Dollar - San Jose International Airport Information, Car hire Instructions & Policies

Like: Helpful counter folks. Price was very good.
Dislike: Not overly excited by the Chevy car, although it was new. Not your fault.

Like: Quick and easy, excellent price.
Dislike: No complaints.

Like: easy process
Dislike: nothing

Like: The car and the service
Dislike: that the insurance for the hybrid that I had pre-ordered was so high that I could not afford it. But I guess thats not your fault.

Upon pick up, Dollar computers were down. The car was filthy with stains and ground in food on front passenger seat.

Hire more cute attendants you will get more customers.

Easy site to search good prices

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Our flight arrived in San Jose at 9:40 PM. The car rental location is directly across the street from the airport, very convenient with all major rental companies in one place. Possibly because it was late, the line for picking up the car was short. However, there was no Ford FOCUS available as originally booked, and the counter didn't inform us in advance. We were told to choose from the available cars when we got there. There were only a few Mitsubishis and Chevrolets, all quite small. We eventually chose a Mitsubishi. The car was in decent condition but had a very loud engine noise, not sure why.

Average, not very enthusiastic

Convenient pickup and drop-off; the process was quick and they informed us of some issues in advance.

I have rented cars abroad dozens of times, but this was my first time with Dollar and it was a terrible experience. 1. This was my second time driving on Highway 1, and I specifically rented a classic American Mustang convertible. When I arrived at the store, they told me there were no cars available. One staff member said the same car model was oversold by six, so basically, I couldn't get it. They offered me an upgrade but wanted to charge me an extra $160. WTF? 2. I reluctantly decided to take a Fusion, but then there was another problem. My credit card authorization for the deposit failed. Neither my wife nor I could use three different credit cards successfully. (Later, another staff member retried, but it still failed). So, I had to call my friend in California to use his license and ID to rent the car, which took another half hour. 3. After getting back in line and waiting for my friend to redo the process, the second staff member finally gave me a free upgrade to a Jaguar XE. However, the whole process took an hour and a half, causing us to miss the most important scenic spot, Big Sur (we planned to catch the sunset there), which was the biggest regret of this trip. Overall, Dollar has a car shortage and oversells, has slow service, rude staff, and their credit card machines inexplicably fail (I must note that this was the only company where my credit card had issues during my entire US trip, everything else went smoothly). This affected our trip, and the experience was horrible!

Average

The staff is quite patient, but the language communication is not very smooth.

It's okay, arrived at a good time with not many people in line

Excellent. The car is in good condition.

Satisfactory

Overall very satisfied. This car made our half-month trip in California very convenient. From San Francisco to Los Angeles along the beautiful Highway 1, and even a visit to Yosemite National Park, we have wonderful memories.

The car rental center is right across from San Jose Airport, all in one hall, very convenient

I used it to take the California driving test. The additional fee is slightly higher than Thrifty, but they all use Hertz cars.