I found the best price here for my 12 day stay in CT. I arrived after midnight and was fearful that the place would close before I got there, so I stressed a bit when I did not see the van right away, knowing that they closed at 1am. Luckily it showed up and there was no line - I was the last customer of the day and the woman behind the desk was wonderfully helpful and sweet. She got me into the rental in minutes. Since I was her last customer, she waited until I got situated in my car. I did have an issue with finding how to turn on the interior lights - I was used to them going on automatically. At least that is what I figured, when she quickly solved the problem by telling me to turn on the headlights. Unfortunately, once I had driven to New Haven I realized that the USB port was not working so I was not able to charge my phone. I was also unable to connect it to the stereo and hands free calling option. I had to purchase a charger that fit into the cigarette lighter for my phone to be able to charge. That, however, is an issue with the car. When I returned it I informed the valet, and I saw him make note of it. I probably should have used that to ask for an additional discount, but it was not such an inconvenience, I already had received an AAA discount, and the shuttle driver was waiting. I rushed to catch it and was relieved to be a little early for my flight home to CA. Once I got home, I filled out the feedback survey. I gave excellent reviews for the service as it was relatively fast for the most part. Then, I realized that I left my parking pass in the vehicle. I figured that it would have been discarded or lost forever but I had to try and call. The main number gave phone tree options which led to a recording telling me the office was closed and to call back during business hours. It was 5:20 am California time, and therefore after 8:00 am and should have been open according to their message. So, I searched their website online and finally found - under Contact Us - their Lost and Found department. It gave a number to reach a human at the Bradley International Airport branch in Windsor Locks. That is when I found Wausa (pronounced Wah-soo). He called three different places; the office, their valet service, and the cleaning crew. He found my parking pass and took my name and information so he could FedEx it to me. I was so grateful for this. I have in the past left behind items in taxis, on the bus, or in a hotel - and it is only on a rare occasion that I am ever able to recover them. This pass would have taken months to replace as I would need to find original paperwork, fill out more forms, resubmit them, and wait for a duplicate copy to be issued, and then mailed to me. Now, with his help, I am able to get the pass in time to use it on Monday. He saved me a lot of stress and bother. I do not rent cars often, but I have used this office twice already and will use it again the next time I visit CT. Their prices are the lowest and my complaints are minor. I am overjoyed that they found my lost item and am grateful for the kind service. read more

Can I give thrifty -20 stars? I reserved a minivan for a road trip, with an original pick up time of 10:30 AM. My plans changed and I changed the pick up time to 3:30 PM via a 'manage your reservation' link. Unfortunately on the day of the pick up I spent the morning in urgent care and called them at 2:00 PM to cancel the reservation because I was no longer able to travel. They refused to cancel the reservation 'because the 10:30 AM pickup time was exceeded'. This company is trash and I'm stuck with a $540 bill STAY AWAY!!! read more

I had to cancel my flight to Bradley due to weather in Denver - the departure time kept getting pushed back and I wasn't willing to arrive at 2am. When I tried to modify my car rental reservation to a later date, the Expedia agent I got ahold of through chat (I could not get a live person on the phone through Thrifty's customer service) told me we were too close to our reservation time and there was nothing we could do. I understand not being able to cancel, but to not even allow me to change the reservation to a later date is really poor customer service. When I do go back to CT this summer, I will NOT be renting from Thrifty. read more

Thrifty Rental Car via Expedia has overcharged me and then charged my credit card for the amount twice. I'm working with the credit card to decline all charges. No one answers the phone at Thrifty and they do not have email. All a consumer can do is write bad reviews and contact the BBB and file a complaint with the Attorney General. Pathetic. I'll never do business with Thrifty again. read more

