Alamo Rent A Car in Merida

4.1
★★★★☆
(368 reviews)

Working Hours

Sunday 7 AM-11 PM
Monday 7 AM-11 PM
Tuesday 7 AM-11 PM
Wednesday 7 AM-11 PM
Thursday 7 AM-11 PM
Friday 7 AM-11 PM
Saturday 7 AM-11 PM

Location

Business Features

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  • Identifies as women-owned

Contact Information

+52 999 946 0702 alamo.com

Address

Ave Aviacion 843-Local 3, LT Between 106 And 108

97250 Merida

Plus Code: W8VR+33 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

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4.1
★★★★☆
368 reviews

Rating Distribution

5 stars
230 (62.5%)
4 stars
51 (13.9%)
3 stars
23 (6.2%)
2 stars
12 (3.3%)
1 star
52 (14.1%)

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Featured Review
★★★★★
November 27, 2024
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Painless rental experience. I paid what expedia price showed and they honored the expedia's insurance third party. I declined Alamo's insurance and left the 700usd deposit with the credit card. Only downside is 10mins away from the airport. I rarely give 5 stars. Thank you!

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Featured Review
★★★★★
October 7, 2024
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I like the service from this particular place since they don't ask you to pay upfront when you want to rent a car, you actually pay when you pick up the vehicle but you won't see the charges on your credit card a few days after you return the vehicle. I love this, because if there were any unforeseen situations before your reservation, you can always call them to cancel and you won't be charged on your credit card. Besides, their prices are very competitive better than Europe, Avis or Enterprise. The last three times I reserved, my car was ready and I was good to go within 10 min on average. I had such a horrible experience with AVIS and EUROPE, they charged you in advance and their employees are rude and do not care about the customers when you visit Merida. I highly recommend Alamo.

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★★★★★
October 3, 2024
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I really like renting from this location. The prices are fair, there are no surprise charges or scams. We've booked here several times in Merida. If it's not peak season we just show up to the kiosk in the airport. I've found it's sometimes cheaper than booking online. I'd give a shout out to their driver Raul and the lady in the office, Fatima. They have both helped us a few times and Fatima specifically does a great job of explaining everything in English and Spanish. The cars are really nice too. We got a great deal on a small SUV with a child seat this month.

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★★★★★
July 29, 2024
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Best service of rental car company! Thank you Mr. Francisco! Didn't worried about for insurance part, also good tips of travel in Merida!

Featured Review
★★★★★
May 29, 2024
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We had a great experience renting from Alamo. We were nervous to rent a car, as we had heard many horror stories from others that had rented cars in Mexico. The rental is fairly expensive, came out to about $100/day. But we had been prepared for this as the Mexican insurance is expensive and you must have that for a rental. So I think if you go in knowing that it'll be pricier than renting in other areas it is fine. We also operated with the possibility that we would get our $500 deposit back, if they were picky with scratches or sand in the car, but they weren't and we got that back no problem. There also wasn't a line on the front or back end, where I've rented cars in the USA before and the lines are very long. Isaac was very helpful and friendly as was the rest of the team. He gave us his personal phone number if anything came up we could call him. The car ran great, we drove it all over Merida to Tulum and back.

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★★★★★
September 8, 2023
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Genuinely painless experience with a rental car company which is saying something. Eric spoke great english and was helpful in understanding our rental. David took his time to walk me through the car and it's needs. Everyone we worked with was amazing and the drop off process was seamless even though we needed to drop off the car before hours. Would highly recommend for anyone renting a car in Merida.

