Car was good. Process to collect and return was ok. I did gave an issue re a toll charge, which I believe was never incurred. If found the staff very unhelpful in this case as they just wanted to fob... See more
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Simba Car Hire has rapidly grown to become one of Australia’s leading independent car rental providers, proudly serving thousands of customers each year. We are known for our strong commitment to customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and competitive pricing. With convenient locations in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Cairns, Melbourne, and Perth, we cater to both domestic and international travellers, offering a seamless, reliable, and affordable rental experience. Whether you're traveling for business or leisure, Simba Car Hire is dedicated to making your journey easy, enjoyable, and stress-free.
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251 Coward Street, 2020, Mascot, Australia
- 0280056696
- bz@simbacarhire.com.au
- simbacarhire.com.au
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Excellent service
Excellent service, very professional, car was clean and in immaculate condition .
Highly recommend
Excellent experience
Excellent experience , all the staff were so helpful and super nice !!!
Really good service and great price
Really good service and great price, friendly staff
Pick up from airport shuttle came 3…
Pick up from airport shuttle came 3 times but never had room to get in had to find my own way to simba, waited in a hot room with aircon off to be given a MG instead of Toyota Corolla and told this down grade is an upgrade!!, I avoided this car in the booking because I know they are crap, second day it came up with service required immediately, car wasn’t swapped, we had no confidence in car so didn’t use it and returned a day earlier plus no confidence the company would get us to the airport on time, we just used Uber, Simba wasted our time and money killed our holiday
Port Douglas Holiday
Staff friendly and efficient. Car was great, nice and clean, easy to drive. Price was great. Getting to and from the airport was quick and driver was very nice. Will use them again, and recommend to anyone.
Great service &new car!!
Repeat customer
I have used Simba several times. Staff always friendly. Good shuttle bus service. Delighted not get an MG this time.
Great service
Great service, friendly staff, reliable and transparent. What more could u ask for even the price is reasonable 💪🏾
Very easy experience all up
Paying twice for car insurance
When I arrived at the domestic airport, the driver asked if he could go to the international and pick up more passengers? I agreed. I did not know it was 25 minutes away.
We then had to go back to the domestic to pick up more passengers. Another 25 minutes. Then we had to drive to Simba car hire. 20 minutes. I has now been nearly 2 hours since I called for a pick up and I finally get to the car hire.
There are now 3 customers and only 2 staff. I am waiting to be served. Another customer arrives after me. They want to drop off keys.
The staff then serve them before me. Now I have been waiting 2.5 hours. I told the staff how annoyed I was for the long wait.
I paid for car insurance on line with rent cover after I booked the car. This cost $140.00
When I arrived at Simba, I was told that I would have to pay a $6000 excess. I would then have to lodge a claim with rent cover. Rent cover would then have to refund my money.
To have no excess I would have to pay another $150.00 to Simba. I explained that the rent cover came up on the screen after I booked. I thought it was connected with your company. They said it was not. DO NOT TAKE INSURANCE WITH RENT COVER.
I was told I would get my $500.00 bond refunded in 10 business days. It took 3 weeks to get my money back in my account.
The car was clean but the service is terrible
Call out charge 4 months after rental.
We rented a car in May 2026 from the Brisbane office. The vehicle let us down after a walk. Battery was dead. We had not left anything on as it was daylight. There were no lights on nothing. We managed to get an engineer after 2 hours. They changed the battery and we were on our way. Couple of days later we were going on a trip and again it wouldn't start in the morning again nothing was left on. Had to call an engineer out again. Anyway, ended up returning the car early after that engineer had managed to start it because we couldn't risk not being able to get to the airport the next day. Upon returning it there was no mention of any call-out charges as it was not our fault. On the 28th of August of the same year I receive a charge for two callouts. No warning. Almost 4 months later. Absolutely outrageous. Be very aware of the fact that they can do this to you. Their cars are not very reliable.
Clean good working car just as…
Clean good working car just as advertised.
Great service before and after drop off.
Shuttle service also greatly appreciated.
Working through a windscreen claim but…
Working through a windscreen claim but going ok.
Picking up the car was easy and…
Picking up the car was easy and dropping it off was also very good
Easy and wuick to deal with and great…
Easy and wuick to deal with and great prices!
Good reception on pick up and drop off
Good reception on pick up and drop off. Prompt shuttle service. Good clean car, pricing fine.
Keys misplaced on pick up but we got a newer car as a result.
Pick up and drop off was smooth with no…
Pick up and drop off was smooth with no issues. We weren’t entirely sure where to go for the shuttle at International but we just asked someone and found out easily. The car itself was great. The whole process was very easy. Price was also really great.
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