Customer Reviews for Dominion Land & Auction Company
(U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer)

1,517 reviews

200A Merrimac Rd   Blacksburg, VA 24060

(540) 382-8447

Office Hours

  • Mon-Sat: 9 am–4:30 pm
  • Sun: 8 am–11:30 am
Special Operating Hours
  • 3/31/2024: Closed

Services at this Location:

Contact Us

(540) 382-8447

200A Merrimac Rd
Blacksburg, VA 24060

Services at this Location:

Office Hours

  • Mon-Sat: 9 am–4:30 pm
  • Sun: 8 am–11:30 am
Special Operating Hours
  • 3/31/2024: Closed
  • Free towing inspection
  • 24 hour customer return

Testimonials From Recent Customers

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Rating:
3.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

zeddie white 
Rating:
5.0

Again my mistake in paying for more gas than what was required but there should be a discount offered for that. $60 is a big mistake to overshoot the requirement by and it was done because there were no clear mileage calculations available.

Nick Gonzales 
Rating:
3.0

Drop off app didn’t complete had to get the personnel at location to complete check in

Stephen Jones 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Charles Tapp 
Rating:
1.0

I followed the instruction for the self-service drop off, but the location was extremely dark. There was no obvious place (with signage) I was supposed to leave the trailer, so I picked a dirt lot that had u-haul trailers already parked there. Because it was so dark, we couldn't see that the ground had some slope and we lost control of the trailer. My husband ended up partially underneath the trailer while it dragged him down the hill. We spent the night in the ER so he could get leg and arm x-rays. It was a terrifying experience. I will probably never rent another u-haul, or at the least never, ever do self-service drop off.

christina drake 
Rating:
3.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Tom Shumaker 
Rating:
5.0

We've gone there twice, the operators are friendly and accommodating, though I got the feeling they would react strongly to people who try to bend the rules. Highly recommended.

Christopher Lore 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Karl Larson 
Rating:
5.0

Management and staff are excellent!

Gino Biondi 
Rating:
5.0

Everything went as planned and the staff were friendly and helpful. A++

Michael Fleury 
Rating:
3.0

When customer service called me to change the pick location they sent a confirmation and explained that everything would be the same (Charges & pick up time) and including a 50$ discount because they did not have the vehicle size available and offered a 20 ft truck instead of a 15 ft. The issue with this location was that it only opened at 9AM instead of the 8AM as indicated on the confirmation and the basis for the initial selection of the site. So, our process of moving was starting late from the get GO.

Martin Dessureault 
Rating:
1.0

bare minimum help poor customer service

tynaja shelby 
Rating:
3.0

The manager was very nice and helpful. Yhe only issue was the app did not work and the gas was incorrect on contract.

Edward Maxwell 
Rating:
5.0

Great service!

Andrew Cohill 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

ASHLEY STEWART 
Rating:
5.0

"The service was very friendly and efficient."

Mark Wall 
Rating:
5.0

Truck needs I'm alignment

Logan Toney 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

rudy simmons 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Andrew Cohill 
Rating:
5.0

Just keep doing what you're doing. It was great and made me less stressed about the moving part. The people were superb with knowledge of everything. I've never encountered such friendly and helpful people in a business before. I'll definately go back to this location.

Connie Robertson 
Rating:
4.0

Easy to get to. It was unclear how to pick up the truck using self check-out using the mobile app (this location was not showing up on the app). But a gentleman showed up and helped me pick up the truck with excellent customer service. Other than leaves in the truck, which cost me $25 at the drop off location, and some coffee spillage, the truck was reasonably clean. This is probably an okay location to pick up a truck during business hours. I cannot recommend outside of business hours.

Christopher Krier 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Dennis Smith 
Rating:
5.0

These folks were great: friendly, efficient, paid attention to all the details. I will definitely recommend them to others, and use them myself again soon.

BILL GILMER 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

timohey hall 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Jayne Pettus 
Rating:
3.0

Nothing. I actually rented but had car trouble and returned trailer without being able to use it

Davieus GRAY 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

ALISON JANNUZI 
Rating:
1.0

I have rented from that location 3 times and I never knew that the place was manned. The building looks abandoned and has signage saying if you need help call a cellphone number. I have had people ask me for help when I was on the phone with u-haul for help for myself. This last time was no exception. I show up to pick up the van and I am told to pick up the key from the counter. Every other time I got the key from the lockbox I expected this time to be the same. As i mentioned earlier I thought this was an unmanned location due to all the signage about not to enquire within the building. I do as the signage says to call the cellphone listed and the phone goes to a voicemail loop. I call u-haul for help and I am on hold when a woman dressed in a non-descript winter jacket asks me if I am here for U-haul. I misunderstand her question and think she is asking if I work for U-haul. It has happened before on prior rentals as myself and other people tried to figure out how to get our trucks. So I thought she overheard me talking to the u-haul clerk on my cellphone when she asked me. I thought she was just another confused client picking up her rental vehicle so I told her that I am not. She then proceeds to say ok then I will move my car. That is a complete non sequitur from my point of view and think ok lady you do you. By this time a person in your call center answers my phone to help me with picking up key. She tells me that the location must be a manned location because the key is listed as a counter pickup. She said she will try to reach the owner of the location. So I head back to the building and try the door. As soon as I go through the door, the person who i thought was a client earlier come in behind me. The first words out of her mouth were about how mad she was that I made her rush back after she moved her car. I am still on the phone with the u-haul call center person and she could hear the whole exchange. The call center person kept on apologizing about what she was hearing. I told the woman in front of me to stop treating me like this. The only reason I was even there to rent the van was to clean out the room at a elderly care facility because our loved one passed away two days before. The woman took a pause at that revelation and told me she was sorry for my loss. While her demeanor was slightly better afterwards, she still kept on peppering me with questions about why I didn't do this thing or that thing when she first talked to me. I told her that she never identified herself and that I had no idea who she was.

