Low ratings must be because the establishment is located in a backstreet basically next to places…read morethat look like a junkyard It's a small building with a small staff and can make one feel uneasy However, it was quite affordable, and there were no problems whatsoever, including getting a ride to the airport So I have a hard time giving it a low score If you're looking for a cheap rental, this is the place to go

I have no idea why there are so many negative reviews for this car rental place. The shuttle…read moredrivers and front desk associate were very friendly and personable. Yes, we needed a shuttle but that is so common when traveling - I don't understand why everyone is losing it in the reviews about something so common? The shuttle was literally waiting for us when we dropped the car off and got us to the airport quickly and was one of the best interactions I had in Charleston. I'm at the airport now and the hold on my card is already returned. it seems like maybe the negative reviewers either don't travel often or don't read details of what they are booking. great deal and great experience.

Torrance Gibbs was able to help, even though the wait was little, long, compared to Hertz - no one…read morewas there - it was frustrating. Budget had in the counter on Christmas day. I had an EV, Torrance Gibbs was able to fix it while I went to Garage, he is quick, sharp, highly helpful and knowledgeable. People like him make a difference... 20 years back my dream was to drive a Jeep... Sahara Jeep Wrangler... this was my dream it was costing around 30K or 40K i believe 2 decades ago. That came true, because of Torrance Gibbs intervention. I was so worried that I have never driven EV before, I was not sure what happens if something happens on electrical, where do i go... Those things were lingering. He made it easy and made it workable so that too my dream come true of driving a jeep. On the checkout Shannon was highly reasonable, quick and efficient. She can do checkout in a timely manner ...informed that I should get an email. They should be recognized. They are a great asset to this Location, CHS, SC Thanks & Best Regards, Earlier: Kathy, who is quick, sharp, intelligent and can manage many things and make the line shorter with her quick, efficient way of working - she helps both Avis and Budget in no time. She does not give reason- she noticed there were so many people ,so she came immediately from office to help clear the queue, very considerate, who were standing in CHS, SC in North Charleston (line/queue for Budget and Avis) while we came from Southwest Airlines from Baltimore, MD (February 21st 2024-Wednesday)- there were many passengers in the queue, she came and knocked off so quick and in an amicable way. Another good person to appreciate is Ms. Vickie at the gate where we had to exit from the parking lot , after she validates the license plate for the Budget car(if it is rented for you) and checks my (Florida) license to ensure we have a valid license, right rental amazingly effective. Other than the above, Good Management in Avis-Budget in Corporate is Rita Schols-Deen(Regional Administrator Global Travel, Partnerships & Associations). Again on March 22nd 2025: Saturday pick up Helpfulness of the staff at time of drop off The person i wrote down her name..and rental record slip is missing...She is outstanding, highly helpful, most effective person in the Budget Rental..The person who gave car no : 58311975. Hyundai Santa Fe - A-04... She is a great asset to Budget Rental car in CHS, SC Overall satisfaction with your rental experience great vehicle this kind of vehicle i never had in my life during rental... outstanding Vehicle Received Helpfulness of the staff at time of pick up was the best ..she is a great asset. Thanks Sri aka drjustkidding For March 22-27th 2025 Torrance Gibbs was able to help, even though the wait was little, long, compared to Hertz - no one was there - it was frustrating. Budget had in the counter on Christmas day. I had an EV, Torrance Gibbs was able to fix it while I went to Garage, he is quick, sharp, highly helpful and knowledgeable. People like him make a difference... 20 years back my dream was to drive a Jeep... Sahara Jeep Wrangler... this was my dream it was costing around 30K or 40K i believe 2 decades ago. That came true, because of Torrance Gibbs intervention. I was so worried that I have never driven EV before, I was not sure what happens if something happens on electrical, where do i go... Those things were lingering. He made it easy and made it workable so that too my dream come true of driving a jeep. On the checkout Shannon was highly reasonable, quick and efficient. She can do checkout in a timely manner ...informed that I should get an email. They should be recognized. They are a great asset to this Location, CHS, SC Thanks & Best Regards, Respectfully Submitted, Sridhar Rangaswamy ("Sri") US Trademark: 5030763 US Trademark #SN 98620494: "Promise Less/Under Promise and Deliver More" "Excellence is not an act, it is a Habit." "Honesty is the Best Policy "Be Truthful, Honest and Fair"

I reserved a car months in advance. There was only one person working at the desk inside the…read moreairport. He tried his best to handle it all but the demand kept coming. I waited in line 2 hours just to get to the desk and be informed there were no cars available; but I could wait an additional 30mins for one. I waited and walked all the way out to the garage where I found out the car assigned to me was already rented out and they'd double booked it. The gentleman at the outdoor kiosk told me all that was left was a GMC Sierra, a full size pickup truck which I had zero interest in. I was then informed I could trade it in in the morning, which cuts into my plans and wastes gas which I was responsible for.

My car was hit by another car on the street. Called National roadside assistance and National…read morearranged a tow and said that a ride would be provided to get a replacement car. The tow arrived and the ride never came. I used Uber for the remainder of the time. My status shows that I still have the car, which is a problem, since I rent a car every week for work. I have called customer service and they say that they can not help me, on the Charleston Airport can. The airport never answers the phone. Customer service has tried, no answer. The claim from customer service is they have sent the branch messages, but nothing has happened. It appears no one cares. The last call I was told to go to the airport in person. That really does not work when I do not live in South Carolina. National non-existent customer service, Charleston Airport National no follow-up. I am almost 2 weeks into this incident and still not resolution.

