Car Hire in Dublin from €11/day - Search for car rentals on KAYAK (2024)

Would have been helpful to have maps provided as other rental companies do. Ie Enterprise.

No issues with SIXT itself. I see now that Kayak charged me for 13 days of rental when I only booked the car for 12 days. Also, even though I provided information on both drivers, SIXT was only provided the data on the secondary driver which delayed pickup and risked causing me to have additional charges. SIXT staff at Dublin airport were absolutely fantastic and did everything they could to ensure I avoided any additional charges due to Kayak’s errors.

Personell support

The car had a pretty severe dent on the side when we went up to get it. The attendants do not accompany you to the car so there was no way to switch to an intact car. It was an uncomfortable ride, but we managed well. The attendants were very kind. The wait to pick up the car was a bit insane. A line was out the door and hugged the lane of car park traffic coming in. Pretty dangerous. All in all an okay experience. The guys there need a raise for the amount of traffic and business they get.

The car was great. No problems at all, except I had some difficulty with changing lanes, as I couldn't see out the side/back window well. I liked the friendly, no pressure, but efficient staff. A free coffee was a nice touch too.

Ahmed was so knowledgeable and helpful. He was so efficient, we saved so much time and we were able to get on with our trip. Thank you, Ahmed!

Overall good experience, with helpful and friendly staff

Pick-up was smooth and fast, Kevin who helped me was informative and adept. Drop-off was smooth, too. One improvement would be Enterprise signage that is a bit more prominent when you bring the car back.

Finding the Rent-A-Car facility was a bit tricky. It is actually in a parking garage. Employees were efficient, courteous and friendly. The car was clean and in working order.

Nabin was very helpful and courteous.

the price for the extra insurance was very high!

Cons:

The personal service from Sean on our pick up to James on our drop off was easy and efficient.

The lady at the counter when we took the car was not in the best of mood to say the least. We were charged €4750 as a security deposit. Not sure everybody has that much room on their credit card. She didn’t even explained why the charge was that high. As we were in a rush, I didn’t bother and thought I would take care of this later. After thinking about it, we didn’t even get any proof paper proof of the transaction.

Unfriendly staff, unwilling to help, fake contract

Quick checkout, but had to collect offsite which added quite a lot of time to both the return and collection overall, even though I had booked as "in terminal" on Kayak.

It was very easy to pick up and drop off and the car that was reserved was the one that we actually received. Great pricing as well.

Car was incredibly basic without even Bluetooth connectivity. However, the price I paid was very low too and the car, although basic, was of a very good standard. Helpful staff and quick service. Car spotlessly clean.

Older car with no backup camera. Taking a bus to pickup is inconvenient for FastLane

Friendly staff. Very helpful and gave good advice.

Car wasn’t as clean as I would have thought they should be for new users The guy who checked us in and the guy who received us after were great! We decided to add a driver after we left and we called Hertz to add a driver and we were told we had to find a nearby Hertz and travel to it. The person on the call told us we could t add someone over a call. When we interrupted our vacation time and walked to a nearby Hertz, the guy said, “You could’ve just did this over the phone.” So, this guy knew his business. I wish people on the phone would be trained correctly because that cost us part of our short three days in Ireland.

The description of the car could have been more accurate

Pros:

Nice size car

Cons:

Info at airport when picking up was not tears presented at rental site. Additional insurance coverage papers were not brought as were Required. Rental was 3x more than booked.

I have rented a car and prepaid all taxes and service fees before travelling to Ireland with a fully paid and non refundable reservation number from Kayak. My husband was the driver of this vehicle and presented to the airport for pick up on August 19, 2023. He travels extensively for work and has a credit card that covers Collision Damages Waiver and Theft Protection. He explained this clearly to the agent Michael, who insisted that he would be required and it was MANDATORY (the words exactly used) to purchase these. He upsold him the Supercover insurance and told my husband that this is mandatory. I examined the contract when he returned and told me the nature of this conversation. Having lived and studied in Ireland myself for 5 years, I did my due diligence and inquired from other car rental agencies and examined the legislation within Ireland to determine the validity of these claims. My clear understanding is that Third Party Liability insurance is a legal requirement in the prepaid price of all car rentals in Ireland, protecting from property damage, injury and death. Fire insurance is also included in this prepaid price. If the CDW and TP is declined or that written proof is required and the customer declines this, a credit card authorization of a larger amount can be applied to the rental. These options were not presented and in fact, miscommunicated at the time of rental by your agent Michael. This should be investigated and the insurance reimbursed, or at the very least the supercollision insurance that was in fact, not required.

