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December 2023 by lissy raccoon
The best rental service we have used! Honestly can’t sing our praises enough. So much smoother than other camper rental services we have used previously.Whenever we needed any help or advice the staff at Escape Campers were super friendly and helpful. They really have the enjoyment of your trip as a priority.Really gracious for the van upgraded as we did a 2 month road trip. The additional size and AUX/bluetooth for our devices was needed.Thank you for helping us have an amazing Road Trip in America!!??
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December 2023 by Laura Lynggaard
Escape campervan LA did a good service. The van was lovely and had everything you needed for a great roadtrip :) The only thing we have to say is that the 100 miles a day is too low in a country like USA but the price per extra mile is okay so still 5 stars!
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October 2023 by Michelle Siddon
Let me just start by saying we definitely got the oldest campervan on the road with the most boring & chipped paint job possible which was an extreme disappointment compared to the rest of the beautifully painted campervans in the lot & on the road. The lady at pickup said all the vans were pre-booked so she wasn’t able to get us a different one. Ours looked like maybe the drivers side had been repainted at one point but the passenger side of the van looked neglected. We had the Maverick van, pickup in LA and drop off in San Fran (actually Milpitas because the San Fran lot closed?)-the interior media system had clearly been replaced already with an older system that requires an aux cord in order to play your phone on the speakers however, the latest apple iphones do not even have aux ports anymore and the usb port kept reading “N/A usb” whenever we tried to connect our iPhones to it which was another disappointment. We ended up buying a portable bluetooth speaker in order to listen to our own music and be able to use audio tour apps.-The constant manifold sound with acceleration was also terrible to listen to the entire trip.-We paid extra to get the camp chair package; the camp chairs are the smallest, cheapest, most uncomfortable camp chairs I’ve ever seen or sat in, not to mention ours had stains from the previous users. If I didn’t know any better I could of sworn these were children’s chairs.. as my husband & I found these were very very small for us average sized adults.-The side doors to the van could use some latches to hold them open as many of the campsites we stayed at in California did not have any areas with flat terrain so the doors always swung closed on you every time you would try to open them to get in or out of the van.-The bedding package had 2 pillows, a fitting sheet, and comforter which did the trick for sleep; the cushions that fold into a bed were surprisingly quite comfortable.-The kitchen package had everything we needed to cook simple camp meals; although the teetowel they supplied to dry dishes is a material that does not actually dry, it just pushes the water around making an ever bigger mess, so be sure to buy paper towels for your trip! (We also used the papertowels for our coffee filters in the pour-over drip coffee attachment that was included with the kitchen kit.)-The velcros to hold the curtains together need improvement- we found they were either missing, ripped out or didn’t exist; so when we wanted to pull the curtains closed across all windows, we weren’t able to get a solid seal and each window had gaps where light would come through and privacy was not able to be maintained.-The canopy we also purchased extra thinking it would be a nice backdoor covering from rain/sun; we didn’t even bother opening it, as its just a small little magnetic plastic piece.-Gas, we filled up our tank the morning of return then drove 30mins out of our way to return the van at the Milpitas lot. We had unloaded all our belongings and were ready to leave when the worker literally made us put all our belongings back in the van and go fill up the tank to “full” because our tank wasn’t “all the way to the full line” when we tried to return it. The worker said there was a gas station down the road, which we then went to, but it only accepted cards from major fleets? Would not accept either of our Canadian credit cards so then we had to waste more time and gas driving around further just to fill the gas to the brim, meanwhile nowhere on the escapecampervan return papers does it say the van has to be completely full..?-All in all, we made do with what we had for our 10day trip up the California coast. If we ever decide to do the campervan route again for a trip, hopefully we will get a newer, more updated & functional van or maybe go with a different company.
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October 2023 by Natalie Casper
Highly recommend Escape Campervans! Everyone was so helpful and kind from beginning to end, and the round trip from Portland, OR to Vancouver, CA was seamless. “Chromie” was clean, cozy, and had everything we needed. Looking forward to booking again next time we’re in the PNW!
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October 2023 by Lisa S.
We had a good experience with Escape Campervans. We exceeded our included miles, but were given 100 extra miles for free, which was very nice!We‘d recommend taking the most expensive insurence as the windscreen is likely to get damaged by stones while driving on the highway. We had two cracks in the windscreen (which doesn‘t seem to happen in Europe that often) and were relieved to have this covered by the insurence.Our van had basic equipment, but had everything we needed on our trip. We brought a pocket shower from home, which we recommend, as a lot of campgrounds in dry areas don‘t have showers.
