We reserved a Nissan Rogue or similar online directly through Alamo, with the skip-the-line option. Upon arrival at MSY, you'll have to leave the terminal, exit the building, and cross the street to one of the waiting shuttle buses for the 25-minute ride to the car rental center. Upon leaving the bus, follow the signs and head upstairs to the Alamo car rental. They have clean restrooms just outside the pick-up area. Our similar, just-washed, and low-mileage GMC Terrain was brought to us. The vehicle ran well for the week. Upon return, if you choose to fill it up yourself, the only gas station nearby is the Shell on Blues Street. Once you commit to Rental Drive, you cannot access it. When you return your Alamo rental, go all the way to the top of the ramp. Drive over the "don't back up spikes" and look for the attendant to direct you where to park. They will ask if you want a printed or emailed receipt, and that's it. Don't forget to take pictures and video of your rental, inside and out, to avoid allegations of damage. I would return to the Alamo in the future for my vehicle rental needs. read more

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All the hustling and hurrying just to have to wait in the longest line possible because no cars are cleaned, no cars are ready. The counter process was easy. But when you go to pick up the actual rental, be prepared to sit. But, if you want to spend more and 'upgrade' your rental, they can give you a car on the spot (SCAM). What's the point in a reservation when you have to wait more than a hour for an available rental. Do not recommend. Lesson learned. Never EVER again. read more

When we arrived 2 weeks ago they did not have the convertible we had requested but Sam jumped right in and gave us 3 other options that actually ended up being just fine and worked out well. He was having each car brought up for us to check out and decide on. Very accommodating. When we returned 2 weeks later he was there again and remembered us. Really nice guy doing a fantastic job with the customers. He even helped us with our luggage to the uber pick up spot. Thank you! read more

I have come to trust Alamo when it comes to a solid rental car experience and this time it was no exception. [Price]: I booked through Costco Travel and was quoted $285 for approximately 3.5 days, but I only ended up with $260 instead and received 7% discount as the total cost is based on the exact days & hours rented out (charged based on 3 days and 3 hours instead of the original 3 days and 5 hours.) [Check-in]: Alamo Rent A Car is located in The MSY Consolidated Car Rental Center. Please note that you will need to take a free rental car shuttle to get to the rental car center and the travel time is approximately 25 - 30 minutes (one-way). Check-in was very straightforward and I elected to use my own insurance for comprehensive coverage. Luckily my rental car wasn't broken into or vandalized so I didn't have to deal with any potential headache. I walked up to the 2nd level to pick up my car and was greeted by Clara. She was very nice and gave me a standard SUV AWD instead of a full-size car with no extra charge because standard SUVs were the only available options. My SUV did have a very small dent on one side of the doors, but Clara said as long as the dent is smaller than the "body damage circle" (a sheet provided by the staff) then they won't question it. I did take a picture as well as told the agent at the exit gate about the dent before I officially left the parking structure. [Check-out]: I received an email from Alamo with a returning instruction. The return address was given (600 Rental Blvd., Kenner, LA 70062) and please note the return area (Enterprise / National / Alamo all share the same return area) is located on the first level of the Rental Facility and NOT on the second level. The return process was pretty smooth, but I did have a slight trouble locating the rental car drop-off entrance and had to circle around the rental car center twice to finally see a tiny entrance sign on the right side. Honestly it is not really Alamo's fault and I will just blame engineers who design this rental car center. Slight discount + easy check-in/check-out + not questioning a small dent - 25-minute shuttle ride - hard-to-find drop off entrance = a fairly good rental experience. read more

