Los Angeles - Santa Monica - San Francisco - Monterey

Poor experience. I asked the shuttle bus driver which terminal to go to when boarding, but the driver's announcement was too quiet, causing me to miss my stop. The driver did not ensure that passengers alighted at the correct spot, and we ended up circling back to the rental site. I missed my flight. When I asked the driver if I had missed my stop, we were already back at the starting point. The driver said I should have sat in the front row to hear the announcements. Missing my flight was an incredibly bad experience!

The process was long and they took advantage of the fact that English is not our native language. They said there would be no extra charges on our package, but we ended up signing anyway. They even asked us to give them the pickup slip, and when we returned the car, we found out we were charged $81.52 for insurance. Who would buy insurance worth almost half the prepaid amount of $189? It's ridiculous. Luckily, a supervisor corrected this when we reported it, but if not for another foreigner having billing issues, who knows how long it would have taken to resolve our problem.

Overall satisfied. One day, the car key got locked inside the car. The rental store staff said they didn't have a spare key and advised me to call and pay 130 on my own.

I believe the rental car company engaged in serious deceit. I had already paid the full amount on the platform because I was worried about being cheated. When picking up the car, I explained to the employee that I didn't want to add any extras since I'd paid in full. Now I received a charge for upgrading the car and a bunch of other fees. I only rented the car for 2 days, but the company charged me much more than my two-day rental should cost. I can't accept this. I hope the platform helps me resolve this issue. Unacceptable! The platform didn't make enough effort to help me appeal!

There was some trouble communicating due to language barriers when picking up the car, but the staff were very patient in explaining everything. The car provided as per our reservation didn't meet our needs, so they helped us upgrade to a newer, larger SUV. The trip went smoothly without any issues. When returning the car, we just filled up the tank as per the contract and cleaned the car a bit. It only took a minute to complete the return at the designated location, which was very convenient. It's best to rent from a big company like Avis; they are well-organized, and both picking up and returning the car are straightforward.