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Car Rentals in Iceland

I was very satisfied with my Car Rental experience with Icerental 4 x 4. The booking process was very simple, they collected me from the Airport as arranged and the car was ready when I arrived at the offices a few minutes drive from Keflavik. I rented a Suzuki Vitara which was in good condition and I never had any problems with it during the 4 days of driving. I would have liked a USB port, but I guess other vehicles do have them and I should have made sure before booking. I intend to return to Iceland in the summer of '17 and will have no hesitation in booking again from Icerental 4x4. The service was excellent from the staff who were very helpful and in my experience, I would definitely recommend them to other travellers. Thank you and I look forward to seeing you in the summer. Dean

We used Northbound to book a car with Thrifty car rental as they quoted the best price. We were booking the car for a week in Iceland. Since our hotel was very close to Reykjavik airport and we already had booked our two way flybus service, we chose Reykjavik airport as the pickup and drop off location. Cancelling flybus service is a pain, so if you are going to be renting a car (which is a good option), please dont book flybus sevice. Anyways, from the start Thrifty car rental was bad. We had to sit and wait at Reykjavik airport for 30 mins before someone came and gave us the car. We had a flat tire on the 4th day and when we called Thrifty, their service was horrible. They just left us in the middle of nowhere and said we were on our own or pay approx $100 for someone to come and change the tire. We just changed the tire on our own and fixed the flat tire for $40 in a show nearby. Finally during the return, as per our rental agreement, we went to Reykjavik airport and there was no one at Thrifty counter. We called them, they asked us to leave the car there and leave the keys in the dropbox. We did as advised. Sadly there is no pickup and dropoff option. We walked back 2 mile to our hotel. Took the flybus and returned back home. Story does not end there. After 2 weeks, I see an additional unknown charge on my credit card. I contacted Thrifty and got no reply. This is where Runar Thor from Northbound comes. He jumped in on top of this issue. He was very quick in replying to my emails, contacting thrifty. Finally after his persistence thrifty paid me back the money they had taken from my card. The reason thrifty gave was, we returned the car at Reykjavik airport and they "THOUGHT" it was a different location from where we picked up the car. If not for Runar and his amazing customer service I would have $50 more in my Iceland trip. More than the expense, the feeling of being robbed by Thrifty would have stuck to our wonderful Iceland trip. Use this review to decide on your own whether to go with Thrifty for car rental or not. However I would highly recommend everyone to go with Runar Thor's Northbound services. You wont go wrong and will have an excellent service.

The car rental from Geysir was without any problems or issues. The Jimny was perfect like always and the staff very nice and supporting. Ich would recommend Geysir and Northbound to all my friends planing a trip to Iceland.

Rent-A-Wreck were excellent! We hired a Suzuki Jimny from them and it was just the job to get us around the Golden Circle and everywhere we wanted to go. The customer service was fantastic.

Excellent !!!

Excellent experience, great customer service! We had a nice time driving around Iceland and had no issues with the car. The rental office in Reykjavik was easy to find.

Hey. It was OK, BUT you have to control the car - here i think about the cleaner of the front and back window (i do not know the right word, but i think you know. I was the driver, and i could not see much through the window. It can be dangerous - special when it is dark and raining. That was all. Have a good Christmas.

All in the all, the car worked out really well, but there were some hiccups at the beginning. We went to pick up the car at 8 am so there was only one worker on site. We were greeted, cruised through the process, given the keys, and then he left. We went to get the car and it would not turn on. It didn't even turn over when the key was turned. We then stood around for about 30 minutes before the representative returned to the office. He then let us take the car that he had been driving. And let us return the car with a half tank as opposed to a full tank to apologize for the inconvenience. He also failed to explain the dropping off process which led to some fairly high stress as the office had closed early and we had no idea what to do with the keys. The car, however, ran fine and worked well for our two day excursion.

The operator was nice but it took us a long time to find him, because he didn't have a board with my name on it. Also, I was surprised to be picked-up by IceRental, I thought the service was Northbound. Not what I was expecting. Other than that, the car was great. Also, I paid for a pick-up and drop-off, but on the night of the drop-off they said they were closed so I had to drop-off the car in the parking myself. I paid for a service that I didn't get, and might I add that it was pretty expensive. They didn't offer to reimburse me for that.

