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    3.2 (175 reviews)
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    If you can show me where it says you need to rent the day of arrival, I'll pay for your rental myself.
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    It's been over a month now and they STILL haven't responded. Seeing from the newest reviews, seems like it's a everyday occurrence to be scammed by these staff members.

    This is the text to the office there at the hobby airport NO RESPONSE

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    Everything and body was on point and very professional thanks SHAY. She made sure my van was great and it was ill be back

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    1.8(191 reviews)
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    This review is a bit overdue but it's my experience after traveling to Houston via Hobby airport…read more You take a shuttle to this location from the airport. I don't know if there was something crazy going on at the time but the wait was over an hour to get a car. I made the mistake of selecting dealers choice and got a Tesla -_-. The car was dirty with spots on the roof and a peeling steering wheel. I ended up getting charged $15 for not bringing the car charged to the same level I received it, but I got the car at 99%. How was I supposed to drive to the airport at 100% and only use 1% before drop off? I wish they offered some sort of charging on site to avoid stuff like this. I will say the staff were friendly but pretty nonchalant in terms of the wait. I wouldn't use Avis again.

    Oh how the mighty have fallen. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought Avis was one of the…read moretop tier car rental companies. I've dealt with this location before. It used to be alright. Now I see they have joined forces with Budget and Payless and I feel like the service reflects that of a low budget rental company. Getting in and out is annoying. Only rentals or shuttles can drive in. If you are getting dropped off or picked up, your ride has to wait outside where there are tons of no parking signs. The staff here mostly all have an attitude. Good luck complaining about anything because they will just roll their eyes and you and say there is nothing they can do. My last rental was a 12 passenger van for a family trip. Online it says a Ford Transit or similar. They get you with that similar part. I've rented many Transits. They're spacious and have all the modern things like an auxiliary port and a screen display for Apple play or whatever you use. What I got was what felt like an old Chevy creeper van. So old, they had cigarette lighters. There was nothing to plug in a phone or even a Bluetooth connection. Just a radio, not even a CD player. I walked right back into the office to ask for something else and they just basically laughed at me and said I have no other options. The vehicle also had alot of physical wear on tear on the outside and well as inside. Did it get us from point A to point B? Yes. But I expect a newer vehicle when renting. I will do my best to stay clear of any Avis Rent A Cars in the future. This location especially. On to the next!

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    Payless Car Rental - Sweet trailer office

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    1.8(73 reviews)
    0.2 miHobby

    I really hope this reaches someone who can implement this for training throughout your company. I…read morecame in to Houston for a family reunion. Not wanting to inconvenience my family due to them possibly being busy, I decided it would be best to rent a car. I was able to make a reservation for a car while exiting the airport, which I found to be very convenient. When I came out the terminal, the shuttle for the car rental place was already outside and ready to take me to the location. Once I got to the rental location, I approached the desk and gave the customer service rep my ID and reservation number. Once the rep found my info, I was told that I was too early for the reservation and needed to wait. No problem...understandable. After about 20 minutes, I was allowed to come back up to the desk to process my rental. The rep I dealt with was pleasant and gave me a good recommendation on somewhere to eat. Everything was going well until it came time to authorize my car rental purchase. Once I inserted my card, everything was confirmed and approved. By the way, please make sure you have a credit card for the rental. I saw at least two people come in with debit cards not be allowed to get their rental. Here's where the issue occurred. Somewhere in the rep's process, it was discovered that I had a rental car out in their system. I confirmed to the rep that I have a rental through Avis back home that I was using for business purposes. Once this was discovered, a manager was alerted of the matter. The manager stated the only way I could get the rental would be if I had another driver on the vehicle. Since I was traveling by myself, I was not allowed to get the rental. No problem...understandable. Seeing that the authorization on my card went through, I asked the rep when the authorization would be removed so that I could attempt to rent from another company. The rep stated that they didn't process anything so nothing should've went through. Houston...we have a problem and it's not understandable. I advised the rep there absolutely was a charge that went through and I needed to know when it would be gone. They stated it should be cleared after midnight. Unfortunately, the authorization is still on my card and I wound up utilizing rideshare companies the whole weekend to get around. It was a great inconvenience to what I wanted to do. I don't know the process for getting reservations done, but something needs to be instituted that prevents this from happening to anyone else again. I probably could've went to another place, but my time had already been soured by the experience. I hope this finds the right department so that this step could be implemented.