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I had the best experience at Alamo rental car. My husband and I travel a-lot across Europe, and the US. Christian and Tashi gave the best customer service we have ever had at a car rental location. They work fast during Mardi Gras I watched people come in and wait less than 5 minutes for their vehicles. They informed us that the vehicle we needed was being cleaned and thank you to the crew that cleans because they also work fast and efficiently. Tashi and Christian had great attitudes, and put in great effort to find the vehicle that worked best for my family of 7. I usually go for the Denali but that wasn't available. I usually use budget/Avis and Sixt but I am switching over to Alamo when ever I fly into New Orleans. Thank you to Christian for teaching me how to use the car. The new features can be confusing and he knew exactly how to work them on the grand wagoner that I rented. Thank y'all! read more

Hated it. My car was ok. Additionally we had a great time in New Orleans attending the French Quarter Festival, until it was time to "return our Rental Car to Alamo"... While returning our rental, the Alamo representative (Regina) was rude and unprofessional and petty. She became argumentative over the car keys. I told her that the keys were in the ignition and the car was running. The car did not possess a push to start ignition which means the car needs a key to start the ignition. There is no way technically you can start the engine unless it was hot wired or you used a dent puller and destroyed the ignition where the key inserts. However, Regina took a simple task like returning a rental car into a full blown argument about a Rental Car's engine ability to "MYSTERIOUSLY" start without a key even if there is no push to start ignition... What a bunch of hog wash!!! Any how, I just walked away ignored the garbage she was spewing to a customer who just paid good money for a rental car. I am 100% guarantee Alamo is aware of this type of unprofessional customer service behaviour and it probably happens frequently. My next trip to NOLA, I will just use a ride share to avoid dealing with silly young unprofessional know-nothings in the future. RENTAL INFORMATION Midsize vehicle on April 12, 2024 at NEW ORLEANS INTL ARPT. Your confirmation number is: 1359232697 read more

Yes yes yes to Joyce.. No No No to Alamo and uts promise of a Converible with no Convertible available. Joyce did all she could to sort things out and her dissapointment for us all the way from the UK was genuine. We managed to leave in the mustang as promised. Joyce deserves the highest rating possible.. Alamo and its over promising of cars does not. read more

First time in NOLA and we needed a car to get to a wedding in Mississippi. Reserved through Costco and got a very good price with Alamo for 4 days unlimited miles. Did not realize there was a 15 minute shuttle ride from the airport to the rental cars. All the rental agencies are in the same building so you have to go here no matter what. We walk into the facility and see a very long line at the Thrifty counter, like 30 people, and only 1 person at the Alamo counter. Sweet! Check in was smooth. Getting car was smooth. Getting out was smooth and we are on our way. Getting back was not so smooth as the signage for rental returns sucks. We had to turn around a couple of times before I recognized the scenery from our drive in to get the car. Drop off was smooth after that. Shuttle back to airport was smooth. The only problem is the the rental price includes about $70 dollars in state, parish, airport, concession fees, and facility taxes. This place makes Chicago look cheap. But we did have a good experience so I would use them again. And the Thrifty line only grew longer as we were heading to our car. read more

first off, apparently in new orleans you need to provide another form of identification outside of Drivers License and Credit Card even if you checked in online (not listed as a requirement on the app). So that was a whole thing. Some back story, i've rented from alamo twice in the last 2 weeks and it's been smooth in chicago and atlanta where i've literally walked up to the auto kiosk, then went out to PICK my car and then a smooth drive out. this is a review for alamo NOLA. TERRRIBLEEE. no cars to choose from. waiting for over 45 minutes just to get a car...... ridiculous. I would've opted for a diff rental company if i knew this were the case. but seems like enterprise, national and alamo all include the same cars. SMH this is crazy. 45 minutes of waiting for a rental on a sunday with no one really in line (4 ppl) ??? crazy. i know it's COVID, but wild that atlanta and chicago has everything completely up to par. new orleans - you slacking! read more

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Very professional and very quick to get me in and out. They even allowed me to take my dream car for a rental, thank you.

