I just completed my move from WV to MD with Ramar and I could not have been happier. From the beginning their rep, Eric was helpful, knowledgable and could not have been nicer to work with. He followed up with an estimate quickly and even suggested that I pick up some used moving boxes to help out. I love that they offer used/recycled moving boxes. On the day of the move a crew of five men arrived and they could not have been nicer. It took all day to load the two truck and they worked very hard, were careful with all of my furniture and efficiently packed up the two trucks that were required for my move. These guys went above and beyond to help make this an easy transition. I closed the following day and my furniture arrived a day later. A different crew arrived and they were just as professional. They were polite, efficient and extremely hard working. I had a huge treadmill that I'd asked them to bring up into a loft. This was a difficult job and they all worked together to get it up there. I can not tell you how much I appreciated all of their effort and attention to detail. Everything arrived safely and quickly. I HIGHLY recommend Ramar movers. From beginning to end everyone involved was professional and did everything they could to help make a very stressful move run smoothy. read more

This company destroyed thousands of dollars of furniture. Their movers showed up 4 hours late. Finally, two inexperienced men arrived. They banged up newly painted walls and the furniture was butchered. The company was reckless and unreliable. They dumped furniture in bedrooms with end tables stacked on top of each other. I have never been more disappointed in a company than I have been with this one. They were a costly mistake. Their customer service will give you the runaround. I don't understand the positive reviews. Maybe they have new leadership who has different values. Pease do not make the same costly mistake we made. read more

I contracted with Ramar through Mayflower to move my household goods (about 200 cubic feet) from PA to the Seattle area. This being a small load, it was difficult to find a reputable, trustworthy and reliable, quality service provider willing to ship it at a reasonable price. I also had difficulty finding companies that could commit to a specific pick up and drop off date to fit my schedule. Mayflower performed an in-home inspection of the items to be shipped via a Skype-like application and gave me an estimate that was lower than the smallest UPack or PODS would have cost. Mayflower also promised that it could accommodate my desired pick up and drop off dates. I also wanted to ship a car, but that estimate came in too high so I contracted with a different company for the car. Mayflower assigned a coordinator/contact person to my case, Melanie, who coordinated the signing of the contract and answered questions before the pick up date. Melanie called the day before the pick up and gave me a two hour window for the job. The next day a two person team showed up absolutely on time and inventoried, labeled and loaded everything within the two hour window quickly, efficiently and without any glitches into a 300 cubic feet crate. As they were wrapping up, Melanie called to make sure everything was going as scheduled. It was. I was very impressed by how smooth the entire process was. It should be noted that I have packed my items myself except for a few that I requested special handling for. I was charged the entire agreed price a day or two after the pick up. A few days before the drop off date Melanie called to let me know that there was going to be a one day delay. Since I received sufficient advance notice, this did not present a problem at all. The day before the delivery I was notified about the exact time of the drop off. On the day of the delivery, a three person team arrived and unloaded the truck (my things were no longer in the original crate) in less than an hour, the process was quick, efficient. I received the list of the inventoried items and as they were brought in, I was told the item numbers to check off from the list. All if the items arrived in great shape, there was no visible damage to any items. I unpacked the lamps that I requested special handling for and they too were in perfect shape. As I am writing this review, all my things are now unpacked and not a single item has any mark or any damage. As the team departed, I received a phone call from Melanie; I confirmed that the unloading went smotthly and everything looked great. I received fantastic service from Mayflower and Ramar, I could not be happier. All my items are in my new home in perfect condition, pick up and delivery were on time, and communication from first contact until the last was seamless. I have now received the final bill and I was not charged a cent more than the initial estimate. Mayflower and Ramar fully deserve the absolute top rating for the handling of my move. All staff I came in contact with, Eric Williams, Melanie Midkiff and the loading and unloading personnel were courteous, professional throughout and in general a delight to work with. Many thanks, all, for a wonderful experience! read more

We had a great experience with Ramar! I collected several quotes from different companies for our move from DC to TX and in the end, the companies who clearly had their stuff together were mostly in the same ballpark, price wise. What ended up coming into play was the customer service and attention. Our first POC with the Ramar was Erik, who was always a phone call away and a pleasure to speak with. He did our initial inventory, was there on moving day to ensure things were going as planned, and reached out when our belongings arrived at our new home in TX. Regarding the move, there had initially been a shuttle service on our quote which ended up not being used. I was personally very happy about this since it was my preference not to have our belongings unloaded and reloaded at a warehouse outside of my purview, so this twist made me happy. Additionally, Melanie our move coordinator, reached out to make sure that the correct forms were filled and filed in order for us to get a refund for the shuttle which was unused - win, win. The truck driver was a good guy as well; he was very thorough with the inventory process and was very calm (I was probably the most nervous person on our move day since our apartment technically has a 3 hour max window for the freight elevator and we literally spent all day packing). The moving crew was very pleasant and they did a fantastic job wrapping and packing our belongings in the truck. Ramar gave us a 7 to 14 day window for the delivery but the truck driver personally told me he intended to be there a lot sooner. My finance and I left DC on a Thursday night and got to our new house Sunday night and it's a good thing we didn't have plans to take more time on our trip within the window Ramar gave us as the truck arrive that Tuesday! This worked out very well for us, but could have easily been a hassle. I don't personally feel the need to hold this as a negative point, especially since it's worked out in our favor, but appointments and timing are a big deal in many industries and I want future potential customers to be aware of this and make sure to ask questions ahead of time to avoid any headaches. The crew who unloaded into our new home was also a fantastic group of gentlemen who took care to protect our home as well as our belongings. They asked questions and moved things around for us even as we made some minor adjustments and all the while being very friendly and energetic. I would say that all-in-all, we had a 5 star experience. Moving a distance like this can be quite expensive, especially if you want the process mostly handled by someone else and not to worry about driving a U-Haul across the country, but I do think that it's worth it when you can afford it. Ramar did a great job and I will likely reach out to them again in the future for coordinating our future relocations. read more