DO NOT RENT FROM DOLLAR, THRIFTY OR HERTZ!!!!!!!!!THE WORST EVER!!!!!!!!! Rented me a total LEMON. Car Broke down and when I called to have it towed it was cancelled multiple time. I think I have called customer service 300 times through this process. They were unable to help at the desk in Hartford telling me to call customer service. When the car was finally checked in, I was billed for the whole rental, even though the car was broken for half the time. The man "Joshua" in customer service, was a complete jerk and didn't care about my situation one bit. AS MEAN AS CAN BE ;( I CAUTION YOU * DO NOT RENT FROM DOLLAR,THRIFTY OR HERTZ* read more

I had to book a last minute trip for a family funeral and we landed after 9pm. After seeing the reviews, I was a little worried about the service we would get but it was all for not. There was only one agent working when we arrived and the line of people picking up cars was on the longish side. It took quite a while to get to the counter and this part was a serious drag, but once we did, we had a super easy time getting everything done. The car was ok, nothing special for a mid size. Checking it back in was easy too. read more

I rented from Thrifty this week as back in September I had rented from them with no issues. I always had the car up myself as their cost is outrageous if you don't handle yourself. I dropped my rental off early this morning with a full tank of gas. I subsequently received an updated receipt charging me a little over $10 for gas, with service fees etc. added that brought the total up to $29.00. Needless to say I was quite aggravated. I did reply too their email but they have apparently set it up so you really can't contact them that way. Will not be renting from them again. read more

I was told at the counter that I'd receive a $200 refund upon returning the car. I've called thrifty car for weeks and the automated message keeps telling me to callback later. The staff who picked up the vehicle were kind and helped me get on a shuttle. Yet, that does not make up for the hundreds of added on fees and no customer service at pick up, read more

DO NOT USE!!! Had a prepaid rental agreement and the man at the counter CHANGED the rates upon pickup. When I informed him the rates were incorrect, he told me too bad and to call customer care if I had an issue. Called customer care, told me *rates are subject to change* even with a prepaid agreement and then hung up on me. Awful service!!! read more

We came in after a grueling Red Eye flight (Sat. 7/8 7a). We knew what size car we reserved and were hoping for an upgrade when we arrived based on the online availability. Not only did we get an upgrade, but the staff there were the friendliest we ever encountered. This was the best and most efficient service we have ever received at a Thrifty. Our only regret is that we were so tired we didn't get the names of the 2 ladies that made the difference for us. read more

The lady who checked us in wasn't very helpful, very short and a little rude. Then she sends us out and says just pick a car. I have never experienced renting a car working like this. They usually go out with you and look over the car. No...just go pick a car on these three rows. We finally found a gas powered car. Most of the cars were electric! We have never driven or know anything about and electric car. So...just go pick a car??? Really! The gentleman at the gate was very nice and informative. He should have been checking people in, he was such a people person and was so helpful. read more

Thrifty is terrible company to do business with. My debacle started February 17, 2024 and I have been fighting it since. I was charged for Liability Insurance Supplement (LIS) which I denied the coverage and the counter agent told me it was a security deposit and would it be taken off after the rental was completed. I told her again I did not want it but she said she had no choice and that it had to be added. This was just the beginning of my troubles with Thrifty. Here's what my family and I had to go through: * I was charged for LIS when I denied it. * The car I rented was not there. I was given a lame excuse that since the Daytona 500 was going on all the rentals were out. I made that reservation 8 months earlier! My car should have been there. * I was given the option of an open bed truck. I refused since my granddaughter had no place to sit and it was pouring rain and our luggage would get soaked. * I needed a car seat for my granddaughter and I was told to go to the rack and pick one out. * The first car my son went to look at after we refused the truck smelled marijuana. Does the company not pull that from the lot? That car was rented and driven off the lot about a half hour later after we brought that to the attendant's attention. * I could not drive the car from the premises since I did not have the "Gold Star" on my license as required by Florida law. Another mistake the counter agent made. This delayed us another half hour to forty-five minutes while we went back and cancelled the paperwork in my name and had it put in my son's name. * There are no phone numbers to call for a customer agent and when I finally did get through (I used their emergency number because I go so frustrated), I was told I needed to wait until the charges went through. After submitting a complaint through there website and corresponding with two "customer service" agents Thrifty still refused to reimburse me the $111.16 for the wrongful charge. To me, Thrifty is not a customer-oriented company. The rental was done through Priceline and I tried to elicit their help but they kept at arm's length. After finding out my rental was over $120 more that if I did it myself, I understand why Priceline didn't want to get involved. I'll never use Thrifty again and probably won't book through Priceline either! read more

