It's okay

Alamo charged mandatory fees without explanation.

The United States is indeed a country on wheels. Once you get off the plane, there are no taxis or subways; you basically head straight to the car rental companies. However, compared to my car rental experience in Europe, there are too many extra charges. Initially, I had already spent over 5700 RMB when booking from China, which claimed to include all rental fees, taxes, insurance, and additional drivers. But upon picking up and returning the car, I was charged an additional $344 for alleged various airport taxes and insurance. Additionally, despite returning the car with a full tank of gas, I was still charged around $60 for a full tank, even though locally filling up a tank does not cost that much. Returning the car two hours late incurred an extra day's rental fee plus tax. Moreover, they refused to refund me, citing that I was over two hours late. Well, if you don't have ample free time, I suggest you don't choose Alamo and try other options!

The staff basically had no sense of service and were trying to squeeze more money out of us. I strongly advise everyone not to choose this car rental company. First, the employee at the counter spent half an hour fiddling with the computer, trying to upgrade me to a better car model. He informed me that the car I originally booked was unavailable (the premium version would cost over $500 more), but as soon as he realized I wasn't going to pay extra, we were immediately told to get our car. Speaking of picking up the car, the parking lot actually had plenty of the model I originally booked, despite being told otherwise. Fortunately, I didn't upgrade. The pickup process was entirely self-service with no guidance or assistance. It was dark, and nobody helped with installing the child seat. A group of employees just stood around chatting. When we asked for help with the child seat, we were told, 'I can tell you how to install it, but I can't help you.' I had to give one star because there was no option for zero stars. If negative ratings were possible, I would definitely choose that.

Alamo was quite good, the car was in decent condition, and the process felt pretty standardized.