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Hertz Rent A Car

2.3 (192 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 12:30 AM (Next day)

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Brian G.

SCAM warning. This might be the worst rental experience I've ever had. I returned my car in February and immediately received a notice that I damaged the car. There was no visible damage in the picture and immediately returned from the airport to and talked to the manager. The manager said that the car was under investigation and I couldn't see it. He then told me that it was the car in front of me that was damaged. I later found that woman at the airport and told her that they said that her car was damaged. He then wrote on my rental ticket that there was no damage and canceled it out in the system four months later I received the same incident warning from Hertz and they are processing it. Avoid this rental agency at all cost.

Justin T.

I rent where I can find a deal and as of late, I've got a few good deals out the Hertz at Hobby Airport. This is a sister company to Thrifty across the street where I get alot of my rentals from, but the difference in inventory and service is like night and day. Service can be slow, but atleast the people are friendly and there's always someone around to help. Every time I have rented here, I have gotten free upgrades and the cars are just about brand new. I will say I wish they would wash and clean the cars alot more thorough than they do. These days, it seems to be the same at all the rental places though. I just rent the night before and give it a nice clean before hitting the road. I still haven't found that perfect car rental spot yet, but this one isn't all that bad. I would rent here again.

Cello's P.

So this was my only bad experience in Houston thanks to the joke that this Hertz service was at Hobby airport. So I pre-booked my rental car 2 weeks in advance of coming to Houston so it would be no issues for me & the wife upon landing. That's until I land in Hobby airport to a text telling me my rental is ready click the link so I don't have to wait at the counter. But this n the madness begins cause every time I click the link it keeps crashing saying bad request. So I say ok maybe it's my service cause I'm literally just getting off the plane so we are walking to the Hertz desk only to see it's closed. So at this time I call hertz & which I'm told it's nothing that can be done it's midnight come back tomorrow. But I explain to the woman this is unacceptable cause I literally booked my rental for a midnight pick up & gave my flight info stating that I landed in Houston at 11:40 pm. Hertz customer service still provided me no help luckily it was an employee of Hobby walking by & over heard my phone call. At which time he said they always do this you have to catch the Hertz shuttle to the off site location to get it straight. So I walk outside to literally see the Hertz shuttle loading up we run to catch him the guy literally speeds off so that we miss the shuttle. I call hertz again trying to get assistance (to no avail). At which time the shuttle returns like 35 minutes later takes us to the off site location only to be told they are outta rentals. So instantly I calls hertz again (fifth time now) where I am again advised to come back in the morning. Now mind you I'm from Baltimore, Maryland in a foreign city for the first time at midnight with no clue how to get anywhere. So after going back & forth with Hertz customer service & the guy working the counter named Mario finally gets done helping all the other people who were ahead of me. Mario tells me he doesn't have a rental for my trip cause this Hertz always does this to people coming to Houston. It just takes all the booking requests & locks you into a pre-booked rental despite not having enough rentals available. So then Mario feeling sorry for our situation offers us an electric car for the night so we can at least get to our hotel & get settled. But we have to take it to another Hertz location the next morning to get the rental that I paid for. So I accepted the deal kindly thank & tip Mario for saving us. Thinking my nightmare was over we go check in & get settled. But boy was I wrong I wake up contact Hertz only to have a rude supervisor tell me that he doesn't see what my issue is I got a rental car. But it still gets better I then have to go to 3 different locations only to be told that none of them have rentals available for me to swap out. But then the best part is if I don't get outta the electric car asap I'll be charged the difference because that's not the car that I requested. So at which time I politely cancels my rental agreement & leaves the car at the third location. I apologize for the long review but this is a warning to any of you flying into Houston via Hobby airport PLEASE DO NOT BOOK WITH HERTZ!

Grant T.

