The rich mix of ancient history and a warm, temperate Mediterranean climate makes the enchanting city of Nimes one of the most rewarding places to visit in the whole of the south of France. Blessed with several tree-lined squares and streets, its timeless medieval historic centre is awash with old-world charm and atmosphere. Nimes' centrepiece is without doubt the 24,000-seat Roman Ampitheatre built in the 1st century AD. One of the most impressive monuments of its kind in existence, it was converted into a fortress in the 5th century and later transformed into a knight's castle during the Middle Ages. Built between 20 and 12 BC, the Maison Carrée is another of the city's well-preserved examples of Roman architecture which is particularly notable for its tall Corinthian columns. At the other end of the cultural spectrum stands the excellent Musée d'Art Contemporain (Museum of Contemporary Art) housed in an ultra-modern building known as the Carré d'Art Jean Bousquet where you'll find around 600 important works of contemporary art from the 1960s until the present day. A car hire in Nimes provides easy access to both the Côte d'Azur (also affectionately known as the French Riviera) and the wonderful region of Provence, a land of vineyards and exilharating road-trips.
Established in 1954, Auto Europe now offers the best car hire deals in Nimes and all other destinations in the south of France. You can choose from more than 28,000 convenient pick-up and drop-off points in over 190 destinations worldwide, including the widest choice of vehicles available on the market. We work with all the industry's top car hire suppliers, both local and global, including National, Sixt, Avis, Alamo, Europcar, Dollar, Budget and Hertz. It's possible to rent a car in Nimes online in a few easy steps through the Auto Europe booking engine and collect it either downtown or from Nimes Airport located just six miles south-east of the city. For added peace of mind, read the comments posted by other Auto Europe customers in the Nimes car hire reviews section below.
" Auto Europe booking was fine. Will be interested to see how AE react to this feedback. "
" Admin on pickup and dropoff was fine. Concern was that a Nissan Qashqai or equivalent was booked, we were given a Citroen C4. This has significantly less boot space, 504 litres v 380 litres. Enterprise said they they don't have Qashqai equivalent, they have, however, taken the money for a Qashqai equivalent. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Ok "
" Straight forward efficient "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to read voucher. Competitive prices "
" The desk in Nimes was very busy as they handles several rental companies. The staff was helpful and happy with the rental overall "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" I have said all above but will repeat my summary: Alamo were never at their desk. Use local young people who do not have any second language, supply a dirty car that obviously has just arrived unchecked and again on returning the car they are unavailable until almost too late and who then, in a rush and pouring rain - level a damage notice against me. Would you consider this good service? "
" I requested a small car as I was travelling to and from the airport and nothing more. I booked a Twingo or similar. I am 81 years old and the car was to be sitting (as it did) in my large garage until I returned home to London. First when the Enterprise/Alamo clients arrived the queue was long and we all had to wait 35 minutes before someone turned up at the desk. The young man had no English and when I said the car keys were for a small car he said it was the massive Peugeot 5008 SUV or nothing!! I explained it was far too large and he shrugged his shoulders gave me the key and showed me very little else. I worked out all I needed to know and drove in daylight to my home and parked the car in my garage. It remained there until I returned it safely (by 4.30 pm) to Garon Airport. Again there was no one on the desk so I posted the keys into the retrieval box. An hour and a half later just before the flight was closed I noticed a girl finally sitting at the desk and asked if she would just look over the car as I knew there was no damage on these two journeys. She retrieved the key and noted the car still in perfect condition and I explained how useless the young man was in not checking the car which had not been cleaned nor obviously checked when he remanded the keys to me on my arrival. She said she knew who he was and then she checked the exterior and said she had found a very slight damage to the drivers side on the very base on the car's skirting. I said it must have been there when I picked it up and she said it was just a formality and I need to sign for this minimum damage that had been identified. I said quite definitely it was not me and she agreed but it would help to sign. As my flight was now closing I signed) Just today I have received a de-recouvrement des dommages, sent to me noting an additional extraction from my Credit Card which I do not accept and I will place a stop on this. I am also telling Enterprise where my grandson is employed of this appalling service. To summarise Alamo were never at their desk. Use local young people who do not have any second language, supply a dirty car that obviously has just arrived unchecked and again on returning the car they are unavailable until almost too late and who then, in a rush and pouring rain - level a damage notice against me. Would you consider this good service? "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 1 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" very good "
" Very helpful young man at desk when we arrived who was not at all pushy or aggressive as per our last car rental at a different agency which actually spoiled our holiday!! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" good "
" a little slow oh the opening paperwork but otherwise all was good. "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" see above "
" Efficient service in Nimes but negotiated drop off at Nimes Pont du Gard was complicated by the fact that there were no Europcar. staff present on site despite the return being during the advertised opening hours. "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" As above "