Featured Review
June 14, 2023
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I don't even know how to start.we booked and paid everything like with 2 months of anticipation for not having any problems. We rent in Alamo because althou it was more expensive than the rest normally they honor quite well the reservations. Well that time is long gone. Super rude people and the manager even worst. I had a crying baby with fever with me and they just simply wanted to charge us again the booking. We show them our reservation and the invoices.. they didn't care. We paid for child seat for the car. They literally gave us a wooden box instead. It was so late and I needed to drive still for a while we needed to take the box as child seat since we didn't had any other option. I tell you if you want to rent in Alamo playa del Carmen, better burn your money and go walking at least you will not get upset nor deal with rude, unpleasant people

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Featured Review
February 26, 2020
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They said we need to buy the 3 million liability insurance, that it was mandatory, the rental went from $220 to $800. I declined and said that Expedia booking has $750,000 mx third party insurance included and they said they do not recognized Expedia site. I said it is optional like it says on their promo card they would not budge so I declined use UBER it is cheaper.

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Local Guide November 17, 2024
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We rented a car for our vacation to travel from Merida to Playa del Carmen. We have nothing to say about the attention and respect of those who work there because they are very attentive and helpful. We had problems with the Renault Logan car with its electronic sensor system. The car (cars because we passed two) turned off in case of any slightest situation that the sensors detected, which is strange because cars must work for any type of driver. Even more so when they are rental cars. Then they changed it to a Nissan Versa which worked impeccably, great car. As a customer, who reads this and is going to take a Logan at Alamo rent a Car in Merida, I would not take it in any way or I would make sure that those cars went through the service. I clarify that in Playa del Carmen, they confirmed to me that they have these problems with the Logans, which is why it seemed a little serious to me that they would deliver them and that also when they made the first change to us they did it for another Logan with the same problem (it jumped the next day , making us change plans due to the lost time). The pity is that we lost many hours of our vacation due to these inconveniences and they were truly a disappointment. On the other hand, all the paperwork is also long (vacation hours are lost) First we made the reservation with prepayment (we sent passport and driving license). Upon arriving at the airport we presented the same documentation again, which was scanned and uploaded to the system. Then we waited for the shuttle (20 minutes), we went to the office to get the contract and leave the guarantee... they asked me again for all the documentation to scan and upload to the system... all very long. They could look for a way to speed everything up.
Translation
Alquilamos un auto para nuestras vacaciones y recorrer desde Merida a Playa del Carmen. De la atencion y lo respetuoso de quienes trabajan alli, no tenemos nada que decir porque son muy atentos y serviciales. Tuvimos problemas con el auto Renault Logan con su sistema electronico de los sensores. El auto (los autos porque pasamos por dos) se apagaban ante cualquier minima situacion que los sensores captaban, cosa extrana porque los autos deben funcionar para cualquier tipo de conductor. Mas aun siendo autos de alquiler. Luego nos cambiaron el por Nissan Versa que funciono impecable, gran auto. Como cliente, a quien lee esto y va tomar un Logan en Alamo rent a Car de Merida, no lo tomaria de ninguna manera o me cercioaria que esos autos pasaron por el service. Aclaro que en Playa del Carmen, me confirmaron que tienen esos problemas con los Logan, por lo cual me parecio poco serio que los entreguen y que ademas cuando nos hicieron el primer cambio lo hicieron por otro Logan con el mismo problema (salto al dia siguiente, haciendonos cambiar de planes por el tiempo perdido). La lastima es que perdimos muchas horas de nuestras vacaciones por estos inconvenientes y realmente fueron un disgusto. Por otro lado todo el papeleo tambien es largo (se pierden horas de vacaciones) Primero hicimos la reserva con el prepago (enviamos pasaporte y carnet de conducir). Al llegar al aeropuerto volvimos a presentar la misma documentacion que fue escaneada y cargada al sistema. Luego esperamos el shuttle (20minutos), fuimos a la oficina por el contrato y dejar la garantia.. volvieron a pedirme toda la documentacion para escanear y cargar al sistema..todo muuy largo. Podrian buscar la forma de agilizar todo.
