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Tampa car hire information
| Pick-up location | Tampa |
|---|---|
| Car types | 4x4, Box truck, Commercial, Compact, Convertible, Economy, Full-size, Intermediate, Luxury, Mini, People carrier, Premium, Standard, Van |
| Hire locations | 70 |
| Airport locations | 26 |
| Popular agencies | Alamo, Hertz, Sixt, Thrifty, Budget |
Cheap car hire in Tampa
| Economy | £21/day |
| Compact | £22/day |
| Intermediate | £23/day |
| Standard | £24/day |
| Full-size | £26/day |
| 4x4 | £27/day |
| People carrier | £36/day |
| Mini | £23/day |
| Premium | £29/day |
| Luxury | £34/day |
| Convertible | £32/day |
| Box truck | £24/day |
| Commercial | £29/day |
| Van | £40/day |
Best prices found by KAYAK users in the past 24 hours.
Tampa car hire reviews and directory
From £25/day
Rated no. 1
Alamo
Best rated
Most popular
8.0 Excellent (238 reviews)
2 locations in Tampa
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Alamo reviews
Car hire locations
Alamo
Locations in Tampa
1001 W Kennedy Blvd
+1 813 223 1428
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 15:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
5405 Airport Service Rd
+1 844 370 9187
| Monday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Tuesday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Wednesday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Thursday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Friday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
- 7.9
- 8.4
- 8.2
- 7.9
- 7.8
Recent reviews
10.0 Excellent
30 Sep 2016
Pros: fast pick up and fast return
8.4 Excellent
16 Dec 2016
Good car, poor customer interface at desk
Pros: good rate, at airport pickup/drop off
Cons: The man at the counter was flip and assumed he knew what he was doing without asking me enough questions, tried to give me someone else's way more expensive reservation. All figured out but not with any apologies.
10.0 Excellent
12 Jan 2017
Pros: Everything was fine with the rental. Good vehicle and ready when we got there.
Cons: Only issue was with KAYAK. My credit card had an $18.00 charge for travel insurance that I thought I'd declined. I disputed it with my credit card company.
10.0 Excellent
18 Jan 2017
Pros: Quick and efficient. Car ran well
10.0 Excellent
2 Mar 2017
Pros: From pick to drop off the staff at alamo made it fast and easy to pick up my car!! Will definitely rent from them again and recommend to family and friends.
10.0 Excellent
10 Mar 2017
Pros: Quick, easy and professional.
Cons: Did not go to the kiosk, didn't know if I really should have.
8.8 Excellent
18 May 2017
as expected
Pros: car was clean and operated well
Cons: The counter personnel during the rental was not pleasant. They tried to insist I upgrade, buy additional equipment, buy fuel and pushed way too hard on buying extra insurance coverage. It was very annoying and not professional. It bordered on making false statement.
2.0 Mediocre
29 Jun 2017
Double charged!
Pros: Car wasn't decent
Cons: Employee Bipin charged me for $60+ in extra insurance when I said I didn't need it. They are not working with me on refund. $200 hold on my account is still there a week after they said it would be taken off... horrible experience. In France without money thanks to Alamo.
10.0 Excellent
20 Jul 2017
Easy as Pie
Pros: The process was straight forward, and the vehicle was as expected.
Cons: We hit the check in line at a bad time and had to wait a while. It would be nice if the insurance offered by Alliance was connected to the rental.
9.6 Excellent
12 Dec 2017
Good for the money
Pros: Very easy to pick up and drop off. Had to exchange the first car because the check engine light came on but that was resolved with no issue.
Cons: I thought I paid for the rental when I first booked it. I'm going to have to sort through my emails and verify that I didn't get charged twice. But I'm sure if there is an issue, it will be fixed quickly.
From £27/day
Rated no. 2
Enterprise
7.3 Good (236 reviews)
20 locations in Tampa
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Enterprise reviews
Car hire locations
Enterprise
Locations in Tampa
1001 W Kennedy Bvd
+1 813 254 4221
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 14:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 - 13:00 |
10010 E Adamo Dr
+1 813 262 0263
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
10010 N. Florida Avenue
+1 813 932 6170
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 14:00 |
110 S Us Highway 301
+1 813 622 7889
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 14:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 13:00 |
11207 Sheldon Rd
+1 813 920 1056
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
13424 North Nebraska Ave
+1 813 972 0082
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
13739 N. Dale Mabry Highway
+1 813 265 4458
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
17301 Dona Michelle Dr
+1 813 977 7091
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
2730 N Dale Mabry Hwy
+1 813 874 0796
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 14:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
2881 N 50th Street
+1 813 740 9293
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
3909 W Hillsborough Ave
+1 813 885 5611
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 14:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 13:00 |
4602 W Gandy Blvd
+1 813 831 5330
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
4901 E. Busch Blvd.
+1 813 980 6673
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
4912 W Spruce St
+1 813 282 1680
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 14:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
5402 N Nebraska Ave
+1 813 238 8471
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
5405 Airport Service Rd
+1 833 892 9213
| Monday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Tuesday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Wednesday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Thursday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Friday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
608 N Nebraska Ave
+1 813 261 3246
| Monday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
| Tuesday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
| Wednesday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
| Thursday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
| Friday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
6845 N Dale Mabry Hwy
+1 813 875 8096
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
7902 W. Hillsborough Ave.
+1 813 886 3899
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
8700 E Adamo Dr
+1 813 621 2023
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 00:00 |
- 7.2
- 7.5
- 7.5
- 7.0
- 7.3
Recent reviews
10.0 Excellent
18 Oct 2016
12 Passenger Van
Pros: Quick, courteous service.
Cons: Wish I had been informed, when I confirmed appointment and purpose for pickup, that this would not hold 12 persons plus their luggage.
10.0 Excellent
15 Jan 2017
Pros: I made reservation at wrong place (downtown, instead of airport). Handled well and speedily at counter.
Cons: Due to weather problems getting home, I needed to keep car an extra day. Somehow rate (in computer) got majorly messed up (much higher, of course). But easily fixed at counter, and I was on my way with problem fixed in less than 10 minutes.
4.0 Okay
20 Feb 2017
Offsite office ,online insurance not accepted by e
Pros: Staff
Cons: Offsite rental,
Actual cost far exceeded website
10.0 Excellent
22 Feb 2017
Fantastic
Pros: Customer service, the car was clean, and the price was out standing.