" On arrival at Nimes airport the card machine was not working so I had a long wait. There was noone to show me where my car was. The car was not very clean on the outside. On my return I could not find a petrol station near and was told they were easy to find and there was noone to check in the vehicle or the keys. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 4 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Nil "
" All worked out well. Car was dented but that wasn't a problem for me "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Auto Europe were excellent "
" When returning the car I could not get anyone to check the car. The attendant said I would have to wait but I needed to go through customs. I was told an email would be sent releasing my credit card from the 750euro stop on it "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 6 Expediency of Drop-off: 5 Condition of the Vehicle: 6
" A really good price and very simple experience "
" It was all so easy and the staff we encountered were very friendly and helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Pick up very tedious, otherwise good. "
" The pick up took far too long, with only one member of staff having to deal with a long line of people "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" Good "
" Chap at nimes very helpful "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See 3. "
" Received an unexpected additional charge with no explanation. Car had not been cleaned following previous rental. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" See comments above "
" Overall the experience was okay but when we returned the car they sent an email saying there was damage to the car which I believe was not the case and felt this was sharp practice by Hertz and on this basis I will never use theme again "
Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 8 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Happy to recommend to all. "
" Very efficient service. Vehicle in very good condition. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" No problems, car good and staff polite and efficient. "
" Good experience, last off the plane so had to queue at Hertz for a while. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Need to make it clear that the customer has to make the car ready for the next rental. Obviously Hertz do not want to do anything to the vehicle, including checking washer levels. "
" Vehicle did not have any screenwash in it which we found out at a very 'inconvenient' time and could have proved hazardous for us. We filled it up ourselves! Also on pickup we were told to return vehicle full and clean. We were not told what 'clean' was and on drop off no rubbish, dirty fingermarks etc were in the car but there was bits of grass which had stuck to our shoes. We were told to vacuum it which there was no time to do so were charged 70 euros!!! We would like to know what 'standard cleaning' is as stated in Hertz rental booklet. We have complained directly to Hertz about firstly being charged and secondly the exorbitant amount. This should have been made clear as we have never been asked to vacuum a rental car before returning it. Not auto-europes fault. "
Value for Money: 3 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 2 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Auto Europe were fine "
" Counter staff very good. Vehicle clean inside but very dirty outside. No-one was at desk on return, told to call a number which was an answer machine. I left keys and contract in lockbox but have received no confirmation that my deposit has been returned or not taken "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 6 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Well and quality service provided. "
" Good service. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Although the car that was originally offered was not clean the gentlemen wasted no time in finding a replacement which is commendable. Thank you "
" We use enterprise regularly and it would be good to see some recognition for this loyalty "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" All good. We have used Auto Europe before, but not recently, but we will certainly use them again if we decide to rent. It was nice to have a phone number for contact if we had a problem. "
" It was all good, we checked the car with a helpful gentleman. There were a few chips, etc., but nothing unreasonable and all noted. The barrier didn't work when we dropped off (out of hours) but that was the airport's fault, not Europcar! "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Everything went so smoothly. Excellent service with a big smile. "
" Everything went so smoothly from start to finish. Excellent service. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Quick and easy to find the right car, and beat competitor prices "
" Car appeared to be a reject from Hertz, with many many scratches and blemishes. It developed a fault (tyre pressure warning light), not what you expect or need from a rental in a foreign country "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 5
" I have used Auto Europe in the past and will continue to do so, as I find them very straightforward. "
" Despite paying in advance for excess cover with Auto Europe, I was encouraged to purchase again at the Thrifty desk. I was told that I should have their cover, as the cover I had was not relevant. I refused. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 7
" Would have been nice to have the car you choose instead of alternative which was a horrible Citroen C1 very low powered "
" Would have been nice to have the car you choose instead of alternative which was a horrible Citroen C1 very low powered "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" See above. I opted to get full insurance waiver and was told I would pay a certain amoount at the Hertz desk, but they didn't know anything about it and my voucher did not clarify it. I was worried about that, but it was not a problem because I didn't have to calim. Overall price was about what I was expecting, though I'm not sure I had the extra cover. "