We thought we had selected a car rental that included adequate insurance cover, but were told by Thrifty that we only had basic cover and had to pay extra for more comprehensive insurance - that was a disappointment

We had a great exprience with Rent A Wreck and Northbound from start to finish. Very responsive customer service. We forgot to add an extra driver and also wanted to add Sand and Ash protection the day before picking up the car, we got help instantly which was very nice. Also, getting the car delivered to our Air bnb was a very good experience. Saved us all the hassle with waiting in line at the pickup office and so on. On the day of leaving the car we were a bit late but the personal came and picked us up att the gas-station close to Keflavik Airport, we jumped in another car and they drove our rental car to the next customer. Great experience! Thank you!

Fantastic experience. We landed early in the morning and had a very friendly gentleman pick us up from the airport to drive us to the office. Check in was a breeze and we were off in no time. Car was clean and in good shape, brand new studded winters on it. Friendly staff, offered that we could call anytime for help or tips about what to see, never did but the offer was very nice.

Great, easy rental experience. Booked very last minute but arrived at airport to meet nice staff member who took us to the offices 5 minutes away. Straightforward, no nonsense contract setup and off we went after quick extreme weather brief. Would definitely recommend and use again.

Really great! I had made an error filling in the web-based form for arranging a car rental, but this was very quickly fixed by a simple phone call. It worked out beautifully. I enthusiastically recommend Northbound. I will use them in future.

Car was clean and ready to go when we arrived.

Hello everyone, We have spent our holidays in Iceland for nine days at the beginning of November 2016. We rented a Hyundai Tucson for eight of those days. The car was from 2008 and worked very well. We made a round-trip of about 2400 km. We could drive any road in Iceland without any problems. Before the rental we could take pictures all around the car so that any scratch or whatever was documented. We got papers/ copies of the car conditions. When we brought the car back, they didn't even check the car. I think the reason for that is that the car was from 2008 and already had some scratches etc. We could call when we had trouble with the car. One day the car didn't want to start. There must me light switched on during the night. We called but solved the problem by ourselves. We contacted neighbours to help us. They did. Everywhere you go, you can contact the icelandic people. But we have been there in the off-season. If you go there when it is busy, it might be different. Another advice: Do check the functions like windscreen wipers as well as scratches all around and on the roof of the car. Overall the rental went as well as our whole iceland-trip. I highly recommend Icerental 4x4. They have the best prices and it works very well. Before our rental we read some comments and recommendations here. It helped. I hope that I can contribute to your decision. Enjoy!

We got exactly what we asked and paid for. It's hard to find a cheap 4x4 car when travelling to a country you had never been before and so it was nice to find a good, easy website where you could find cheap rentals. We had a great time in Iceland and driving around was a beautiful experience because wherever you looked the view was stunning. I would definitely recommend anyone to drive around Iceland to get to know the country properly and see all that it has to offer.

People's service was excellent ! However , we faced a big problem . We couldn't drive properly , because of damaged front glass which couldn't be clear out of heavy rain !!!! Consider that we rent a car for round trip in ICELAND with all bad weather conditions , and risk several times because we couldn't see !!!

I found it to be an excellent experience, the car was great, being met at the airport was awesome and the prices were extremely reasonable.

Awesome! Everything was smooth and easy and the camper worked out perfectly and better than I expected.

These guys were great, very accommodating to my changing plans. The price i got for a 4x4 was the best I could find. And they guys were fun to talk to on the way to and from the airport

Excellent. Great service from start to finish !

There was a bit of a miscommunication when we arrived but it was fixed promptly - we had changed the date of pick up a couple months prior to our travels, and apparently Icerental 4x4 hadn't been notified of this. However, after waiting a while for our car to be dropped off we called Northbound to check on the status and they quickly remedied the situation. Other than this small hiccup, we couldn't have been happier. Northbound's customer service was great - I had communicated with them via email a few times prior to traveling and they always got back to me within the hour. The people I spoke with were very pleasant. Overall, we were pleased with the Jimny (especially the price, which was MUCH cheaper than other rental companies!). I would definitely go through Northbound again.

The car was ready when we got there and really was great. I would say that it is difficult to understand the relationship between Northbound and Thrifty and I am not sure I was receiving the same coverage that I thought I was. It is very unusual not to receive any type of documentation after you returned the car. I think the representatives could mention the walking option to/from the rental car site to the airport. There were a lot of people waiting for a shuttle and we discussed should we walk for a while. We ended up walking and via the parking lot it was a much better option then waiting. You should let customers know it is an option. Overall great experience and we really enjoyed our trip to Iceland.