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    3.0 (4 reviews)

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    My husband and I have never had a complaint at this one. Usually same 2 girls and are helpful/friendly each time. It's Quick and convenient.

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    Enterprise Rent-A-Car

    Enterprise Rent-A-Car

    3.3(52 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    I rented a car for a week, and I had a fantastic experience from the moment I picked it up until I…read moredropped it off. Thanks to Diamond, the process was stress-free. She had a positive attitude and provided excellent customer service.

    My insurance was helping pay for a rental vehicle while my personal vehicle was being repaired at a…read morebody shop. I had asked this location if they happened to have an upgraded vehicle such as an SUV as that is what I normally drive. I needed a bigger vehicle for work purposes. This location told me they did NOT have any bigger vehicles on the lot, so I went with the regular car and just had to make ends meet on my end for the time being. To my suprise, when I returned the vehicle I was going to be charged over 200 dollars for an over due rental (This is what they told me on site). I called my insurance and they were able to clear it. No big deal. A week later, my credit card was charged an additonal 175. Turns out they put me down for an upgraded vehicle when all I received was a regular sized car. I once again called my insurance company to figure out what they were actually covering vs what happened at the lot. Called enterprise and notified them of this problem, they told me to call insurance, insurance told me to call Enterprise... either which way I was ripped off from enterprise as they rented me something I did not actually recieve and they will not fix the problem. Absolutely ridiculous and shady behavior all the way around. I'm out of a good amount of money and looks like I won't be getting it back.

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    Hertz Rent A Car

    Hertz Rent A Car

    2.0(339 reviews)
    3.8 miIAH Airport Area

    The Elite Midsize SUV we rented was not available. They did not tell us this until we were outside…read morewaiting for over an hour. The attendant was very nice, however, he could not tell us when our type of vehicle would be ready. He only said that there were some in the garage awaiting detailing. We finally just had to settle for another type of vehicle which didn't suit us well. Also, insurance was put on our booking, and we had not chosen that in our online booking process.

    I returned my rental vehicle to the Hertz location at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport…read more(IAH) on June 9 at approximately 6:00 a.m. While I was on my flight back to Charlotte, I realized I had accidentally left a small front-pocket EDC wallet containing about $80 in cash, a small flashlight, and a pen, in the passenger seat. As soon as I landed in Charlotte, I immediately called the Hertz IAH location. I was told to file an online lost-and-found report, which I completed right away. From that point on, the customer service was nonexistent. Over the next several days, I attempted to call the IAH location approximately 25 times. Every time I selected the option to speak with someone, the call disconnected. I also contacted Hertz through online chat and was told that only the airport location could help me--but there was no way to actually reach anyone there. For more than three weeks, I received absolutely no communication. Then, on July 1, I received a generic email from a no-reply address with no contact information simply stating that my items had not been found. I understand that people sometimes leave items behind and that not every lost item is recovered. However, I find it very difficult to believe that a wallet left in the front passenger seat of a vehicle was never discovered during the normal cleaning and preparation of that car for its next rental. Hertz knew exactly who rented and returned the vehicle, yet there was no meaningful communication, no investigation that was shared with me, and no way to speak with anyone at the local office. Whether my wallet was overlooked, mishandled, or never properly processed through the lost-and-found system, the result is the same: an unacceptable lack of integrity and accountability, and horrible customer service. After this experience, I have lost confidence in Hertz and will take my business elsewhere.

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    IAH Rental Car Center - Alamo Rent a Car inside the IAH Houston Rental Car Center. I scanned the QR code and skipped this line.

    IAH Rental Car Center

    2.3(10 reviews)
    3.8 miIAH Airport Area

    Our experience with the IAH Houston Rental Car Center at George Bush Intercontinental Airport…read more("IAH") was a good one. Everything was quick and efficient, and it wasn't crowded during our two visits. It was quiet, actually. To give you an idea of how fast everything was, we landed in Terminal A, exited the secured area, and went down the escalators to baggage claim and ground transportation at 4:40pm on a Friday. We were inside our rental car by 5:02pm. Those 22 minutes included walking to and riding on the rental car shuttle, checking in with our rental car agency (Alamo Rent a Car), and walking to and loading up our rental car. Returning our rental car was as fast as could possibly be, the following Saturday at 3:46pm. I was greeted by an Alamo employee as soon as I pulled up and parked. The return address is 17330 Palmetto Pines, Houston, TX 77032. Follow the signs from there. Alamo's QR-code check-in process made picking up our rental car fast. For details on that and our overall experience with Alamo at IAH, see my review here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/alamo-rent-a-car-houston-4 It takes about five minutes to get from the airport terminals to the Rental Car Center. Shuttles depart every five minutes from the terminals to the Rental Car Center. For more information on exact pickup points and hours of operation, visit: https://www.fly2houston.com/iah/rental-cars Shuttles depart the Rental Car Center every five minutes to the airport. Make sure you board the correct shuttle for your terminal.

