course no response. I emailed the manager of this location as well and surprise surprise, zero response. Absolutely terrible. Would give zero stars if I could.

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    Crammed into the car because they did not give us a comparable sized car.

    Avis Rent A Car - Avis requested I send them more information about my experience, there was no solution offered and further wasted my time.

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    Avis requested I send them more information about my experience, there was no solution offered and further wasted my time.

    Enterprise Rent-A-Car

    Enterprise Rent-A-Car

    3.6(149 reviews)
    1.4 miDowntown, Southwest Portland

    We picked up a car Saturday and returned it Sunday. Nice crew and excellent service with a…read morefollow-up call as we dropped it after hours on Sunday. Have used it hem in the past and will use again.

    Everything with the rental car was smooth but I feel I need to post a WARNING for women:…read more This isn't the best area. They have a giant security robot that roams the block ( completely useless) and one security guard at the drive through ramp. My husband went down the steps into the parking garage to get the car and my daughter and I stayed with all of the luggage. The lobby began to fill up so to be polite my daughter and I headed out front with our luggage to wait and make space for the new people. We were approached by a homeless man that was completely out of his mind loaded. He tried to grab either me, my daughter, or my luggage. As he approached I blocked my daughter and belongings. He kept grabbing at us. He kept telling me " come with me now. Come now! I'll take you places. Girl you come with me" I asked him to leave and he wouldn't. This exchange seemed to go on forever. My daughter was terrified. I glanced at the big security guy and pleaded for help with my eyes. Unfortunately he looked at me and went down the ramp. A man suddenly came around the corner to get into Enterprise for his car he was renting and swooped in to save the day. He started shouting at the man " this is my family! Leave! Get out of here now!" That man was a hero and waited with my daughter and I until my husband came with the car. Ladies: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES leave that lobby while you wait for your vehicle! That security guard will not help you..... he simply a decoration for the building!!!!!! That homeless man eyed us down until the second we turned the corner in our car. It was absolutely terrifying. So much so my daughter begged and pleaded to not return the car to this location and instead drive all the way home. So we paid the fee and drove home.

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