Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Rental Car Center
Thursday January 19, 2006
Phoenix rental car customers will find added convenience at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Rental Car Center. The facility houses all of Sky Harbor's rental car operations under one roof.
The rental car counters are located inside of a 125,000 square foot customer service building which sits on top of a three level parking garage. The garage has the capacity to hold 5,600 rental cars ready for customer pickup.
The Rental Car Center provides one stop shopping for rental car customers at Sky Harbor. Arriving passengers will no longer have to look for individual rental car company buses at the terminal curbs. They take a designated Rental Car Center bus for a five minute ride to the facility. Customers are dropped off at the customer service level of the building, where all rental car counters are located side by side. Customers return their rental cars to the same location.
The Sky Harbor Rental Car Center is conveniently located west of the airport near two major interstate highways, I-10 and I-17. It benefits Sky Harbor and its customers in a number of ways, easing congestion on the airport roadways and reducing confusion at the curbs. Here is a map and directions to the Phoenix Sky Harbor Rental Car Center.
Phoenix is the 3rd largest airport rental car market in the United States. More than one million rental car transactions are processed every year at Sky Harbor.
Dog Parks at Sky harbor Airport
WiFi at Sky Harbor
Sky Harbor Stage and Go Lot
The rental car counters are located inside of a 125,000 square foot customer service building which sits on top of a three level parking garage. The garage has the capacity to hold 5,600 rental cars ready for customer pickup.
The Rental Car Center provides one stop shopping for rental car customers at Sky Harbor. Arriving passengers will no longer have to look for individual rental car company buses at the terminal curbs. They take a designated Rental Car Center bus for a five minute ride to the facility. Customers are dropped off at the customer service level of the building, where all rental car counters are located side by side. Customers return their rental cars to the same location.
The Sky Harbor Rental Car Center is conveniently located west of the airport near two major interstate highways, I-10 and I-17. It benefits Sky Harbor and its customers in a number of ways, easing congestion on the airport roadways and reducing confusion at the curbs. Here is a map and directions to the Phoenix Sky Harbor Rental Car Center.
Phoenix is the 3rd largest airport rental car market in the United States. More than one million rental car transactions are processed every year at Sky Harbor.
Here are the amenities in the new Sky Harbor Rental Car Center:
- A traffic information system, which shows freeway drive times to various locations around the Phoenix area.
- A staffed information counter offering personalized assistance along with printed materials.
- Full coffee services, food to go, snacks and sundries for sale.
- ATMs
- Free luggage carts
Dog Parks at Sky harbor Airport
WiFi at Sky Harbor
Sky Harbor Stage and Go Lot
Comments
No address or directions! No gas stations nearby!!!!!!! How stupid!
The address is 1805 E. Sky Harbor Circle South. Here are the directions:
From I-10 east: Use the Washington/Jefferson St. Exit 148. Go south (straight) on the frontage road to Sky Harbor Circle South and turn right. Follow the signs.
From I-10 west: Use the Buckeye Road Exit 149 and turn left on Buckeye Road. Take Buckeye Rd. to Sky Harbor Circle south and turn left. Follow the signs.
Car rental insurance can be expensive. I rent cars almost every week and I’m always asked if I want to purchase insurance for my rental car. Although the coverage costs only a few dollars a day, it can really add up if you’re renting a vehicle for a week. The question many people have, is do they really need insurance on their rental car.
Before you walk through the doors of the car rental company. Your own auto policy may provide your coverage. Call your insurance company and check before you get to the rental car provider. If your current policy doesn’t provide this type of coverage and you will be purchasing a rental car regularly, I recommend you call your agent about adding it. Another place to check for coverage is your credit card. Some cards provide a car rental collision damage protection service. Ask a representative from your credit card company to see if you are eligible for these services, and if so, what is covered. Often, you would need to charge the rental car on your credit card to take advantage of this benefit.
Beware - there are NO gas stations in proximity to the Sky Harbor Car Rental Center. The closest is 6th St. and Buckeye Rd. There are NONE between ANY of the freeway exits and the Center. All of the car rental agencies charge double the rate for gas (i.e. $6.99/gallon)
Fill up well ahead of your return or pay through the nose!
The Phoenix Airport Rental Car Center is government run amok. It’s miles from the terminals and convenient for no one but the government, certainly not the business traveler. The Rental Car Center easily adds an hour (or steals it) from your day. The buses take city streets and there is not even a dedicated travel lane. A 5 minute ride, don’t count on it! The charges are incredible for the inconvenience. Check your bill and see how much you are paying for the “convenience”. Phoenix Car Rental Center gets my vote for the WORST car rental center in the world.