National - Phuket International Airport Information, Car Rental Instructions & Policies

Everything was great alsrt from the picking uo spot as it was actaully a confusing walk from domestic hall.

The car was dreadfully underpowered. Automatic that could barely manage some of the hills in Phuket. This is the second time I`ve had this experience and it makes me wonder if it is intentional! There were only two of us but had we had a car full we would have been pushing it up some hills! It was a new car too!

Could return at counter instead of departure level

I have used National earlier too and the cars given are usually new and are in great condition. The Phuket counter is very helpful. They replaced the car immediately on being notified of a weak battery.

National always has lived up to their name.. very happy with my rentals

Everything is smooth sailing.

The service at National was good. No issues there. Quick check-in, then waited just a while to be brought to the carpark to inspect and pick up the car. The car was just alright. It was a bit scratched up and was a 1.2L so it was tough getting up some of the hills in Phuket. I had rented cars in Phuket before and it seems that the local agencies had newer cars.

It's very difficult to find the drop off location. It's not marked at all - anywhere.

The staff at the desk in Phuket airport were efficient. The only problem I had was where in the car park Iwas supposed to meet their guy to hand the car over. A similar problem occurred when dropping the car off. The collection and return was the only problem that I had with National. The car was just what I expected.

Quick and Smooth pick up and Drop. Excellent car. Awesome service.

Because we wanted to drop the car off a few hours later than pick up, National made us make a second reservation for the same day and charged double the rate of our original reservation. Come to find out after paying all the extra and spending an hour at the booth we could have cancelled everything and rebooked for 3 days instead of 2 and a separate one and spent way less. It was a really poor experience. Also because we were told and required to do it the way we did our second reservation was a nicer car but we were downgraded to the car of the first

car very old and smelling a lot of damage in all the car. Very poor English Languages,

The car that I rented is good in the interior but the exterior is bad with scratches everywhere and the front bumper clip is broken which caused the bumper to slightly detached. Your staff told me that the bumper which is slightly detached is caused by me. Very unprofessional as he should check first on the pick up car acknowledgment before accusing me for causing it.

The car exceed my expectation. However, the fuel was at 3/4 mark instead of Full.

Everything went very smoothly indeed. Counter staff super friendly and courteous.

Counter staff were good, unfortunately had to wait 20 minutes outside terminal for staff member to take me to car. Drop off pick up guy was a little late because of language barrier they went to domestic terminal not international, wait 18 minutes. Still waiting for credit card holding to be returned?

Yes satisfied

I waited for 30-40mins for my car at airport. There were only two other family for car rental besides me and the counter staff forgot to inform their guy to send me the car. How hard was it to call their guy to bring a car while I waited at the exit they told me to wait at ? Wasted a lot of my time and I couldn't carry on with my activity of the day even I was the first one to rush out from my flight to immigration. Plans being destroyed over waiting for my car

Finding the drop off location was a bit of a hassle. Also even though there were three cars present for drop off the staff from National was absent

Excellent car rent company with easy process and really good stafg

The car was great! Staff was very friendly and patient too as I try to speak with her in English. Thanks for the hospitality and thanks for the car!

Non prepairing the car To many steps for receiving the car Returning time is the worst thing. I waited for staff 30 mins!!! Almost miss my flight.

Nice car overall good experience. Advice to improve. Remarks upfront in details that there is a 10,000baht deposit (cash or card) to be paid during car collection. Faster car return progress. Called before 5 mins to return the car but staff only show up 20 mins later.

Excellent service!

The staff is kind and helpful with efficient pick-up and drop-off time.

impressive

N/A

Easy to book, super easy to change details and insurance.

There are many wrinkles on the outside. But the inside of the car is clean Pick up and return the car, convenient, fast

The car received was not the same model as the one we booked. I booked a nissan march but in the end got a nissan almera. The car had quite a few scratches, the audio system had some problems connecting to phone using cable.

They like to sell their own insurance for car rental

Fast & efficient

Car accumulator is very weak.