Local Guide November 1, 2024
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Terrible service, on Thursday my mother tried to rent a car with Alamo, even though she had already made the reservation, shown the documents they asked for, and even provided sensitive personal banking information, they did not rent the vehicle, the biggest problem serious, was that they took photos of all the documents, and did not delete these photos, the employee argued that the system was going to delete them automatically, leaving them exposed to the situation not being updated,
Translation
Pesimo servicio, el dia jueves mi mama intento rentar un auto con Alamo, a pesar de que ya haber hecho la reservacion, mostrar los documentos que le pidieron, incluso otorgar datos personales sensibles de indole bancaria, no lo rentaron el vehiculo, el problema mas grave, fue que le tomaron fotos a todos los documentos, y no eliminaron dichas fotos, el empleado argumentaba que el sistema los iba a eliminar automaticamente, quedando expuesta a que esa situacion no se llegare a actualizar,
★★★★★
Local Guide November 1, 2024
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Everything was great, relatively new car in good condition, very friendly. Everything went well!
Translation
Alles super, relativ neues Auto in gutem Zustand, sehr freundlich. Hat alles gut geklappt!
★★★★★
October 1, 2024
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Excellent service from Fatima and Julieta in the branch was clear and fast, also the Shuttle service with Raul was effective.
Translation
Excelente servicio de Fatima y Julieta en la sucursal fue claro y rapido, tambien el servicio de Shuttle con Raul fue eficaz.
Local Guide October 1, 2024
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Terrible but terrible service, I do not recommend it and I consider myself a patient person. I made my reservation and checked in in advance on their website and it turns out that there was no one at the airport counter. On the way out, their vans were not there to take me to their offices. I called several telephone numbers that they provided me in my reservation and none of them answered me. Now I wait and I hope they return my money and it doesnt turn out that they are now thieves. They have no attention to their reserves. Do not reserve or check-in online, it is rubbish. Dont even hire them.
Translation
Pesimo pero pesimo servicio no lo recomiendo y me considero una persona paciente. Hice mi reservacion y con check in con anticipacion en su pagina de internet y resulta que no habia nadie en el mostrador del aeropuerto. Saliendo tampoco estaban sus camionetas para trasladarme a sus oficinas llame a varios telefonos que me proporcionaron en mi reserva y ninguno me contestaron ahora espero y ojala me regresen mi dinero y no resulte que ahora son unos RATEROS. No tienen atencion en sus reservas. No reserven ni hagan check-in por internet es una basura. Ni siquiera los contraten.
Local Guide October 1, 2024
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A total waste of time, we booked online doing a useless pre-check in because they ask you for documents again and to finish having paid the reservation they told us that they could not deliver the car to us because their system could not validate my license, very upset we left And we rented from Europa Car and we didnt have any problems and the service was light years better, dont waste your time and hire another company.
Translation
Una total perdida de tiempo, reservamos en linea haciendo un pre check in inservible porque te vuelven a pedir documentos y para finalizar habiendo pagado la reserva nos dijeron que no nos podian entregar el coche porque sus sistema no podia validar mi licencia, muy molestos nos fuimos y rentamos en europa car y no tuvimos ningun problema y la atencion anos luz mejor, no pierdan su tiempo y contraten con otra empresa.
★★★★★
Local Guide October 1, 2024
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Excellent attention, service and price. Highly recommended
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Excelente atencion, servicio y precio. Muy recomendable
★★★★★
October 1, 2024
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Super recommended, in addition to the fact that the attention was very good and the help was 100%
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super recomendado ademas de que la atencion estuvo muy bien y la ayuda al cien
★★★★★
Local Guide October 1, 2024
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★★★★★
September 1, 2024
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★★★★★
Local Guide September 1, 2024