Cons: Everything
10.0 Excellent
3 Mar 2017
Cover my mistake
Pros: I made a booking mistake and the associate fix it and gave me a better car
4.0 Okay
16 Mar 2017
Pros: I cancelled!
Cons: too expensive of a rental: typical advertising of a certain % off but
never says off of what price, just a way to get your attention.
pick up and drop off at off-airport locations is 1960 with very
poor hours and shut down on sundays at peak tourist season.
8.4 Excellent
19 Mar 2017
Cons: We were not aware of their closing time of 2:00 on Saturday. We were late getting off our flight and had to rent another car because the site was closed. They upgraded us and gave us airport dropoff for our return. But it was a hassle.
10.0 Excellent
25 Mar 2017
Staff was very helpful
Pros: Although this branch was extremely busy because of spring break, the employees did everything they could to get us a car as soon as possible.
Cons: Had to get own ride from/to airport
5.2 Okay
27 Mar 2017
Poor customer service
Cons: My reservation was not correct, I reserved a 5 seat, 5 suitcase size vehicle, and the Enterprise representative claimed it was a "Our choice" reservation, meaning they could give me whatever vehicle they had available. Also, I was not made aware of the very short office hours on Sunday for my drop-off, and the inability to do an after-hours drop off. I had to return the vehicle to the airport, incurring a drop off fee.
8.0 Excellent
17 May 2017
Overall Pretty Good
Pros: I thought the value of the vehicle was pretty good and the employees at the store where very nice.
Cons: I didn't have any other choice of vehicles and it had less than a quarter tank of gas.
From £22/day
Rated no. 3
Thrifty
6.7 Good (199 reviews)
1 location in Tampa
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Thrifty reviews
Car hire locations
Thrifty
Locations in Tampa
5405 Airport Service Road
+1 877 283 0898
| Monday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
| Tuesday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
| Wednesday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
| Thursday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
| Friday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
- 6.3
- 7.1
- 7.0
- 6.7
- 6.4
Recent reviews
2.0 Mediocre
7 Apr 2016
Pros: It was horrible we waited in Line 1:45 minutes .... There were not enough workers or cars avaible....
Unacceptable with only 6-8 people in line...
Car was fine not what we had reserved, though .... But we needed to get out of there with a family of 5.... We also had to go bs k into the airport to the other side to get our car .... Not easy with all of our luggage ..... So overall a bad experience
10.0 Excellent
8 Dec 2016
Pros: Very easy drop off.
9.6 Excellent
8 Feb 2017
Pros: Car was ready: no trouble at pickup.
Car died on 4th day out of 7: initially offered to pick me with the old car and drive 90 minutes to pick up a new one, then drive 90 minutes back. Eventually sent a flatbed with the new car and picked up the old one. Good job!
VERY FAST check-in.
2.0 Mediocre
10 Mar 2017
Didnt even use after talking with their customer s
Pros: Called to confirm my car rental and the woman would not stop trying to upgrade me to a premium model and buy their gps unit. Just ridiculously dense and inconsiderate. They must get paid commission there. After I got off the phone and read some of the reviews (avg 1.5 stars) I made a reservation qith Alamo for $15 dollars more prepaid. Easiest car rental ever and great customer service (avg 4.4 stars).
If renting at TPA, avoid Thrify and Dollar at all costs!
2.4 Mediocre
29 Mar 2017
Cons: Waited an hour and a half for pickup and got a
compact car I didn't reserve. Horrible experience.
7.6 Good
13 Apr 2017
Reasonable priced car rental
Pros: Car was quickly available and easy to drive, cheap to fill up
Cons: Car had sand in it....not the cleanest and overhead light didn't work in the car
4.0 Okay
22 Apr 2017
Suppose to get full size car had to take compact
Cons: I didn't get the car I requested.
6.0 Good
18 May 2017
Great price - long line!
Pros: Great one day rate. Easy process getting in and out of terminal once I finally got through the check-in line.
Cons: Long line at counter with only two agents moving VERY slow. Took 45 minutes to get through check-in process. Unacceptable!
5.6 Okay
26 Jun 2017
Almost double price????!
Pros: Nothing special.
Cons: The price wasnt correct. I have insurence by my self. And the first total price was 404 dollars and before pick up over 700 dollars???
And Chevy Malibu (my choose) isnt Chevy Sonic :-( (i had)
10.0 Excellent
3 Nov 2017
Excellent Service from Thrifty
Pros: There was nothing that I didn't like. From the EZ online rental experiencel, to the drop off in SRQ, the service was great. Price, check-in, pickup at TPA, drop-off at SRQ was easy and efficient.
From £24/day
Rated no. 4
Dollar
6.5 Good (347 reviews)
1 location in Tampa
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Dollar reviews
Car hire locations
Dollar
Locations in Tampa
5405 Airport Service Road
+1 866 434 2226
| Monday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
| Tuesday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
| Wednesday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
| Thursday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
| Friday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 02:00 06:00 - 23:59 |
- 6.2
- 6.9
- 6.8
- 6.1
- 6.4
Recent reviews
10.0 Excellent
8 Sep 2016
travel made easy
Pros: I really like the live kiosk feature so that the time waiting in line was shortened to 2 minutes. The gentleman in the car park was very helpful and drop-off was a breeze.
9.2 Excellent
20 Dec 2016
Pros: Service was great,clean car and everything........
Cons: Paid three times the price I did agree on-line
4.0 Okay
18 Jan 2017
Managers wild card
Cons: I was misled by the advertisement which showed a full sized sedan. I was provided a compact at a higher cost than had I just booked the compact initially. Renter-beware.
2.0 Mediocre
7 Mar 2017
Dollar did not have my vehicle nor any vehicles av
Pros: Nothing!
Cons: I was told I would have to wait until a vehicle was available. There were 10 people ahead of me on the wait list. All had reservations too. They estimated I would have to wait 2 hours. The person next to receive a car on the list had already been there 2 hours. I cancelled my reservation and rented from National. It cost me an additional $100 over the three days to rent from National. I could still be in Tampa waiting for my rental reservation to be fullfilled. Totally unacceptable! Tony
9.6 Excellent
22 Mar 2017
Fabulous
Pros: The service was great friendly and efficient
Cons: The car was nice and with a lot of space.
6.0 Good
29 Mar 2017
Pros: Pick up and return point. Was very fast in and out.
Cons: Did not get the car I payed for. Pay for mid size and got a compact for the same price . Counter person not very friendly. Interrupted him during a personal phone call.