We picked up the car on Haddington Rd. in Dublin. David and Irwin are very professional and courteous. We found the cars very satisfactory.

Pros:

Staff were very helpful at Avis but the insurance fees were outrageous and tripled the cost of the rental. That being said, I cannot commend them enough for how they handled our return of the car early due to COVID-19

Cons:

Quote insurance in advance and do a better job describing luggage space. We did not have enough space for 4 large pieces of luggage in this car

They cancelled our booking direct to us with no explanation

Everything was perfect.

Excellent customer service

This was the most horrible rental experience I have ever had. The service desk was terrible and the manager was terrible at Dublin airport. We paid over $1000 for a weekly rental and then they said we could not take the car unless we paid an extra $500 in insurance . It was total bait and switch job. They also cancelled my brothers reservation without even letting him know. We went to Sixt rentals and they took care of us and couldn’t have been nicer. I will never ever rent from Avis again. Low class and terrible service.

When I got there they said the insurance I paid for didn't cover it and I had to pay an additional $1000. Criminals.

They were slow with the vans for pick up; it took an hour + for check-in but the return was great. Loved the car and the guys at the check-out counter were nice.

They gave away our car to another person and didn't say anything to us for 30 minutes. And then tried to give us two cars that were smaller than what we purchased. After an hour and 4 cars later we were given a car that was dirty and unwashed.

Pros:

It was a brand new car.

Cons:

Never got my deposit back.

Terrible very sketchy cars people and practices

Good service good staff

Their pick-up and drop-off locations were almost impossible to find. They run a paperless system which, if you're not travelling with a smart-phone, is very unsettling.

Convenient pick-up and drop-off at Dublin Airport. No problems with payment, and the people at the service counter were extremely helpful. I recommend the service.

Everything was great. Alamo Dublin and especially Roisin took good care of us.

Chris was great! Great service!

When I rented the car they said they checked it over and everything is ok. I asked about a couple of dents and they said don't worry about those because we aren't too picky here in Ireland. I said take a picture anyways. When I returned the car the female manager wanted to charge me for those same dents but I don't her about the picture. She looked it up and said don't worry. She then looked at the tires and found a slight bump on one of the tires but I couldn't see it. She said rub my finger on it and I felt a little bump. I didn't see it then or when I rented the car so I must have been driving on a bad tire throughout the trip. They just withdrew 271.73 Euros from my credit card. I have used Enterprise before but it looks like Alamo isn't as good. Everyone in Ireland was very nice and honest except this night woman manager at Dublin Airport.

Good customer service. Emmett on drop-off was very helpful

The counter rep with whom we dealt with when we picked up the car, Grace, was very competent but friendly and helpful as well. The rep who went over the car with us was equally competent and friendly. Lastly, the rep we dealt with when we turned in the car, Dan, was also friendly and helpful. Your staff at Dublin were excellent and you should be proud of them.

When I choose airport terminal pick up I expect that and not getting on buses to pick up and return the car

Radio would not work, car was pretty donged up when I got it, a lot of scratches dents and marks.

I wanted to use my Credit Card Insurrance which was finnally accepted by Dollar but after long discussion with the personnal which I thought could have been avoided.

Long lines at Dublin Airport and shuttle needed to get to rental area.

All good

Hidden fees ended paying $2600 instead of $600

The staff was very helpful. They were super great with telling me how to use the car. I have only driven in the US so I'd never driven on the left, and he was very helpful with giving me info. One thing is the building says Hertz and I thought we went to the wrong location, I didn’t know it was Dollar as well, however that is minor.

Totally misleading, quoted $125 for the car then pushed us to take a bigger car and wouldn’t accept the insurance we already had. Total got to almost $1,000 after they added their insurance. Cancelled and went with Budget. Got a very nice car with insurance for $600. Stay far away!

The full insurance was expensive, but they still charged me for dammage to the side of one tire.

The wait time at Dublin Airport is ridiculous. The staff push you to upgrade services, like adding unnecessary additional insurance, and to pay more for a car with an automatic. They also said they had photographed the damage on the car, but had not photographed all damage, I insisted they photograph the car completely.