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I made my reservation at this place online and from the moment I picked up the car everything seemed wonderful. First of all, the people who assisted me were attentive, kind and at no time did they try to force or intimidate me into buying insurance (I greatly appreciate it). The delivery process was quick, they clearly explained the details of my reservation (exactly the same ones that I chose online) and the responsibilities I acquired. As for the car, everything worked very well, I visited tourist areas of Yucatan, cenotes, beaches and I was also around the city, I had no problems. Customer service is excellent 10000/10. Thanks to Fatima, Juliet, Rolando, Carlos and Raul. The only thing I would ask them to improve is to repair the air conditioning system in the office, please. Both I and other clients constantly complained about the heat while we were there and it seems like a very unfair working condition for the agents, it was very hot with the high temperatures in Merida during the summer and being the first place of arrival after the airport , the change in temperature is felt even more
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Hice mi reserva en este lugar por internet y desde que recogi el auto y todo me parecio una maravilla. Primero que todo las personas que me atendieron fueron atentas, amables y en ningun momento intentaron forzarme o amedrentarme para comprar seguros(lo agradezco mucho). El tramite de entrega fue rapido, me explicaron claramente los detalles de mi reserva (exactamente las mismas que yo elegi por internet) y las responsabilidades que adquiri. En cuanto al auto, todo funciono muy bien, recorri zonas turisticas de Yucatan, cenotes, playas y tambien estuve por la ciudad, no tuve ningun inconveniente. El servicio al cliente es excelente 10000/10. Gracias a Fatima, Juliet, Rolando, Carlos y Raul. Lo unico que pediria que mejoraran es que reparen el sistema de aire acondicionado de la oficina, por favor. Tanto yo como otros clientes nos quejamos constantemente del calor mientras estuvimos ahi y me parece una condicion laboral muy injusta para los agentes, hacia muchisimo calor con las altas temperaturas que hay en Merida durante el verano y al ser el primer lugar de llegada despues del aeropuerto, se siente aun mas el cambio de la temperatura
★★★★★
September 1, 2024
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Very good support from Rolando and Francisco, everything went very well, we can clearly see the difference between the new team and the old ones with whom we had a lot of problems. Now it has become very professional. Everything is square.
Translation
Tres bonne prise en charge par Rolando et Francisco, tout s est tres bien passe, on note clairement la difference entre la nouvelle equipe et les anciennes avec lesquelles nous avions eu pas mal de soucis. Maintenant, c est devenu tres professionnel. Tout est carre.
★★★★★
Local Guide August 1, 2024
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Good service, attentive and friendly. I made the reservation online, and I had no problem arriving at their offices. I paid for full coverage so the deposit required was low. Efficient and friendly staff.
Translation
Buen servicio, atentos y amables. Hice la reservacion en linea, y no tuve ningun contratiempo al llegar a sus oficinas. Pague cobertura total asi que el deposito requerido fue bajo. Personal eficaz y amable.
★★★★★
August 1, 2024
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★★★★★
Local Guide August 1, 2024
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Very good service! The only agency that is transparent about insurance and car prices. Very good attention from Rolando and Raul. The unit 7/10 lots of knocks everywhere and needed a little maintenance
Translation
Muy buen servicio! La unica agencia que es transparente respecto a los seguros y precio del auto. Muy buena atencion de Rolando y Raul. La unidad 7/10 muchos golpes por todos lados y necesitaba un poco de mantenimiento
July 1, 2024
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I leave only one star because you cannot put 0 stars. I rented a car through their website and they never specified that I needed my official passport, simply my official identification and they did not accept my resident card. The person at the counter barely assisted us and we read the email that had arrived where they never specified the passport and he accepted it. We called the number for a refund and it will take 25 days. Terrible service, I would never recommend it.
Translation
Dejo una sola estrella porque no se puede poner 0 estrellas. Rente un coche por su pagina web y nunca especificaron que necesitaba mi pasaporte oficial, simplemente mi identificacion oficial y no me aceptaron mi tarjeta de residente. La persona en mostrador apenas y nos dio asistencia y leimos el correo que nos habia llegado en donde nunca especificaron lo del pasaporte y lo acepto. Llamamos al numero para reembolso y se tardara 25 dias. Pesimo servicio nunca lo recomendaria.

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