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Super easy to book online and was a smooth process when getting and returning the car. The car was... read more

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Had a great experience renting here. They allowed us to rent at the international airport and drop... read more

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Reviewed 14 August 2018 via mobile

We rented a Jeep for a week to go to Caracol, Tikal, and Yaxha. They were super helpful with the rental and went out of their way to help us find a taxi when our bus to Belize (nothing to do with Crystal) broke down in the middle of nowhere.

We were able to breeze through the border crossings both ways as everyone we dealt with recognized and respected Crystal Auto.

Date of experience: July 2018
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Reviewed 13 August 2018

We rented a Jeep from Crystal and drove it to San Ignacio. They were incredibly helpful providing maps and suggestions for where to go along the way. The cars were very clean and the pick-up process was very quick and efficient.

2 days into our trip one of the struts broke on the suspension. We called Crystal expecting the worst - charging us for the repair as well as premiums for arranging new transportation.
We spoke to the rental agent and he asked when the best time to meet him would be. We were still able to go on our full-day tour and meet him afterwards. He drove the 2 hours to bring us a new vehicle (upgraded for free) and took care of the broken car. There were no additional charges whatsoever.

We dropped off the car and they apologized again for the inconvenience and then took us to the water ferry for free.

Great customer service and a great experience all around.

Date of experience: July 2018
1  Thank Nicholas S
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Reviewed 8 August 2018

They really have good service from the start to the end of their service cycle! I love their excellent service they deposit to their customers.

Date of experience: May 2018
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Reviewed 30 July 2018

Our rental car with Crystal Auto was exactly as expected. When we departed our flight at the Belize City airport, we walked across the street to the Crystal Auto office there. Everything was ready for us and our vehicle was clean, ran well and handled the jungle roads of San Ignacio well (we rented a 4 Wheel Drive Jeep Patriot).

The two reasons I marked it down from a 5 were:
1) I was advised by my hotel I would receive a 10% discount due to booking a hotel stay with one of their preferred hotels. I booked online and received a confirmation for a certain rate (the internet rate), then emailed them about the 10% hotel discount as I had been told to do. When they added the 10% discount I got a new confirmation and the discount was based off a different (higher) base rate. When I brought this up to them, they told me it was because I was getting a hotel discount so I was not eligible for the internet rate, which did not make sense to me since I was booking through the internet. The point of the internet rate is presumably to reflect the convenience on their part of not having to handle the reservation over the phone with me as I did it all myself online, so I should retain the internet rate. I understand some companies don't allow stacking discounts but a) that was not specified anywhere and b) the internet option was the rate for booking through a certain method, not a "discount".
And 2) When I gave them my credit card in the office to pay for the rental, she handed me back the receipt for the rental charge and another receipt for $750.00 which was apparently the security deposit. I was not told about this ahead of time (or even before charging my card with it), and it takes 1 week for the hold to be released. In my opinion that's a very hefty security deposit (the most I've ever paid in the US is $300), and I absolutely should've been made aware of that when we first made the reservation a month prior to traveling.

The return process was simple and they even give you a free ride to the water taxi if that's where you're headed next (but you do then have to return the car to a different location that is closer to the water taxi).

Date of experience: July 2018
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Reviewed 28 July 2018

Rented three 15 passenger vans for trip to Southern Belize. The service from this company makes it an easy decision to rent from Crystal everytime. We dropped off the vans and they took all of our passengers to the water taxi for free. Super easy to rent and return, plus they gave us a free phone during the stay. Awesome company.

Date of experience: July 2018
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