Cheap Car Rentals in Tampa

Even thought I called a week, and again a day in advance to confirm reservation, I was told the morning of the rental that if I didn't arrive at the office when it opened, I could not be guaranteed a vehicle. The car that I was given smelled so terribly of disinfectant, we had to purchase bottles of vinegar to dissipate odors. We also had to leave windows open at night and wash all clothes that came in contact with seats and floors.

Awesome price! Car was a great value & great on gas!

The website added a pick up location away from where I asked. I was very specific in my search to ask for a specific airport pickup. and when we arrived at the airport site they said they had no reservation, the site where our reservation was closed, they had no cars at all. They offered no help other than yo try the other car rental counters in the airport. Flip side was Thrifty/Dollar who offered many suggestions for dealing with Alamo (try Uber to hotel & Uber back in the morning), and then worked hard to not only find a car my husband could fit in, but reduced the price as best they could to come close to matching the price we got from Alamo.

Waited in line for over one hour. stood the entire time. 4 employees at the

The problem itself is not with the car rental company, but with the Kayak. I made the first reservation, however, with the wrong time, so the car rental company suggested that I make another reservation, which I did. I picked up a car and they charged me for 2. I'm waiting for a response to this.

There were literally hundreds of people in line because other rental car companies were out of cars. Thrifty agents were pleasant despite the crush of people, and a difficult situation went well. Amazing.

The check-in line was a tad long and took a bit longer than others (ie Hertz/Budget), but the friendly staff and quality of car was well worth the minor delay!

Simple and easy rental car experience.

The rep at the counter, Allen, was very helpful and made extra effort to get a map for me to get back to the baggage claim area once I got the truck. He gave me a sticky note with numbers on it to give to the other rep in the booth to pickup the car. Once I got down there, she was quickly able to provide the keys and let me know where the car was. I asked her if she had any paperwork for me as I had not signed anything with Allen. She asked if he told me the computer was down, but he had not said anything about that. I felt very uncomfortable about leaving in the car without any paperwork and I had to get back to the airport to pick up my 92 yr old father in law. The car was very clean and he looked in the glove compartment and saw an insurance document. I called my husband who had made the reservations for the car in January and prepaid for the rental. Allen said there was a security deposit of $400.00 which he put on my credit card and added a basic insurance coverage on but it didn’t sound like I had a choice to not get that since I have my own full coverage from home. He said I would get $200 -$250.00 credited back once the car was returned. All of this was quick but did cause me some concern after hearing that someone claiming to be Hertz car rental was found to be renting stollen cars and I was just praying the whole time I had the car not to get pulled over and gave the car impounded and be without a car.!!! The computer system was still down when I returned the car but the rep was very helpful and she was able to verify timely return and the car was in good condition. My suggestion would be to consider having a paper backup set of documents available for car rental clients when the system is down. Your call system down not allow your clients to contact a person with concerns like this and the only communication option was to send an email, which my husband did the day I picked up the car but he hasn’t heard a response as yet. Our confirmation number for the rental was 9916664973. Thank you.

Location was closed when our flight arrived and vehicle was not available

The branch manager, Manouchka Castor, was excellent. The car was higher mileage, and a few years old, with only the most basic trim level, but was decently cleaned.

More options for car

Insurance costs could be better and cheaper. There are better options out there than what Hertz has to offer. The lady at the desk who helped us was very nice :)

my reservation got cancelled without any warning.

Line up to pick up car was over 1.5 hours

Car was ok. Older model (probably hence the cheaper price). Absolutely have to bring insurance card otherwise you will not be able to get your car. Rented from many different rental companies and have never had to bring a physical card to get a rental. As I received my vehicle, I was given a paper to fill out of any existing dents or tears. This, again is something I have never had to do with no other rental company. Felt like I was doing someone else’s job but ok. Otherwise okay, convenient in airport pickup and drop off.

Staff is very friendly and helpful Car with dents, scratches, dirty/stains, older model

Expensive.

Kayak states fee cancellation, not the case. Stood in line over 1 hour to rent a car and their systems were down along with cars not available. I left the line and Uber Ed to my destination

Pickup was slow as all car keys seem to be thrown in one big drawer, with no organization. I inquired about the delay and was told there are a lot of cars in their compound. My car with filthy inside and out. The bugs on the windshield seem to have been there for weeks. I asked about car cleanliness and was told it was clean yesterday. I said NOT today. I was told it would be 45 minutes before someone could clean it. I took it filthy instead. The windshield washer had no fluid. Drop off was quick and easy.

This is one of the best car rental places I have been to. Professional staff that made the pickup and return easy. Easy to get to this location also. For some reason also cheaper than the other locations.