MARTIN KIKEGAWA 
Rating:
5.0

Really nothing. The agent helped me and the process was very easy. My son will be renting a trailer from this location in the next week or so. Thank you.

John Pitts 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Kelly Scheidler 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

EDUARDO DIAZ 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

John Semanchick 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

natile morgan 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

John Wasielewski 
Rating:
5.0

Very kind staff. Thank you for all your help!

David Ron 
Rating:
2.0

The woman who was running the office was exceptional! She was nice, and very efficient in the face of a long line of customers waiting for their trucks. My issue is that I reserved a 10ft. truck over a month in advance and they gave them all away the night before so I had to accept a 15 ft truck. To make matters worse, the Advance Trac system (suspension?) failed at the very end of my trip - which created and inconvenient and dangerous situation trying to return the truck.

Tim Humphrey 
Rating:
2.0

While the employee was very nice and helpful, the office is in horrible condition.

Chris Jackson 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Chadwick PIERCE 
Rating:
3.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Michael Lambur 
Rating:
5.0

Conveniently located, nice, helpful, and knowledgeable staff.

JAMESROBERT HARDENSTINE 
Rating:
3.0

Location is good. The couple that work there are nice and lots of UHaul trucks available.

Sandra Shannon 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Mike Lacy 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

susan nauss 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Andrew Kemper 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

douglas gallamire 
Rating:
3.0

Flat tires while we were loading

Udith Hargraves 
Rating:
5.0

The employees made the rental process very easy and were very friendly.

Melissa Shean 
Rating:
3.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Drew Carpenter 
Rating:
1.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Jaymee Moss 
Rating:
5.0

Pick up and drop off were simple, quick, and easy. The Uhaul employees were helpful and kind.

Angeli Yates 
Rating:
5.0

The truck had no gas in it and we got charged for it.

Angelia Hackett 
Rating:
4.0

Provide customer parking

Joe Zimmerman 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Barry Guynn 
Rating:
5.0

Great place to get your rental from! Staff helpful and courteous (Raye and Fred). Thanks.

ted handel 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Keith croy 
Rating:
5.0

Friendly people and good service.

Joshua McGuire 
Rating:
2.0

The receptionist need to be disciplined to be in patience while talking with customers in listening and not shutting off the phone.

Venkata Vadhirajan 
Rating:
5.0

The couple that run this location have never been anything but accommodating in my experience. I live a couple towns away and there are probably 4-8 uhaul establishments in-between or in the vicinity my location and theirs but the service i get at this location keeps me coming back. No matter if I setup a reservation online or just walk in unannounced they always make sure I'm taken care of. I rent from this location approximately 10 times a year.

SHAUN REPPERT 
Rating:
4.0

The return app needs work really bad it sucks I could do it on my cell phone. The app was made on a computer not a cell phone. Needs to be fix so it easily

Timothy Blankenship 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Tim Coker 
Rating:
4.0

Nearen up office space to make it look more professional

anita silverman 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Caitlin Callaghan 
Rating:
5.0

Fred and Ray were very helpful. Thanks for their help to get a receipt a bit later than I had anticipated--it cam on Wed. Van was returned on Sun. night. They were very reassuring it would come and it did. Thanks for the good service.

Ann hess 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Jordan Shorey 
Rating:
1.0

The Uhaul very clearly was not cleaned after its last user. We had to add gas to the tank because it was on empty when we received it. It was an extremely disappointing experience.

Kevin Weeks 
Rating:
5.0

Rented from this location before, always a pleasant experience.

Conor Friedrich 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Paola Soto 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Ross Verbrugge 
Rating:
5.0

All good!

GINOFRANCIS BIONDI 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Jim Stout 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Alysia Eaves 
Rating:
3.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Lori Mitchell 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Sabrina Mehzabin 
Rating:
4.0

Good people at this location. I like working with them. Trailer parking area needs to be repaired.

GINOFRANCIS BIONDI 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Julia Palmer 
Rating:
3.0

200A MERRIMAC is a lot with trucks in it, but the building you need to go to in order to return said truck is actually across the street, 55 MERRIMAC. The employee was outside when she saw me walking up and asked if I was there for U-Haul, I said yes. Apparently this happens a lot.