I rented through Priceline and upon arrival to the rental, they said I needed to provide a credit card to have on file. I stated that I had already paid and the employee said that it would not charge my credit card, it would "only be used as collateral if I ran off with the car." Well that was not true because a day after I returned it, my card was charged $1200 (when online it stated it would only be $700, and I was assured by the employee it wouldn't be charged because I've already paid). Now I'm in a battle between Priceline and Thrifty to get my money back and only pay for what I was originally quoted for. I'm still being charged by Affirm through Priceline and thrifty has not refunded my credit card for the charges they said were not going to be applied. Nobody seems to know what they are doing at this place and the customer service is terrible. My flight was delayed till the next day and I called thrifty to let them know I would not be able to pickup my vehicle at 11:30pm due to the delay. The representative stated that I would probably lose my rental car because of this. I asked them to retime my pickup time to tomorrow and they said I would have to go through Priceline to do it who sent me back to Thrifty representative again because Priceline doesn't handle those requests. Thrifty said to retime it online however at several tries it would not allow me to retime the pickup. I called thrifty again and they stated they didn't know how to fix it and I was just going to have to deal with it. Horrible, horrible service. Obviously there can be delays in flights that nobody can predict but small accommodations for those rare instances should be made available to everyone who has to deal with them. I shouldn't be stuck without a car in a state I have never been to before because people didn't know how to do their job and retime a car pickup. Upon arrival the next morning, THANKFULLY they hadn't rented out the car I was getting (although apparently they almost did). After arrival, we had to wait over an hour to get our car because only one attendant was working. Others around us had reservations and were waiting over an hour as well to get their car when they already had a pickup time scheduled. It's just poor poor service all around. I had decided to give this company a chance because I tend to want to gather my own opinion of things. I shouldn't of ignored all the terrible online reviews of this company. The only good thing I can say about this company is that the drop off process was easy. read more

They had a special on electric vehicles, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I told him I never used one before, but I needed to be sure that I could charge it by plugging it in from where I was staying, because the charging stations were not going to be anywhere near me. They said "of course! No problem". Well I'm at half empty and figured I'd plug it in, and then I see that they didn't include an adapter. I called their support line, and they told me they didn't have to include an adapter. I explained the situation and how I was told I could charge from where I was staying, and customer support came back with the usual BS "I understand your frustration, but it's like getting gas for a car, it's just something you have to do." Guess I have to drive over half an hour now for this nonsense, because they lied to me. I would never have gotten this car if they had been honest with me and told me they weren't going to include an adapter, which meant I'd have to go far out of my way to go to a charging station. Dishonest, and bad service. Now I'm stuck with this for the next few days. read more

Thrifty rhymes with Shhh.... THE WORST. Sad! Terribly understaffed, you will wait forever for their shuttle bus, and then wait forever at the counter. And another bad thing is that it's the farthest, so it has three more problems: location, location, location. I made the mistake (twice!) of renting here to save a few dollars (and as a very frugal Yankee, I am so thrifty that I hold that dollar so tight you can hear the eagle squawk) but my wife and I left exhausted just from the experience of getting a rental car from this location. Please save yourself the hassle and never, never, never, ever rent from this location. read more

I brought the car back with a full tank of gas and was charged over $22 for gas and service fee. I am waiting to hear back. I am handicapped and had a long walk back to the airport with baggage in tow, short of breath and heart was racing. No shuttle and it is a long walk with luggage. read more