    Bus shuttle to and from the airport to and from the airport was the only good thing about my…read moreexperience. My main complaint was that my estimate was $194.13 and was charged $382.41. I asked for a copy of the contract I was signing and was told, "This is Payless!" The car smelled like marijuana with a fragrance overspray. I drove with the rear windows down. The windshield was so dirty I could hardly see out of it. There was no wiper fluid! I had to pour water on it while the wipers were working. At the return, I was told that I would get a final receipt via email. Its been 4 days and I haven't received anything.

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    Budget

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    1.6(38 reviews)
    0.2 miHobby

    Had I read this horrible reviews I would have gone elsewhere…read more The following Yelpers warned to never use them: Sade (Houston), A.R. (Fremont), Fanta (NYC), Blonde (NV), Jon (Philly), Russell (DE), and Charles (Vegas), while Josh (Arlington), Larry (MD), Heather (Weatherford), Bobbie (Boston), Belinda (Santa Monica), Mark (Garland), Lanette (Rialto), Mike (IL), Melody (IL), and Leah (Stafford) swore to never use Budget again based on their experience. Customer service? Rude (Sade), rude and impatient (Lanette), rude and stupid (Jon), rude w/ no customer service skills (Quince from DC), rude and slow (Farmie from Antelope), disrespectful (Josh), dishonest (Fanta & Lanette), pathetic (Charles), horrible (Lovely from Brea), unavailable by phone (Lanette and Bryan from OK), and not very nice with no sense of urgency (Blonde from NV). Checkout clerk was nasty (Blonde) and rude (Mai from Long Beach). Slow: Hour wait (A.R., Larry, and Leah), 11 people : 2 workers (Court from Illinois), 10:1 (Heather), 10:2 and 90 minute wait (Party from Escondido), and long af line (Farmie). Questionable billing: $10 fuel fee (Blonde) and $60 fee (Lanette) despite bringing back a full tank, upcharge for unwanted upgrade, (Gaetan from Houston, Quince, and Russell), $78 increase to $210 (A.R.), unauthorized $50 daily coverage (Bobbie), charged for tire repair done on the grounds (Melody from IL). Cars? Dusty, dirty, and smelly (Lanette), dirty inside and out (Russell), rarely available (Reservations not honored by Party, Fanta, Farmie, Gaetan, Quince and Russell). My three star experience, therefore, is a fluke? I came in at 7:00am on a Sunday, by Uber. It wasn't clear if this was a lot or an agency as the building was hundreds of feet from the exit. Not arriving with a full shuttle bus following a flight, I had three workers and no line. They were friendly (one of them said Beaver Nuggets when I asked for BucCee's recommendations). We had inadvertently reserved an electric car, so we had understandably had to pay a slight up charge for a gas car. Despite it being the Total Eclipse weekend, they didn't jack the prices up. There was a tiny but questionable bait and switch, as he offered a Camry, but gave us a Chevy Malibu, which I knew were crappy with bad visibility. The car had enough scratches and scuffs to warrant taking a video, though the checkout attendant, annoyed to be of service, said we didn't need to note the quality of the vehicle. My review might change once I get the final bill. I might get charged a no-waiting fee or a BucCee's recommendation cost.