6.4 Good
22 Apr 2017
Extremely Overpriced
Pros: There was nothing wrong w the car -- they did upgrade us upon complaint --
Cons: It was more than twice what it said online !!!!
7.6 Good
22 Apr 2017
Too long waiting in line to pickup vehicle
Pros: Found great price after checking multiple times over two months for a rental car. Car worked well.
Cons: Unnecessary long wait in line to pickup car. It seemed that the agents, of which there were not enough, took longer than usual to process each customer. They were "chatty" to get one to add on extras such as toll passes, pre-purchased gas and the like. Another customer, who had been three behind me in line, left the line and went to another provider. Apparently he rented a car from them as he had paperwork in his hand and was finished before I even got to the counter.
4.8 Okay
31 May 2017
Pros: Clean car, same category as booked
Cons: Long waiting for pick-up, not very friendly customer service, not enough explanations, unclear explanation regarding insurance&liability and no wish for providing further explanations.
10.0 Excellent
2 Feb 2018
Cons: It was a surprise to pay for an upgrade. The "scheduled" car would not have worked -- no luggage space at all in the Kia Soul. The Altima was divine.
From £24/day
Rated no. 5
Hertz
6.1 Good (399 reviews)
9 locations in Tampa
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Hertz reviews
Car hire locations
Hertz
Locations in Tampa
1102 A East Fowler Ave
+1 813 910 1132
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday |
11608 N Florida Avenue
+1 813 931 2631
| Monday | 10:00 - 19:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 19:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 19:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 19:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 19:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 19:00 |
| Sunday |
1200 N Westshore Blvd
+1 813 207 7615
| Monday | 08:00 - 17:30 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 17:30 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 17:30 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 17:30 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 17:30 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 15:00 |
15625 N Dale Marby Hwy
+1 813 210 8752
| Monday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | |
| Sunday |
5405 Airport Service Rd
+1 813 874 3232
| Monday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Tuesday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Wednesday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Thursday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Friday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
6037 N. Dale Mabry Hwy
+1 813 871 1791
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday |
700 South Florida Ave.
+1 813 226 4205
| Monday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
7201 W Linebaugh Ave
+1 813 969 2361
| Monday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | |
| Sunday |
9017 East Adamo Drive
+1 813 630 4092
| Monday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Sunday |
- 5.9
- 6.5
- 6.6
- 5.5
- 6.1
Recent reviews
6.0 Good
9 Nov 2016
Fair price for minivan rental
Pros: Price and size of vehicle was just right.
Cons: Vehicle was a little dirty, had Fruit Loops between seats and reeked of cigarette smoke. Vehicle had annoying noise and vibration above 40mph, would have exchanged it, but travel plans didn't allow.
4.8 Okay
21 Feb 2017
Bait and switch
Pros: Everyone working for the location worked very, very hard and seem to be genuinely nice people who want to make it right.
Cons: I purchased a car, arrived at the appointed time and no car similar to what I purchased was available. I was "upgraded" to a smaller car at a price 40% above the agreed price, and was NOT upgraded for free as is customary. It turns out that this smaller vehicle would not work for us, and we had to delay our trip, waiting for another Hertz location to open the next morning and switch out the car for another closer to what we purchased. The price is still far, far above what was quoted and purchased and I'm very frustrated, but there was nothing that could be done since we needed the car and by that point we had no other option.
Also, the debit card procedure noted by other reviewers, and the mandatory additional credit hold, is frustrating as well. Hertz continually shows the lowest rates online, but unlike other companies, the price you actually pay can end up being much higher than you agree to.
The car itself was fine. The locations, both the one I purchased from and the one I swapped cars out at, were extremely busy and understaffed, but again, the people were helpful and tried their best.
8.0 Excellent
4 Mar 2017
Pros: Didn't get what we originally planned, but they accommodated us well. We loved our car. It was clean. Easy pick up ad drop off.
Cons: They charge an extra $200 at time of pickup. The bill was a little confusing.
5.2 Okay
11 Mar 2017
dirty car
Pros: car was filthy, after 3 days of.driving in the car we found drug paraphernalia under the seat....missed during the cleaning that didn't happen. check in agent rude.
2.0 Mediocre
4 Apr 2017
Avoid if Possible
Pros: Not very much. The car was nice but the whole point of having a reservation went out the window with these "professionals."
Cons: I had a reservation but there was no vehicle for me and the guy working tried to "upgrade" me to a different car - Despite having a reservation and them not having the car I reserved. We went back and forth until he finally gave me the upgraded car at the same price as the car I originally reserved.
4.0 Okay
12 Apr 2017
20 miles from the airport!!!!!!!
Cons: Your website booked me at a hertz location 20 miles from the airport!!!! This is ridiculous, and a clear problem with your search algorthim. Yes, I could have checked the address, but I shouldn't have to when I search for cars AT A SPECIFIC AIRPORT. This was awful.
3.2 Mediocre
15 Apr 2017
Inadequate service
Pros: Our vehicle was nice and we got the size of car we wanted for once
Cons: I asked for my rental to be picked up at TPA and it was not for the airport but an off site location.
Their was a line of 15 people and 1 worker on site.
The terminal stations were not working for us to check in for our rental.
Our car was dented and damaged upon pick up.
Workers were wore so thin they did not provide any type of customer service. They simple got through each customer
The cost was much higher than market averages I have experienced
2.0 Mediocre
25 Apr 2017
Cons: I did not pick up this car since it was not located at the Hertz rental place at the Tampa International Airport. The hertz agent at the airport counter said Hertz would refund me and so I rented another car at the airport hertz desk. I have yet to get to speak to someone who can help me get my refund despite several phone calls. I have been placed on hold and the person never returned to the call. At this point in time I am not happy with Hertz.
10.0 Excellent
28 Apr 2017
Great Service
Pros: The staff at the rental office were very helpful and gave excellent customer service. I will rent another car at the end of May using Kayak and hope the deal is with this office.
9.2 Excellent
10 Aug 2017
Pros: customer service great everyone very profesional
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Ace reviews
Car hire locations
Ace
Locations in Tampa
5002 West Cypress Street
+1 813 636 8999
| Monday | 09:00 - 15:30 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 15:30 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
| Sunday |
5405 Airport Service Road
+1 813 636 8999
| Monday | 07:00 - 22:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:00 - 22:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:00 - 22:00 |
| Thursday | 07:00 - 22:00 |
| Friday | 07:00 - 22:00 |
| Saturday | 07:00 - 22:00 |
| Sunday | 07:00 - 22:00 |
- 5.6
- 6.0
- 6.2
- 5.4
- 6.1
Recent reviews
5.2 Okay
22 Jul 2016
Pros: It was cheap
Cons: Hubcap was off car, seats were stained. Car didn't feel clean but You get what you pay for
4.4 Okay
11 Jan 2017
Hidden charges and policies; rude staff
Pros: The price is lower than competition, but not as significantly as advertised with additional insurance requirements (which are not required by the competition).
