It's easy to reserve international cars from home. Upon landing, you can conveniently pick up the car near the airport with simple procedures and comprehensive insurance, avoiding difficulties due to unfamiliar local policies. Indeed very convenient.

I had prepaid the full amount and arrived at the store at around 12:30 am, only to be told there were no cars available in the reserved category. They insisted I pay an additional $100 per day to upgrade, or else I could only get a 12-seater van. Unacceptable! I tried contacting the rental company, but their phone line was always busy. Online customer service said the rental company needed to provide proof of no available cars, which the AVIS staff refused to issue. They kept trying to convince me to pay the $100 upgrade. After much argument and a dying phone battery, I left the counter to charge my phone at a nearby table. Only then did the staff call me back, saying they had a returned car available. It took an hour of wrangling to finally get the car at 1 am. Shame on AVIS!

Returning the car at Los Angeles Airport was very convenient. There was a slight delay during pickup, so we called and arranged for staff to come. The pickup location was near a hotel.

A bit slow

I requested a small car to keep the fuel costs down. The car I was given was a Nissan. Sentra, which at the time seemed good but it turned out not only to be a gutless wonder but a gas hog to boot! The car was really noisy as well, so must not have been very well insulated. I will say though that the staff were friendly, polite & helpful.

The booking platform was easy to work through and would happily recommend.