Cheap Car Rentals in Tampa Airport

I rented the top of the line Infiniti SUV and it smelled musty inside and seats were dirty.

Was supposed to get a full-size SUV (Pathfinder or equivalent), but was given a medium-size SUV (2022 Ford Explorer) instead, with no reduction in price. Maybe Dollar Rental thought I wouldn’t know the difference in SUV sizes. Car was clean, but nothing special.

Got an upgrade without being charged for it. Overall process was excellent. No issues!

The only issue I had was with the return. Picked up the vehicle about 4 hours later than originally planned because flights were late and missed connecting flight. Originally planned to drop off vehicle at return location at 8:00 p.m. I travelled on the mid-night flight out of Calgary but flight was delayed just over an hour. By the time I got to Toronto and US Immigration my connecting flight had already left. The airline reschedule me on the next available flight which departed 4 hours later. I called Budget and explained what had happened and was told no problem. They will hold the car. Picked up the car and drove to my destination (1 hour, 10 Minutes) away. By this time I was extremely time and now 40 hours without sleep. I called Budget and asked if it would be okay to drop the car off early next morning. I was told there will be an additional charge because I was supposed to drop the car off by 8 p.m. even though the car was picked up 4 hours later than planned. I was disappointed with their decision since the vehicle would of been returned several hours before the 24 hours expiry. Because of this Budget is now at the bottom of my list as a rental option.

Fire the guy that checked me in. He was beyond rude and condescending. Terrible!

Easy pickup, quality vehicle. Insurance cost always gets me.

I was in line for nearly two hours to pick up the car.

What you order online versus what you get when you actually pick up your vehicle are 2 very different things. Then when you ask about getting a vehicle that’s to spec of what you ordered they try to charge you significantly more money. I won’t be renting from Ace again.

Staffing and time needed retrieve car was too long. Took 40 minutes to pick up the car. Drop off was very good.

I had to cancel the trip and I approached both priceline and Ace and they did not refund me and were extremely rude. Will never buy again from any of you

Extremely pushy about tolls package and insurance policy but great price

They gave me a hard time about my paper proof of insurance. They demanded that I download an app. I did, but verification went to my spouses email who was not with me. It was a huge waste of time, and they finally did accept my paper insurance. There was no reason to give me a hard time about it. It took almost an hour to check in, and there was only one person ahead of me. The car they gave me was in poor condition, had not been cleaned as there were still wrappers and water bottles under the seats, along with stains all over the seats. The engine mainenance was beeping at us for 300 miles, and we could not go over 60 mph without the car shaking a lot. So driving on the freeway was awful. I can't believe they gave me a car in this condition. Drop off was also hard because there was no one in the parking lot. We walked all around and finally found someone behind the desk who seemed annoyed at our arrival. Will never use Easirent again.

Everything went smooth, the staff was friendly and we had a clean car. No complaints on anything there. Wasn't too clear if we needed to schedule a pick up shuttle from the airport, but we just waited for about 10 minutes and the shuttle came. Would rent from here again without hesitation

Tampa counter was very slow to process the reservation. It wasn't overly busy but their computers just seemed to take a long time to pull up any info.

I'm an Avis Preferred Member! However, I did NOT get a Preferred vehicle! The driver's seat was filthy dirty. To make thing worse...they gave me a Budget car. I know they are the same company, however, they had HUNDREDS of automobiles. NOT HAPPY Kayak app was Great!

FYI: the staff is trying to scam you the moment you walk up. The price you see on Kayak has no bearing on what they’ll try to charge you at the counter. Never using Kayak or Avis again.

good value, nice car, staff was very friendly and accommodating. I would use them again

Advantage never showed up at 7 a.m. at the desk in Tampa. Ace Rental took my reservation at 7. They got into Advantage's computer. The car's transmission started having problems half way through the drive from Tampa Airport to my destination in Ft. Myer's. I called Ace, they called back and asked if I wanted a tow truck to tow me back. I said no as the car somehow readjusted itself when I turned it off and restarted it. Then I continued on the highway, and the transmission started having trouble again. I could only go 40 in a 70 mph zone. It was dangerous. Advantage said I did not show up for my rental. I said yes, but Ace took it over. I was told that was not possible. It was. The check engine light turned on. I sat for 30 minutes on a road off of the highway. I was told people would call me. They did not. I drive 30 mph to get to my sister's house with noises under the car. I finally made it to my sister's house. Later that evening, a tow truck dropped off a different car and took that one. The man could barely drive the car up onto the truck. He has to back it up and gun it. What should have taken me 2 hrs and 10 minutes took 5.5 hours. I understand that cars have mechanical issues. But it was the lack of communication and failure to take responsibility by the staff that was the most troublesome. I am considering challenging the charge on the car with the company because of the personal danger I was in on the highway, and the stress/amount of time it took to get to Ft. Myers. Paula Coffee

Both at the gate and in the garage, the reps were very helpful and clarified the rules clearly. They answered questions and were informative about options.

The first car had a front end shake at 44 mph and I had to drive it back over the bridge. Very unsafe and scary!!!! Advantage should have sent someone to pick this car up from me. This could have become a serious liability. I was not offered anything for the inconvenience and safety. Very dissatisfied!