| Pick-up location | Alicante |
|---|---|
| Car types | 4x4, Box truck, Compact, Convertible, Economy, Full-size, Intermediate, Luxury, Mini, Premium, Standard, Van |
| Hire locations | 52 |
| Airport locations | 30 |
| Popular agencies | Goldcar Rental SP, Sixt, CLICK RENT , Centauro, OK RENT A CAR |
Pros: In terminal pickup
Great rental in Spain
Pros: The car was clean, comfortable and just what we needed to get around in Spain.
Cons: The price of insurance was too high, so we didn't purchase it. We just depended on our credit card insurance. We had to get a manual transmission which makes it much harder to drive than an automatic. But the prices of automatics are too high. This is common in Europe, but for those of us from the US we are used to getting automatics for less cost.
Helpful staffer
Pros: Hertz staffer at Hertz was very helpful. He said he had never seen a wrong return address printed in the contract ever in his career. We had a good laugh, eventually!
Cons: Our return address comically turned out to be exclusive for motorbikes. We had to drive to a different location near the station to return the car.
Multiple calls with 15 min wait times led to dead ends. Hertz service in Spain is a disaster to say the least
Pros: Vehicle was easy to return.
Fraud
Pros: The car was fine
Cons: I took the car back undamaged. The return agent agreed that. By the time I got home the had charged me 237.54 euros for damage that never happened.
Helpful staffer
Pros: Hertz staffer at Hertz was very helpful. He said he had never seen a wrong return address printed in the contract ever in his career. We had a good laugh, eventually!
Cons: Our return address comically turned out to be exclusive for motorbikes. We had to drive to a different location near the station to return the car.
Multiple calls with 15 min wait times led to dead ends. Hertz service in Spain is a disaster to say the least
Fraud
Pros: The car was fine
Cons: I took the car back undamaged. The return agent agreed that. By the time I got home the had charged me 237.54 euros for damage that never happened.
Pros: Pick up from airport and return was good, no delays. Car was clean and did the job for us.
Cons: Like most of the rentals they tried to sell extra Insurance at top cost. We already had extra bought in uk and they still tried. We didn't buy any extra despite their saying our cover wasn't enough. It's time you and other sites sorted this out with the rental companies you offer. They also tried to intimidate us by having an existing body damage report and using it to say we were bound to get more marks and my insurance wouldn't cover it. It did!
We paid at the end 2,5 times what we expected
Cons: We were charged additionnal fees which were not clearly advertised on your website.
We had to choose in the end between an option of 106€ with insurance included, and us having to refil the car.
Or pay 120€, not refil the tank (but the difference between the full tank and what we consumed not being deducted) and the deposit.
We were told admin fee for refilling the car is aabout 50-60€, which is quite substantial for the service it is. And this was not clearly indicated.
Also we were told that if not refilling the tank, the difference between the amount for the full tank, and what we consumed would not be deducted. Which I think is not fair. I'm ok to pay for what I consume, but not for something I don't.
At the end we paid much more than advertise on your website, and even though "some potential additional fee" could be expected, there was no clear indication it would be of such amount. We choose the renting of this car company, because of it attractive price, but we think it was missleading. Next time we will most likely look directly on Sixt, AVis, Europcar websites, and not look on Kayak.com as the price indicated there is very much missleading. We are very disapointed at the end. I have boked in the past via Kayak.com and was never badly surprised like this.
Terrible - bully you into insurance & very small c
Cons: We had insurance separately as advised by Martin Money tips. When we got they they stated it wouldn't cover us & it's too cheap. We brought a cover for £20 & covered everything. We felt bullied into buying their cover for extra €200! As soon as we agreed they couldn't care less of the state of the car when they handed the keys, no damage/condition sheet completed. When we returned car they intially started off by getting a check sheet & felt as if they were going to find the smallest dent to claim off us & then realised we took the extra insurance when collected & couldn't care less of the cars state & didn't even check the car over. We felt this company grabbed every money it could. We won't we using again. Avid is nxt door & will try them nxt time.