Cons: Hidden additional and non-standard insurance requirements; extremely rude staff.
6.8 Good
14 Jan 2017
Good for the price
Pros: The car was cheap and clean.
Cons: waited at airport for over 30 mins to get picked up. They didn't show/walk around the car with you to help inspect the vehicle for issues. I cant be too mad at that because they didn't do it when I returned the vehicle either. So give and take.
5.6 Okay
5 May 2017
Location
Pros: .
Cons: The location was further away from the airport than advertised. There was almost a 30 minute wait for the pick up. The car did not have power windows or power locks. It was very inconvenient. I have never rented a car in the US or Europe that did not have the power locks or windows even with manual transmissions.
5.2 Okay
26 Jul 2017
Limited miles per day
Pros: The driver of the shuttle that took us from and to the airport was very customer friendly and helpful.
Cons: They were not clear on fees at time of booking
4.4 Okay
13 Jul 2018
I rent cars regularly and NEVER had a rental company restrict use.
Pros: That there WAS a car.
Cons: I was told that the contract did not allow for unlimited miles. That if I was ONE minute late, I'd be charged for an entire day. That if the gas had to be topped off, I'd be charged $10 a gallon and that if I needed the car longer, I could not CALL in to extend the reservation. These restrictions (unknown until I got to the airport to get the car) made the rental a nightmare. I returned the car a day early.
2.0 Mediocre
20 Jul 2018
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Was unable to pick up rental car as ACE had a policy that two utility bills were required for credit and debit cards although this was not stated anywhere on carrentals.com. Was stranded at the airport and had to pay three times the price at Sixt because it was last minute. Was able to get refunded by ACE after speaking with three customer service reps. Will never use this car rental company ever again. The customer service phone reps were friendly but the counter staff was very rude.
10.0 Excellent
19 Oct 2015
Bang for the buck!
Pros: This was my only option when renting a 15 passenger van for 24 hours. Everyone else wanted double what Ace asked for. We saved a bunch of $$$!
Cons: The low tire pressure light came on because of a small leak in the right, rear tire.
10.0 Excellent
31 Oct 2015
I would use this car rental company again.
Pros: The employees were helpful and offered good service .
6.0 Good
19 Nov 2015
Ace experience
Pros: Cost
efficient
Cons: car was dirty
tank was half empty
temporary tags were expired
From £28/day
Rated no. 7
Fox
5.6 Okay (230 reviews)
1 location in Tampa
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Fox reviews
Car hire locations
Fox
Locations in Tampa
5405 Airport Service Road
+1 813 337 0950
| Monday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Tuesday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Wednesday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Thursday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Friday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
- 5.2
- 6.2
- 6.0
- 4.9
- 5.6
Recent reviews
6.0 Good
11 Aug 2016
Cons: Big charge for Pass Plate when it seems they just take a picture of your plate and send it to the rental company which they would do anyway. No FOB and key was difficult to get in and out of lock.
9.2 Excellent
2 Apr 2018
Receipt.
Pros: Everything was fine in Tampa except no receipt. E-Mail address is dennisschutz@hotmail.com
Cons: Promised a receipt. No receipt. E-mail address is dennisschutz@hotmail.com
9.6 Excellent
31 Jan 2019
Cons: It was confusing to find my way from the 3rd floor drop off to the outside area where my ride was waiting. It took escalators and elevators and a bit of a walk actually. I had to change buildings...
But overall the whole rental experience was excellent
6.4 Good
22 Feb 2019
Pros: Vehicle was clean and well-maintained.
Cons: There are numerous fees that are unclear in the reservation. Using toll passes costs $7 per day (must pay every day) or a $15 fee *per toll*. Many toll roads in Florida do not accept cash, so this fee must be paid. At the counter the clerk added $75 of unnecessary insurance charges.
4.4 Okay
18 Oct 2019
Cons: Line was long at pickup, still not sure why they have to re-enter all our information which they already had for our reservation. Then told us the Jeep we prereserved was not available (45 min after our scheduled pickup time, and they were trying to get us to change vehicles. Went to speak with a manager and then one “just became available.” Tried real hard to upsell us $45 on a toll pass for 6 days as there are toll roads all over Florida (We paid $3 in cash tolls our whole trip). Return was easy enough. Overall mediocre service but good vehicle for a decent price.
5.2 Okay
31 Oct 2019
Pros: Toyota Corolla was nice car for our needs. Vehicle drop-off and shuttle to airport were convenient.
Cons: Repeatedly tried to upsell to SUV. Vehicles tires were not properly inflated and one had a slow leak. Windshield wipers were poor. Check in/Pickup was very slow.
3.6 Mediocre
24 Oct 2015
Dirtiest and stinkiest rental EVER
Pros: New car but it was trashed. They tried to upgrade me to this car but it clearly wasn't ready.
Cons: Smelled like weed and completely filthy. I could barely see thru the windshield because it looked like they started to spray the car to be cleaned and just decided not to. Bad enough i was already waiting 40 minutes at 11pm to figure out what car they were going to give me. Took 30 minutes for the shuttle to come. Shuttle guy was very nice despite the long wait. Not worth saving the money!
5.6 Okay
27 Oct 2015
Pros: The person that dropped us off at the airport was extremely friendly and helped us get all our luggage on and off.
4.8 Okay
8 Nov 2015
Clean the cars between renters please
Pros: I was in and out of there on decent time. They are open 24 hours
Cons: The vehicle seemed to have food stains on the inside roof from a previous renter. Some of the features seemed to be falling apart like the gas tank cover. It appears as though there is little care taken of the cars between renters and they are definitely not cleaned, the windshield was absolutely filthy.
10.0 Excellent
28 Nov 2015
Pros: Best value in market. I love that Fox does not charge extra per day for spouse/partner rental. As long as that is a part of the deal I will continue to choose Fox.