" Some confusion at the hire desk about the extra insurance from Auto Europe. But it worked out OK, though I was worried about it. "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" No Problems "
" no Problems "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Customer Service from Auto Europe has bee good in the past. "
" No staff to check vehicle at pick-up AND drop-off. Car had two bald front tyres. Tried to charge me for flat (due to state of tyres) & wing mirror mark (I have phot evidence). Very poor customer service afterwards. 6 calls and no resolution. Had to take to twitter to get customer service. Very very poor. "
Value for Money: 4 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 3 Condition of the Vehicle: 1
" Easy and reasonable "
" Friendly welcoming staff "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Very easy and good value "
" easy to find, helpful staff who speak good English, car in an adjacent car park. All Good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Ordered a Corsa but got a Peugot 108 which was tiny, could hardly fit luggage in although i booked a car that could. "
" Very unhelpfull staff at car park. The car was tiny but was told it was catergary b as it had five doors. Could hardly get luggage in although the car i booked stated one could. "
Value for Money: 5 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 4
" Very good "
" Awesome drop off experience, collection was a little slow but still good "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I would like to know if my experience was as it should be or if I was conned by Enterprise. "
" On pick-up they told me the car was not insured for accidental damage and that each separate bit of damage would cost me €1100., I was persuaded to take out extra cover at a cost of €221. I later discovered that I was already covered by Auto Europe. On return, when I queried this they said that if there had been damage I would have had to pay Enterprise and then claim from Auto Europe who usually refused to pay out. I had chosen Auto Europe as I had seen it highly recommended and did not expect to have this hassle or extra charges. "
Value for Money: 1 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 5 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" I did it above already. "
" The only issues were with car itself. It had not been looked at from earlier rental. there was no water in bottle for windscreen at all ...completely dry so I filled it. The oil level was only 25/30% ....so I was always a bit worried if there was enough. We had some at our house but it was the wrong grade and I was reluctant to add it. Luckily we did not have much use of the car so our mileage was low. Then with one day to go the tyre indicator told us pressure needed looking at which I know is not much of an issue but al round I think the car had been neglected a bit. "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 3
" great to have email of paperwork sent immediately when abroad "
" all 5 star service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Enjoyed my holiday rental. "
" Friendly staff almost new car very happy. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" See box3 "
" When we collected the car at Nîmes airport we were told to bring the car back with a full tank of petrol which we were happy to do as the desk staff told us there was a petrol station by the airport. However, when we arrived back at the airport via the A8 we could not find a petrol station. We relayed this to the desk at the airport only to be told that the nearest petrol station is actually 4 kilometres away. I was told I could go back to the car to find the petrol station but my wife and children were in the check-in queue and I didn't want to risk getting lost trying to find the petrol station. I would recommend using Hertz to my friends but not at Nîmes "
Value for Money: 7 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 1 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Satisfied "
" Satisfied "
Value for Money: 6 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 8
" No problems. All most satisfactory "
" An excellent service "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Straightforward to search and book a car. Good value and problem-free! Thanks! "
" Good value & relatively quick counter-service. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very good "
" Very good "
Value for Money: 8 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 9 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
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Value for Money: 9 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 9 Expediency of Drop-off: 8 Condition of the Vehicle: 9
" Very easy to get competitive rental pricing, and simple ordering/administration. I never bother using anyone else at present! "
" Very good experience all round. Generically, collecting a hire car (even when licence and other personal details have already been provided) always seems to take too long, regardless of the hiring company, but putting that to one side, I found the service from Thrifty excellent. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" We liked the fact they only blocked off 250€ on a credit card and reimbursed within 3 days of the rental ending. Others block up to 1,200€ and it can take up to 10 days to lift on foreign transactions. "
" Whole process very simple. Very courteous and efficient staff. We were out driving before we knew it! All good. "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" Easy to access to get the car .. excellent staff to help me out .. price competitive but could be less .. car clean and very new in nice conditions Very excellent experience.. "
" So very happy.. nice service and staff .. car very new and cleaned "
Value for Money: 10 Efficiency of Counter Staff: 10 Expediency of Drop-off: 10 Condition of the Vehicle: 10
" easy booking - good price - fair deal - nice car "
" nice car - easy pick up - easy- drop off -staff pleasant and helpful "
" All staff on the phone very straightforward and helpful. "
" Very satisfactory both at pickup and return. "
