San Francisco - Monterey - Yosemite - San Jose - San Francisco

Excellent service. Arrived at 8 AM with almost no queue. The staff was quick and didn't push any upsells.

This company is really bad. We arrived at the airport at 9 o'clock and had clearly booked a Ford Escape, but we were offered a BMW X5. The representative was Chinese and we made it clear we didn’t need an X5. However, they still processed an order for the X5 after completing the booking, which would cost us an extra $600 per day. Luckily, we noticed the error and requested a change, but then they asked if we wanted a GPS. We declined, and by this time, we had already wasted an hour because she told us it would take a long time to modify the order. Then they offered an upgrade to a Ford Edge, which we also didn’t need, and asked if we wanted additional personal insurance, even though we had bought all necessary insurance when booking. By 11:30, two hours had passed. My friend and I realized they wouldn't let us pick up the car unless we bought something extra. We had no choice but to choose personal insurance. The car we ended up with was an old Jeep, not the Ford Escape we originally booked, and it consumed a lot of oil. This was a very unsatisfactory car rental experience, and I will not use Budget again.

Very efficient, no insurance upselling.

I don't understand why the actual rental price is over 20% higher than the online price. Are the taxes really that high?

The good: vehicle provided exactly as rented at the web site. Could even choose colour. The bad: almost 2-hour wait line at the counter for pick-up. The worse: an invoice with unexpected and incomprehensible extra charges after drop-off.

Excellent booking platform. Excellent Price Drop feature. Better information should be provided regarding possible extra charges after drop-off. Better information should also be provided regarding the Axa insurance. For example, contacts and what to do in case of an accident.