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Payless reviews
Car hire locations
Payless
Locations in Tampa
5409 Airport Service Rd
+1 813 289 6554
| Monday | 00:00 - 01:00 05:00 - 23:59 |
| Tuesday | 00:00 - 01:00 05:00 - 23:59 |
| Wednesday | 00:00 - 01:00 05:00 - 23:59 |
| Thursday | 00:00 - 01:00 05:00 - 23:59 |
| Friday | 00:00 - 01:00 05:00 - 23:59 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 01:00 05:00 - 23:59 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 01:00 05:00 - 23:59 |
- 4.8
- 5.6
- 5.8
- 4.7
- 5.1
Recent reviews
4.0 Okay
21 Oct 2015
Pros: Shuttle service
Cons: Being badgered into purchasing insurance and other unnecessary services. Admittedly, I was weak and tired and easy prey, but I expect integrity and honesty not fear mongering and half truths. And, please, make the fine print a little larger, so an older person can read it.
6.4 Good
29 Oct 2015
Deceptive Counter Person
Cons: I've been renting cars for 25+ years. I always decline the coverages and I always bring back with a full tank.
Counter person said road hazard was mandatory and electing the Payless they fill up the tank was mandatory. I told her that couldn't be the case. She was firm in her stance. It was late and I needed to get on my way. It added about $150 to my rental.
I called while into my rental and got the manager and he took off the charges and apologized and said those were not mandatory but options..
5.2 Okay
30 Oct 2015
Tampa Rental
Pros: Not much.
Cons: Car was not clean inside or out.
More agents should be on duty during busy times.
Agents should have more helpful information. Especially about surrounding roadways and toll roads.
4.0 Okay
28 Apr 2016
Optional
Pros: Car pickup was not that far off the airport property. Van drivers were nice.
The car I reserved was available.
Cons: Agent gave me too hard of a sale for car upgrade, optional insurance upgrades. Told me that optional empty tank return was mandatory, as was the optional roadside assistance. Read companies web site before you pick up your car. Know what is optional. Next time I'll use another company, not worth the effort.
2.0 Mediocre
6 May 2016
Be wary of a local rental.
Cons: We were unable to rent this car. Upon arrival they said we needed to have a local bill as proof of residency, nothing else was acceptable. I don't know about you, but we don't generally travel with copies of bills on our person. There was nothing in this Kayak reservation that indicated we needed to bring one. We have traveled numerous times by renting the car the day before and returning it in time for our flight the next day. We ended up having to take the airport shuttle made for an even longer airport wait as bad weather made the driver show up early then our plane was hit by lightning before we arrived delaying the flight by several hours until they could get a replacement.
2.4 Mediocre
10 May 2016
Pros: The car was okay, Someone most likely have been smoking in the car prior to my rental. The driver to the airport was professional and assisted .
Cons: 1. 1 st myself and approx. 12-14 other customers had to wait over and 1 hours in line before we were served. Their were no announcements made during this time as to why or anything else. Several customer left and went elsewhere for a car rental.
2. I was charged a different price than quoted online. I tried to explained but wasn't getting anywhere.
3 I have rented from Payless many times and normally their service is good.
7.6 Good
12 Jan 2017
Sales rep tried to sell me several useless options
Pros: Car was good: clean, new and totally exceeded my expectations.
Cons: 1. Immediately I was offered an "upgrade" in form of "What airline you were ?"; "Yes, Frontier offered you blah-blah-blah". When I declined it sales rep printed out a receipt for $60 more mentioning that the difference would be removed if I bring my car full, when I insisted that it works other way around and I am NOT signing this one and after manager's intervention I got a correct rental agreement corresponding to online quote I had to pull on my smartphone because rep tried to fool me so hard that hid printout of online reservation! Then the car condition: when I asked how could I sign that car was in perfect one BEFORE looking at the car I was assured that it was inspected. Then I found out antenna was broken and had to come back and change that slip. Be careful!
4.4 Okay
5 Apr 2017
Pros: Car was OK.
Cons: 1) Flight delayed 5 hours. Came in late. Payless was closed from 1:00am to 5:00am.
2) Decided to wait 40 minutes for Payless to be open and send shuttle. Shuttle never came. We had a 5 year old with us! Is there no humanity?
3) Multiple calls to payless where they told us shuttle was on the way, they lied to us, it was not on the way.
4) at: 6:00 am, out of frustration, we took another rental car shuttle. They did not have a car for us, but got us eventually to Payless (Thanks!!).
5) Payless decided our contract was null and void since we were "not there on time" due to our 5 hour flight delay. Payless charged us more than the contract.
In Summary, if you are thinking of using Payless, pay more and save yourselves!!!!!! They are short staffed, and have no incentive to treat people well. They really don't care, in my experience, customers to them are an inconvenience.
3.6 Mediocre
13 Apr 2017
Cons: The staff acted as if it was an imposition to interact with them. If you didn't look at the agreement before signing, you would incur multiple additional charges, and the staff person acted as if it were a sin to ask to have unwanted extras deleted. We also found our bill to be twice what we originally expected. Will try to use another company in the future, if at all possible
9.6 Excellent
30 Aug 2017
Great service
Pros: The rental that I had was very nice. The customer service was great. And the hours are great as well.
Cons: I didn't like that they didn't do a walk around the car with me. I mean, I took pictures anyway but that would save them a great deal in the future. I have nothing bad to really say about this place. They are super!
Rated no. 9
Executive Car Rental
4.5 Okay (614 reviews)
1 location in Tampa
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Executive Car Rental reviews
Car hire locations
Executive Car Rental
Locations in Tampa
5409 Airport Service Rd
+1 813 344 4359
- 4.0
- 5.1
- 4.8
- 4.0
- 4.3
Recent reviews
2.0 Mediocre
4 Jul 2018
Cons: Read the very fine print. No rental without a return flight. I LIVE here. My car was in the shop, so it was easiest and, I thought, cheaper, to rent a car for 24 hours, as I needed to do some shopping and other errands before the next day, when I got my car back. Rather rude guy at the desk as well.
2.0 Mediocre
20 Jul 2018
Cons: Didn’t rent the car . The guy said I had to put a 2000.00 hold on my card for the car rental . I told him he was out if his mind . Went to dollar and rented a car that cost me a lot more but it was late and I was tired
2.0 Mediocre
27 Jul 2018
Terrible
Pros: Nothing rude employees
Cons: Rude unprofessional employees
5.2 Okay
27 Jul 2018
Excessive info required to rent
Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: Two conditions are on an executive car rental that others do not have: proof of personal car insurance if you don’t purchase theirs; 2) must have proof of itinerary into and out of airport. Woman ahead of me was turned away even though she had a reservation because she hadn’t flown into the airport.
