Simba Car Hire Reviews 

Waiting for an hour waiting to be picked up at Brisbane Airport domestic. Sent 15 messages so far and I get a message telling me they will dispatch the shuttle in 3 to 5 minutes. A complete joke. Never will hire from this company again!!
Alpha, Eastcoast and all the other shuttles have come through 7 times since I have been here!!

Disastrous from start to finish Waited an hour in their office before finally got to talk to someone (I think the manager) who turned out to rude, unhelpful and struggled with the English language. Wanted to drop the car off early so rang them about where to leave the keys, no answer, no message bank, finally drove round around to their depot, knocked on the door, no answer, finally saw someone who went to get the manager, turns out he was in there and knew I was at the door. Eventually he showed me a letterbox hidden behind vegetation to drop the keys.
Worst thing, they stole my bond over a scratch on the bottom of the mudguard.
NEVER AGAIN

I hired a car from them in Sydney and returned it with a small dent in the rear bumper. For this they tried to make me pay AU$6,480, saying I’d be refunded the difference between this and the cost of repairs. I refused to pay that huge amount but offered AU$500, which should have been more than enough to cover the damage, but they refused and then tried to take AU$6,480 of my account (and fortunately failed to do so). Use this car hire firm at your own risk.

Done reservation last december 2025 for 7/2/2026 well in advance.
One day before i did ask for an earlier check-in and the answer was: yes but you have to pay $55 aud. And i said : don't like it but go ahead. I went the day after around 1pm as agreed and the car was not ready, despite I've reserved well in advance.
The guy at the front desk, told me that's if i would buy the full insurance to reduce excess, most probably the manager was ready to find a quick solution. Ok let's move on because i would drive for 7h to reach the place where we booked the hotel.
Surprisingly enough in half an our the car was ready and with the full insurance which had to cover all we felt safe and ready to go.
When we return the car Surprise was not over.
Infact after the final checkout the person in charge of this control said you have two accidents while the insurance (paied $250 on top of car rental cost) would cover the more expensive. At the end they charged additional $240 for a scretched plastic hubcap of one wheel.
I've tried to have a reasonable discussion with the manager on duty and she explained that was the contract rules and she was going to applying. Besides I asked the price and she said it is not direct competence and only the technical dept.
As a final conclusion I've to say, don't trust people what they day but read carefully the rental contract next time.
I would express my deep concerned about company like Simba car hire because they are playing of customer 's knowledge about contract rules and their main goal is to up sell any kind of services on top, before you sign it.
My advise is not use such small company such as Simba car hire, but go for more larger companies because at the end you'll pay a similar price considering my experience.

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 the issue off to the toll company. Despite numerous emails the matter was never resolved .

Dishonest, refuses to follow through on contact and absolves all responsibility when raising an issue. Beware and avoid this company!

Very positive experience with Simba - excellent vehicles, prices, and customer service. Highly recommended.

We rented a vehicle from Simba Car Rental Australia through DiscoverCars. Upon returning the car, we were kept waiting for approximately 30 minutes while staff thoroughly searched for damage. Eventually, they pointed out almost invisible marks on the windscreen that we were certain we had not caused. Because the marks were barely visible, we did not have them documented in our return photos.
Despite the minimal and questionable nature of the alleged damage, more than AUD 5,500 was immediately withheld. The claim process took over two months to be finalized, and we ultimately had to submit the entire case to our third-party insurer (DiscoverCars) to seek reimbursement. This caused significant stress, uncertainty, and administrative burden.
The overall handling of the situation felt highly unpleasant. The inspection process appeared focused on identifying chargeable damage, particularly for customers who had not taken insurance directly with Simba. The interaction at drop-off was uncomfortable, and we were kept for an excessive amount of time.
Based on this experience, we cannot recommend Simba Car Rental Australia.
NEVER AGAIN.

Ease of communication. Trisha in the office was attentive and helpful. Everything that was required of me was clearly explained. The car we hired was perfect for us. Transport between the airport and Simbas office was easy.

Great pick up & drop of service, hire car clean & tidy

Great service. Car was clean and well maintained. Good shuttle service. No issues to mention

Easy pick up at the airport, we needed to change the car we booked for a bigger one and they accomodate us really easely.
Good service and car in great condition for a really good price.

Easy pick up and drop off with regular shuttles to the airport

The customer service when I arrived to pick up the car was just excellent. They helped me out to explain that purchasing insurance directly through them which wasnt that much, for my 2 week hire would allow me to be fully covered which just took the stress I had about car hire away completely. The shuttle bus service they have is also just super convenient, I was able to drop the car off after my 2 week stay and shortly after a quick shuttle bus transfer straight to the domestic terminal. Ill be using Simba next time i come up to cairns, thanks guys !!

I got a interstate flight and arrived at Brisbane Airport when the shuttle bus took me to Simba car hire I was met with a refusal of getting a car because my drivers license was in 150 km of the depot so therefore I needed bills in order to show them that I was not a theft risk.

I was quite upset as I was not told that I needed to bring bills in order to rent a car in which I’ve rented numerous times before, but that wasn’t the problem.

The problem was the customer service. Two men of Indian appearance could not help but smirk and LAUGH at the fact that I was crying and shaking being stranded at an interstate airport.
They refused to help me and they said that they would not be renting me a car when I asked to speak to a manager or a supervisor they said “ they didn’t have one” not only was the English barrier difficult but the fact that these two men thought it was funny that I was stranded and left out in the rain was the most disgusting and inappropriate customer service I have ever experienced in my life.

I tried to get any form of eye contact from the three men behind the customer service counter. All three of them refused to look at me, put their head down in the computer and would not help me. I felt like I was in the twilight zone

I would suggest that any female that decides to rent through this company goes in there with a man so they are not treated so terribly by being laughed at when they are clearly distressed.

This is an issue that needs to be taken up with an ombudsman, and the fact that there is no supervisor there to escalate.

Unfortunately, none of them are wearing name tags so I cannot tell you their names, which is a shame, but also the fact that they probably wouldn’t want to be identified online

Pricing was great and the whole team was helpful and friendly

Great rates, new vehicle, friendly staff. Everything about the hire was simple and well explained. Shuttle to and from Perth airport made everything really easy.

Very good very nice

Great value for money! We rented a Kia Stonic for four days. Vehicle was modern and clean.
Service was fantastic. I can't recall the name of the customer service rep (he had reddish hair and also did maintenance), but he should honestly consider a career in acting, he was such a character. Really friendly and easy to deal with.
Thanks Simba!

Great customer service and the airport pick up drop off and is fast and frequent .