Reviews for

Thrifty Car Rental in Iceland

We had no problems either with the car or with service. Picking up and returning the car was fast. We needed some help after setting off because we couldn't initially access our in car wifi but the people at Thrifty responded quickly by email to our request.

Many thanks for your great help and support finding us a good car deal

Very good. The man who administered our paperwork and introduced us to the car was especially polite and thoughtful. He deserves a commendation for his People Skills, so I’d appreciate if this could be conveyed to his Supervisor. Thanks

The rental car experience was very sleek. I got exactly the car I had anticipated, and it worked wonderfully for us driving 2000+ km that week in Iceland. The return was also simple and quick, and I took the short walk back to the airport instead of waiting for the congested shuttle bus. I'd use Northbound again.

Our car rental experience in Iceland went smoothly from start to finish. Unfortunately, the Citroen Berlingo we had reserved prior to our trip was unavailable upon arrival. However, Thrifty did provide us with a virtually identical Peugeot which performed flawlessly throughout our trip. Pick up and drop off was a breeze. Would definitely rent through Northbound again!

Excellent. Car was great and we even got an upgrade

The rental process was quick and easy. The car worked great, however there was a sign attached to the dashboard that stated that the car was only a passenger car and not a 4x4. This was confusing.

Everything went very smoothly, though it would have been helpful to have had instructions about dropping off the car at Akureyri. It was pretty confusing as to what to do.

Check in by the office staff for the Camper was a bit chaotic. Vehicle was missing an electrical cord and spare can of fix-a-flat(unit did not have a spare tire. It had a jack, but no spare, which makes no sense. Therefore we had to wait nearly an hour while these items were acquired. The explanation of operation of the various features such as heater, water heater, etc by the office rep was brief and a bit rushed. Luckily, our person from the office rushed off to do something else, and then one of the guys from the shop (forget his name, but he mentioned he was a former claims adjuster) stepped in to answer my operational questions. He took his time and made sure I fully understood how to operate the systems. He was great. I recommend having the units completely ready, and providing written instructions on how to operate the electrical, heating and other systems, since they often work differently with each RV. Each RV should also have a spare. If we had had a flat on one of the remote roads it would have ruined the trip, because that can of fix a flat would have never gotten us to the next town... Once we hit the road, the RV worked perfectly for us, and we were very pleased overall.

Very good. I think it was my fault, but I would have liked to have the pick-up at the ship pier better understood. I did not know where or when to wait for the pick-up . Everything went well and we enjoyed ourselves.

Worked well. Large enough for 6 adults and luggage. Only downside was price. All car rentals are expensive in Iceland, but this was too much.

Great service and great vehicle for a large family group. Have rented from others in the past but will only use Thrifty in Iceland in the future. Well run business. Kind regards Rod Gillis

Excellent, quick. Staff helpful. Car was perfect for our family trip.

Very efficient and friendly.

The handover and return was very good; we got exactly the car we had indicated. The Volvo XC60 AWD was a perfect and very reliable car for our tour; in addition, diesel consumption was pleasantly low at an average of 7 litres per 100 kilometres.

Great!! The people working there were very friendly and helpful. I really appreciated the ride back into town after I returned my rental. The car was perfect. Great condition, new, and so clean. Would definitely rent from them again!

Cars were excellent and suited our requirements perfectly

Just an okay experience renting from Thrifty. Rented a Citroen Berlingo through Northbound.is for 14 days. Perfect size for 5 people with considerable amount of baggages. Dealing with the front desk upon car pickup and return was a breeze. The reason why I rated only 3.5 was because, I think the adblue diesel additive wasn’t filled up properly and gave me a warning sign on the 10th day of driving. Luckily enough, I’ve already covered most of the mileage in our itinerary when the alarm came on. Interesting enough adblue is not available all over Iceland and only sold in certain locations. Made me worry at some point.

very positive, the process of getting the car and returning the car was fast and simple. car was outside your rental office, no need to walk somewhere to get the car. also the car was great to drive (you upgraded me to mazda cx-5) and was easily handled Iceland F roads. this was by far better experience than I had last year I was visitning Iceland also and rented a car from avis I think... they gave me a damaged 4x4 car. it was a nightmare... with your company it was a very positive experience and will for sure for my next time in Iceland will rent from you :) thank you

we drove with it around iceland and loved it. a great car. very comfortable and easy do drive even on long Strachan of road. it is a pity that the language compartment was missing on our way back, in reykjavik I booked a Ford

Generally good, but the sales representative (1) failed to include the damage inspection report in the documentation and this had to be requested; (2) did not explain the large deductible on the Thrifty third party insurance included in the rental agreement.

Fine

Everything worked fine, happy that i had my car from Northbound

Overall, the experience was good. We decided the night before to rent a car for the day. I went online, found your site, and booked a car. The only thing I wasn’t clear about was that pickups in the city are only at half past the hour. I think the site said “on the half hour” which I interpreted to mean x:00 and x:30. When the pickup didn’t come at 9:00, I called and learned it was coming at 9:30.