AVIS CAR RENTAL REVIEWS IN ITALY

The staff at the service center were quite good. However, the phone support staff had poor English communication skills. They struggled to understand our descriptions, and we had difficulty understanding her spoken English. It took a lot of effort to finally arrange a tow truck, and when the tow truck driver arrived, he said it didn't meet the requirements for towing. We ended up wasting time in the middle of the night. Eventually, we had to drive the car with the replaced tire to the Milan store ourselves the next day.

Before our trip, we carefully inquired with the customer service on the Zuzuche website. The customer service clearly indicated that Avis would accept Chinese driving licenses with translations and notarized copies. However, when we arrived exhausted at Catania Airport, Avis refused to rent to us and directed us to a small company next door called Green Motion. The staff at this small company barely spoke English, but fortunately, I spoke Italian well enough to communicate with them. After a three-hour wait and some hassle, we finally got the car. The only available automatic car was a Mercedes Benz. Since we were traveling with a child who was already tired and hungry, we had no choice but to negotiate. We ended up paying 600 euros for 8 days of rental and an 800-euro pre-authorization as a deposit, with no full insurance. Any issues would be deducted from the deposit. This forced us to drive extremely carefully. We originally planned to rent a small car with full insurance for 485 euros, but instead, it turned into an expensive, uninsured Mercedes. The experience was very frustrating.

AVIS and Budget share the same counter. There were quite a few people picking up cars at Rome airport, and I waited for almost an hour. The car was in good condition, and returning it was even easier. Since the fuel was used up, the return desk just took the keys and signed off, and we were good to go. Very convenient.

Very satisfied. The rental procedure at the airport counter was very convenient. The provided FIAT BRAVO was almost brand new and had great handling.

Attitude is average, service is average, phone calls are not answered, and the company prioritizes its own interests.

The AVIS service staff had a very poor attitude. They wouldn't answer any of our questions and kept telling us to figure it out ourselves. When we asked why they charged us $650, the response was vague, just saying it was according to the order. The entire time, they had an indifferent expression. We had no choice but to pay the extra money. Moreover, we booked an SUV but received a sedan, making it impossible to fit our luggage and leaving us cramped.