This is by far the absolute worst Hertz location we have ever "tried to use". Their 3.6 rating should have been a clue to stay away. On the night of 12-10-24 we had a reservation to be picked up about 9:00pm. Ourselves and a few others stood on the curb for over 1.5 hours waiting for a pick-up. Every other car rental agency came by about every ten minutes. Not one Hertz bus ever showed up. No one ever picked up the phone that rang dozens of times by our small group now. The 800 line was another joke, some offshore idiot that just wanted to rent us a car! But would not deal with our being stranded problems. So after 1.5 hours we jumped in a cab to our hotel. As we left the terminal we asked the cab driver to go by the Hertz lot. They were open (till 12:30am) their busses all sitting in front of their office. Called to make sure we were not charged in the morning (800 line). The agent was condescending and implied we were making it all up! Hertz, you have lost your way, you will never see us again. And they wouldn't even consider paying for our taxi and bringing us a car the next morning. And Hertz, don't bother with your auto cut and paste reply! I'll do it for you: Hi, XXXXX. We're extremely sorry to read about your experience at our Hertz Houston Hobby Car Rental location. We do appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and providing us with this feedback. We're always striving to improve and truly appreciate your review.

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The worst experience ever! Waiting in line forever. Not enough employees. Horrible. Do not rent a car from here.

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Easirent - TWO THUMBS DOWN

Easirent

1.2(197 reviews)
0.6 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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Easirent - Yes that's blood on the hubcap.

Yes that's blood on the hubcap.

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Easirent - Please tell me if I'm wrong for asking for my money back to get a new tire

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Avis Rent A Car - Broken knobs

Avis Rent A Car

1.8(191 reviews)
1.0 miHobby

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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Avis Rent A Car - Go in the out when it's after hours. The attendant will raise the gate for you

Go in the out when it's after hours. The attendant will raise the gate for you

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Avis Rent A Car - Shuttle to HOU (William P. Hobby Airport)

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Shuttle to HOU (William P. Hobby Airport)

Payless Car Rental - Sweet trailer office

Payless Car Rental

1.8(73 reviews)
1.1 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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Payless Car Rental - Outside of this ridiculous place that's called a car rental. Payless.... Expect less

Outside of this ridiculous place that's called a car rental. Payless.... Expect less

Payless Car Rental - Dirty Car. Dont rent from Payless

Dirty Car. Dont rent from Payless

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E-Z Rent A Car

E-Z Rent A Car

1.4(111 reviews)
0.4 miHobby

This place deserves negative stars!!! Needs to be shut down immediately!!! This "business" is in a…read moreback room in a hotel. It was our first time in Texas and this was the first business we encountered. It was so bad it gave us an ill perception of Texas!!! You walk in the office and two dudes are sitting behind a desk chomping on gum and are like "yeah grab that paper!" They hand you a list with 100 names on it... "Find ya name, it's gonna take 20 minutes with every person on the list..." That's what the clown with the fake jewelry said... Thank God, I said forget this... And we went and rented at a REAL rental company... This seems like a front... Not even a real business... I wouldn't trust them with your credit card info... Shut this place down!!!

Do not, I repeat do not rent with this Shady car rental company! Nothing Is E-Z about them. If I…read morecould give them a negative star I would. They do not deserve anything greater whatsoever. I booked with this company through Priceline with the last minute decision to go out of town for my birthday. Little did I know that this would be a nightmare from hell. First and foremost the location is hard to find. They don't even have a sign on the road indicating where they are located! Secondly the customer service is horrific. The so-called manager is a joke and very rude. While booking I was informed that since I am a local I have less privileges than someone from out of town. Apparently, if you are a resident in Houston you are only limited to 750 miles along with all this additional proof of car rental insurance. None of this is mentioned prior to booking just so that is clear. I found this is hilarious because if I was from another state I wouldn't be required to provide these documentations , or be limited on mileage. After going back and forth with the manager and calling the customer service line, nothing was resolved. Customer service were just as incompetent as the people at the location. This is absurd because, once again, none of it is listed on their website. So now I'm having to file a dispute with my credit card company because I was never given a rental car due to foolish requirements and priceline not wanting to take ownership. I will never return back to this unprofessional, incompetent, and Shady business. They should not be in business. Thank God for Alamo Rental Car for taking me in last minute and allowing me to continue on with my birthday plans. Thanks for the headache UN- E Z scam a client!

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E-Z Rent A Car - Lots of people without cars.  Took 90 minutes to get mine.  Woman at Budget just bailed on Advantage.  All other must wait.  :(

Lots of people without cars. Took 90 minutes to get mine. Woman at Budget just bailed on Advantage. All other must wait. :(

E-Z Rent A Car - BE AWARE OF THIS! It says per day! I highly recommended to use your own car insurance policy or your cc agreement!

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BE AWARE OF THIS! It says per day! I highly recommended to use your own car insurance policy or your cc agreement!

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