I am extremely disappointed and angry with my Thrifty experience. I booked my car through Avelo when I booked my flight and my estimated amount due at pick up was $115.29. I waited 90 minutes in line to pick up my car at the airport and was charged $584.50. This is an obscene and disgusting difference. They abuse hidden fees to screw over their customers. I have also been in contact with Avelo as well because this reflects negatively in their partnership with Thrifty. Avelo responded promptly and refunded my friend and I $50 each in travel funds with their airline. Thrifty however did not respond to any of my emails and I will attach the response they sent me on Facebook messenger. I could have gotten a car through Alamo for almost $200 less and would not have had to wait in a check in line at all for them since I have utilized their services before. I will not make this mistake in the future and I will advise everyone else to do the same. read more

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Girls at night kept playing games and putting me on hold sherkkesha or what ever her name is was very rude and kept hanging up the phone and cursing and ignoring us when we had a problem getting the rental. I had to call customer service to try tofix the problem with the name and card but wasnt allowed to fix it with this girl at this location who was the only one there at night shift picking up the phone because she wouldnt pick up the phone after a while and would have to make multiple calls to and kept ignoring us andonly picked up the phone a second time to act stupid like she just didnt talk to me we weren't allowed to resolve the issue at all never rent from her they are ghetto and rude as hell! We were told the day before that this exact problem that we had wouldnt be a problem and this happened. read more

Thrifty Car Rental - Car Rental Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Had a reservation on a car to be picked up at 12:30 am. Got off the plane at 12:20 and waited over an hr for a shuttle that never showed up. Ended up waiting until it opened the next morning. Called and dialed the rental service and wasnt able to get any calls to connect through. Terrible service. Will not likely use this company again to rent a car. read more

This place is really messed up . I was way over charged face a pile of a car 141.00 a day Uber out of that place. Just keep shopping.

THE worst customer service. My service date/check in was 9/30/19 around 8:30AM and the service reps were unprofessional and impolite. I had the notion because I use Thrifty in Guatemala (and they're very good), they might be ok here stateside. Not at this location. I'll stick with the biggies (Hertz, Budget, National) and be on my way. Thank you. After failing to staff-up in advance of a large number of reservations coming in on early flights, the facility was only staffed with two individuals who was very snarky, the other who stood around for comedic purposes and wasn't able to process the other guests. After perturbing a customer who was hoping for the Nissan Versa, and didn't receive it, and didn't understand way, he preceded to inappropriately advise the folks lobby that they're always under staffed, and that Thrifty fails to pay attention to this concern. Well that's obvious. (that customer blew up outside, inappropriate, indeed, but it could have been easily mitigaged). After waiting 40 minutes, I had had it, and when I approached the desk wanted to simply get out of there and be on my way. My hurry was met with more snark, and the representative processed me in a very rude fashion. He failed to let me know that our car return had to be at Hertz since we had an early flight, a fact they don't let you know since they don't open until 6:00 AM on Sundays. We had to call customer service to find this out, when we could have been advised up front that if we arrive to catch an early flight, they wouldn't be open, and we would need to go to Hertz down the street for return processing. Our flight was at 5:50 AM so we arrived at the Thrifty facility 4:00 AM. They were, as mentioned, we closed, we spoke to customer service via phone they at least were helpful and told us that the arrangement at the other rental car location. If only Thrifty could be as professional as Hertz was in processing our return. A nice, bright and shiny and OPEN terminal. We were relieved that the rep on the phone saw the note in the Thrifty system on this or I am not sure what we would have done. Miss our flight until they open? How about a sighn on the In summary, poorly trained staff, negative attitudes toward company, more training is required period PS The car, a 2020 Corolla, was nice and was ready, I give them that read more

I echo other sentiments here. I'd recommend against using Thrifty BDL if you have another similarly-priced option, ESPECIALLY if you "might" need an EZ pass but are unsure of how much you'll use it. Their EZ Pass Policy ($12 device rental/day including tolls no cap) causes them to CHARGE WAY MORE than Budget's policy ($3/day + tolls with a cap of $15 per month + tolls). This amounts to a 'hidden fee' because it's not like you're going to re-rent a car when they spring this on you at the counter. When questioning this policy and asking for a refund, the staff was unforgiving and, uninformed, and unkind which makes me assume they will be similarly hostile if you have any issues with your bill. Very disappointing. @Thrifty Manager who claimed I was 'uninformed' about what other car companies policies for EZ Pass were, here is the link to how Budget deals with the EZ Pass service for its customers ($2.95/day for EZ Pass rental with a cap @$15 + tolls): https://www.budget.com/en/products-services/services/e-toll read more