    VERY BAD!!! This entire company does not care about customer service. I flew in around 9pm, it was…read more10:30pm before I got through the line and was informed that "my car was not available". I would have to check out a different vehicle and exchange it the next morning. I did not have a different option so I took a vehicle to the hotel and came back the next day to swap out. Upon the swap they incorrectly checked me into an SUV instead of the car I requested. They fixed the issue and I was soon on my way with the car I reserved a month prior. No other issues the remainder of the rental week. 3 months later I get an email stating the SUV (that I never drove) was in an accident and I would need to pay the damages. I would have no problem if I was driving the vehicle, but I never knew it existed. Then came the endless harassing phone calls and emails. I called customer service who had no idea about the insurance part so assumed it was a scam. After several more voicemails and phone calls, I called back. They stated I was going to be charged for the damage to the SUV unless I could prove I did not drive the vehicle. The kicker is, they can't speak with customer service!!! Different departments have no communication with each other to take care of their customers. "You have to call customer service, get an email or proof and then email claims back." The whole process is ridiculous, and I will never do business with Budget again!!!! Their long lines and crappy service are not worth the cheaper rental pricing. Do yourselves a favor and try any other rental company!!!! You get what you pay for.

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    Easirent - TWO THUMBS DOWN

    Easirent

    1.2(198 reviews)
    1.6 miHobby

    !!!!! literally the ONLY review that will matter lol. Just make you actually read it or you're…read moreliable to pay 2-3x more than you expected to or be pissy because you think you're going to get Hertz level service! I've rented at this location about 5 or 6x and I promise you, Maliah is the only competent and kind worker here. I fear the others are some of the laziest and the most blatantly rude workers I've encountered in a long time. They will greet you but do not like answering questions OR the phone. Like I dead had to wait 1.5 hrs once and the phone rang like more than 15 times and they didn't answer once. BOOK ON THEIR WEBSITE ONLY!! Do not use their app or a third party site as they will overcharge you and do not provide you with a full list of Easirents policies that will also lead to more charges lol. MOST IMPORTANT PART!!! If you want to pay the actual price you saw when you booked then you have to come with your own FULL COVERAGE insurance and deny the toll pass, which is like $20+/per day. If you only have liability insurance then they'll charge you like $15/per day vs $35/per day if you have no insurance. Also, if you deny the toll pass make sure you set your maps app to avoid tolls and do your very best to not get on the express way (the feeders take a little getting used to so pay close attention to the road signs) because they will charge you $25 for going on it PLUS $25 every single time you get on- it's NOT per day‼ The shuttle is super unreliable from the airport to the rental location but when it comes, the drivers are pretty friendly and it's not a long drive to the hotel/rental location. I suggest getting a ride share if you're on a serious time crunch. Pro tip, call and request the shuttle as SOON as the flight attendants say you can use your phone lol. From the rental location back to the airport is wayyyy smoother. It runs on a tighter schedule. I can't remember his name right now, but the young male driver with the locs is always smiles lol. The actual rental location is dingy and could use a lot of tlc. From the chairs, to the decorations, to the smell- yeahh they leave a lot to desired BUT the hotel attached is usually pretty clean and that's a major plus since their bathroom is in the hotel. Now, the cars are probably going to be dirty lol so be sure to bring a travel size pack of Clorox or Lysol wipes and a plastic bag to possibly collect trash. I've also gotten a couple that didn't have a working phone port or don't have a usb port at all just the c-type, which is obviously out of their control but something to note so you don't end up having to buy a new phone charger. If the car is noticeably dirty (inside or out), complain and ask them to allow you to return it with half a tank less than you got it or on empty if you have a booking longer than 4 days. They're usually pretty good about being accommodating because I think they all know the cleaner sucks or that the cars aren't getting cleaned at all. Oh and sometimes they get overbooked and won't notify you even if you have a reservation so I suggest booking another reservation that won't charge you if you don't show up. So yeah just come in with low expectations or pray Malliah is working lmaoo. It's cheap as hell but it's literally because they wouldn't last charging anymore than they do! Happy renting :))

    There was nothing easy about this place. Save yourself the headache! Do not book here! I want to…read moreknow how is this place even open!? We've been sitting here waiting to be acknowledged for two hours and they have only "helped" 4 customers. Two people appear to work here and only one is checking customers in. The only reason I haven't walked out is because I paid ahead of time for this car. We have a reservation! We booked through Armed Forces Vacation Travel! This is how active duty military are treated? The office is filthy. The staff need proper training on how to handle customers and the extremely long wait times. They are slow and rude! This has truly been a nightmare after traveling all the way from Hawaii.

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