" Very good but I booked to go to France on 6th July and the lowest price I could get from you was £350.00 for 7 days. Just because it was July. I ended up booking through Ryanair with Hertz . Got for £198.00 for same period. "
" See above comment "
" More instruction on driving new car would assist. "
" Have desk manned when returning car "
" This occasion Auto Europe were significantly cheaper to rent from. "
" Use Nimes aero port several times a year and enterprise/citer rent out Poor condition cars and not very clean, every time used takes far too long to get the rental completed. The hertz desk opposite were doing about 3 to 1 customers against enterprise/citer desk, only reason I booked this time was you were significantly cheaper than hertz on this occasion. If I had a choice knowing what experiences I have had I would choose not to book with enterprise/citer. "
" No issues "
" David was exceptionally helpful. Deserves a star. "
" All good on website and booking. I would ask how does Auto Europe rate and manage the organisations it has us rent from? I don't notice any comments I write coming into action. "
" Picked up the hire car: 75% fuel in the tank, told to fill up to 75% but refused; it was dark and car not properly checked over so left to me next day - so wrong in many ways; car had done 63,000 km - wow, it's been around the world and I get the really used car because I choose Citeh and Auto Europe? "
" Satisfied with Auto Europe this time around. Booking was simple and prices were good. Citeh, the company providing the car, also got their act together and it was a painless experience and no potential hidden extras included. I booked a couple of weeks before travelling and got a good price (best of several quotes from other agencies). I noted with two days to go that Auto Europe price was more expensive by approximately £10. This time around I didn't cancel and take a cheaper quote but I certainly will look more closely at cost and value next time around. Perhaps Auto Europe should look into this? "
" Simple and straightforward this time around. It was dark when we arrived and got the car. Citeh inspect the car with you but this was pointless as nothing could be seen in the dark so asked to sign an inspection sheet as okay and phone the next day if any marks on car! Car provided was different to the one I selected but larger. Not an issue but why can't rental companies manage their business to give you what your ordered? Also the car had 48,000 kms on the clock - not a lot but more than usual for a hire car, but again, expected as it's the cheaper brand for this organisation. Overall, experience was fine but Citeh would benefit from improved check-in experience. "
" Excellent value and easy to use "
" Car was upgraded on arrival to next size because they did not have the ordered car in stock. Car was in excellent condition- a HUGE contrast to a recent experience in Spain.Slight complaint was that it took a while to get served - other car company queues had gone - but it was because the thing that REALLY impressed me was an employee checking over the car with me on departure, agreeing existing marks and answering a few questions. ( Citroens are very different driving consoles to Fords or VW's ). Also, a full comprehensive handbook (albeit only in French but we were in France) was provided and was necessary . I cannot remember either of these things happening before so full marks to Citer employees on both those things. "
" Competitive price "
" Pick up was slow - only one staff member present who had to process customer and take them to car park to pick up vehicle. Desk was not manned when car was returned. Car was fine. "
" Very straightforward and good value. "
" Excellent service, good car, good value. "
" These days seems to be straightforward, no hidden charges and benefits included all at lower prices - good deals and my place to go more often than not. "
" Good, new car. Efficient service with a smile. Good job. "
" Very helpful and friendly service at Citer Nimes Airport. Excellent choice of car. "
" Always have good cars available at FNI. Citer staff always pleasant and friendly. "
" I am very satisfied with the booking experience. Only thing that was a matter of worry was I could not find out if there was a drop-key service available at the airport with the local rental company. It so happened that there was, but you never know if it is physically possible to return your car out of office hours, which is really critical information to have. The booking tool did not indicate that it was possible to do so, instead telling me I had to return it when the desk opened and thus risk missing my flight "
" I think they were open and honest not trying to add any extra cost or sell me any extra service I did not want or require. They were very helpful and we also got a great car without any problems. "
" The employees where superb. Thank you. If its a French bank holiday - travellers beware for a long long wait as staff are not on duty for the day! BEWARE of the small print... The quoted web price for one day car hire, hid in the small print the fact that another 90 euros was required for a return to an airport. If the car is being returned to Beziers airport - remember to ask for the car park barrier code; so that you can get in to return the car! Also get any defects identified on the paperwork when you hire the car because upon return they are very thorough in checking the vehicle over. "
" see above "
" Easy to book and competitive rate as we needed to include an additional driver. "
" The car wasn't a C3 as hoped for but was actually fine and very easy to drive. Staff member was very helpful on pick up and drove the car round for us with the two booster seats. "
" We enjoyed very good service from Auto Europe and would choose this company again . "
" No problems at all. Helpful staff and car was all we needed. "
" The car was great for my requirements and all arrangements simple "
" Dealt with quickly and simply "
" A very good service. More flexibilty with times for collecting and returning cars to suit planes. I arrived 9.00am and left 2.00pm this I was told meant I would be charged for an extra day if the car was not returned by 9.00-am thus I waited in airport for over 4.00 hours un nessasarily. "
" ok "