Car Hire at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Intl Airport

Car was ok

Cons: Car was FILTHY inside and had many little scratches outside

Beware hidden fees!

Pros: I could drop off the car in the city, rather than back at the airport.

Cons: There were a ton of extra fees, even though I was insured by my credit card, that ended up making the total cost FOUR TIMES what was advertised! This included an extra national insurance fee ($300 for 4 weeks) that was apparently mandatory. Also, as an Israeli citizen, I had to pay an additional $90 fee/tax because of that. I cut my rental by 2 weeks because I couldn't afford all the extra costs. Also, Budget only reported 1 scratch when there was a dent and about 10 scratches around the car. There was no one at pickup to confirm, so I had to take photos to prove during drop-off that I didn't cause the dent or other scratches. This ended up being fine, but it was annoying that I even had to take photos myself and that Budget didn't do this in advance. The car was ridiculously weak on the uphills (with 4 passengers), but I guess that's to be expected with the most compact. Also, at one point the A/C gave out (i.e., no cold air) for an hour during a drive. It kicked in again after stopping for a while.

Drop Off at Ben Gurion Airport Smooth

Pros: Easy to drop the vehicle off and get a shuttle to the proper terminal.

Cons: Despite a sign indicating there was a gas station near the drop-off point, I could not find it and was charged a penalty fee for not "topping off" the tank

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Pros: Car was clean and drop off was excellent.

Cons: Nobody told or there wasnt text that I need to get and pay so much more of insurance. I would never taked that car from you if I were known that. So this was my last reservation from you.

The car was a wreck!

Pros: The car ran as expected. It got us where we needed to go and the air-conditioner worked.

Cons: From the moment we picked up this car at Shlomo SixT's branch at the Sde Dov airfield, we knew that this Nissan Almeira looked terrible. There were little chip marks and loose body parts all around the car. And there we a big cross on top, left by some long ago tape. But we were in a hurry, so we took the car. Then, we started noticing some other peculiarities and weaknesses. The radio knobs were missing, so we couldn't manage to use the radio. There was only one key slot, on the driver's door, none on the passenger side. And, to compound that problem there was no automatic door opening mechanism. So, the driver had to get into the car, reach over and manually unlock the passenger door, and the others, terribly inconvenient. We were not given any remote door opener. There was only one "low" gear. One drove either in "Drive" or in "Low." Usually, of course, there is a choice of at least two or three gears lower than Drive. This car really should not be rented in this condition. Or only by a company called "Rent-a-Wreck."

Poor experience - never come back

Pros: Location of office

Cons: Angry service, poor level of English language of stuff, unreasonable charge for car's damage without ANY notification !