Was worried because of the other reviews, but shouldn't have been. Perfect experience. Arrived at airport.... shuttle came in minutes. Quick and easy service at the desk, was in the car right away (even got an upgrade free). Car was fantastic. Dropping it off took under 5 minutes, no issues and was on my way to the airport via shuttle. Couldn't have asked for a better, smoother time. read more

Awful. The van takes forever ( rented from here 3 times yes I am a slow learner) I rented a car that said held 3 suitcases and 5 people it held one in the trunk and 5 midgets couldn't have fit in. The only nice thing is the van drivers are helpful and nice. The guy at the desk is rude and would not help. We have an express membership the car was never ready. Never again go else where they do not deserve the business read more

Thrifty Car Rental - 3 suitcases? Maybe 3 purses - Car Rental Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Slow and untrained staff. Now I'm turning my wrath to Yelp short comment what do you care if I'm to the point. read more

DON'T EVEN CONSIDER IT! Cheap price and bad service. Rented a car from BDL in CT. Location: NOT AT THE AIRPORT. EXPEDIA didn't stress this. Was in town 1 day...for a funeral. CT location did not provide me directions to get back to the off-site location. They forgot to give it to me. Missed my return flight, slept in the airport all night. Thrifty is cheap and you get what you pay for! They did nothing to help me with my situation. NEVER AGAIN! read more

I have a lot of bad luck so I was expecting a one star experience from the other Yelps, but my experience was superb. Connecticut is a lovely place but it isn't know for being the friendliest state, but the staff at pick-up and drop-off were extremely friendly, courteous, and professional. The car was in great shape and there was even an apology letter in the car for the exterior appearance (apparently they couldn't do wash because of the freezing temperatures). The tires needed some air before we drove off (I guess someone missed the warning light) and they were super apologetic and the service was speedy. I was extremely impressed by the experience and I wouldn't hesitate to rent here again. read more

45 minutes in line today. Understaffed with an inefficient check in system.

Horrible... and I mean HORRIBLE customer service.. trying to rent a car. Has way more requirements than any other rental place. Talked to reservations and a supervisor both passed me off. They have me the number to the Bradleylocation. . And of course the phones dont work there. BEWARE read more

Be aware, this particular location does not come out to inspect the car with you. Husband asked her to come out for inspection and she said "we don't do that anymore". There was a crack in the windshield that was hidden by the inspection sticker. When we returned the car, they charged us $155 for the windshield. Funny thing is they honed in on that exact spot as soon as we got back, like they were expecting it to be cracked. AND DO NOT under any circumstances pull the lever on the toll transponder, it will activate it for the daily rate. Even if you don't go over a toll road. We just got a bill for $47, 2 weeks after our rental was returned. I will never recommend this company to anyone. The car was filthy and covered with bugs, but the selection was low and we had plans and couldn't waste any more time. It cost us $567 for a $365 prepaid rental. read more

Thrifty is absolutely dreadful. You are able to book return and pickup times that occur outside of their operating hours. Long waits and terrible customer service. You will likely miss your flight if you use this company. Please opt for Hertz or something less terrible. read more

I reserved a full -size car advertised as a Ford Taurus. I was going to do a lot of driving and wanted a comfortable highway cruiser that would fit my 6'7" frame. When I got to the service counter they told me that they did not have Ford Taurus's at this location and offered me an older Ford Fusion. Besides having a small 4 cylinder engine, it did not have the legroom that the advertised car had. They told me that the Fusion was in the same car class as the Taurus. Totally not true.... They then offered me a older Dodge Minivan. It clearly had seen better days. I refused this vehicle and took my business elsewhere. Please be aware of Thrifty's advertisements when booking cars. What they advertise is not what you get. read more

