BARCELONA CAR RENTAL REVIEWS

Excellent service

The service is very professional, with detailed explanations of each charge; no mandatory fees.

Satisfied

The car was in good condition

Following the car rental company’s pickup instructions made it very easy to find, just a 2-minute walk from the train station exit and then down an escalator. Upon arrival, the staff suggested I buy a 'better' insurance policy which would significantly reduce the car deposit. Just refuse if you’re not interested and they won't insist. They also suggested towing insurance, saying it would cost 150 euros per tow without it. I said I didn’t mind and had sufficient funds, after which they politely dropped the matter. There’s a daily mileage limit of 300 km, and they listed where there were scratches on the car body in the contract, but they didn't walk me around the car to check these spots until after I'd signed the contract. So, I recommend that when reviewing the car's condition at the start of the contract, you should call an employee to check the car alongside you. Make sure to photograph any existing damages as soon as you get the car, so you can show these to the staff upon return to speed up the return process. The thoughtful staff also wrote down the name of the parking lot to use for return on Google Maps. Overall, the service was decent, and any additional charges they suggested were transparent and clearly explained, including the differences from the insurance I had purchased. Just evaluate it for yourself. (By the way, parking in Barcelona is quite expensive. If you're only exploring the city, consider renting a scooter instead, which costs around 45 euros per day and eliminates parking hassles.)

Very satisfied, they upgraded our car for free

Very satisfied

Very good

Very satisfied

It was okay.

This company is not good; the queue time is long. They require a credit card hold of 1200 euros when picking up the car. If you don't have one, you are forced to purchase their insurance for 70 euros. An additional 40 euros is required to go to Andorra.

The service was excellent, very good.

Very satisfied with this trip

Extremely dissatisfied. I didn't get any car, and the rental company didn't refund me, they just took my rental fee. I only had a scanned electronic version of the translation document. I called the store's customer service to ask, and they said it would be fine to rent a car. However, when I got to the counter, the staff said the original document was necessary. Even after showing them the customer service call records, they said it didn't matter who I spoke with, they wouldn't let me get the car. Then I called the rental company customer service, who said they couldn't do anything, neither resolve the issue nor refund me. So the money was wasted, the store didn't give me the car, and the rental company took the money without any refund. I've rented cars in Europe many times, even in situations where I didn't have the original documents or a credit card, and never had a problem. Even if I couldn't rent the car, I could still negotiate a refund afterwards. This time was truly terrible, I don't even want to give one star. The rental company is really awful! I advise everyone to choose local rental platforms when renting cars in Europe. Even if you can't get the car, you can get a refund, and stay away from Alamo. The customer service and the counter staff work together to scam people.

Average

It's okay. Because we only had one credit card, they swapped us to a Peugeot 5008 for the same price.

Waited in line for half an hour only to find out the reserved car model was not available. Couldn't get a refund, had to settle for a manual transmission car.

Experience with gold car was really good. They help us to understand they don’t have the car what we asked, but still it’s disappointed you’re showing the car, Mercedes and giving a Volkswagen not good.

Very good.

Pretty good