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October 2023 by Ashleigh Munro
Highly recommend Escape Campervans. Myself and my friend picked up a van from LA and drove 2200miles over 10 days. The team of staff were amazing upon arrival, despite miscommunication from our travel agent. Chris who helped us was super friendly and efficient, and the mix up didn’t end up affecting our trip at all, Thanks to the effort of Chris.The van itself, extremely well set up, perfect for camping! The kitchen area, bed and also the storage, plenty of room for all your needs! The van was also very mechanically sound and nice to drive, which made driving over in the US (from Aus) less nerve wracking! The van is also very good on fuel! Can tell the mechanics look after them very well, the van didn’t skip a beat.Between the staff and the van itself, I can’t fault Escape Campervans. ?
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October 2023 by Annika Cobbin
I would highly recommend Escape Campervans! We were a party of 2 taking a 10 day trip through California, Nevada, utah and Arizona. The van was comfortable with an easy dining to bedroom conversion, had so much space and was perfect for our needs! Chris at the LA office was wonderful; super friendly and professional and made sure we had everything we needed before we hit the road. Can’t fault anything with the van itself - great on fuel consumption, it drove like a dream and is clearly well maintained by the team and in-house mechanics in LA; making one less thing to worry about on the road! As an added bonus, all the vans have beautiful colourful paintwork and definitely make for great Instagram posts ? We had the most amazing trip and can’t thank Escape Campervans enough!
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October 2023 by Danielle Barrett
Amazing experience from start to finish with escape camper vans. We had a big sur for 2 weeks for a 2000 mile trip around California. The van was perfect for our needs, no issues at all and the LA team were incredibly friendly and helpful. We had the trip of a lifetime! I would definitely book again, it was so easy and will be recommending to all my friends and family.Thanks :)
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October 2023 by Lloyd Manning
Awesome campervan company. Staff are great. Vehicles are great value. I took Hyperspace to the Sierra Nevadas, Black Rock City, Ancient Bristlecone forest, Las Vegas, San Diego, Yosemite and returned it to LA. I even got married in it at a drive thru wedding chapel. Was an amazing trip and the vehicle was always reliable.
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October 2023 by Sam Dawe
We had a great experience with Escape. Our van was a Maverick model called, “The Dollhouse.” We christened her “Dolly” and drove her all the to Vancouver Island and back without a hitch. We had the van for 6 weeks and drove it over 5500 miles.We picked her up from the Inglewood branch and our main contact was Chris. He was extremely helpful, friendly and and relaxed.The only maintenance the van required over 6 weeks and thousands of miles was an oil change in Vancouver - which Escape reimbursed us for. The mechanic doing the oil change gave the van a quick diagnostic in case there were any unseen problems and told us that he’d never seen a vehicle with so many miles on it in such good condition.I think choosing one of the bigger branches for your pick-up is a good idea. You definitely want to use one that has mechanics on site and not every depot does.Overall, our experience with Escape was pretty close to perfect.
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October 2023 by SAM DOZ
My friend and I had the best time ever in our Escape Van! Booking their Van online from home was super simple and trustful.While arriving at their rental place, we were welcomed by the nicest staff ever and got our van straight away after checking in.We were traveling around California for two weeks and had nothing but a good time in our cool-looking van that brought a true american feeling to us.Camping in their van was comfortable and the van itself was super reliable, knowing that we drove 2000 miles with not a single techn issue. Having their company located in Los Angeles, San Francisco and a couple more places around California gave us an additional feeling of safety.Since we had previous financial surprises with other company, I was happy to have found Escape Campervans as a genuine and transparent company that doesn't surprise you with unforeseen costs.Highly recommend??PS: don't forget to check their leftover-lockers if you need equipment or have leftovers yourself.
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October 2023 by Jeff - Kristina Waters
Best family camping vacation ever! We couldn’t have been happier with escape camper vans. The staff was amazing and the vehicle was perfect! We’ve already started planning our next escape camper van road trip. Thanks so much!
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October 2023 by Meghan Athavale
We rented a van for Burning Man 2023 and it rained. The van was super well appointed and maintained, and we were so comfortable. Escape was amazing about extending our rental and accommodating the extra cleaning. This is a company that truly cares about their customer experience.
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August 2023 by Martin Funke
The Camper was reliable for all of our 4015 km we drove through California, Arizona und Utah for about 19 days. My family and myself enjoyed our trip very much.
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August 2023 by Philip Keller
Excellent campervan rental. It was important for us to be able to rent one-way, L.A. to Seattle; Escape was the only rental agency that I found that does that. Our van was quite old (11 years) with, as I recall, 364k miles, but it was in very good condition - just a few of the interior trim pieces were missing. I did notice that the tire pressure of the two front tires was quite far off; handling improved markedly when I corrected this.
