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    Rentadora Golondrina

    1.2 (77 reviews)

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    Tyler L.

    Beware of this car rental company pulling a bait and switch on their customers. Firstly, they use tour vendors as middlemen who stand at the pier who will overcharge you to reserve a car. When you go to get the car, they will try to give you a different car. This place is a small office in the middle of the block with no garage, so their inventory is limited. We reserved a car with air conditioning and they tried to give us one without. When we protested, they made us wait until they could find a different model that did have air conditioning.

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    SCAMMERS!!!! DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM! They work together with Rosa tours in playa del Carmen (ALSO SCAMMERS!!!). Fuel meter does not work and they insist on you filling up the gas tank. When You get the car you can't see how much gas is in it. They tell you it's half way full and they ask you to fill it up all the way to be safe. This is an obvious SCAM!!! Also, cars are all beat up, rusted, full of corrosion, dented, scratched and dirty!

    That top made the most annoying flapping while driving this pos.
    Regina Agnes A.

    I am being kind with even giving them a star. Please don't just read this review but other people's as well. As you can see, this place is not recommendable. AT ALL. They use middlemen who target gullible tourists without a doubt. They employ guys stationed at Playa del Carmen to get you to put in a deposit for a rental scooter or car along with tours/excursion packages. Please please please don't get pressured to give in. My friends and I (we're all asian girls, yes race and gender are both factors) were definitely scammed. We spoke to a guy while we were in Playa who promised us a good deal. We paid the deposit because he claimed that his boss (the owner of this establishment) allowed him to give us a bespoke, cheap price to rent a scooter. My friend (a very nervous driver) who was the only driver among us was skeptical of driving a scooter around the island as we were first time visitors. The guy convinced us that they can easily change the reservation to a car if she backed out from getting the scooter. When we arrived at the office (which was a true hole in the wall btw), we were met by an employee who totally changed the tune of what we previously agreed on with the guy at Playa. He increased the price when we decided on getting a car instead. This was so infuriating when we were initially promised a fixed price on whatever rental we chose. Also PLS PLS PLS BE AWARE THAT THE RENTALS ARE SHITTY AF, very different from the photos and brochures. When we returned the vehicle, we had the option of filling the gas ourselves or paying them the amount instead. If you do decide to actually rent from this place, get the gas yourself PLEASE. They will charge you more. Please heed our advice because that was the one thing we did right. We paid about 250 MXN. They were going to charge us 600 MXN for it. Last tip: Take a photo of the gas meter PLEASE. (applicable to every rental you'll ever pay for in this lifetime) Without any hesitation, these people will nickel and dime you for the smallest details. Ugh. This was the lowest point of our visit tbh.

    This guy used another business name. Ones I paid 130 usd we walked to the ferry dock and then they made me change the sticker on the t shirt With this rental name Golondrinas. The car was all busted no gas nothing worked. they did not wanted to give me my money back. if you need a rental in Cozumel wait until you get to the island.

    Copy of our receipt that clearly says only gas required. He also told us no cc but the bottom says only cc.

    If I could give this company 0 stars, I would! It started with the salesman, Carlos Herrera, that's located by the Ultramar ferry terminal(right outside Senor Frogs on Playa del Carmen). But he's probably lying about his name as well. Lies is pretty much all that came out of this man's mouth. He gave us a 'deal' on a 'buggy'. Wasn't a buggy at all and only allowed in manual transmissions. Outside of our actual reservation cost, he told us that all we had to pay was for gas - which was estimated to be $7. Nope, $24 and I'm pretty sure we got duped on gas because there's no way we went through $24 in gas with the amount of time we drove. He also gave us a wristband and said we could do lots tequila tasting and margaritas around the island included in our 'buggy' rental. We found ONE and the gentleman told us that we couldn't try it unless he took our wristbands. We don't know who was lying but didn't find any other stops around the island and couldn't find them on a map and/or no one else knew what these wristbands stood for. Lastly, when checking the salesman in the office, told us the insurance was required AND that we had to pay taxes but only in cash. After arguing for several minutes, he ended up saying the insurance wasn't required but taxes were but again, only in cash. Told him we didn't have enough so he accepted the $10 we had and moved on. So sketchy! I'd avoid this company and it's affiliates if you can. It seemed to be just lies. Even a representative at one of the local beach clubs told us that they've heard the lies come straight from their mouths. We travel to Mexico a lot and this is truly the first time that I've seen so many lies from one company. I'd avoid using this company at all costs.

    GOLONDRINA THEY ARE SCAMMERS.
    Daniela M.

    Horrible and I mean HORRIBLE SERVICE DONT BOOK WITH THESE PEOPLE. They have people trying to sell you a package as a deal on 5th Avenue. We got two cars when told the scratches that were on the car a guy was supposedly writing everything down on a paper in which he never provided. When we came to return the car a group of about 4 men go straight to the corner of the car where a scratches was that the guy had already been told about saying that we made the scratch in which we didn't do obviously. When arguing back and forth with the men they said well you have an option either pay 82 dollars or call the cops. Of course he knew we were going to pay because the last ferry left at 9 and it was already 8:30. Totally should've checked out the place first on Yelp. RULE OF THUMB CHECK EVERYTHING ON YELP BEFORE BOOKING TAKE VIDEO PICTURES OF YOUR VEHICLE. THEY ARE SCAMMERS DONT BOOK EVEN SHOPPERS NEAR BY TOLD US OH YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GOLONDRINA THEY ARE SCAMMERS.

