CENTAURO CAR RENTAL REVIEWS IN PORTUGAL

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Like: Everything is good.

On arrival in Faro, met with a Centauro representative. Directed a 5min walk to car park to get the shuttle bus. I thought Centauro was in the airport terminal, my mistake for not reading the small print. We waited in a queue for 40 mins for shuttle bus in the middle of the car park. I'm 30weeks pregnant, with no seats or wait area. We were also not informed of any of this wait time at the point of contact with a member of staff. After 40mins the shuttle bus collected us from the queue and brought us 6mile to the Centauro office to collect the car. We arrived to chaos. A huge queue, no communication from staff and eventually a 2.5hr wait. I was just thankful there was a filthy toilet to hand considering my pregnant state!! No staff could give us answers to wait times. We eventually arrived to the desk just before midnight. Got the car, paid for toll tag rental for the week, that wasn't mentioned in the initial booking but necessary on the A22 motorway. You will need to pay €12 for the tag and €1.80 per day. Then pay the actual toll on top of this out of the credit card. I was so exhausted by this point, i couldn't even argue with the frazzled staff member. We got the ca, took a video in the dark. Spotted a dent in the bonnet. Went back to the desk and he marked it on the form for us. Then faced an hour drive at midnight to our destination, on the opposite side of the road, pregnant, cranky and extremely tired. There were no apologies from staff for the wait, no explanation as to why the processes broke down. The sales people done nothing to speed up the process at the desk, still heavily pushing extras and full excess insurance etc. The man who served me didn't even try, he obviously took one look at me and knew it wasn't a good idea! Drop off was seamless at 8am a week later. No issues. Im still unsure if we just got a particularly bad night, but have read reviews since with similar wait times and experience. The price was great value but wouldn't use again.

Booking platform and information spot on.

The staff told me that I had to buy an electronic toll sensor, but it was actually unnecessary.

Centauro staff was very rude and unprofessional. We have issues with returning our deposit. They are not returning the deposit. There was a fuel strike/crisis when we hired the car and it was with 20 percent of petrol. We returned with 30 percent and they have charged us the fuel costs, though noted on the Contract. I have no support from Centaurus on this issue though I opened the case but they are not communicating. I feel cheated and will never use the service again. Is there a way to get our money back - they took from us over 70 euros.

Quite a queue when picking up the car, but the process was smooth. They didn’t aggressively push for insurance.

Like: The web site was east to use in ordering the car. The agent at pick up was friendly and helpful. Car was clean and in good condition. I would use them again for a rental car,

Quite a distance from airport but pick up service excellent. No waiting till shuttle bus full.

Comparison site I used indicated senior driver surcharge included. After booking I received email to advise a charge of 5 Euros per day would be added on collection. After your agent investigated and advised there was a mistake on the comparison site I decided to accept the charge as I wished to avoid the hassle of finding an alternative supplier less than 2 days before travel. Still a good price.

The offsite pickup went smoothly, rental agent I dealt with was friendly and helpful. Additional insurance was suggested but without pressure. Drop off location only 10 minutes from Lisbon airport but can be tricky to find on return. Drop off process was very excellent, check-in was efficient and quick and shuttle service worked well. No complaints.

No problems experienced with this service, worked well and as expected. Any questions I had about pick-up shuttle service at the Lisbon airport were answered promptly. Overall very happy.

1. When picking up the car, it's not at the airport; you need to find a meeting point to wait for the company's shuttle bus. This information was not mentioned in the order, so we had to ask around to find the company. 2. Unreasonable charges. I used the highway with an ETC, showing a toll of 1.35 EUR, but the car rental company charged me a 40 EUR fine. In the end, I was charged several hundred yuan extra without any explanation. After returning home, I had to contact after-sales multiple times to resolve this. 3. When returning the car, the staff were overwhelmed and very impatient, providing poor service. In the end, I recommend choosing a big company for car rental. Although it's a bit more expensive, at least the service is good and they don't make random charges. I will never rent from such small companies again.

We can't say anything bad about Centauro. We had a very long wait at customs at the Lisbon airport, and they still waited for us, over 2 hours past our scheduled pick up time. The car was spotless, the agents were helpful (make sure you get someone to sign off on your papers before you leave). Our first hotel we stayed at was awful, and during the night, one of the many drunk guests jumped on the hood of the car, denting it, and putting a dent in the side as well. We called Centauro right away to let them know what happened, and they marked it in our file. The car was still drivable, so we continued on our trip. When we returned the car, the agents weren't even aware of what had happened, but took a look over everything, asked us a few questions, and ultimately did not charge us for the dents. We had purchased third party insurance anyways, so we weren't worried, just annoyed that we would have to go through the hassle. But the Cantauro agents were very understanding, and extremely kind. We would recommend them to everyone!

The car was smaller than expected as we ordered a 5 door and were given a small 2 door. The wait for the shuttle service was so long (over 1 hour) that we got a taxi from the airport to the car hire location. We then waited over 40 minutes at the service counter to be seen by a member of their bit so helpful staff. Overall a poor service from Centauro

Dislike: One of the best rental agencies I have used for car hire. Great car, efficient staff and excellent location.

Like: Friendly staff no hard upsell

Centauro très bien, bonnes explications et très fluide pour la location de voiture ! Rien à dire

Terrible. They didn’t tell us that apparently you need some sort of box / tag in the car to pass certain roads. There are no signs at all on the roads and absolutely no way you would have a clue you need this tag and where.

The car was excellent for what I required, it even had a built in sat nav which I didn’t expect.

Very easy to book and very competitive price. I was will recommend it to everyone of my friends.