9.2 Excellent
3 Aug 2018
Best rate, easy in easy out
Pros: I got what I paid for and the pick up and drop off was easy.
Cons: The car, (my choice was the Nissan Versa, I should have paid to upgrade). I'm springing for a bigger car next time to smooth out the road.
3.6 Mediocre
12 Aug 2018
Run the other way
Pros: I honestly don’t have anything positive to say.
Cons: The guy lied and said FL is all cashless tolls so I would have to pay a $20 fee for toll we went through, or we could get the Sunpass for $10 a day. This was absurd because we only had 2 tolls we would go through. We get to the toll and of course it was not cashless and we could pay cash to get through it! What a scam!!! Then we were supposed to get an Nissan Altima but was given a Dodge Journey (this is after him trying to get us to upgrade and I kept saying no bc I didn’t want the poor gas mileage and low and behold they didn’t have any midsize cars left)! The dodge was all banged up and barely clean! A week later we go to return it at the airport and we sat in the parking garage for 20 minutes before an employee showed up! We just made our flight! And the only reason an employee showed up is bc an employee from another car rental felt bad for us and started to make phone calls to them. It was an awful experience! Seriously run the other way! You’ll end up paying more and will be left disappointed!
6.8 Good
12 Aug 2018
Could be a bit more honest
Pros: Nice car
Cons: The told me I need to buy toll a $30 toll pass from this as all FL tolls were now being billed my license plate. Not true, the only tolls roads I took allowed for payment there, I could have gotten by with about $5 worth of tolls.
5.6 Okay
14 Sep 2018
Exec Rental bad customer service
Pros: Car was clean and plenty of room
Cons: They charge your credit account for the 250.00 on pickup and don't give refund > than 7 days after return of car. I believe that is illegal.
Left me feeling angry. I will never rent from them again.
10.0 Excellent
25 Oct 2018
Good stuff
Pros: easy quick service
2.0 Mediocre
16 Nov 2018
Pros: Nothing
Cons:
Even though I had a reservation,
The person at the desk did not let me rent a car because I am local and I did not had flight numbers.
When I made the reservation there was no notice or warning that I have to have flight numbers otherwise I cannot rent a car.
They were rude and unprofessional. And on top of all this I had to wait for more than 45 minutes in line.
Never ever use them!
From £21/day
Rated no. 10
Budget
Cheapest deal
7.3 Good (93 reviews)
6 locations in Tampa
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Budget reviews
Car hire locations
Budget
Locations in Tampa
10220 Palm River Road
+1 813 651 2608
| Monday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 14:00 |
10902 N Florida Ave
+1 813 979 6919
| Monday | 08:00 - 17:45 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 17:45 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 17:45 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 17:45 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 17:45 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 - 12:00 |
4644 W Gandy Blvd Suite 2
+1 813 831 4860
| Monday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 14:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
513 South Florida Avenue
+1 813 223 3089
| Monday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
5409 Airport Service Rd
+1 813 396 3126
| Monday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Tuesday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Wednesday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Thursday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Friday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
6903 North Dale Mabry Highway
+1 813 289 6396
| Monday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
- 7.2
- 7.8
- 7.6
- 7.3
- 6.9
Recent reviews
2.0 Mediocre
1 Apr 2017
Never use Budget!!
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Rental was reserved for airport pickup and agent said it was at another location. Price for airport pickup was now double the price.
Went to offsite location and it was closed!!
Called Hertz and got a better deal by far. Awful experience.
7.6 Good
9 Apr 2017
Cons: Manager here charged us for a full tank but after discussion, refunded it.
10.0 Excellent
11 Aug 2016
Communicated so No Surprises
Pros: They called as soon as we made our online reservation to tell us they did not have the class of car that we ordered so that we would not be disappointed. When we picked the car up, the class we had rented had been dropped off but not yet cleaned. We were give the option to take it or the lower class. Very good customer service!
5.2 Okay
7 Mar 2016
Office closed
Pros: Nothing
Cons: I raced here to return my car in time to avoid charges and they were closed. I called customer service and they said I had to bring it back in the morning. I rented my car early and returned it within 24 hours and they still charged me the additional hours. I explained it to the attendant and he didn't care. He would not adjust the bill.
6.0 Good
12 Oct 2016
Pros: New
Cons: Oslt. Long wait between paper work and vehicle availability
4.0 Okay
28 Apr 2017
scammed
Cons: The car was very shaky and the steering felt very loose but what was worse. After waiting for over an hour just in line to pickup my car. I had no choice in my selection. Then they doubled my cost. There were to be no addons at all. The only thing added was my account number with Dollar. The total cost of $62 and the rep verified that when I was checking in. When I paid just before my flight the woman charged me $126 - double of my total original cost. I did not see this until I was getting ready to board. I emailed them to request a refund and to find out exactly why my cost was double. There has never been a response. I want the additional charge refunded and no one has bothered to respond. I am getting ready to file a complaint with my credit card company. Marie E. Peed
2.0 Mediocre
4 Oct 2017
Cons: when we got to the location via taxi they said they did not have any suv's to give us. They said since we did not book directly with them they don't have to guarantee anything. He then told us to walk down to Enterprise (with all our luggage in hand) to see if they had anything. The associates at Enterprise were outstanding and tried to assist the best they could. We ended up walking back to Budget and getting a malibu for the same price as the suv. Will NEVER rent from Budget again.
10.0 Excellent
20 Dec 2017
Pros: Staff resolved an error I made in booking without hesitation. Quick service.
8.8 Excellent
30 Dec 2017
Customer service was key!
Pros: The person I dealt with when picking up the car took so much time to give me a personal experience and never made me feel rushed. So polite and accommodating.
Cons: The car had not been cleaned. I don’t mind the exterior as much as the interior, but I like to know the previous driver’s dander and hair gets taken out of the car before it’s my turn to drive.
5.6 Okay
23 Mar 2018
working
Pros: The vehicle met our needs. Easy to drive. Was cost effecient as was our reason for going with economy car. Drop off of the vehicle was a very good experience.
Cons: Seats were dirty. Windshield had a film on it on the inside which hindered clear vision at times. I had a concern with the brakes in that they seem to be scraping more than I think they should be. When we arrived to pick up the vehicle the agent said they did not have the vehicle i booked. They wanted us to upscale but we did not budget for an upscale vehicle. While conversing back and forth an economy car did show up and we were on our way.