They charged me for two extra days after I returned the car and didn't issue a refund 4 days after I called about it. Edit: I emailed them twice (and have called twice in the last 4 days) and they didn't do anything. They said the branch would be calling me...and they never did. These guys are liars. I am lucky that my company got a great rate, or I could be out hundreds of dollars. Renter beware read more

Kiosk machine is a joke. Found our reservation and got almost to end before machine says has to go to counter, probably just to up sell us. Then half an hour wait for just a few in line. Why? Because only one person working of course. No wonder more and more people are going to take Uber when the rental experience is as bad as this. You would think these rental companies would figure out that people value their time and make it easy to get your car when you have a reservation already. read more

Quick Update. Following my return home, I found that I had left an item in my rental, a rather important item to me. I found the Lost and Found section on Alamo's website, submitted a lost item ticket, and was contacted the very next day by a representative letting me know that they had located my item. As they were in NOLA and I was in Los Angeles, it was quite impossible to swing by to collect it. "We'll send it to you!" she told me. I asked how much that was going to run me, and to my surprise, she told me "No charge!" And I had the item delivered to my home, 2000 miles away, by noon the following day. Thanks, Alamo. Truly above and beyond customer service. You've shot yourselves to the top of my rental car list. read more

Would not recommend renting there. We accidentally left an expensive items in the car when we returned it that was "never recovered". We lost cell phones on airplanes that were returned to us twice (kids). But this place never seen it. Very sad experience. read more

This was terrible. There was a line of 12 people and it was taking forever to wait for our turn. And part way through a 35 minute wait 2 of the 3 workers taking customers went on break! It ended up being another 15 extra minutes. And service was not great. They even admitted it was for a break! They looked like they rarely were busy for the bulk of the day ... all other companies had no line. Unfortunately we had pre-booked w them. Not happy Alamo! read more

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I have rented cars and this location is only ok. The rental counter customer service people interact as if they could care less if you they are the first person you interact with the city because it is merely a job, same with the folks on the second floor. I have received cars with less than a full tank of gas and dirty and left a comment online to the Alamo customer service and NEVER heard a word. The employees have the attitude that they don't want to be there. NO SMILES. The ONLY positive I have had at this location was I had left my personal car keys in the rental car and Elaine with Lost and Found was so wonderful getting back to me about finding them. read more

My initial interaction with the rep at the rental counter was bland. She wasn't friendly and she seemed as if she didn't want to be there. I had a pleasant experience with the vehicle no issues. The Chevy Cruze was great on gas! Quick return process. read more

Working with Alamo was a NIGHTMARE. DO NOT USE THEM. My friend who lives in PA reserved her car. Flew in to NOLA and went to pick it up. They rejected her because her license said New Orleans even though she moved to PA a few weeks ago. They wouldn't accept any evidence that she moved. No billing statements, rental agreement pdfs, nothing. You can't hide behind policy on this, that is deliberate stupidity. So then I drove over and used my PA license that I never updated when I moved here in order to get a car for her and add her as a second driver. Ironically, I actually live here, but their system would have accepted me, not her, because of what my license said. Unreal. Anyway, I couldn't rent a car without evidence I was flying somewhere later. So I bought an 18 dollar ticket to Chicago. FINALLY, passed all requirements. Or so we thought... Went to checkout and they required a card with a VISA logo. Okay, so my Mastercard wouldn't work, fine. I have a card with a VISA logo on it. But then they rejected it because it was a Cash App card even though it functions as a debit card at all other places and has the VISA logo they required. TLDR: she never got a car. They made it impossible. Every step of the way was thwarted with thoughtless policies. read more

Terrible terrible terrible. Arrived with my entire family of 6 people. I'm a planner so I arranged and paid for everything in advance. Even did their "skip-the-kiosk" service do we could quickly head to our car and get going. When we got there, there entire garage was empty. There was one tiny car parked in the middle of a huge empty garage. We had to wait almost an hour for someone to bring us the premium SUV we ordered. Finally, they brought us a mini van (not what we ordered.) Such a frustrating experience. I will NEVER rent from Alamo again. Anywhere. Let's see if they compensate us for this disappointment. read more

