Dollar - Houston Intrcntl Airport Information, Car Rental Instructions & Policies

Manager's special is just a hoax. They only give compact cars when you choose manager's special. You are better off taking compact car and saving few bucks. The customer service is horrible! Long queues, no attendants, no car choices in the weekend, long queues to check out of the lot, you name it and they have it messed up!

The policy for Toll Road fees was a rip off. $12.00 per day?? When individual Tolls are between $0.60 and $1.50? Unconscionable!

So disappointed at Dollar...It was my first time using Dollar (will never use it again) as Easyrentcars gave me a good deal online. When I arrived at Houston IAH airport Dollar car rental counter, the two ladies (named Dee Dee) pulled out my booking records and found out I booked a good deal, they used an excuse and refused to rent the car to me! They whoosed me away from the counter and said: "since you never rented at Dollar before, we did not have your profile, why donot you go any other car rentals???" I was alone in a brand new city and never encountered such situation with rude and unprofessional representatives...

Dollar overcharged me at the counter. The agent was less than friendly and always high pressure to up sell additional insurance, EZ pass, upgrade, etc.

Car with flat tire given.

They offered a wreck car. Terrible

In the end paid $129, but that was still $14 more than reservation. Not cool

Vehicle did exceed expectations

Picking up the car was a pain. First, there was an issue with Dollar processing my credit card. Calls to my credit card company showed that there was no problem. I had to bail on the reservation desk and go to the Dollar Kiosk, which was able to process my credit card with no problem. The kiosk attempted to print my documents (contract, etc), but only blank pages emerged. I was told to proceed to the garage and just take "any car in area B". This process took at least 45 minutes. I went out to pick up my car from the garage. The Dollar representative said I was not supposed to take any car from area B, as I had been instructed by the Dollar representative. She sent me back to the counter, where I had to wait in line for the 3rd time to sort it all out. The representative at the counter printed out my contract and wrote the letter "B" on the front. I went back to the garage with this new document in-hand and was told to take any car from area B.... I found the process to be slow and frustrating. I pre-booked online, yet came across lots of confusion and delays when it came to pick-up. The Dollar employees were patient and accommodating, but the systems they were navigating to get me a car were obviously slowing them down.

The person in the counter made us buy insurance and EZ-TAG very expensive. Also charged us almost US 100 for 1 day extention that we needed to made for medical razons. Will never use Dollar again

Dollar was great and I would use it again.

The check-in line was about 8 deep. There were 5 agents, so it took about 25 minutes. Agent was not personable. A/C barely functioned. Return agent comped me $50 for inconvenience. Pleasantly resolved in seconds. Great customer service. Very satisfied.

Car condition was not good, really bad experience. Poor customer service

The price showed for the online deal had an extra charge that wasn't told before, so I ended up paying about 20 dollars extra

Al momento de recoger el auto, nos entregaron un auto con la guantera rota. Lo hicimos saber al encargado y quisimos cambiarlo y nos dijeron que no tenían más autos disponibles y no era posible un upgrade. Accedimos forzados a tomar ese auto dañado pues no había opción. Solo apuntaron en nuestro contrato el daño en la guantera rota en el vehículo. Tres horas después se le cayó la defensa delantera al auto. Nos sentimos engañados con el auto que nos entregaron. Tuvimos que dirigirnos a otro concesionario dollar en otra ciudad con la consiguiente pérdida de tiempo para que nos cambiaran el auto. Mala experiencia y mal sabor de boca en la concesionaria del aeropuerto George Bush. El auto sustituto o de reposición que nos entregaron, estaba en muy buen estado y la atención del personal de mostrador fue bastante buena.

Rental did its job however I find it unflattering that rental was not cleaned prior to our reservation time. There was orange debri or dust through out the entire car as well as trash. Cup holders were not cleaned out nor was the vehicle wiped down. The AC vent cover was missing which was annoying because passengers cannot control their air flow. Vehicle also smelled like smoke so we took it upon ourselves to have the vehicle sprayed to eliminate the odor. Which should have been done on your end as well as a detailed clean of the car. Photos were taken as evidence as this was noticed upon entering the vehicle. Airport pick up is not the easiest so we for the most part assisted ourselves and had no time to request another accommodating vehicle as we waited an hour for this one. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

The strange hybrid car broke down many times and ran out of charge. Roadside assistance never arrived on site and didn't respond in time. Extra charges applied when returning the car! Greg, the return agent, openly asked for a tip.

Aggressive upselling

Same formula, same attitude, even the same tricks! Clearly told them I didn't need insurance, but the printed receipt still included insurance fees. They take advantage of your lack of English skills and make you sign. Rented for just one day and was charged $39 for services and insurance! Avoid this garbage company at all costs! It's better to choose a Chinese company that offers pick-up and drop-off services. These companies have too many tricks!

I waited in line for an hour, and then the counter staff told me my credit card couldn't go through. Even after switching cards, it still didn't work, and they wouldn't let me pick up the car. This is a terrible car rental company. I didn't get the car at all, but they insisted I fill out the car model to leave a review. When I asked for a refund, customer service refused to give me any money back. I spent over 1300 for nothing but frustration. I ended up renting a car from another store right there. The on-site rental cost me a lot more money.

The counter staff were quite average, but the staff at the pick-up and drop-off locations had very good attitudes.

We had already purchased full insurance, but they insisted I only had basic insurance. They charged an extra 20 yuan per day for insurance and forced us to buy the gas in the tank. Although we used only a small amount, they refused to refund the money. Overall, the cost ended up being much higher than other major companies.

The front desk staff talked a lot and told us there were no gas stations near the airport.

It's okay.