Car hire at Willemstad Hato Int. Airport

BS!

Pros: Nothing

Cons: The fact when we arrived they gave us a typed letter telling us they had no car for us AND the next time we rent from us they will give us 15% off. They didn't even try to give us any help with finding a different rental carrier. We felt like the whole set-up was a "bait and switch" scam.

Cons: We had many problems with the car , it stalled a few times , it did not start we needed to get a jump start which is not current in Curacao and the brakes were very bad we had to cancel two activities and we lost two days because there was no other vehicle available for us . The other rentals was a bit better .

Fair price for the car

Pros: Inexpensive, friendly staff and located right at the airport.

Cons: Car had several minor dents and the interior was pretty soiled. It's an island rental, so some stains are likely par for the course, but this car would have benefited from a steam cleaning of the upholstery.

Terrible vehicle and experience

Pros: Nothing

Cons: First of call, we arrived at the vendor's counter and had to wait at least 45 minutes. Then when it was our turn, the representative took at least another 45 minutes to get our car documents in order. It was our wedding trip and other family members used other companies, received their cars and were on their way to the resort before we were even addressed at the counter. The car we requested was an intermediate size. The rep did not even know what that was. The car received was an old, beat up Kia Cerato, with dings and scratches: dirty with way over 75,000 kilometers ( odometer reading-probably rolled over). The arm rests were torn; seats had cigarette burns. The steering was very loose; very difficult to steer properly. Upon return, no representative was available. We could not even complain about our experience. We simply left the keys on the counter; no drop box. This car was the only one available. We were very disappointed with Payless. Again, other family members used other companies and had appropriate, newer cars. We will never use this rental company again because of our very poor experience. This vacation was our wedding and honeymoon and we were very hesitant to drive this car. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY-PAYLESS!!!

A car is a car

Pros: Got a car that ran without any incident.

Cons: The person at pickup was not very friendly nor helpful about some insurance matters. Ended up asking half the airport if someone knew how things worked, and driving off fingers crossed that just nothing would happen. it seemed that Kayak gave me a third party insurance, therefor i had to sign a form at Payless that i refused their own insurance. I rather payed a little more for Payless their own insurance without this mess. The condition of the car... it works, with 100 dents and dirt and the car had trouble getting uphill. But it worked :)