Complete Rip Off
Pros: Giving the car back
Cons: The moment I arrived to collect the car I was pressured and 'scare mongered' into paying an extra £100 for insurance even though I had already taken out another policy in London... And instead of having return the tank empty I now had to bring back with a full tank... The extra insurance and tank probably cost me in total an extra £170 which had a huge impact on the money I could have spent enjoying the holiday with my wife and 2 young children. The car was in a poor state and didn't drive well at all. Complete rip off.. You should make people aware of these hidden costs before they arrive to collect their vehicles. I will never be using your company again and will definitely not be recommending you to friends and family.
Pros: Pick up from airport and return was good, no delays. Car was clean and did the job for us.
Cons: Like most of the rentals they tried to sell extra Insurance at top cost. We already had extra bought in uk and they still tried. We didn't buy any extra despite their saying our cover wasn't enough. It's time you and other sites sorted this out with the rental companies you offer. They also tried to intimidate us by having an existing body damage report and using it to say we were bound to get more marks and my insurance wouldn't cover it. It did!
We paid at the end 2,5 times what we expected
Cons: We were charged additionnal fees which were not clearly advertised on your website.
We had to choose in the end between an option of 106€ with insurance included, and us having to refil the car.
Or pay 120€, not refil the tank (but the difference between the full tank and what we consumed not being deducted) and the deposit.
We were told admin fee for refilling the car is aabout 50-60€, which is quite substantial for the service it is. And this was not clearly indicated.
Also we were told that if not refilling the tank, the difference between the amount for the full tank, and what we consumed would not be deducted. Which I think is not fair. I'm ok to pay for what I consume, but not for something I don't.
At the end we paid much more than advertise on your website, and even though "some potential additional fee" could be expected, there was no clear indication it would be of such amount. We choose the renting of this car company, because of it attractive price, but we think it was missleading. Next time we will most likely look directly on Sixt, AVis, Europcar websites, and not look on Kayak.com as the price indicated there is very much missleading. We are very disapointed at the end. I have boked in the past via Kayak.com and was never badly surprised like this.
Terrible - bully you into insurance & very small c
Cons: We had insurance separately as advised by Martin Money tips. When we got they they stated it wouldn't cover us & it's too cheap. We brought a cover for £20 & covered everything. We felt bullied into buying their cover for extra €200! As soon as we agreed they couldn't care less of the state of the car when they handed the keys, no damage/condition sheet completed. When we returned car they intially started off by getting a check sheet & felt as if they were going to find the smallest dent to claim off us & then realised we took the extra insurance when collected & couldn't care less of the cars state & didn't even check the car over. We felt this company grabbed every money it could. We won't we using again. Avid is nxt door & will try them nxt time.
Complete Rip Off
Pros: Giving the car back
Cons: The moment I arrived to collect the car I was pressured and 'scare mongered' into paying an extra £100 for insurance even though I had already taken out another policy in London... And instead of having return the tank empty I now had to bring back with a full tank... The extra insurance and tank probably cost me in total an extra £170 which had a huge impact on the money I could have spent enjoying the holiday with my wife and 2 young children. The car was in a poor state and didn't drive well at all. Complete rip off.. You should make people aware of these hidden costs before they arrive to collect their vehicles. I will never be using your company again and will definitely not be recommending you to friends and family.
Terrible from start to finish
Cons: This is not in the airpirt as suggested. It is a shuttle bus ride. This was the only reason we chose them Very long queues , lots of hidden extras, and we git charged for petrol because despite filling it before handing it back. They said it wasn't right on the line. We were late for our flight because of queuing so we had no choice but to pay it and run for our flight
Misleading search options
Cons: Please respond to emmamunton@yahoo.co.uk
When we booked via your site we searched the dates and airport. From here we made sure we selected the option that was listed as airport collection. When booking a car we NEVER opt for shuttle bus and would rather payer a higher price for ease of collection at the airport. We also always chose to have a full tank with a partial refund as this suits the few miles that we do. After selecting the airport pick up we went to the second page where you select your type of car and from there you end up on the final 'product'. This is pretty standard on other search engines. However, when we got to the airport we looked again at our paper work and realised that it was in fact a shuttle bus! This shuttle bus took 40 minutes to come to the airport to collect us. Not only that but the day we took the car back we were told we needed to return it with a full tank and so had to go back out and fill it! My issue isn't with Sol Mar as the actually haven't done anything wrong. My issue is with your site. Now, I don't know if you have just had a problem with your filter system or if you have done this intentionally but what happened is wrong and misleading. If we select an option for Airport collection we DO NOT then expect that you will offer us a car that doesn't match this description. This is why we only realised when it was too late. I would like to speak to someone about this please as i am not the type of consumer to go ahead and write reviews. Please contact me on the above email address. If I don't hear from you within 5 working days though I will be taking this further as you are breaking the trade descriptions act.
