Book Budget car rentals in San Luis Obispo

This place is really for truck rental

Pros: The car was nice and in good condition; worked out well in the end.

Cons: Pickup was not very smooth, the process was not very polished or professional. The staff worked it out in the end, but it took a bit longer than expected.

Cons: I had reserved a car with Budget. The off site lot was closed on Saturday but they did call to say there would be a car at the airport. There was no car available for the many people who had made a reservation. The "kids" at the counter did not seem to know what they were doing and sent us to other agencies to match the price. Luckily the Enterprise person was very professional and knowledgable. I did have to pay a fee to drop it off at LAX which I was not counting on. I will be making many trips to SLO for my college age daughter and will definitely use Enterprise even though they might be more expensive.

Cons: I could not rent a car without a credit card. I have a debit card but was not allowed to rent the car. I offered cash and was still denied.

Good value for the price but the experience of picking up was awful

Pros: Good price

Cons: It took over 30 minutes to get the car. There were 3 employees behind the desk and only one working with the line. By the time we got to the front of the line, the employee helping us kept helping everyone else first then coming back to us. She was trying to multi-task, but we kept getting interrupted. I will avoid renting from Budget again if I can help it.

Wrong car

Cons: The rental place gave away my car. We arrived at 2 for a 12 reservation. My form had a 2:30 expiration notice I was there before that. No phone call. We had to be taken to another location to get a car that was HUGE and a gas guzzeler. I rented a mid size car for $161 this car ended up costing me over $400 because of an error made by the company.