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BEWARE Avis Costa Rica- total scam. 1 year ago. I did my research re rental cars in CR prior to my trip. I made a reservation with the local branch of Avis near Liberia airport. I chose “partial liability” insurance as it was noted that is the minimum requirement for rental cars in CR. Upon arrival at Avis, we were told that we had to buy ...
I paid the deposit and I supposed to pay the remaining $146 US to Avis Car Rental in Costa Rica. When I arrive at Avis, the person at the desk refused to charge me the balance of $146 based on my contract. He insisted to have two blank signed credit card slips with no figures as deposit. He said that was standard procedure in Costa Rica.
Answer 1 of 7: Don't rent from Avis or use Rentalcar.com! We had a horrible experience recently renting a car from SJO. The voucher provided by Rentalcars.com seems to indicate that the quoted price includes everything except the extra driver.
25,653 posts. 22 reviews. 30 helpful votes. 4. Re: Avis car rental. 9 years ago. One caveat -- be sure to use the Avis Costa Rica website to book your car and not the Avis US website. This way, you can avoid any unnecessary ugly surprises when you show up at the agency in Costa Rica. Report inappropriate content.
rentalcars.com and Avis - insurance. 4 years ago. We are traveling to Costa Rica next month (February) and have researched a lot about the car rental and insurance scams. Based on recommendations, we booked a car through Avis via rentalcars.com. The booking said that Primary Liability Insurance (PLI) is included along with taxes.
We rented a full size 4x4 SUV for 14 days from a major rental company at Liberia Airport and found this; 14 day Rental $1,372.80. Insurrance $770. AIRPORT FEE 13.75 PER RNTL (13.75%) $294.64. ENVIRONMENTAL FEE .40 USD/DAY $5.60. LICENSE PLATE FEE $1.50 USD/DAILY $21.00. VALUE ADDED TAX (13%) $320.
If you going to drive in Costa Rica, then next time bring a GPS map with you or just spend the money and rent it, a waterproof map, a compass (not one that runs on batteries), a small mirror, box of cliff bars, check all the tires on the rental - get a 4x4, small first aid kit, brush up on basic spanish, check the spare tire - take it out and ...
My receipt said I declined the $18.99 Additional Liability Insurance (ALI), and I purchased the $24.99 LDW insurance, which is actually what my credit card covers in Costa Rica. I explicitly told him I did not need LDW because of that, and Gustavo insisted I still needed the ALI. The Avis LDW includes ALI apparently.