CAR RENTAL REVIEWS ON ALAMO IN MELBOURNE

Like: Counter in the Airport, easy to deal with and friendly staff.
Dislike: Staff not always in the counter, I did pick up the car @ 10am and drop the key @10am but I got the invoice which is said I did drop the car @10.45am. I did make a phone call to complained, and it was sort out. Please make sure your staff always in the counter to avoid misunderstanding..

It was incredibly difficult to find the car hire department at the Melbourne Airport upon landing. There are hardly any signs pointing you in the correct direction. Once we found the correct area, which is actually across the street from the baggage terminal, the pick up was easy. The car we had this time was a hyundai i3, but it wasn't well maintained and the driver's side seat had stains on it and the fabric was well worn in the entire car. We couldn't use the GPS or cruise control due to needing an SD card. The car used a ton of gas and didn't feel like the upgrade was worth it compared to the Mitsubishi Mirage I had driven the week before in Tasmania, which was new and awesome on gas with no bells and whistles to be disappointed with. Overall, I wouldn't spring for the extra money on my next vehicle hire. Don't be surprised when you rent the vehicle to get asked to pre-purchase gas at a discount upon return and spring for road side assistance.

Super easy with great prices.

The staff at Alamo were much less friendly compared to Hertz and Avis. My husband forgot to bring his own credit card, so we couldn't rent the X5 at all! They said it's a requirement in Victoria that the driver must have their own credit card, and my card wouldn't work either! And yet, when we went to Avis and Hertz, they said there's no issue as long as the credit card holder authorizes the driver and signs an authorization form! I had prepaid all the fees! When I called the rental company, they wouldn't refund my money or let me switch to another car rental company just after six minutes! We lost more than 4,000 RMB! Beware, everyone! Never prepay! Never use Alamo!!!

Th encounter staff lied about the usage of my own eTag. I had to wait a long time. They charged me 20 litres more prepaid fuel than the car tank capacity.

Like: Easy rent car from this

upgraded and very happy

Quite average

Like: New car, excellent service, friendly staff, clean car
Dislike: Nil

Like: The girl at the counter was super nice, friendly and efficient.

Like: Everything was so easy and everyone was so friendly

Fantastic service at Melbourne airport - brand new car and staff could have been more helpful

Good deal.

The baby seat was not installed when picked up. Baby seat was old and was not installed correctly. It was practically upright for a rear facing seat. Even after I had to reinstall, it was still quite upright. My baby(4mths) head kept tilting fwd in the seat. This soured the whole experience.

Waited for two hours to pick up the car

Difficult to locate the office "Redspot" No signage.

The car was in poor condition.

I rented a Hyundai i20 which is relatively a small car. At the counter, I found out this car is not available and they gave me a Mitsubishi Pajero sport which was huge. To them, this was an upgrade for free but to me having a small suitcase and being on 3 day business trip, it was extremely difficult to drive in Melbourne in the rush hour and park the car. I wish I knew that they might not have a small car and then I would rent another car.

I specifically chose a in-terminal location, we had to go from terminal 2 to terminal 1 and when we got there there wasn't anyone at the counter. We had to take all of our luggage and haul it to the Royal hotel where there was another counter and finally could get my car. Service at the counter was good and we ended up upgrading to a larger SUV. The returning area was poorly signaled and I actually had to go on foot to the return area to fetch someone to get my final return procedure

Like: Easy booking
Dislike: Long process at pick up

Not satisfied with the car rental experience. My order specified a 4-door vehicle, but I received a 2-door compact car. The headlights were not bright enough. There was an accident that night, and the rental company promised to exchange the car. However, when I went to the store the next day, they refused to change it and just brushed me off.