The customer service person was sleeping upon arrival (we arrived at 7PM). They acted like we were bothering them. She continued to stay on her personal phone call the whole time... very frustrating!!! read more

Ok, so Gerald, Dee Dee and Angelle, they are getting the first shout out. All were SO DAMN NICE and professional. Dee Dee gave me a nice bottle of water, ice cold mind you, when it was damn near 100 degrees outside. That's N'awlins for ya. Now Gerald, that dude has customer service skills that are almost as on point as my good looks are. So yeah, he was amazing. Hooked me up with a sweet ride in no time. And Angelle, she was sweet and laughed at my jokes, and ain't nobody laugh at my jokes. God Bless her. Here's some advice to all you one star reviewers, this is NOLA, be polite and they will be polite back boo. Y'all take it easy in the Big Easy! read more

RJ was the absolute best! We arrived late and another car rental company said they could not honor our reservation because they were out of cars. RJ at Alamo went WAY above and beyond to take us in and find us a car through them. He honestly turned our entire initial trip around and saved us losing a day of our time in New Orleans. Absolutely the best car rental we have ever had. Thanks RJ! RJ is at the Alamo at the New Orleans Airport. read more

We rented a car for a couple of days after our stay in New Orleans, in order to explore Lafayette and Baton Rouge. We reserved in advance, and went quickly through the rental line, and then went to get our car. Happily, there were no standard cars available, so we were given a small SUV. It was great, and we had no issue with that since gas prices are so low. Would highly recommend Alamo - especially at this convenient airport location. read more

Raymond.... He definitely needs to learn proper customer service ("Ma'am... there's a 'do not enter' sign for a reason." (We we're making a u turn)) He also needs to needs to learn his way around, as do the rest of the employees at the car rental area of the airport. Also he was very rude. read more

If I pay extra for a car seat during my online reservation, I expect the car seat to already be installed upon arrival. Or at the very least for a employee to assist with the installation. Just handing me a seat in a plastic bag and leaving when I have luggage and an infant is not helpful. read more

Alamo car rental was fantastic! The lady at the desk was so kind and welcoming after our long flight! She explained the process and guided us through step by step on the rental and what we needed to do! It was a great relief that she was there and wanted to help us! Katrina, is amazing! She was funny, sweet, and helped us out to find a car that we liked! She gave us some tips about NOLA and always had a smile on her face! Even when we were confused about the process of renting a car she helped us understand and she never got upset or annoyed! I will positively go back because of the customer service we were granted! Thank you! read more

I have rented form Alamo before. The service is impeccable . What I like is that you are in and out quick. The Charlotte Airport and New Orleans Airport have exceptional service centers. read more

ARGH. I found myself renting from Alamo for the THIRD time (as they were the cheapest and I was trying to save the governmentz monie$). A litte better. They were more attentive. Still they get an EPIC FAIL because they change $2.50 to be a part of their loyalty program. It's a bargain for a few hundred FF miles, but piece of crap, I can't think of another car rental company/hotel that charges for this "service." I hope to never have to rent from them again. read more

Had a no hassle rental from Alamo at the MSY Airport recently. Easy to get to when flying in, alhtough note that they aren't the easiest to find when you are returning your car, they are off aways from the other rental companies. All in all, best price, decent service and no drama. A-OK. read more

We reserved ahead of time and I even called to check our reservation. We really needed to be quick because after flying with our toddler we still had a 2 hour drive ahead of us. Well at No point did they advise me that it was going to take an HOUR AND A HALF just to retrieve the vehicle. We stood in line with probably 30 people and my screaming toddler all waiting on cars in an empty parking garage. Jamal was very sweet and we could tell he was doing the best he could, but bottom line is he needed help and they absolutely should've had better staffing if they knew they had this many reservations. Also, no one seems to know the difference what's a toddler car seat and an infant car seat. They kept bringing me seats that were inappropriate/unsafe and didn't know what to look for when they went back to the room to pick one. read more

