Cheap car rentals in Akron
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Top tips for hiring a car in Akron
- Akron has a good mix of parks, nature preserves, tourist sites, and bustling bar and restaurant areas, and many of these spots are accessible only by personal vehicle. If you’re visiting the city, we recommend booking a car rental in Akron to make the most of your trip. Rather than rely on city buses, which wind up almost doubling (or more) some commutes, a rental allows you the autonomy and flexibility to enjoy whichever aspects of the city are most appealing to you. What’s more, rentals tend to be a cost-effective mode of transportation as compared with taxis and rideshares, whose fares are often subject to surge pricing.
- You’ll likely want to pick up your Akron car rental when you fly into Akron-Canton Regional Airport (CAK). Here, there are service desks for a range of rental car companies, including Alamo, Budget, Avis and National. To find the vehicle you’ve booked through KAYAK, simply head to the baggage claim area and, once there, take a right. At the far end, you’ll find representatives from the car rental companies that will get you settled into your vehicle.
- Like many major cities, Akron’s streets are replete with vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians, all competing for road space. While driving here, we recommend that you stay vigilant of non-motor road users. Although there are several spots for road crossings, you may find people crossing the street at undesignated locations, particularly in areas where there are bars and restaurants. Additionally, while there is ample space for cyclists, they may come into the main flow of traffic. Also take note that bicyclists will often indicate turns through hand gestures.
- If you have the flexibility to determine the time at which you arrive at your destination, we recommend choosing a time outside of the city’s rush hours. Morning rush hour in Akron is typically between 7:30am and 8:30am. In the later afternoons, you can expect rush hours from about 3:30pm to roughly 5:30pm.
- Book your rental car in Akron at least 1 day before your trip in order to get a below-average price
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Akron car rental reviews and directory
Hertz
7.9
Good
95 reviewsBest rated
Cleanliness
7.9
Comfort
8.0
Pick-up/Drop-off
8.1
Value for money
7.7
2 locations in Akron
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6.0 Okay
Nov 2022
4.0 Mediocre
Jan 2022
2.0 Poor
Dec 2021
10.0 Wonderful
Oct 2021
10.0 Wonderful
Jan 2021
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Great price, staff was niceCons:
Limited hours and not open on Saturdays6.0 Okay
Sep 2020
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Drop-off was way better than pickup. He listened and was knowledgeable and professional, even though he was training a new employee. And super fast.Cons:
There was a clean sticker on the door jam and the inside looked cleaned but doubt it was sanitized (due to other behavior). The windows had a lot of spray water spots (not dried after car wash) so visibility was hampered by car lights and sunshine. Had to stop and clean them. The rental agent wanted to charge extra for listing spouse, which we questioned, and then she said oh maybe we don't. There could be more transparency on fees, insurance, charges, customer service and information. Seems shady and like trying to pad the bill tactics. Just have clear and trustworthy info spelled out. Tire tread was very low and we had rain during most of the drive. Concerning. Reserved an intermediate car and could not see anything on the display screen like Auto Android or Google maps or Waze. This is 2020! Sheesh. And we could not get a simple answer on insurance, or the benefits or things to consider or why to choose your insurance. Very strange like we should not get Hertz ins. We will not rent from Hertz again. And it was $6+ more than the online reservation amount and no reason given when we asked.Enterprise Rent-A-Car
7.9
Good
7 reviewsCleanliness
8.3
Comfort
7.9
Pick-up/Drop-off
7.9
Value for money
7.6
5 locations in Akron
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10.0 Wonderful
Jan 2021
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EverythingCons:
Cheaper prices8.4 Very Good
Oct 2019
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The easiness of pickup and dropoffCons:
Knowing what the fees would have been ahead of time10.0 Wonderful
Jan 2017
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Great price for a great car!!1.9 Poor
Jul 2021
Avis
6.6
Okay
6 reviewsCleanliness
9.3
Comfort
7.9
Pick-up/Drop-off
5.3
Value for money
5.9
One location in Akron
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10.0 Wonderful
Apr 2018
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The vehicle, a Pacifica mini-van, was clean and ready to go! Early morning car droff-off was equally easy.9.2 Wonderful
Jul 2017
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The man on duty when I picked the car up needs customer service training. He was obnoxious and condescending. He blamed the company for multiple errors which is not impressive. In my opinion he should not deal with public But other than him, my car, the simplicity of reservations and drop off clerk were all fantastic!!! I come home twice a year. I will rent here again.10.0 Wonderful
Apr 2016
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Well maintained car with less than 5000 miles. Exceptionally clean!3.9 Poor
Jul 2021
Budget
5.6
Fair
17 reviewsCleanliness
5.9
Comfort
5.9
Pick-up/Drop-off
5.3
Value for money
5.8
2 locations in Akron
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4.0 Mediocre
Oct 2022
2.0 Poor
Dec 2020
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Could of had a car for me10.0 Wonderful
Nov 2020
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Everything went smoothly with drop-off and pick-up. No surprise fees.Cons:
Wish the cost of a secondary driver wasn't so high, especially considering their having full coverage insurance. Think it was fifteen bucks or so a day, maxing out at six days.4.4 Mediocre
Jul 2020
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I reserved a car two weeks before picking it up then was called the morning of to tell me there was no car available.Cons:
Do not let people book without available vehicles!!! So upsetting. My trip ended up leaving 5 hours later.10.0 Wonderful
Aug 2019
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Didnt care for the car nothing wrong with it just not our kind of car. Employees were kinda and very helpful as well as the manager will be returning for future rentals2.4 Poor
Aug 2019
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They did not honor my reservation. They did not have a car for me. Instead they tried to sell me a more expensive rental and then demanded I get the $100/ day insurance that is supposed to be “optio. I walked away with no car. I had to take an Uber to Pittsburgh instead. It was the worst experience.Thrifty
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125 travellers who rented a car in Akron gave the car agency they used an average rating of 7.4
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