Terrible from start to finish
Cons: This is not in the airpirt as suggested. It is a shuttle bus ride. This was the only reason we chose them Very long queues , lots of hidden extras, and we git charged for petrol because despite filling it before handing it back. They said it wasn't right on the line. We were late for our flight because of queuing so we had no choice but to pay it and run for our flight
Misleading search options
Cons: Please respond to emmamunton@yahoo.co.uk
When we booked via your site we searched the dates and airport. From here we made sure we selected the option that was listed as airport collection. When booking a car we NEVER opt for shuttle bus and would rather payer a higher price for ease of collection at the airport. We also always chose to have a full tank with a partial refund as this suits the few miles that we do. After selecting the airport pick up we went to the second page where you select your type of car and from there you end up on the final 'product'. This is pretty standard on other search engines. However, when we got to the airport we looked again at our paper work and realised that it was in fact a shuttle bus! This shuttle bus took 40 minutes to come to the airport to collect us. Not only that but the day we took the car back we were told we needed to return it with a full tank and so had to go back out and fill it! My issue isn't with Sol Mar as the actually haven't done anything wrong. My issue is with your site. Now, I don't know if you have just had a problem with your filter system or if you have done this intentionally but what happened is wrong and misleading. If we select an option for Airport collection we DO NOT then expect that you will offer us a car that doesn't match this description. This is why we only realised when it was too late. I would like to speak to someone about this please as i am not the type of consumer to go ahead and write reviews. Please contact me on the above email address. If I don't hear from you within 5 working days though I will be taking this further as you are breaking the trade descriptions act.
| Most popular agency | Goldcar Rental SP |
|---|---|
| Most popular car type | Economy |
| Average price | £12/day |
| Good deal | £7/day |
On average a hire car in Alicante costs £20 per day.
Economy (Opel Corsa or similar) is the most frequently booked hire car type in Alicante.
In the past 72 hours, the cheapest hire cars were found at Firefly (£4/day), Centauro (£4/day) and OK RENT A CAR (£4/day).
Based on ratings and reviews from real users on KAYAK, the best car hire companies in Alicante are Alamo (8.7, 41047 reviews), Enterprise (8.5, 12796 reviews), and National (8.2, 3440 reviews).
Car hire companies onsite at Alicante Airport include Centauro, INTERRENT, DRIVALIA, Wiber, CLICK RENT, Record Go, Dickmanns, Firefly, OK RENT A CAR and Rhodium.
Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Alicante Airport to off-airport locations include Goldcar Rental SP, Centauro, INTERRENT, DRIVALIA, CLICK RENT, Record Go, Dickmanns, Firefly, OK RENT A CAR and Rhodium.
In the last 72 hours the cheapest hire car price was found at Firefly Alicante Ap Car Park 03195 (1 miles from the city centre).
Take a look at our extensive car hire location map to find the best hire cars near you.
Get the most out of the Spanish sun and let the salty breeze tousle your hair by opting for a convertible during your stay. Families who need more space can also choose a minivan. Most cars are stick shifts, with automatics usually costing a little extra.
Speed limits are strictly enforced in Alicante and are usually 50 km/h (31 mph) in built-up areas, 100 km/h (62 mph) on rural roads, and up to 120 km/h (73 mph) on highways -- but always check for posted signs. In some residential areas and in front of schools, there is a limit of 19 km/h (11 mph).
Spain is not among the most expensive countries when it comes to gas, but is still considerably more expensive than the US. The average price per liter in Alicante is €1.30 ($1.42), which is about $5.68 per gallon. In the Spanish countryside, petrol stations can be hard to find, so always refill ahead of time.
Finding a parking spot inside the city can be difficult, especially during rush hour. Street parking is usually metered by the hour. At the harbor, there are two big parking lots where travelers usually will find a spot, one of which is close to the Melia Hotel and the other the Panoramis shopping mall.
