Book Budget car rentals in Reno

Cons: An employee in the Budget/Avis rental office at the Sears at Meadowood Mall in Reno called me less than 2 days before my trip to tell me that my reservation was canceled because they didn't have enough cars. She told me I was the 11th person she was calling and there were more on the list. I had reserved the SUV three weeks in advance at a rate of $391 for five days. I had to scramble last minute to get a new reservation (this was for Christmas weekend), and the best rate I could get (off site from the airport) was $548, an increase of $157. The manager at the off-site Enterprise where I ended up renting said that the Budget/Avis place at the mall canceled people on a regular basis. BUYER BEWARE - don't rent from the Budget/Avis office at Sears at Meadowod Mall in Reno!

Cons: I was charged $10 for 'late return'. I returned the car within 24 hours of renting it (for a one day charge) but I guess since I estimated the return time as earlier I was charged more.

Cons: The attendant down graded my car. She said there would be snow in California and tried to upsell me to an SUV. I told her I didn't need it. She fought with me then down graded me from a full size to a standard because it had front wheel drive. At one point she had the nerve to say, "Have you ever even been here before?" I'm pissed. I will be calling when I return from Brazil. Do I call you or Budget? I forgot to mention the car I was given was garbage. The engine would turn off when I stopped.

Cons: The person that I checked in with at the counter tried to upsale me in a way that implied the vehicle I reserved that morning was not available. It's perfectly okay to offer a bigger (more expensive vehicle) but be clear, don't try to trick someone into it. this experience may prevent me from renting from Budget in the future

Cons: $102 to drive a Nissan versa 218 miles??? What a rip off. Charges and surcharges everywhere.

Cons: endless fees brought the total cost to 2x what I was originally expecting

Cons: Changed me for an extra full Day for being 59mins late.

Cons: I had chosen Reno airport as my pickup location. However, upon arriving, I come to find out that the pickup location is 8 miles away!!! AND CLOSED!!! We were delayed on our departure flight, and missed our connection... I talked to a Budget agent at the airport, and they were willing to rent me a car... for almost double the price!!! I went to a competitor at the airport, and was able to rent a car for the price I found online.

Cons: The Budget staff behind the counter at the Reno airport where helpful, but I ended up not getting the car I had reserved - a compact because of the limited choices/availability. So then we tried an SUV but found the one we had selected had an open recall so that went back on the shelf. Ultimately I ended up with a slightly discounted Luxury car for my four day trip. When I did finally get the car, it was dirty on the inside and only slightly better on the outside.

Cons: They had one older gentleman walking to get the vehicles, and there were about 8 parties waiting for cars. Very inefficient.

Cons: My flight got diverted from Reno to Sacramento. I explained this to the Budget representative as I was waiting in baggage claim and she said there was nothing she could do and that it would be over $600 to pick up in Sacramento--more than 3 times the price I had booked online. So I cancelled the reservation and booked from another rental company for the same price I originally got online. Seems like a bad business policy by Budget.

Cons: Politeness and honesty of front desk staff (Cole) who added a significant daily upgrade fee and a minimum duration to the contract without notifying us

Cons: Everything was great no complaints

Cons: Somehow Budget always seems to come up with these crazy tax fees and obsurdly overpriced "misc charges". They are not a company with integrity. I will no longer rent from them. And I rent a hell of a lot!