Stephanie Williams 
Rating:
3.0

I recommend that locations check return mileage more carefully. I was charged extra for miles that I did not use. However, I took a picture and the refund was handled in a timely manner.

Jeanette Rush 
Rating:
5.0

EZ rental lady in the office was very helpful as well as Fred showed me where my truck was. I was able to leave my car and Fred showed me where I should put it to make sure that it was out of the way of incoming trucks. Truck was clean, as well as the office. Definitely the best rental process of ever been through, I have been through a lot- as I rent U-Haul's on a regular basis.

dustin arnold 
Rating:
3.0

The only real issue I have with this location is the parking lot where U-Haul equipment is parked, it is gravel and in terrible condition, with potholes, mud holes and very tight maneuverability.

larry wilson 
Rating:
4.0

Parking lot needs repair to fill holes and mud

GINOFRANCIS BIONDI 
Rating:
1.0

CDW charge appeared on receipt although I declined it during booking. When called, agent lied to me and said CDW was mandatory for vans.

Rolf Mueller 
Rating:
3.0

They were incredibly helpful - thanks

kathy rusmisel 
Rating:
5.0

The husband / wife duo were great. Super friendly and helpful!

Kenneth Beecher 
Rating:
1.0

What a pit. Drop-off lot across the street was a hodge-podge of trucks with lots of wasted space. Had to circle 2x before deciding where I could slide my truck into the mess. Having the location closed on VA Tech move-in weekend was a baffling choice. Like a different company when compared with the pickup location.

HENRY harrison 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Michael Palmer 
Rating:
5.0

Another positive experience with renting at this venue.

Pawel Nazarewicz 
Rating:
2.0

very unfriendly and inconvenient to have to check in one place and return the equipment across the street

Ivy Cash 
Rating:
3.0

Overcrowded. Sparse parking. Receipt variance - did not sign up for CDW yet it was placed on the invoice without acknowlegment or consent.

johann kim 
Rating:
5.0

Easiest drop off ever. I had a trailer tow dolly and I had pulled up on the lot the lady came out and helped me locate the trailer lot she showed me a spot where to drop it very nice very courteous and very helpful. I appreciate you all having a Blacksburg office at convenient for the Virginia Tech students and their families in dropping off equipment. Kudos to U-Haul on having a office personnel lady working that is so kind and so nice and so helpful. Easiest drop off I've ever made and I travel from the West Coast to the East Coast and I've had a lot of issues with U-Haul thank you for Help me to have Faith back and U-Haul and to use our U-Haul more often. Again thanks for the assistance the office lady was awesome and it's so simple it was so easy I've never had a drop off go as smoothly as possible. She told me I'd have an email and by the time I dropped off my trailer by email and Bill was finalized and sent to me by the time I un-hooked my trailer . Go Hokies!!!!!

dan hindman 
Rating:
2.0

Have a well maintained truck. The truck felt pretty unsafe to drive

Harun Adiyaman 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Yangyang Ai 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

RUPAYAN GHOSH 
Rating:
4.0

The area was small so all of the trucks had to returned across the street. There was not much room for the trucks, there were many. The GPS address was not exactly to the drop off point. The worker was apparently closing up (before 5:00) and came out to inform us to park the truck elsewhere and drop the key, but she was unfriendly.

Jigme Dorji 
Rating:
1.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Kevin Jarvis 
Rating:
3.0

After hours drop off

John Brocato 
Rating:
3.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

LEEALLEN GOTHE 
Rating:
5.0

Great experience the lady in the office was very helpful and so kind Very understanding of my situation therefore I had to change from a small U-Haul to a larger U Haul to accommodate my move she made sure the truck I got was perfect for me. Would recommend the Dominion U-Haul to everyone. Thanks U-Haul for having a Blacksburg office with such caring staffing and helpful You don't find many businesses that have such caring staff now and give people time to make sure they understood how the contract and then Billing went. Thanks again U Haul for having such a great representation of your business thru Dominion U Haul in Blacksburg!!!!!

Kelly Lloyd 
Rating:
2.0

Ensure equipment is available with rental and truck is clean

VICKINELSON BERNARD 
Rating:
2.0

Make the voice message for open hours at that location match what's on Uhaul 's website and be there for what they are. Then their signs for where to drop off need to say more than across the street since their location is at a triangular intersection and there are Uhaul equipment at all of them.Then when I. finally got someone on the phone Monday morning she was impatient and wouldn't listen to the difficulties the signs have caused and tried to seem obvious where the trailer drop off was however I saw many confused clients all asking each other if this was the right place to put them. So I wanted to know if they found our Sat. return that was due Sunday by my instructions and she said there was no due in time on trailors. Other than this email I have yet to receive confirmation of our return. I hope I don't get charged extra since they closed a half hour earlier on Sunday....

genevieve siggia 
Rating:
2.0

When we returned the truck, two hours before it was due back, no one was there, so I followed the prompts on my app, submitted a photo of the dash and dropped the key in the box. Imagine my surprise when I got my receipt this morning and was charged the $20 after hours fee. I called the office to inquire. She simply told me to read the contract and then hung up the phone.

Diana Corliss White 
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