Unexpected insurance cost quadrupling the rental cost on arrival in Dublin was a bummer.

Nice people. Car was a Clio...fun to drive.

The communication with the third party company was bad. I could not collect my car and was charged

Impressive

Dan at Europcar dublin north was great to deal with, extremely informative and made sure we had all we needed before taking off in the rental. Everything was painless and met my expectations

Price was not was had been agreed upon

Be very careful about insurance. They will charge a fortune. They are also very careful about giving you a car on the basis that your credit card covers the insurance. They will insist on a letter that explicitly states the insurance coverage is good in Ireland. It is not enough for the letter to state "worldwide".

Charged me over $150 for insurance

Views and amenities were top tier.

Rental turned out to be more then double the expected price once on site. Never renting from there ever again

I pay in advance for a full coverage insurance and at the counter for check in they told me that they didn’t accept the insurance I hired and charged me a ridiculous amount for a new insurance. They also charged a different price for the rental. The car was all scratched. Other than that, everything was okay.

Payless cancelled / deleted my reservation without notice. I attempted to contact Payless through website, and they said there wasn’t a reservation. Good thing a companion had made another reservation

Cons:

I used my credit card’s insurance guarantee, but nowhere in the reservation did it say that to do do ALSO required a letter from my credit card company stating (1) that they cover the Republic of Ireland, (2) they will cover the lace loss if totaled, and (3) the last 4 numbers of my cc account. So at the Europcar desk I had to make that phone call, wade through a few phone trees, then talk to a couple of humans. I did get the letter (great service by my cc bank!) but I was lucky - that approval process may take up to 24 hours. The Europcar desk agent said this happens “quite a bit” with the brokers because you don’t provide the information about what each rental car company requires to use the cc insurance waiver benefits. I suggest adding a link to your process that will take your to the specific rental car company page for their CDW. I did use the link provided for my rental but it did not say I would have to get the letter etc.

Pros:

The lines were really long with people complaining and not moving. The Payless personnel were in the same space as Budget and Avis and it was hard to tell the difference in who was working what. Eventually all personnel worked on the same long Payless line. Then the price of our car quadrupled.

The overall rental experience was poor. Renting/reserving through your site was confusing and I was not able or couldn't figure out how to add insurance and a GPS Nav system through your site. Thus, the upcharge at the counter was significantly higher. No one was at the Payless counter in the terminal so a sign referred you to get service at the Avis counter. There was no Payless representation in the actual lot either, so again you're dealing with a person working the Avis counter. That's where I was getting upcharged like crazy when getting into a car, to the tune of around $100/day for the cheapest smallest size car. It does get better, good and bad. The piece of s**t car they put me into had 78K miles, the key fob didn't work and to top it off, there was a tire, not a spare (tire on a rim), but just a tire with a hole in the sidewall, stuffed into the little trunk. The good news, when I went back to the rental center on the lot to point this out so that I wouldn't get charged, a service guy in the lot asked what was going on. I explained and he got very upset that I was receiving poor and dangerous (if I had gotten a flat out on the road) service. He asked what insurance I had selected, when I told him I was paying full but through Avis (approx $60 euro/day), he said he'd get me in a better car. This guy walked in, grabbed another set of keys and sent me on my way. The on-the-side upgrade put me in a Toyota Yaris Hybrid with low miles, like 5K, the car performed just fine. So, in the end I was happy with what I was driving however it my daily rate with insurance was around $100euro/day. I ended up returning it a few days sooner than initially planned. Taking advantage of tourists with upcharges didn't seem exclusive to the car rentals; Ryan Air and some hotels along the way used the same practices. Specific to renting through your site, I was not pleased.

Expect to pay double what you originally book for - they’ll find a way to deny whatever insurance coverage you have so that you have to buy theirs

Georgi was great at check in. The car upgrade to an H-CR was much appreciated and the car itself was great. Checking back in was a pain as we had to queue with the people hiring. A drop box for keys would have been most welcome.

It took way to long to pick up the car (about 45 minutes). We had to wait in a line at the airport, then take a shuttle bus to the rental car lot, then wait in another 15 minute line at the lot, then wait another 10 minutes for our car to be cleaned. Very duplicative and unnecessary. Also, they made us get car insurance even though they had letters from people with the same credit card as us saying that people with that credit card have coverage in Ireland.