Was expecting a poor experience due to the bad reviews, but returning my car was quick and easy and the woman working listened to my concern and refunded me that portion of the bill without me having to ask. I was in and out and happy within 2 minutes. read more

What a horrendous experience. Do not rent from Thrifty! From ez pass coverage to return of the car to every interaction. Save yourself! No Thrifty or Dollar rent a car at the Bradley International. read more

This only gets a 1 star because "0 STARS" isn't an option!!!! Worst rental experience ever. Specifically this was a THRIFTY rental but is addressed under the HERTZ umbrella apparently. I prepaid with a debit card through Expedia and when attempting to pick up the car was told they will not accept a debit card for the security deposit. A second employee then told me the same thing. I asked to speak to a manager and he repeated the no debit card "rule." It became clear he was not going to figure this out. No was no, apparently. I asked for a corporate number to call and did so. The rep pulled up my reservation and rental location and gave me the instructions to "show my return flight ticket" and they will take my debit card. We recorded the audio in order to show that Corporate had ok'd it. Went back in, had to wait 10 more minutes for them to "find" the manager. A different manager came out and I had to explain the whole thing again. Then HE repeated that they don't take debit cards. And that's that. Again, no options, no solutions. At this point the original "manager" came out again along with the "General Manager." Once again I had to plead my case as these 3 guys basically dismissed me and my efforts to remedy a problem. I played him the recording which also said to have HIM call the corporate number to work it out. He said he "didn't need to call because he knows the rules." His tone was condescending and short, and it became clear he had no interest in working towards a resolution. We asked for his name. With a very patronizing and sarcastic response to us as he wrote "Kevin O" on a piece of paper. He said he doesn't give out his full last name. Really? I've never heard of a GM being secretive with his identity. Needless to say we left without a car. My sister and I flew in to visit our father who has stage 4 cancer which is stressful enough. We certainly didn't need to add such a cold, rude, unhelpful customer service experience to our itinerary. I have been involved in aviation for 35 years and this experience is certainly going to be a case study in TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE in my training workshops. If they worked for me they would be sent packing tomorrow. I am going to leave reviews for this location everywhere online and make sure others don't waste their time and money with such a hack operation. read more

Thrifty Car Rental - The smug "manager.' - Car Rental Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

The absolutely worst customer service I have ever experienced. Beyond rude and well into openly hostile. Double charged me and held my keys hostage until I paid again. Left my car at this parking lot with a half tank of gas and came home to an empty tank. Refused to give me any escalation process. No email address. No text number. No persons name. The rude man at the desk said he was the one and only person I could speak to. This is a cheap parking lot and still over priced for the hassle they give you. Never. Ever. Under ANY circumstance, would I ever park here. This place should be shut down. read more

I had a very negative experience with Thrifty car rental. I was quoted a specific price before agreeing to rent from Thrifty, and was never notified of a different price. They added a large number of additional charges, some of which I had explicitly declined, which resulted in the total bill being nearly triple the agreed-upon price. I notified them of their error and they refused to correc the charge. I do not appreciate being scammed, and I recommend that anyone looking to rent a car in the Hartford area avoid being cheated at Thrifty as I was. read more

Arrived late at night and spoke with a very friendly lady who got me my car quickly. Overall great experience.

Old cars that are pretty beat up. Look at your car before you leave the lot and make sure they write any items down or you could be paying for it. Typically the best price on cars. read more

The end of August my wife and I flew into Bradley Airport in Windsor, CT for a week to take care of some business. We also planed to also visit relatives in Maine for a few days. When we arrived at Bradley Airport we realized that we forgot our EZ-Pass for tolls going to Maine. When we arrived at Thrifty Car rental the woman at the counter asked if we needed an EZ-Pass for any tolls, we told her yes but she never explained the COST!!! The tolls up and back to Maine from CT. was at most $10.00. We were charged a rate of $11.99 per day for 7 days totaling $87.46 with tax. Talk about a rip off, SO BEWARE. My bad for not asking. read more