From £27/day
Rated no. 11
Avis
6.1 Good (31 reviews)
7 locations in Tampa
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Avis reviews
Car hire locations
Avis
Locations in Tampa
10220 Palm River Road
+1 813 651 1415
| Monday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 14:00 |
10902 North Florida Avenue
+1 813 910 4127
| Monday | 08:00 - 17:45 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 17:45 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 17:45 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 17:45 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 17:45 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 - 12:00 |
4644 West Gandy Boulevard, Suite 2
+1 813 831 7219
| Monday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 14:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
513 South Florida Avenue
+1 813 221 5895
| Monday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
5409 Airport Service Road
+1 813 396 3500
| Monday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Tuesday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Wednesday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Thursday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Friday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Saturday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
| Sunday | 00:00 - 23:59 |
6903 North Dale Mabry Highway
+1 813 933 5606
| Monday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
8021 Citrus Park Town Center Mall
+1 813 920 7921
| Monday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00 - 15:00 |
- 5.5
- 6.9
- 6.6
- 5.7
- 5.7
Recent reviews
10.0 Excellent
1 Feb 2017
Pros: The service and the car was great!
10.0 Excellent
7 Jan 2017
Pros: Good price, great car,
7.6 Good
9 Jan 2017
Cons: seats looked stained. Expensive for the length of time even though it was near holidays
6.4 Good
19 Mar 2017
Cons: Waited in line about 90mins to get a car. Why is drop off so easy but pickup is so complicated?
8.0 Excellent
19 Sep 2017
Okay but they try too hard to up sell you add-ons.
Pros: Easy process from acquiring the keys to dropping off the car.
Cons: Pre-charging customers for fuel. I never had to pay for fuel ahead of time when I denied pre-fueling. I always opt-in to refuel the gas myself. Although I got reimbursed it was additional time I had to take out of my time to get a refund.
4.8 Okay
26 Sep 2017
WORST PICKUP EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE
Cons: Upon landing at Tampa int airport at 515am, I went directly across to the rental building. With 4 people in front of me, I knew I'd be waiting a few minutes. 2 AND A HALF HOURS LATER I was finally helped by the sole employee working. Not only was this woman working with no help, she was the slowest moving human I've ever seen. My check in experience was almost 30 minutes long. Most of this time was watching her try to find the keys to my car in a box of probably 50 car keys. When she couldn't find it, she gave me a car I specifically told her I didn't want. Then continued on with the process. At 755am I finally got up to the car only to discover my internal fear was correct, our child's stroller didn't fit in the trunk, which was why I didn't want a corolla. There was no apology for any inconvenience of my time AT ALL. This woman needs to find anot her job immediately where it is appropriate to work so slowly. I WILL NEVER rent with avis/budget again.
5.2 Okay
11 Oct 2017
Beat up
Pros: How has it was to drop the car off.
Cons: I am not usually a complainer, but the car was so saturated with a cigarette scent we had to leave the car windows open at all times. also, the car had several cigarette burns. Honestly, it was overall an unpleasant experience.
5.2 Okay
20 Apr 2018
Over charged
Pros: Quick service, which other car rentals also provide.
So the answer is nothing. Nothing stood out
Cons: It was my mistake for not noticing the final Bill. As We have all been there arriving to an Airport it can be a little stressful.
I picked up my rental at 1PM and booked a return for 3:30PM in which the Reservation automatically scheduled me for a 1030AM drop off, I explained this to the agent when I was picking up the vehicle, his reply was not to worry any and all fees can be waived, he was more interested in convincing me for an upgrade.
Results, I returned the vehicle at 5PM and was charged a late fee and a extra day.
Never again should of stayed with Enterprise
4.4 Okay
27 Apr 2018
Dirty old car
Cons: The car was old and very dirty inside. The smell was very unpleasant so I just kept AC on all the time. I also lacked transparency in explaining the pricing. I've paid over $160 for a day economy car with full insurance.
2.0 Mediocre
12 Nov 2018
Attendant not helpful
Cons: Dropped car off. Attendant did not believe car had been received damaged. had to repeat story three times and show the picture I took but she didn't care. Again will avoid Avis - Budget and Payless were grouped with this so I will avoid them as well.
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Advantage reviews
Car hire locations
Advantage
Locations in Tampa
5405 Airport Service Rd
+1 813 288 0475
| Monday | 06:00 - 23:30 |
| Tuesday | 06:00 - 23:30 |
| Wednesday | 06:00 - 23:30 |
| Thursday | 06:00 - 23:30 |
| Friday | 06:00 - 23:30 |
| Saturday | 06:00 - 23:30 |
| Sunday | 06:00 - 23:30 |
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- 5.8
Recent reviews
8.4 Excellent
3 Apr 2016
Very Good
Pros: The check out process was quick. There was no one in line when I arrived. The vehicle that I originally requested was not available. I already expected this, so I was not surprised to get a mini-van instead of a Pathfinder. The price was the same and the vehicle met our needs just fine. Overall a very good experience considering the price and customer service.
5.2 Okay
17 Apr 2016
Cons: First of all, I stand in line to pick up my rental only to be told that they need to see proof of insurance to pick up my vehicle. They told me that only residents of the state of Florida need proof of insurance. I'm currently stationed in Germany and didn't have proof of insurance on me and this is the first time I have ever needed proof of insurance and I have rented with many companies before. I ended up having to call another department within my insurance company to get proof of insurance because it was 10 pm and they were closed. After I got proof of insurance I was told I still needed to pay for the insurance through the rental company because my insurance wasn't enough and that they wouldn't release the rental to me unless I paid for their insurance. I had to pay $24.99 extra a day for 10 days ($249.90) in order to get my rental car. Then a few days after getting my rental car I was pulled over because the paper license plate they had on the car had flown off. I had to take the rental car all the way back to advantage in Tampa in order to get this issue fixed which took me away from my family.
6.8 Good
2 Dec 2015
Pros: Low cost and new cars
Cons: Car wasn't that clean and cigarettes odor, and still waiting for my receive
10.0 Excellent
6 Dec 2015
Pros: East fast service
Cons: Didn't have requested car available
2.0 Mediocre
13 Dec 2015
Crooks!
Cons: Beware - unless you book directly through them they will not honor your rate. BUT you will not find that out until you return the car and are long gone. They add charges to the preauthorized credit card they you give them upon arrival. Then, you need to spend hours and hours fighting with your credit card company to have the charges removed.