Good

It was a little hard to find. The car had plenty of scratches and dents but the agents marked them down - even the smallest ones.

So fAr So GOOd,

The service attitude is very good, quite friendly. However, we couldn't choose the car we had already ordered and had to reorder. It would be better to clarify this beforehand to avoid unnecessary issues.

Upon exiting the airport, I saw a row of rental counters, just as QEEQ had informed us in advance, so it was easy to find National. The procedure was very quick.

Great rental service, quick pick-up and use.

Acceptable

Waited for fifteen minutes

It was my first time using National, so I was extra cautious. When the car arrived, I took many photos and videos to record everything. The staff at the counter were very polite. During the car inspection, as with other rental companies, there were minor scratches on the car and wheels. The staff was very helpful and quickly documented the noticeable scratches and reassured me not to worry since I had photo records. Returning the car was also quick. The staff mentioned that the 10,000 ฿ deposit would be returned within a week, but it took two weeks for the bank to process the refund. I will definitely use them again.

Let's talk about picking up the car first: we arrived at Phuket Airport at 10:30 PM to pick up the car. It took us a long time to find the pickup point. Although my wife and I are not very good at English, we felt confident that we could manage basic communication. However, the Thai front desk clerk's English was very poor, and he seemed quite impatient with us. While we were talking, a Latin American couple came over to ask a question, and suddenly he became all smiles and very attentive—it made me feel sick. Initially, they charged us a 10,000 THB deposit but later informed us it needed to be 20,000 THB, so we had to pay another 10,000 THB without any apology from them. Thinking that the deposit would be refunded anyway and not wanting to keep our elderly family members waiting, we paid the 20,000 THB deposit. After 20 minutes of hassle, we were finally able to go to the smoking area and get the car. Now about returning the car: Our flight was at 8:55 AM, and we had arranged to return the car at 6:30 AM. Upon arrival at the airport, staff came to check the car. My husband and I split up; I went to the counter with the deposit slip. Here's the funny part: all the rental company counters had people except ours. I called the two phone numbers from our reservation, but both were disconnected. The number on the counter sign was the same and also disconnected!!! I had no choice but to ask the lady at a neighboring rental company to help contact their staff, who told us to wait. Thirty minutes later, no one came. I asked the lady again to call, and they said someone was coming. Another half hour passed, still no one. We had been waiting for an hour with our six family members. The guy who inspected the car came over, but his English was poor and he didn't speak Chinese. He probably sent a WeChat voice message to the counter staff, and then handed me the phone. I explained that I just needed a stamp or some proof that the car was returned in good condition so that they wouldn't deduct from the deposit later. The person on the other end kept repeating that the deposit would be refunded to my bank account in about two weeks. Frustrated, I raised my voice and reiterated my request, and the caller simply hung up. What kind of service is this?? What attitude?? I then told the inspector that we had been waiting for an hour and were very upset. He called the Chinese-speaking customer service, who informed me that there were no further procedures and no proof would be given—we just had to wait for the refund. Fine, since the higher-ups said so, we left. However, when we entered the departure hall, miraculously, the counter from where we picked up the car was staffed. My husband went over with the slip, and the clerk finally stamped it, confirming that the car was returned in good condition, and the deposit would be refunded. So, my question to the Chinese customer service is: if there's no further procedure, what was that stamp we got at the departure counter all about?

This is the third time renting from this company. I arrived at 4 a.m., called them, and someone came right away to complete the paperwork. Picked up the car from the parking lot across the street, and for returning, I just went to the arrival level to find a staff member. Even though there was a language barrier, there were no issues and the process was very fast.

The car was new, the staff was friendly, and the process was fast. The Nissan Almera was the cheapest and performed well even on hills.

I was very satisfied with this self-drive car rental experience. National Car Rental provided efficient and considerate service. When I returned the car, I mistakenly parked at the domestic departure terminal instead of the international terminal. Despite communication barriers and unfamiliarity with the roads, their staff patiently came to my location and reassured me with 'No problem'. This made the rental experience exceptionally good.