MARSEILLE CAR RENTAL REVIEWS

The service was excellent.

Average. You can't rush things in France. I rented for the Alfa Romeo, but they said it wasn’t available and gave me a Toyota instead, which was disappointing!

The pick-up and drop-off locations are convenient, and the staff are serious and friendly. The car I got was very new, and the driving experience was great!

Great attitude, the car was brand new with only 6 km.

I rented a compact SUV, a Tiguan, but they gave me a small SUV, a Toyota CH-R. They told me it was the same category, but when I returned the car, I noticed from the rental brochure that cars in the same category as the Tiguan are actually the Ford Escape or Audi Q5. This is deceptive to consumers, and we had to squeeze five people into this car the entire trip. Additionally, when I rented the car, I asked the counter staff if I could return the car to a different location for free (Charles Train Station in the city center), and they said yes. However, when I returned the car, they charged me 88 euros for returning it to a different location. Very frustrating!

The staff were particularly slow, but the car was very new.

Very satisfied, the service was good and efficient.

The attitude was quite good, and there were no unreasonable charges. They pre-charged for a full tank of fuel, and the price was cheaper than refueling it yourself. However, you need to plan well and return the car with an empty tank to make it worthwhile. I received a Ford Galaxy, which is wider than the Smax I booked, and it was an automatic. I used a notarized translation of my driver's license to pick up the car. I met a compatriot at the adjacent rental counter who couldn't pick up his car because he didn't have a notarized translation. He mentioned that he had never needed one in his previous trips to Europe, so he didn't bring it this time. To be safe, it's better to bring a notarized translation.

Acceptable

Both car pickup and return went smoothly, with no deductions so far. The deposit was refunded to my credit card within a few days. Very satisfied. During pickup, the salesperson will try to sell you insurance, but if you show them the printed QEEQ insurance notice, they won't insist.

Convenient pickup, reliable service

I didn't realize that Thrifty is a budget rental brand under Hertz. The Marseille train station rental area had signs for many rental companies, but none for Thrifty. After searching for a while, I found it under the Hertz name. The staff in charge of the rentals provided excellent service and gave us an amazing car—a 5-seater with a sunroof, GPS navigation, and a very spacious trunk. I seriously wondered if they gave us the wrong car.

Avis's services were generally fine, but the pickup location was at the train station, which was not specified in the order. It took a long time to find it.

The amount due at the store differed from the amount stated in the order (this was not due to any forced upselling of insurance). After negotiation and a phone call, it was corrected to the order amount. Not bad.

Rescue and car replacement were not timely after the vehicle broke down, and insurance responsibility was shirked afterwards.

The staff were very friendly, parking was very convenient, and there was a gas station nearby. When checking the car, we informed the staff that we had refueled nearby, and they didn't even check the fuel gauge. Alamo is managed by Enterprise.

Too crowded

Convenient and reliable

Pickup: The employee at the counter was patient and helpful, but the POS machines did not work well and caused us big problems. The employee at the parking slot did not offer much help and was hard to find. The car was not clean enough. Even knowing we would return the car to Geneva Airport, the employee did not inform us that: 1) it's mandatory to buy a €50 Swiss traffic license when entering Switzerland; 2) the car should be returned on the French side, which again caused us huge problems when returning the car. Neither point was specified in the rental car confirmation order. Drop-off: As mentioned, we arrived at the Europcar parking slot at Geneva Airport, but the first employee refused to accept the car and simply asked us to return it to the French side, or we would be charged €120. He provided a very simple map showing the way to the French side, but we could not find it even after an extra hour and three circles around the airport, and we almost missed our flight! Why does the same company have such a stupid and unfriendly policy?!! The distance between the two offices of the SAME COMPANY is just about 1.5KM according to the employee, so why should the customer be bothered by that??? Eventually, the second employee on the Swiss side agreed to take back the car, which took him only one minute! This was the worst car rental experience I've ever had in many countries, I must say!!!

The queue wasn't too fast. They offer multilingual services but not in Chinese. For those good at English, it’s not a problem. They don't appear to offer free upgrades, but they try to sell paid upgrades, which you can decline if you don't want. Make sure to thoroughly check the car and take photos of any scratches and confirm them with the store. This is very important because even if the car has scratches, they might not be listed on the slip, and you won’t have proof if you overlook them. The car interiors were very clean, which was good. Additionally, the car's performance was excellent, and the vehicles were relatively new.