Firstly, the work efficiency: communication at the car pickup was fine as the staff spoke good English, but it took about 30 minutes to be told to go to the parking lot where a staff member would be waiting. However, no one was there, and we waited another 10 minutes before a staff member slowly walked over, impatiently checked our documents, and then made us wait another 10 minutes for the car to arrive. The entire process took over an hour. Maybe others had faster service, but I had bad luck with highly inefficient staff. As for returning the car, I did so at an airport branch in a different city. The night before, the hotel front desk kindly informed me that a gate pass is required to enter the parking lot and should be provided at the pickup. We didn't have it, so I contacted the rental car customer service to inquire about gaining entry. They assured me that showing the rental agreement would suffice. However, upon arrival at the airport on the day of departure, I was denied entry without the card. I had no choice but to run several hundred meters to the return point to inform the staff and tell them I had a flight to catch, hoping for quick assistance. The staff was extremely cold and took their time giving me a card, which turned out to be expired. Fortunately, a kind driver used his card to let me in. By this time, I had less than 50 minutes until my flight. The return area was crowded, and despite my urgent pleas through the window, the staff remained indifferent and made me wait. Eventually, I had to drag a staff member busy with his phone to help me, who then lazily checked the car for another 10 minutes. The overall attitude was cold and seemed like they enjoyed seeing me stressed. Very unfriendly! I don’t know if this is common everywhere or just here. What should have been a perfect trip turned sour because of the lousy service at this branch, almost ruining my schedule! I’m too exhausted to complain about the rental car customer service’s wrong information and the general coldness and unfriendliness at Izmir Airport.

Very good

The staff were very patient and friendly. When we returned the car, the drop-off location was already closed, but they waited an extra 15 minutes for us after a phone call.

The staff for handling the paperwork, picking up, and returning the car were quite nice. However, the phone number for returning the car in Izmir was a Turkish automated message.

After comparing several companies, I chose to spend an extra 200 lira to rent a Volvo S60 from AVIS. However, upon pickup, the store said they didn't have that car and gave us a Ford instead. When we saw the Ford, we realized it would cost only 300-400 yuan at other companies, so we insisted on getting a car of the same class as the Volvo. After negotiating for 10 minutes and waiting for another half hour, we finally got the Volvo S60. They gave us a quick introduction and showed us the exterior before urging us to drive out of the automatic gate within 5 minutes, or we wouldn't be able to exit. We hurriedly drove off, only to find that the fuel tank was less than half full! Moreover, the right front tire had a pressure issue from the moment we picked up the car, and we had to inflate it every morning during our six-day use. Overall, we felt AVIS was just average.