2.0 Mediocre
13 Dec 2015
Hidden charges, Mandatory Insurance from the rente
Cons: Takes a while for the shuttle, the staff is not very cooperative and had a clear change in their attitude dealing customers of color. Got told that I had to buy their insurance of almost $180/day and can't use my own. Take it or leave it. Never going there again!
2.8 Mediocre
13 Dec 2015
Pros: The price.
Cons: You get what you pay for with Advantage rental car. The shuttle from the airport was slow and the customer service reps were robotic. They make you feel guilty if you don't get their insurance and try every sales pitch to get you to add it to your rental, as well as include the toll fees in your rental. They tried to get me into a larger car, "only $7/day extra" which would have cost an additional $70 at least. The car I got was dirty, dented, scratched and had almost 30,000 miles on it. It took me longer to complete the the damage paperwork than it did to get to my final destination. I won't rent from them again. In the future, I'll go with the larger, well known car rental companies. Like I said, you get what you pay for.
5.2 Okay
14 Dec 2015
The car was filthy
Pros: The customer service was good and professional.
Cons: They didn't was the car and the interior was grubby.
2.0 Mediocre
25 Dec 2015
Do not use!
Pros: Nothing.
Cons: The car was dirty, they over charged me multiple times, trying to get in touch with customer service to change the rental was next to impossible... I never write negative reviews, but this experience was such a nightmare, I had to warn others.
2.0 Mediocre
29 Dec 2015
Poor Service
Pros: Thumps down
Cons: I drove all the way to the airport, just to be informed after about an hour and a half of waiting just to get the vehicle. Never again in life will I ever even step foot there again.
2834 travellers who hired a car in Tampa gave the car agency they used an average rating of 6.0
Car hire locations in or near Tampa
Good to know
| Most popular agency | Alamo |
|---|---|
| Average price | £29/day |
| Good deal | £24/day |
When to book a car hire in Tampa
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Top tips for hiring a car in Tampa
- For travelers planning on renting a car during their time in Tampa, it is as simple as hopping onto the SkyConnect train after your flight to Tampa International Airport lands. The SkyConnect train can be found in the main terminal building and connects the airport to the hire Car Center and the Economy Parking Lot.
- Travelers new to Florida should be extra careful when driving in the rain, especially during the later summer months. Storms can appear out of nowhere and can quickly flood the streets with water, making them dangerous for inexperienced drivers. The flooding will pass quickly, so just be sure to keep an eye on the weather.
- Rush hour in Tampa lasts from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and picks back up again from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. During rush hour, Hillsborough Ave and many of the I-275 exits can become very backed up so it pays to time your trip accordingly. Much of the historic downtown is made up of smaller streets that can grind to a halt during rush hour as well.
- One of the major advantages to renting a car in Tampa is the easy access to all of its wonderful nearby beaches and state parks. For instance, Clearwater Beach, Fort De Soto Park, and Caladesi Island State Park are all readily accessed by car, but are extremely laborious to reach via public transportation. Chances are, you will want to take advantage of the wonderful shopping opportunities in the greater Tampa area and a car is necessary for that as well.
- 25% of our users found a car hire in Tampa for £24 or less
- Book your car hire in Tampa at least 1 day before your trip in order to get a below-average price
- Off-airport car hire locations in Tampa are around 35% more expensive than airport locations on average
- Mini car hires in Tampa are around 33% cheaper than other car types, on average
FAQs about hiring a car in Tampa
How much does it cost to hire a car in Tampa?
On average a hire car in Tampa costs £29 per day.
What is the cheapest car hire agency in Tampa?
In the past 72 hours, the cheapest car hires were found at Alamo (£16/day), Budget (£18/day) and Hertz (£23/day).
What is the best car hire agency in Tampa?
Based on ratings and reviews from real users on KAYAK, the best car hire companies in Tampa are Silvercar (10.0, 3 reviews), Alamo (8.7, 7419 reviews), and Enterprise (8.5, 13485 reviews).
Which car hire agencies are at the airport: Tampa airport (TPA)?
Car hire companies onsite at Tampa airport include Alamo, Budget, Thrifty, Dollar, Hertz, Sixt, Avis, Fox, Enterprise and National.
Which car hire companies will pick you up at the airport: Tampa airport (TPA)?
Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Tampa airport to off-airport locations include Alamo, Budget, Thrifty, Dollar, Hertz, Sixt, Avis, Fox, Enterprise and National.
What is the cheapest car hire location in Tampa?
In the last 72 hours the cheapest hire car price was found at Alamo 5405 Airport Service Rd 33607-1429 (5 miles from the city centre).
How can I find a car hire near me in Tampa?
Take a look at our extensive car hire location map to find the best car hire deals near you.
How much does a Intermediate car hire cost in Tampa?
A Intermediate car hire in Tampa costs £28 per day, on average.
How much does a Full-size car hire cost in Tampa?
A Full-size car hire in Tampa costs £37 per day, on average.
How much does a Economy car hire cost in Tampa?
A Economy car hire in Tampa costs £22 per day, on average.
What is the most popular car hire location in Tampa?
In Tampa, cars are most frequently hired at Budget 5409 Airport Service Rd (4.86 miles from city centre).
How much does it cost to hire a car for a week in Tampa?
On average hiring a car in Tampa costs £202 per week (£29 per day).
How much does it cost to hire a car long term for a month in Tampa?
On average a car hire in Tampa costs £865 per month (£29 per day).
What type of car is recommended for driving in Tampa?
Fortunately for drivers who prefer large vehicles, Tampa has wide streets that offer ample room for vehicles of all sizes. In general, drivers will have no problem navigating the city whether they are driving an SUV or a coupe. However, drivers should note that in the historic downtown area, large vehicles may struggle with streetside parking.
What's the speed limit in Tampa?
Tampa sees a variety of speed limits from 25 mph all the way up to 70 mph on interstate highways. In the downtown area, drivers will typically see speed limits ranging between 30 - 50 mph, depending on the size of the road. On highways, the speed limit is always 55 mph, unless otherwise posted.
How are gas prices in Tampa?
Tampa, in comparison to many other cities in the U.S., has moderate to cheap gas. The average cost is around $2.25, which, compared to Seattle’s average petrol cost of $3+ per gallon, Boston’s $2.50 and Dallas’ $2, puts it right in the lower range of petrol prices in the U.S.
Where are the best places to park in Tampa?
In general, streetside parking is not too difficult to find throughout Tampa, especially in the less crowded outer areas. However, in the historic downtown area, streetside parking can become scarce and difficult to find. Parking garages are a great option for drivers heading downtown, though, as they are amply available and fairly cheap.
