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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 4169 reviews
Cleanliness
6.5
Comfort
6.4
Overall
5.7
Pick-up/Drop-off
5.9
Value for money
5.8

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10.0
The car could have been newer but the pick up and drop off was excellent and fastReviewed 16 Jul 2025
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2.0
Payless was probably fine. The main problem was they didn’t have a car at all! They also told me they don’t do same day rentals but kayak booked it and aiding had a car. Also there was no one to contact at kayak to tell them this or cancel my reservation. Obviously I didn’t or won’t pay for it.Reviewed 11 Jul 2025
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2.0
Nobody was at the desk, I had to go to another company to find out they had no vehicle for me. Waste of time, I went all the way out to the airport and had nothing to show for it.Reviewed 11 Jul 2025
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2.0
We were charged double what we were told would be due at the counter!Reviewed 10 Jul 2025
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6.0
One person at front desk… lone was long. Was shown that we’d get a Tacoma or similar. Got a Hyundai Santa Cruz. Not as big in the flatbed space. Car was not ready when did all paperwork. Took an extra 20 min. However our time started when we did the paperwork and didn’t get cat. On way back hit traffic and csllled and customer service was horrible. Said if turned back late would charge a dollar per minute. She showed no empathy. No grace period? She was the worst. You need to train your customer service. We didn’t drive off lot til 225 and it showed 1155a. Not a good ending experience.Reviewed 7 Jul 2025
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2.0
We were told when we attended office on I Drive that there were no cars availableReviewed 1 Jul 2025
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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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