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Last updated on: September 18, 2025
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Europcar
8.5/10
ADOBE
10.0/10
Costa Rentacar
8.0/10
Budget
8.1/10
Avis
6.8/10
Enterprise
7.9/10
Keddy by Europcar
8.3/10
York
7.5/10
EC Rentacar
8.7/10
Alamo
9.1/10
JUMBO
10.0/10
Flexways
8.0/10
Dollar
9.3/10
Hertz
10.0/10
PAYLESS
8.8/10
MEX
10.0/10
GREEN MOTION
7.2/10
Thrifty
6.7/10
Reviewed: November 15, 2024
Picking up and dropping off the car was very convenient. The car was a bit old, but this type of car is common in the area.
Reviewed: October 22, 2024
Very good, minor scratches from tree branches were not charged in the end.
Reviewed: February 21, 2025
El vehículo fue excelente. Como consejo tienen que mejorar el lugar de la lanzadera (el pickup del bus que lleva a la rentadora). Todo lo demás fue con una buena atención por parte de todo el personal
Reviewed: January 3, 2020
No fue lo esperado ni lo que me prometieron ya que cuando llegue a la gracia de budget me obligaron a pagar un seguro que fue mucho más caro que la renta
Reviewed: September 18, 2019
Waited almost 2 hours. Car fuel cap didn’t open. Needed service on first day. Piece of crap car.
Reviewed: December 22, 2024
It was a brand new vehicle, but a lot to desire when you demand power from the engine , this specific model lacks power.
Reviewed: January 12, 2023
Avis did not accept third party insurance in Costa Rica. The cost of their required insurance was not advertised anywhere, and doubled the cost of the rental car. Other agencies cost far less for their required insurance.
Reviewed: March 4, 2020
Danilo Jimenez REQUIRED me to buy the "minimum" AVIS additional insurance $275.90 for 9 days despite PROOF of FULL COVERAGE on the Easy Rent Cars voucher with Avis's name and reservation on it. When I resisted- Danilo Jimenez CANCELLED my booking and then announced where were no more cars for rent. Extortion pure.
Reviewed: March 1, 2024
Great service. The only thing I will mention, they gave us a 7 seater car with a small engine! Being inn Costa Rica where you are surrounded by mountains, going up hills was an effort. They tried to upsell another car to us.
Reviewed: April 30, 2019
Waited over an hour to collect the car, so they need more staff to deal with this. The drop off was very efficient though and staff member very efficient. We got a better car than booked, so that was nice.
Reviewed: October 9, 2024
The service was decent, but it's hard to imagine the car having a more basic power and configuration.
Reviewed: April 10, 2019
the broken car was replaced by a bigger and better one. loss of time is recovered.
Reviewed: July 22, 2024
La atención en la oficina de recogida fue desastrosa, incluyendo costos que ya habiamos pagado previamente en la reserva.
Reviewed: December 16, 2022
Car was in good condition. Pick up and drop off very smooth.
Reviewed: November 2, 2021
Couldn't have had a better experience with Alamo in our trip to Costa Rica. We had the car for the whole month of October, 2021. It all went flawlessly! We extended the initial reservation for extra 10 days and Alamo provided us with very reasonable and easy options to do so. Definitely recommend them!
Reviewed: January 10, 2020
On arrival the staff was very helpful in providing all the information required, from upgrades to legal information. There was no hidden surprises and when dropping off the car the staff made sure it was an easy process, which took minutes and made sure we were taken back to the airport with transportation provided. Excellent service!
Reviewed: February 3, 2023
Wendy who was the staff member was excellent. She took me through the whole process of picking up the car and was very clear, her English was superb! She was kind enough to help me with directions through the Waze satnav app, which she set and explained. The experience on our return was just as good and prompt. I can thoroughly recommend Jumbo hire.
Reviewed: January 5, 2023
Had to get extra insurance when we got there even if I paid for full cover on the website already , not happy about that
Reviewed: August 26, 2021
Esperé más de una hora para recoger el coche pero me dieron un coche mejor
Reviewed: March 31, 2020
Staff very efficient and helpful. Transferred immediately from airport to rental office. Vehicle exactly as requested.
Reviewed: March 8, 2020
When we arrived at payless San Jose Costa Rica we hade to pay for another insurance even if we already took one at the booking. The reprensentant at Payless said that this insurance did not worth nothing. So for 3 week rental it cost us around 2700$ Can. We consider that it was a robbery. It starts the vacations very bad.
Reviewed: June 28, 2019
The van was perfect for the group of 10 to get us from the airport to the hotel and around the town of San Jose and the surrounding areas. The staff at Payless was very helpful and customer service was excellent.
Reviewed: October 21, 2019
It's okay, not as good as last time, there's been a decline. Service enthusiasm increased after giving a tip.
Reviewed: May 20, 2019
I thought Lenny was incredibly helpful and he made the whole process extremely easy. Thank you!!
Reviewed: May 1, 2019
The counter staff was very slow on pick up. Really frustrating when we wanted to get on the road. It took about an hour.
Reviewed: July 27, 2019
Agent a Thrifty nous a obligé à prendre une assurance locale alors que nous avions déjà pris la meilleure assurance sur le site. Nous avons discuté avec lui presque 2 heures, il ne nous a pas laissé le choix et nous avons dû payer 265$ sup pr l assurance! Moteur de voiture très poussif, manque de nervosité et de dynamisme. Pas de climatisation à l arrière pour les enfants. A l arrière 2 ceintures de sécurité seulement, donc 2 enfants partageaient la même ceinture!!
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