    Jeep

    Please save your life and do not use these people I'd give this a zero if I could. We were scammed and it began in Playa Del Carmen with the taxi the Hilton called for us. (I'm sure he was in on it too). Taxi Brought us to the "ticket office" at the main pier. We had made last minute plans to go to Cozumel. It almost cost our lives. Rented the death trap jeep. Even after looking it over we still decide to take it out. Well, we were cruising down road and the hood Blew up and blinded my view. Luckily was able to pull over. My friend had to tie the hood back down and we returned the jeep. Once back demanded our money back. They laughed and said no you already took it out for 2 hours. I knew I was not going to win this case being in another country. So I told them I wanted another car. Gave us another shit box. Drove around the block and came to a stop sign. Stopped and preceded to go. Out of no where a guy on a moped slams into me. Damaging his bike and the car. He precedes to call the police. Another witness comes running over saying "negotiate, negotiate" says don't let him call the police it'll ruin your life. Hearing about the Mexican police I figured screw it so I gave him 200, as the police still showed up as we drove away. Went back to the shop and all 3 workers come running out knowing what had already happened. I'm like how would you know what happened? Guy says there's cameras on every intersection. lol I almost lost it. I said bullshit. Anyways he made me pay for the damages to the car too. Didn't care that he almost killed us with the jeep. I'm sure there's no regulations and insurance coverage and out flight was the next day. Another 500. Please read Yelp before you do anything, I know I will!! Btw the guy on the moped was perfectly fine.

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    Cars are trash vehicles are going to breakdown at one point. Like Kenny KO "Be Careful!"

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    Bad experience. Got a hummer and the ac didn't even work. Will never recommend this place. Very disappointing

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    Thrifty Car Rental

    2.5(8 reviews)
    0.0 km

    First time renting a car, and I may never do it again. Booked the car through Delta, so I trusted…read morethe price, $400 for the week. Told at the airport that the car I booked was unavailable, but that I would be "given an upgrade because I was so nice". When the paperwork came I pulled out my pesos to US conversion app and was told "no no, is okay, is price on the app, this is just showing what we hold in case the car is stolen". Turns out the charged me almost $1400 for the week. Plus they put me into a huge car I was uncomfortable driving, since I'm usually a Toyota Yaris girl. I know I was taken advantage of because I'm a female tourist, but I was hoping because I booked through Delta and a big company that I wouldn't get scammed. After all my worries of getting scammed in Mexico, this was the only place that did it.

    I rented from the airport location. Horrid experience overall…read more First they asked me if I want insurance then they will tell if they have any cars available (I had reserved online and was calling to check) While returning there was a whole drama for 15 minutes about a loose plastic mud guard. They were angling to screw me thankfully I was able to produce a picture. The whole incident was obviously not in good faith. They knew the banged up car with no obvious sign of damage to the plastic part was loose from decay. But they tried. Make sure take lot of pictures of the car from all angles. Make sure the check document is well Marked and shake each piece even if not having obvious damage. Also make arrangements for taxi as they asked me to go far away to a non existent taxi stand and not drop me back to airport. I had to walk all the way back to airport. Thank god this experience is over.

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    Thrifty Car Rental

    4.0(2 reviews)
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    These guys aren't very well organized at the New Orleans Airport. The Thrifty counter wasn't being…read moremanned. No sign. I had to ask to find out that the National counter would be handling Thrifty customers. THAT was a long line, mostly because they were understaffed. I had to wait in 2 lines to get my car. They leave the keys in the vehicle. I was sent to spot number 14 and as I got there the vehicle in it was being driven away. Back in line I went to wait for them to assign me another vehicle. Staff were helpful and friendly, but the manager needs to tighten up this operation to prevent customer aggravation.

    Rented from Thrifty Car Rental at Cozumel Airport in January 2019. We booked online…read more Thrifty is a short walk outside the airport. As you exit the building turn left and follow the sidewalk and you will see Thrifty (and Dollar Rental) across from the small airport. We have rented several times from this location during various trips to Cozumel and have never had any problems. Tips: It is cheaper to rent two cars than one minivan (if you have two drivers available). You must get the insurance in Mexico. The insurance will cost you more than the rental. Probably why the rental prices are so low. My recommendation is to get the full coverage! Our last rental was a Volkswagon Vento. $340 US for one week. Perfect for four adults and all our luggage. Tight squeeze to get to our rental condo but perfect for everyday outings. Gas - all the gas stations are owned by the same person so no need to shop around. Also, the stations are full-service so sit back and relax. You must tip the attendant.

    Rentadora Golondrina - carrental - Updated September 2026

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