I've always had great experiences at National Car Rental, they are always professional and easy to…read morework with however my visit at this location was a complete bust. After having to deal with multiple flight cancellations and almost 15 hours wasted at the airport I decided to attempt to rent a car and drive to Savannah, GA to catch the only flight left to get me back home to TX. The rental office was closed when I arrived, they open at 7. When 7AM struck there was no sighting of any employees working. 20 minutes later rep finally shows up with zero sense of urgency, doesn't acknowledge me or anyone else in line, types on the computer (logging into his account I guess) and then says he can help me a few minutes later. No hello, good morning, or anything. I let the rep know that I would like to reserve a car and that I have multiple free rental rewards on my account and that I would like to redeem one of those to make my way to Savannah. He said he could not help me because he's unable to make reservations and I would have to do it through the app or make a phone call. That was shocking to me but I didn't make a big deal about it and said ok. I kindly asked for the phone number for customer service so they could help me and he couldn't even give me that. The rep said I could Google it. Really National? Do better. Whoever the dude was that you had working on 6/27/2023 at 7AM needs some serious retraining.

I had a surprisingly good experience with Thrifty at Charleston airport .... I am not a fan and…read moretypically avoid Thrifty but had to use them. We arrived in the late afternoon, no line, we were helped right away and in and out. The service was good both for pick up and drop off. The only complaint would be the car was very dusty when we picked up (as were many of them - I looked to see if we could get a clean one). But best Thrifty experience I've had in a long time.

Not only did we receive a good price but great customer service . on our latest trip while we…read morewere away from the car, a school bus backed into it. Thrifty made the experience of this extremely easy to get accepted the police report and paperwork with these and car quickly and easily. this experience filled our mind with what are we going to do now thoughts, thrifty, set a reminder at ease with the ease in which they took care of the situation. I will definitely use thrifty rental car again in the future.. Thank you Thrifty Rental car.

I had a reservation for a specific car that I made 2 month in advance through Costco. When I landed…read morein Charleston and when to checkout the vehicle, the clerk said, the car wasn't in stock. How the hell do you have the car that was reserved, offer me something else and then up-charge me for your inconvenience? Shitty place, don't use them.

Dollar / Thrifty was closed, so Hertz team took care of me…read more Car was ready, clean, full tank, great service! The return was seamless ... pulled into rental garage, was guided to spot and literally told to have a great flight - no hassle at all!

I've rented several cars for work trips from this location. Every time I've had to wait 30-60…read moreminutes for a car to be delivered from another location. The staff acts annoyed that you're annoyed by this inconvenience. I was even told it was my fault once. I now drive further to rent from another company.

This business truly needs lots of guidance, training, and help in every facet of their game…read moreespecially the area of interpersonal relationship skills. Their behavior told me that they have no clue about the importance of relationships, professionalism and customer service. In the meantime, I would never rent from this business that does not know basics about sales and the importance of customer service, relationships, etc.

Why don't we ever write good reviews?…read more I picked up my car at the meeting Street, downtown location, and realize the SUV was way too small to take my daughter home from college. Leonard work with me to find an acceptable car . He totally saved the day! I have also rented from the airport location and never had a bad experience. The cars have always been clean, and ready ontime. The prices are comparable to the other rental car groups in the area. Due to my recent positive experience, I will use Avis preferentially with any future car-rental and given that my child is still in college. This will be frequent in the next several years.

I am currently at the Charleston Airport in the Avis line. I just flew cross-country with a…read moreconnection and have been traveling for 9 hours. I get to the car rental line for Avis and there are at least 50 people in line in front of me an one (1) poor man working the counter. I have never seen anything like this in my life. I sent my wife and kids to the hotel in a cab because I literally may be here for 3 more hours. I don't understand how this can possibly happen. A complete breakdown in management responsibilities at Avis corporate. UPDATE: I left and took a cab to my hotel. I did return the next morning early to the airport and there was no line and I got a beautiful nice car.

I booked a car here literally as soon as I landed. It's located at the end of the terminal by…read moreluggage claim. I got a decent deal (slightly less than $50 a day) and at the counter there was no line (there was a huge line for Budget). After an easy check-in, I went to get a car from the rental lot. I signed up for a compact SUV and there were 5 available. I got the Ford Escape and it was clean inside, no scratches, full tank of gas, and no weird smells. I drove it around for a couple days and returned it easily within 5 minutes at the end of my stay. I got my full deposit back. Overall, I'm satisfied with the cost, convenience, and ease of renting from Alamo.

Rented a convertible. Put the top down and off we went. Weather changed and it started raining. We…read moreput the top up and were rewarded with the nastiest stench from cigarettes you could imagine. We were too far away to got back so I contacted Alamo and was told that they would make some allowances on out bill for the nasty stinking inconvenience of the car. Well, on sunny days we were fine, but, at night and on rainy days, 50% of our trip, we were stuck. Our clothes even reeked of cigarettes. Well, lo and behold, when we got the bill we got absolutely ZERO consideration for the nasty car. Imagine that. We travel a fair amount and will refuse any Alamo rental or any of the other rental car companies that they own or control. In this day and age to have a car like that is intolerable.

The guys in this location were awesome. Made the whole transaction painless. Yes rented vehicles…read morein past, I just don't remember others being as fast and great service.

From the owner: Exotic/Luxury Rental cars Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari,…read moreCorvette, AMG, M, Sprinter vans