We thought we would just Uber or Lyft while we going to visit NOLA. But the price just to get from the airport to our hotel was as much as a rental. So, we walked down to the car rentals and Alamo had no line, so we decided to try them. It was super early and we were tired. I booked a car online went to the counter and the lady was very helpful. (I forgot her name...sorry.) We rented a Hyundai, but she gave us an upgrade to a SS Camaro!!! We had a blast driving it for the weekend and we were able to go where we wanted to without having to Uber/Lyft. Only down side, was when we got to the car we were able to start it, but could not find the key for 10 minutes. Instead of being in the cup holder it was in the driver seat tracks and blended right in (reason for the 4 star rating). Besides that, we would definitely rent from Alamo again. read more

Don't believe their advertised prices. LOTS of hidden fees and bull shit customer service. I ended up paying almost $100 over the advertised price. No damage. Full tank. **** this place. read more

Carmen provided great service and a perfect vehicle for our vacation- thanks!

Great experience. We arrived at 11.20pm so there were no lines at all. I made a reservation for compact car,but they have only 6 or 7 full-size SUV in stock at parking lot that time, so we choose one of them and were upgraded to 2016 Chevy traverse free of charge at parking lot. Return was very fast also. read more

I have been renting from Alamo for at least 6 yrs from various airport locations. Except a couple times, my experience with them has been consistently good at all locations. This MSY location was no different. Everything was smooth from check-in to car pickup to return and check out. My reservation was for a standard size vehicle but when I arrived at the garage, the employee told me they didn't have any standards. So they offered an upgrade to full-size. There were only 2 full-size vehicles available and luckily one was Hyundai Sonata which I liked for rental. Overall experience worthy of 5 stars. read more

awful awful service on Floor 2. did an Online Checkin the day before, clerk looked at my paperwork and sent me to First Floor main checkin desk. First Floor said she was whack and go back upstairs to her. Waited for over 30 min for the car I RESERVED A MONTH EARLIER WITH THE EXACT DAY AND TIME OF PICKUP. Unacceptable by anyone's definition. read more

Absolutely horrible. How can you have only one kiosk and only one person at the counter?! And as a result of that, there is a huge long line! read more

I want to tell everyone HOW GREAT the people at your New Orleans office were when I left a valuable (personalized no less!) down jacket in my car. First I was able to get the local number from the national reservations desk, not always easy. Then someone actually answered! It was ELAINE IRWIN and she couldn't have been nicer and more helpful. The manager MR. BRETT A. LANDRY was also terrific! He got on the phone to help out as well, and personally delivered the jacket to the check-in counter, so that my friends who were flying out later could pick it up. I am so thankful to get back the jacket and frankly floored at the customer service I received from these two great employees. Needless to say I will use Alamo next time I am in NOLA!! read more

Review update: after mostly good experiences recently with Alamo at MSY, my most recent experience was less than stellar. When I arrived, they had a single "premium" car, a Chevy Impala. It smelled of cigarette smoke that had been covered by air freshener. It wasn't what I'd call premium, but I guess it did do the job. I would likely have paid a little for an upgrade, but the agent was not interested in doing business with me when I asked. I rarely rent from Alamo now because their prices vary so wildly and there's no reward for loyalty to the company. read more

No issues at all. Made on-line reservations four months in advance, checked in on-line the same day (four months in advance) and received skip-the-counter privileges, arrived on Christmas Eve, skipped the counter and went directly to the rows that had the type of car that we had reserved. There was no choice to make since our daughter's favorite car was the first car we saw, it was new (less than 5,000 miles) and in good shape. We filled the gas tank up before returning it to the airport location, where they checked it back in immediately, and we were done. Note that currently the rental car location is at the old airport terminals, so there is a short shuttle ride to get to and from the new airport terminals. All in all, it was the best experience possible. read more