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Enterprise Rent-A-Car

8.8

Very good

Read 5 reviews

Cleanliness

9.1

Comfort

9.1

Pick-up/Drop-off

8.2

Value for money

8.5

3 locations in Carlsbad

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Locations in Carlsbad

5245 Car Country Dr

+1 760 931 1111

Monday07:30 - 17:30
Tuesday07:30 - 17:30
Wednesday07:30 - 17:30
Thursday07:30 - 17:30
Friday07:30 - 17:30
Saturday09:00 - 12:00
Sunday00:00 - 00:00
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6050 Avenida Encinas

+1 760 918 0883

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875 S. Coast Highway

+1 760 966 9090

Monday07:30 - 17:30
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Thursday07:30 - 17:30
Friday07:30 - 17:30
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10.0 Wonderful

Brian, Mar 2024

Premium SUV

KAYAK
Great car. Fast efficient friendly service both pick up and drop off.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Jan 2021

KAYAK

Cons:

Everything was good

1 out of 2

Budget

6.5

Okay

Read 15 reviews
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Cleanliness

7.0

Comfort

7.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.9

Value for money

6.8

2 locations in Carlsbad

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1771 Oceanside Boulevard Ste B

+1 760 757 5799

Monday08:00 - 17:00
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2198 Palomar Airport Road

+1 760 931 2469

Monday08:00 - 17:00
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2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Jan 2025

Intermediate

KAYAK
Horrible experience. Horrible service. Car not available. Staff rude. Made promises than didn’t keep. Given incorrect information. Agent at counter called the corporate office “liars.”

10.0 Wonderful

Bill, Mar 2024

Intermediate

KAYAK
Car was reserved only 30 minutes in advance. I got a decent car that was ready for immediate pickup. Friendly staff person too.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Oct 2022

KAYAK
We reserved the car with kayak and the company didn’t have cars available. I think kayak could’ve done a better job in this transaction. Kayak allowed us to make a reservation with the car company without cars available. Very poor communication and costumer service. The car company was nice to make a phone call to us to tell us they didn’t have cars at their location and couldn’t understand why kayak would allow this.

2.0 Poor

Kurt, Oct 2022

KAYAK
The entire experience was a complete waste of time. I prepaid $208 on budget.com for my entire reservation it was going to be 4 days in a Fullsize sedan. I completed the online check in to speed up the process at the counter just like the pop up prompted me to do so. A few hours later I am at the local budget location and I go to the counter and the representative takes my ID and Debit card says it runs a soft credit check or some BS and he says oh we can't rent to you the check came back bad. I have already paid for this rental I tell him so why would I be charged on the website prior to this the full amount of the rental and then be denied after I am already checked in online before coming to the store all on the exact same debit card. I then become aware that if I use a credit card for the $200 deposit there is no credit check. Oh well then that's a no brainer and I hand over my capital one credit card he takes it and then as he is about to swipe it, he abruptly stops and says oh that's right we can't rent to you at all. Once youre denied from the credit check you're blacklisted essentially from renting at budget. I have never used budget before in my life and I will never use there services again. I have tried to call the 800 number the representative at the store gave me however the phone representative was unable to locate my reservation with the confirmation code I was emailed or with the code given by the counter representative. I am about to head back down this morning to get a rental somewhere else and I will be following up with BUDGET about these issues and will update the review once this happens.

2.0 Poor

Olga, May 2021

KAYAK

Cons:

Rathe was $134 and was changed $356

8.0 Very good

albert, Apr 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

COUNTER GUY WAS FRIENDLY, DROP OFF SUPER EASY AND QUICK

Cons:

ON PICK UP COUNTER GUY WAS VERY BUSY, COULD HAVE USED SECOND PERSON

1 out of 5

Avis

5.2

Fair

Read 11 reviews

Cleanliness

6.9

Comfort

6.7

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.5

Value for money

5.9

2 locations in Carlsbad

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1771 Oceanside Boulevard Ste B

+1 760 757 9929

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
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2198 Palomar Airport Road

+1 760 931 1393

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2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Jul 2025

Intermediate

KAYAK
Drop off in Butte Montana Avis office was horrible. Staff was rude and unprofessional.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Oct 2022

KAYAK
So many things went wrong with pickup. Including the employee leaving before we even saw the car. Locked the door. Gone. So we were stuck with a “luxury upgrade” with one bald tire and stinking of smoke. After the automated customer service loophole I contacted another Avis location who called the owner to meet us.

8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Apr 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

The staff was friendly and efficent

Cons:

The car had a horrible smoke odor that permeated all of my luggage.

1 out of 4

Dollar

5.4

Fair

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One location in Carlsbad

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1816-c Oceanside Blvd

+1 760 722 7031

Monday08:00 - 17:00
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Thrifty

5.4

Fair

One location in Carlsbad

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from$40/day

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1816-c Oceanside Boulevard

+1 760 722 7031

Monday08:00 - 17:00
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Hertz

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3 locations in Carlsbad

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1816-c Oceanside Blvd.

+1 760 722 7031

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
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2100 Palomar Airport Rd

+1 760 930 0123

Monday08:00 - 17:00
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6030 Avenida Encinas, Ste E

+1 760 579 0072

Monday07:30 - 17:30
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10.0 Wonderful

Julie, Apr 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

Sebastian was knowledgeable, polite and helpful. The pick-up location was convenient.

Cons:

additional clerks

8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Mar 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

Pick up took an hour at off airport location. Drop off at Reno Airport was just fine.

Cons:

Pick up -- especially because we had gone to location and confirmed the pickup for Monday morning early. Only one staff person for 4 customers.

1 out of 2

EZ Van

No score available yet

2 locations in Carlsbad

Locations in Carlsbad

235 South Tremont St

+1 866 735 8267

Opening times not available

6511 Avenida Encinas

+1 866 735 8267

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Zeeba Rent-A-Van

No score available yet

2 locations in Carlsbad

Locations in Carlsbad

4901 El Camino Real Carlsbad, Ca ,charleston,sc,us

+1 800 761 8913

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800 Grand Avenue

+1 800 940 9332

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37 travelers who rented a car in Carlsbad gave the car agency they used an average rating of 5.4

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