Great Ocean Road

During holidays, make sure to pick up your car early to avoid crowds and affecting your schedule! We went to the A'Beckett Street branch in Melbourne on New Year's Day. There were only two counters for processing paperwork, and we arrived during peak time around 10 AM. We queued for over an hour, and actually got the car around noon. However, the return time can be extended accordingly, so if you rent for 48 hours, you can use the full time. Processing was fairly quick, taking 5-10 minutes per group. The insurance upsell was minimal; just say 'no' and they won't push further. The car was in great condition, as described, and very clean inside. The gas tank wasn't full when we picked up the car, and we forgot to ask about it on the spot. We called customer service and they connected us to the branch to confirm, and we were told to return the car with the same amount of fuel. Very efficient service. We quickly received an email with car condition info and photos after pick-up, and if returning during store hours, we received the confirmation email within an hour. Everything went smoothly.

I was a bit disappointed to see it was a Suzuki Swift at pickup, but the car had low mileage and was relatively easy to drive, especially for a foreign trip.

Overall, I am quite satisfied.

The service was very good, smooth process, and the vehicle was in excellent condition.

The rental company's store is good, located on La Trobe Road in Melbourne, a relatively busy street for car rentals. Overall, the store isn't hard to find. The issue is the seating; there aren't enough seats and the queue is quite long. Having more chairs or a ticketing system would be helpful. Since it was Chinese New Year, there were many renters, mostly through QEEQ, and each customer took a long time to process due to language barriers, averaging at least 20 minutes, sometimes even 30. The company should train their staff better to improve efficiency.