This is my only review on yelp. I was so passionate and upset about this that I had to write a review. We contacted Mayflower who sent out a representative from Ramar Moving Systems to give us an estimate on our move from Maryland to California. At the first meeting, everything went okay and we received a quote. The quote was significantly higher (upwards of $8,000 more) that other moving companies, but I went with them as they and Mayflower had good Yelp Reviews. When I contacted the estimator from Ramar regarding the significant price difference, he assured me that if I went with them, I would receive quality service, which could not have been farther from the truth. Sadly, I believed him. Below are all of the items that went wrong before, during and after the move: 1. Prior to the move, the estimator suggested that we would need a shuttle (extra cost) to move items from our house to the moving truck because of our driveway access. I assured the estimator this would not be needed. I sent him a follow-up email asking him to come out to look at the access again and reconsider the shuttle. He did not, but said he had someone look at the property via Google Earth, and it was needed. On the day the truck driver arrived, he agreed that a shuttle was not needed, so he did not use one. He told us that we would not be charged. When I called Mayflower who contacted Ramar they said that they would give me back 2/3 of the cost of the shuttle because it was a set price. Not happy since I told them several times that a shuttle would not be needed (I have emails to prove it). 2. Prior to the move, I questioned the number of large picture boxes they said that they needed. I was assured that the estimator knew what he was doing. In the end, they needed at least 10 more of these boxes. I refused to pay for them and they agreed to cover it. 3. On the day of the move, the truck driver asked my husband where they could get lunch. My husband was running an errand, so offered to make the food run for them (5 movers plus a truck driver-not cheap). The truck driver never reimbursed my husband and acted as if it was expected. 4. When the items arrived at our location a day late, there were several expensive broken items-three legs off of three different dining rooms chairs, a leg off of our buffet table, a hole in the top of our desk, a wheel off of our office chair, a floor lamp was snapped in half, a hole in the bottom of our brand new chest of drawers, and some item with scratches on them (new chest of drawers, entertainment center). The truck driver admittedly blamed the packers and said he did not like the crew that moved us. 5. When they arrived at our place to unload, they knew that they were storing the items in a garage, so they only sent 2 movers when it took 5 movers all day to load the truck. When the 2 movers began moving items into the garage, they had no plan-how to get the max out of the area to store and how to store items to minimize damage, so my 65 year old father and his friend had to do it. They in fact did the movers job for 6 hours that day. They should have been paid or I should have been reimbursed for their time. Especially, since my father has horrible back problems, and was in a lot of pain after the move. 6. The day of delivery I called and emailed the rep from Ramar services, and the only thing I got back was an email that said I should have called her sooner. I called and emailed again and had no response, so I went to Mayflower who was not much help. All they did was secure 2/3 of the money for the shuttle for me. DO NOT USE RAMAR OR MAYFLOWER. Sadly, they lost our business due to their lack of professionalism and negligence as we are moving our items out of storage into our house. read more

Moved from DC to Seattle and everything went smoothly and as expected. They inventoried all my belongings and my agent kept me up-to-date on move progress regularly. Off-loading at destination was well organized and quick. Friendly crew. Overall, professionally-handled and very satisfied with the entire experience. I would certainly consider picking them again for my next move and would recommend their services to anyone relocating. read more

We had an excellent experience with Ramar movers. We had to move over a two day period. The crew showed up as promised to pack all items onto the two trucks. They used a crew of six and they handled all our items like it was theirs. Because we had white carpet throughout the house the movers removed their shoes to protect the carpet; I couldn't believe they did this without me asking them to do it. They were supposed to take 8 hrs to load up the trucks and they did it in 5 1/2 hrs. On the second day they again showed up at our new home as promised. Before moving one item into our new home they laid heavy cardboard on the hardwood flooring to protect it. The movers were very professional and the unloading went very smoothly just like the loading process. They were able to complete the unloading in a little over 5 hrs which was great because the final cost came in a couple thousand less than what the estimator had projected. We would definitely recommend RAMAR based on their fair and honest pricing, reliability, customer service and their excellent professional team of movers. read more