@aviandv frustrating. They were so condescending to Kim when they spoke to her. The guy in the vest was the same person I spoke with on the phone. Instead of doing what we agreed to, he opened up a fresh booking and charged more per day as well as billed her for extra insurances. Quite a sh*t show really. We just said it's our credit card, we are paying against our booking # not the new one. Took us about an hour an 20 min to get out of there. Good thing we weren't catching a plane..what company are you guys using ?
@@beachbumbling Sorry you guys had to deal with that! It sounds super frustrating. We've used Avis, Enterprise and Europcar. Europcar pulled the too good to be true price online only to add on extra mandatory fees when picking the car up bait and switch thing that is so common in Mexico. The other 2 were great to deal with. No extra fees or anything. We got the best price by calling Avis directly. They gave us a lower price than what was listed online and the price quoted was the price we paid. Maybe this was one of those times when Avi's ability to speak Spanish came in handy, but our recommendation would be not to use booking sites like Expedia or Booking, don't use the deep discount buget companies like Fox or Thrifty, and to call their office, directly. This sounds like a great video topic, eh? "The dos and don'ts of renting a car in mexico" 🤣
@@beachbumbling ..check out Posada Roger in Zona Romantica, ...it's a great little hotel...the older lady that cleaned our room was very thorough, and took great pride in her work..(I wish I'd gotten her name!)
@cyntil4362 sorry for the delay, we just saw your comment today. We are always grateful for suggestions and will check it out the next time we are in the area. Cheers
I paid for rental on Priceline and when i got to rental place in puerto vallerta they wanted charge me $2000 when i paid for insurance and for rental on priceline already so we walked out with no car and dispute on my credit card lol
@paulamoreno805 that's so frustrating. That industry needs a huge overhaul in Mexico. We love Mexico but we don't love renting cars in Mexico LOL. Sorry to hear about your crappy experience and know that you're not alone. Cheers
Taxi prices don't sound too bad in PV, Cancun airport mafia want 80usd for a 13min ride....nothing like feeling financially raped as soon as you arrive! Travel doesn't always go as planned nice job making the best of it! 🤘😎
Thanks. Cancun is one of the worst for sure but so far the best rental company we have come across for Mexico. Airport taxis have been overpriced almost everywhere we have been but Cancun was on a different level.
What a fiasco! Rental car agencies in Mexico have a reputation for doing things like this, so often. Good on you for standing your ground!
@aviandv frustrating. They were so condescending to Kim when they spoke to her. The guy in the vest was the same person I spoke with on the phone. Instead of doing what we agreed to, he opened up a fresh booking and charged more per day as well as billed her for extra insurances. Quite a sh*t show really. We just said it's our credit card, we are paying against our booking # not the new one. Took us about an hour an 20 min to get out of there. Good thing we weren't catching a plane..what company are you guys using ?
@@beachbumbling Sorry you guys had to deal with that! It sounds super frustrating.
We've used Avis, Enterprise and Europcar. Europcar pulled the too good to be true price online only to add on extra mandatory fees when picking the car up bait and switch thing that is so common in Mexico. The other 2 were great to deal with. No extra fees or anything. We got the best price by calling Avis directly. They gave us a lower price than what was listed online and the price quoted was the price we paid. Maybe this was one of those times when Avi's ability to speak Spanish came in handy, but our recommendation would be not to use booking sites like Expedia or Booking, don't use the deep discount buget companies like Fox or Thrifty, and to call their office, directly.
This sounds like a great video topic, eh? "The dos and don'ts of renting a car in mexico" 🤣
We should collaborate on a video lmao
@beachbumbling That would be fun! We had to change plans and we're not going to Italy and so we will be in PV in the middle of September.
"Perfecto!" LOL
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Burros Bar in PV.!!... toes in the sand..used to be the cheapest beach beers...
@cyntil4362 drink on hand toes in sand. You can't beat it. 🍻
@@beachbumbling ..check out Posada Roger in Zona Romantica, ...it's a great little hotel...the older lady that cleaned our room was very thorough, and took great pride in her work..(I wish I'd gotten her name!)
@cyntil4362 sorry for the delay, we just saw your comment today. We are always grateful for suggestions and will check it out the next time we are in the area. Cheers
I paid for rental on Priceline and when i got to rental place in puerto vallerta they wanted charge me $2000 when i paid for insurance and for rental on priceline already so we walked out with no car and dispute on my credit card lol
@paulamoreno805 that's so frustrating. That industry needs a huge overhaul in Mexico. We love Mexico but we don't love renting cars in Mexico LOL. Sorry to hear about your crappy experience and know that you're not alone. Cheers
Taxi prices don't sound too bad in PV, Cancun airport mafia want 80usd for a 13min ride....nothing like feeling financially raped as soon as you arrive! Travel doesn't always go as planned nice job making the best of it! 🤘😎
Thanks. Cancun is one of the worst for sure but so far the best rental company we have come across for Mexico. Airport taxis have been overpriced almost everywhere we have been but Cancun was on a different level.