    Worst service I've ever had. They don't have signs to direct you after you return your vehicle. If…read moreyou have to go to terminal E forget it. 2and3 buses for the other terminals came and left before just one E terminal bus. Trying to get help is useless. If I could give a zero or neg 10 I would.

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    IAH Rental Car Center - Inside the IAH Houston Rental Car Center. Elevators up to shuttles to airport terminals. Downstairs are rental car agencies.

    Inside the IAH Houston Rental Car Center. Elevators up to shuttles to airport terminals. Downstairs are rental car agencies.

    IAH Rental Car Center - We got to pick any of these for our rental car. Alamo Rent a Car. We went with the Toyota Camry at the end.

    We got to pick any of these for our rental car. Alamo Rent a Car. We went with the Toyota Camry at the end.

    IAH Rental Car Center - Our Toyota Camry rental car this weekend. Alamo Rent a Car at IAH Houston Rental Car Center.

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    Our Toyota Camry rental car this weekend. Alamo Rent a Car at IAH Houston Rental Car Center.

    Budget - The line forever outside budget

    Budget

    1.8(145 reviews)
    3.9 miIAH Airport Area

    Pros: a car was available. I an a fastbreak member. I got a text telling me to go straight to zone…read more2 and choose a car. I received the text at 9:32am My rental time was 10:00. I got to the car at about 10:45. Perfect. Con: I go to check out. The lady at the check out asked if I got a paper. I said, no i got the aforementioned text to go choose a car in zone 2. She took the keys and my license and checked me out. She couldn't print a contract or email it, so I had no proof that I legally had the car. She said, "I wouldn't open the gate if your couldn't legally have it." But I kind of need proof of anything does happen. I didn't get an email like she said I would. So she told me to go back into returns. Go stand in line and talk to someone to get the contract. After I got into the returns area, I got the text to check the car out with the system. Which has happened at other locations, but other places could email me the contract. Inefficient. If I didn't have to use budget sometimes for work, I would not.

    Incompetent, lazy and fraudulent. The check in clerk lied to me about price of gas in town said…read moremuch higher to sell me prepaid gas- didn't fall for it. Reps gave me car with engine troubles. Returned it. Gave me a dirty car second time around inside and out. Rented it 4 days. Returned it and they tried to stiff me with $162 gas bill. Had to dispute it with Costco. The staff at the airport checking me in and receiving my car all had low IQ and no sense of urgency. Maybe their culture? I'll never rent from Budget/ Avis again. Stupid too strong of a word? If shoe fits wear it.

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    Thrifty Rent A Car - Passenger seat

    Thrifty Rent A Car

    1.5(183 reviews)
    4.0 miIAH Airport Area

    On January 16, 2025 7:45 PM in Houston, Texas, IAH Airport the rental agent advised me that I must…read morepurchase the toll program at $14.99 per day, resulting in a total charge of $38.31 to my credit card. The agent stated that if I did not purchase this option, I would incur toll charges of approximately $15 each time I passed through a toll. Before agreeing to this charge, I clearly explained my travel plans in detail and showed the agent my GPS route. My travel consisted only of driving from the airport to my hotel in Katy, very limited local driving near the hotel (with most destinations within walking distance), and returning to the airport on Sunday. Despite reviewing my route, the agent strongly insisted that I purchase the toll package and warned that I would pay significantly more without it. Based on this representation, I agreed. In reality, I only passed through two tolls, each clearly posted at $1.50 for two-axle vehicles. Even accounting for the return trip, the total toll cost would be approximately $6.00 (four tolls total). This amount is far less than the $38.31 charged and confirms that the information provided to me was inaccurate and misleading. I am also concerned that this interaction reflects sales pressure to purchase unnecessary add-on services rather than transparent customer guidance. After researching this issue on the Better Business Bureau website, Yelp, Google Reviews, and your company's own customer reviews, I found numerous complaints describing the same experience customers being pressured into purchasing toll packages and other add-ons that were not needed. This appears to be an ongoing and recurring issue rather than an isolated incident. Very disappointed

    So I had paid for the car before the holiday as I got there they then charged me another 1,300$…read moreafter the holiday I dropped the car off and they just sent me a bill stating that they will be taking another 800$ due to the gas not being topped up but yet on the receipt that I have it stats that I did not have to fill up before dropping the car off. I don't recommend Thrifty at all I didn't get the car I wanted or booked for and I had booked the car mths before hand charged me a arm and a leg for a shitty car that also wasn't cleaned when I got it

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