Recently rented a 32' RV for a 600 mile round trip to the Catskills…read more
We are first timers and weren't too sure what to expect.
The employees were very friendly and accommodating.
The rv was a slightly older model (our choice as it was less expensive).
Regardless, it ran flawlessly up and back.
I had questions and my calls to "Bob" were answered quickly and he did a good job making us feel relaxed and worry free.
Now for the cons.
Although few, here they are.
1) and most important, cleanliness.
Exterior very clean, interior, not so much.
Rug appeared to have never been shampooed, floors were not mopped.
Although everything was wiped down, inside the storage cabinets were filthy, and this is where we are supposed to store our food?
2) the unit we rented boasted 3 cable ready tv's. Well, arrived at the campsite, started to rain so we figured, good time to try the televisions. None worked. I had the campsite employees check the signal coming in to the RV and it proved to be working perfectly. I even swapped out the provided cable wire with my own much better quality cable wire. After repeated calls to Bob and even with his prompt responses, the final answer was "it's never happened before".
Although very apologetic, there was nothing he could do. It really wasn't the end of the world for us but beware families with teenagers as it will be a miserable trip for all.
Next time we'll check before we leave.
3) this one isn't a con but mostly just bringing it up.
To the owners of Freedom Rentals, why wouldn't you post your contract on the website? After providing you the required down payment wasn't the time to find out there was a substantial contract we had to sign. After thoroughly reading your contract, it's clear you must of been burned several times, but, we signed knowing that we would lose some of our deposit had we not.
A tad odd?
And finally,
Upon returning the RV, on time I might add and much cleaner as well, (did I mention if we were late it would be a $25 charge?).
Did I mention a similar charge if we were LATE to pick up the RV?
Really?
Maybe it's me, but no one asked us how the trip went, how the RV ran, if everything worked okay, nothing.
Three days later we got our deposit back but still no phone calls, explanation about the televisions, nothing. Not even a survey.
Being this is the first review on yelp, it's unlikely they will read this ....but maybe.
Would we rent again., sure, now that we know all the rules.
Will try the group in Harrisburg next just so we can compare.
Very friendly group, Bob was the best, just a little strange business practices.
I give three stars for cleanliness and lack of cable television. If it turns out I was wrong about the TVs, i'll edit it out.
Hope this helps.