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FAQs about hiring a car from Payless at San Diego Carlsbad-Palomar Airport

  • Does Payless offer shuttle or airport pick-up services from San Diego Carlsbad-Palomar Airport (CLD)?

    No (according to our data)

Reviews

Pros

" was timely and pleasant"(in 182 reviews)
" cosmetically"(in 1903 reviews)
"."(in 1903 reviews)

Cons

"The car smoke"(in 169 reviews)
"Will there again."(in 229 reviews)
"Have if booked"(in 2293 reviews)
Overall rating5.7 FairBased on 4209 reviews
Cleanliness
6.5
Comfort
6.5
Overall
5.7
Pick-up/Drop-off
5.9
Value for money
5.8

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2.0
Employees were extremely rude and unprofessional. The system was down for an hour and due to that I wasn’t able to get my car . It was an unprofessional mess!Reviewed 29 Jun 2025
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2.0
Car was not clean Cruze was not working and I was drive 800 miles on feet when I complained they were rudeReviewed 25 Jun 2025
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10.0
I don't have any issues everything was greatReviewed 17 Jun 2025
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2.0
Probably the worst experience I’ve ever had with picking up a rental car. Extremely understaffed and took 2 hours to pick up the car.Reviewed 12 Jun 2025
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2.0
I got picked up by the Payless shuttle and then dropped off at the Avis counter. The Avis company had a hard time finding my reservation even tho I told them it was for Payless. They finally found the reservation after looking in the Payless system. I had reserved a 2 door like vehicle but they gave me a 4 door Volvo instead. The car turned on and went on my way, but then realized main control screen that did the radio and air conditioner did not work. I pulled over on the highway and watched a video on how to reset the Volvo display system and then it worked. I just won’t use Payless or Avis again.Reviewed 12 Jun 2025
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10.0
Process was concise, employees were greatReviewed 18 May 2025
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10.0
All good, but I hate the gas charges if you bring back low.Reviewed 14 May 2025
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8.0
Pickup took more than 2 hours in the line. But the rest was simply perfect! Good car, friendly staff and everything went well.Reviewed 11 May 2025
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10.0
It was easy, the staff were friendly, the early morning dropp off was easy! Would definitely recommendReviewed 11 May 2025
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4.0
The line at the counter was way too long. The car was filthy inside and out. The next car rental, I will “pay more” and be happier with another company.Reviewed 8 May 2025
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4.0
Paid for midsize car and received an entirely no-frills economy car (and price not adjusted). Smelled of cigarette smoke and exterior dirty.Reviewed 6 May 2025
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2.0
NothingReviewed 4 May 2025
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