Island Rent-a-Car Rentals Victoria B.C.

These guys were amazing, I needed a last minute rental while being there for work. I called and had the rental within 30 min.

I booked a car from this company for a day and I have to say I’m quite disappointed with my experience. While initially booking the car, the owner gave us a hard time about insurance and third party liability coverage on our credit card. Made us call our bank in the office to double-check not really taking our word and adding an extra insurance amount to the total bill. While we appreciated his diligence for insurance and his customers, we felt his attitude was a little curt. The car we rented was a old Mazda . Moreover, the owner spent less than a minute showing us the car before handing us the keys. It was obvious after driving for a half an hour it had not been looked after and serviced. Our biggest revelation about the car came when we were on the highway around 6 pm with no sunlight and realized that one of the headlights was not working (which is a motor vehicle violation), the brakes were not functioning smoothly, and while driving on the highway at 90km/hr the car was shaking; all indicating the car hadn’t been serviced and was risky to take on the road. While the price was affordable and an option for out-of-towners facing restrictions from bigger name rental agencies, the company should have better serviced cars available for their customers.

All went smooth with our car rental. We were even offered a pick up from our place. True 5-star experience. Best value in town. Cars are well taken care of. Will most certainly rent again and recommend to others. Thanks for everything Manish!

I highly recommend this company. Manish is extremely friendly, helpful and capable and fair. He picked us up in Victoria and dropped us off again afterward and was extremely fair about the price. The car was in great condition—very clean and running well. Overall, a great and local place to rent your car in Victoria.

Summary: Good Value and easy to use service. Island Rent-a-car is easy to find and out of the congested centre of Victoria. I booked a small car for 6 days and had no problems with service. Complementary drop off is available to nearby locations with advanced notice.