Easy rental, good car, no hassles. They also let us use a cooler and have free transport to and... read more
Easy rental, good car, no hassles. They also let us use a cooler and have free transport to and... read more
The office personel were friendly and made me feel at home,everything was explain before... read more
We were a group of 5 adults and one infant w/ a car seat. We rented a 16-17 Kia Sedona, and when we arrived at Crystal Auto, one was waiting for us at the lot. The rental process was quick and easy, and we were given a phone and a cooler for free. The phone can only call their toll-free number, but it was fine. We actually used the phone to call them to find out if we can fill our gas at MNM in Placencia (they said MNM is good quality, and yes, we can fill up there. They also said we can fill up at the Marina at Robert Grove's).
We filled up the car at MNM and let me tell you, I understand why they want you to fill up at certain gas stations. When we picked up the car, it was super sluggish. Passing cars on the road was difficult and could have been dangerous. After we filled up, we noticed a huge difference in acceleration. You hear and feel the car move! I came to conclusion that the last person who filled up the car must've used sub par fuel. If you rent from them or from anyone else, use better quality gas! It might cost you a little bit more, but the car will perform better and you are helping the business prolong the life of their vehicles!
A plus on this rental was that they give free pick up or drop off service with the rental (I'm not sure if there's a minimum number of nights though). The same car was used to drive us to the San Pedro Water Taxi Terminal and it saved time unloading and loading our luggage and the car seat onto another vehicle. Another plus is the gentleman that took us to the water taxi terminal. I forgot his name (sorry!), but he was very kind and gave us advice on catching the water taxi i.e., one person run to get the tickets, another person hand over the luggage to one of the porters and follow to make sure it gets to the boat, etc. Thanks to him, we got on the boat on time and everything went smoothly! We will definitely rent from Crystal Auto again!
We rented a jeep for a week from Crystal and our experience could not have been better. We were picked up from our AirBnB in the Jeep. Vehicle was in great shape and the driver gave us great pointers on driving in Belize. When we made it to the office the woman was friendly. We declined all the insurance because it was covered by our credit card and they didn't try to make the hard sell. They had our permit to drive to Tikal in Guatemala all ready, gave us an Emergency cell phone and a cooler and we were off. Drop off was a breeze and they dropped us off at our chosen location in the city. Highly recommended.
I picked up my car at the Crystal Auto office at the Belize International Airport. The ladies there were terse and not really that friendly, but got the job done. The vehicle was fine and the rental went as agreed.
Very happy with the service provided by Crystal rentals. We opted for the GPS which was a good choice, although navigating to Cayo was not overly difficult. Choose a small vehicle if you are able, as gas is very expensive in Belize (think $10.90 USD / gallon). Picked our vehicle up at the airport and were taken to the ferry at no cost when we returned. Thanks for the great service
For a small charge ($5) you can pick up your rental car from the airport office and save the $$ for a taxi to get into town. Our Jeep Patriot was almost brand new and was very reliable. While in the parking lot at the airport we watched some people getting into another rental company's car. It was old and beat up and was having trouble starting. While in a foreign country you definitely want reliable! One of the best prices around too!
We have rented from Crystal several times and never been disappointed. Their willingness to pick you up at either Belize City airport and take you to their office is great. Complimentary use of a cooler and cell phone is a wonderful added benefit!