Omega Rental Cars - Christchurch City Reviews 292

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

252 Lichfield Street, 8011 Christchurch, Christchurch Central, NZ


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

reliable car good service smooth booking, driving, dropping off, friendly staff being trusted for holiday travel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I call Omega rentals a 1 stop experience for car rental. We had 1 ride picking up in Auckland & returning in Christchurch. Omega even offered booking our Interislander tickets for passengers & car.... See more


Company details

  1. Car rental company
  2. Car accessories shop

About Omega Rental Cars - Christchurch City

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Omega Rental Cars

25 yrs

Trusted by customers from around the world for over 25 years!


Why book with Omega

Upfront and Honest Service

With no hidden extras

24hr AA Roadservice

In the unlikely event of a breakdown, you're covered

Unbranded vehicles for added security

Our cars are completely free of rental car company stickers and branding, which many of our customers prefer.

Trusted by 400,000+ customers

We've been around for over 25 years and have satisfied the rental car requirements of over 400,000 customers in this time.

Free stuff!

We provide free children's car seats, free additional drivers, maps and unlimited kilometre rates.

Great value insurance options

Our CDW (Collision Damage Waiver) is one of the most competitive in the NZ market and gives you the option of a NIL Excess

Senior Saver 65 Years+

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10% discount for our most experienced drivers
We recognise that we all get better with age, once we have the wisdom that comes from life experience on our side. As a recognition to our customers who are over 65 years of age, we would like to provide a 10% discount to celebrate our most experienced drivers. Simply book online and use promo code ‘seniorsaver’ with your booking.

COVID-19 Promise: Free Cancellation

Free Cancellation if Alert L3 or L4 Lockdown Prevents Your Travel

Free Cancellation if Alert L3 or L4 Lockdown Prevents Your Travel
If you have a booking with us, and the NZ or AU governments brings in NZ Lockdown Alert Level 3 or 4 or Australian border closures which prevent you from travelling (or the bubble is suspended), we won’t charge you any cancellation or amendment fees.

Contact info

  • 252 Lichfield Street, 8011, Christchurch, Christchurch Central, New Zealand

  • +64 3 377 4558

4.7

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

292 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Staff were attentive and administration…

Staff were attentive and administration paper work was easily completed
Only slight hic cup there was no one to receive the car on return
Having said that weasy drop off and keys box was in easy access
Many thanks

18 September 2020
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Overall good experience apart from the…

Overall good experience apart from the return of the car. We were asked to return the car at 4pm as they shut on the dot of 4.30pm. There was no one at the depot at 2 minutes to- and we saw a large notice on the front door which said if dropping off, park car on the road as close to the building as possible, lock it and drop the keys in the deposit hole, which we did. While I was there, the guy rang my partner in an aggitated state and carried on about the car not returned, and it would have to go to the airport etc etc. We rang him back once i arrived back at the hotel and told him the car was parked right outside the front entrance on the street. Obviously the guy hadn't even looked before ringing. I guess he found it as we didn't hear another word from him.

11 September 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hi Folks

Hi Folks, I found the service all I hoped for and continuing service excellent as well so will keep using Omega Rentals.

7 September 2020
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Picking up the car was a decent…

Picking up the car was a decent experience. Was told at the time of collection that I needed to return the car by 4pm as the branch closed at 4:30pm - I happily obliged. The car was in good condition and served me well.

Upon dropping off the car at around 3:50pm on date of return- there was no one at the branch to take delivery of the car (closed-up). Quite disappointed with this experience.

13 July 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Helpful people

Helpful people, good little car, good rate. No Christchurch airport shuttle on return.

18 May 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything went super

Everything went super. Questions by email were answered quickly. The age of the vehicles is partially shown on the booking page. We have booked and received a quit new one. Handover was perfect.

16 May 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Probably the best car rental experience…

Probably the best car rental experience I have ever had. The rate was low, the car perfectly suited to our needs, and there was no extra insurance hard sell. The communication with the staff was top notch. Following a small incident with the front bumper we had, due to the pandemy, to deal with the issue through email exchanges. I can attest of a very quick feedback to all my inquiries.

Highly recommended.

12 May 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 Stars

I am a reoccurring customer to Omega Rental Cars - Christchurch City.
On researching rental companies, Omega was the most easy to use and cost effective despite late notice.
I have to say though that the main reason I continued to use the Chch city office and Omega is your team member Joey. She made everything so easy as well as being informative. I would not hesitate to return to Omega as a result of Joey's customer service. Thank you for all of your help Joey!! :-)
I look forward to using Omega again in the future.
Nina Harris

14 April 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I rented a Nissan Tiida old model for a…

I rented a Nissan Tiida old model for a 10 days trip at Omega Rentals Christchurch. Everything went fine. The car was in good condition, is was by far the best cost/benefit I could find, much cheaper than in Sydney, the service was easy, the transfer to the airport quickly. They took a deposit allowing my 19 years old daughter to be the second driver, and I got it right back. Five stars

6 April 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We think Omega should be near, or at the top of anyone’s list

We have nothing but positive things to say about our Omega car rental experience. We are a retired couple from Canada who visited New Zealand for 2 months in 2020, one month on each Island. Many aspects of Omega come to mind, including the openness and good people-skills of all of the staff who we spoke to on the phone or in person. I tend to do more research than I should regarding renting things like cars, including looking at reviews, costs, insurance options, change flexibility, etc. In researching virtually every other car company, whether it was with the “big, brand name” companies, or the other NZ companies, I was always left with the feeling that there was something that was hidden in the fine print (and in 2 cases it turned out that there was). And of course, there is the huge, ever-present UK company who is behind much of the activity that a consumer will see when doing car rental Google searches, especially through general searches, or the large travel web sites. Omega is not tied to this company at all, as far as we could see. Certainly, there are some people who have left bad reviews for many services, including Omega. We are not saying one could not have a bad Omega experience, but I would suggest that, if we do our part as a careful and respectful customer, that your odds of having a positive experience is very high. We have rented cars in many countries over many decades, and I can honestly say that I was left at the end of our 2 Omega rentals with the feeling that they were the best car rental company I had ever dealt with. During our travels in NZ, we spoke to many people who had rented cars, and also saw other rental car offers, people and facilities, and nothing we heard or saw ever made us regret our decision to go with Omega. Their balance of openness, good customer service, and decent pricing makes it excellent. Their web site catch phrase is “Up front and honest”, and after two 28-day rentals, we feel that they are living up to that stated objective. On our next trip to NZ, we will not even be looking at any other company to rent from.

4 April 2020
Unprompted review

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