AVIS CAR RENTAL REVIEWS IN ITALY

Very good

My booking was for a Jeep Renegade or similar vehicle, which I paid extra to get. I was totally disappointed at hatchback Kia Stonic that was provided.

It was evident that AVIS representatives were not happy with a third party booking. Not sure if will book through third party again.

The car wasn’t clean fron the outside and Inhad to wait for about an hour to pickup the car as there was only 1 representative serving Avis, Budget and 1 additional rental company + they kept advising on getting additional insurance on top of the one purchased from EasyRentCars claiming that there would be lots of hassle and admin fees in case anything happened.

They have charged me for protection on the car that means I have a bill for £411.90 I expect a refund

Due to COVID the pick up process was terrible - waiting for phone calls for over an hour rather than face to face contact. Fortuity the staff at the help desk realised this so reverted to a solution that worked.

I have rented cars overseas many times through QEEQ, and this time with AVIS in Milan, Italy was the worst experience ever!! They claimed the car I booked was unavailable and forced me to upgrade to a larger car at an additional cost. There was no effort to coordinate or provide an alternative. You either paid for the upgrade or had your reservation cancelled! Due to my fixed itinerary, I had to pay an extra €25 per day, totaling €150 for 7 days. They initially charged €200 on my card, and when I asked why, the AVIS staff feigned ignorance and said it was the system's fault. Additionally, the service at AVIS was terrible, with rude and unhelpful staff who had poor English skills. If I didn't want to pay more, they simply ignored me. The AVIS location at Milan Central Station was very hard to find, hidden in a corner. After waiting in line for over an hour with five people ahead of me, they had the audacity to say I was late! After finally completing the paperwork, I had to walk 15-20 minutes to the pick-up point, which was a difficult-to-find underground garage. When I arrived, I saw several Audi A1s, the car I initially booked, sitting unused. Yet the counter said none were available. Even the staff at the pick-up point were confused as to why I couldn't use one of these cars. Having already paid, I was left with no choice but to comply. I was in a hurry and felt coerced into spending more. After 7 days, I returned the car in Florence at a combined location with a gas station. No AVIS staff were present, and the gas station attendant had to check the car for me over the phone, confirming all was fine and letting me leave. I asked for a receipt or an email confirmation, but was told it would be sent later, which never happened. Three days after returning the car, I was mysteriously charged around €800 on my credit card! I immediately contacted QEEQ customer service, who acknowledged my problem and informed me that the Italian staff hadn't started working on it yet. It took over a week to get a response, explaining that the €800 was a security deposit that should have been charged at the beginning but was instead charged after I returned the vehicle. AVIS later revoked the authorization. Regarding the forced upgrade charges, AVIS claimed I was late and thus no similar cars were available. I pointed out their slow service, where it took one and a half hours to process five people with just one working counter. While in line, I had tried to explain my situation but was rudely asked to leave and wait outside! After some coordination, they refunded €60, which had been overcharged for fuel. However, no further explanation was provided. This was the most disappointing overseas car rental experience, especially from a large company like AVIS. They were deceptive and coercive. I will never choose AVIS again! Beware of AVIS in Italy! This experience was extremely poor!!

Initially, we had a pleasant chat with the lady at the counter, but when she checked the computer, she said there were no cars available and offered us a downgrade to a Polo for the four of us. We explained that we couldn't fit four people and two 28-inch suitcases, and she suggested making two trips to shuttle people and luggage. Finally, a teammate went to the parking lot, found the reserved car that hadn't been cleaned, waited for the cleaning, and then took the car. Felt that car rentals in Europe are very unreliable; reservations don't seem to help.

Car was an upgrade on what we booked

Prices were competitive

Really great!

Avis is really terrible. When I arrived at the airport, they first asked if I could drive a manual car. I said no, so they told me they only had one automatic car left, which was twice as expensive. Now, after final settlement, it turned out to be three times more expensive. I returned the car with a full tank and had paid for the toll in advance. It's outrageous. Once you sign, they don't recognize anything. I saw that Avis has the most negative reviews, seemingly managing to survive by deception. I swear I will never rent an Avis car again. Everyone should be cautious! Previously, I rented with Europcar in Norway and other countries; the price was always what I paid in advance, never like this!

Having red many negative reviews on AVIS I have to admit that I was a bit worried. Joined their preferred client scheme to better understand how they operate and I would recommend that every client does it as well... Had a pleasant experience at the desk, friendly and efficient with the added bonus of a free upgrade to a top of the range Seat Alhambra practically new! It certainly made our holiday more pleasant. Also thanks to the preferred client scheme I went directly to the car skipping the long queue at the collection booth. Car was clean and sanitised with the key in a sealed bag. Went in fearing the worst and came back having another favourite rental company. If I was simply lucky I cannot tell but based on my experience I would certainly recommend.

This year there were very few offers and priced were very high compared to previous years but with qeeq I had the lowest price for the category. It was easy, the communication was good and will certainly use it again.

Not satisfied

There was no insurance upsell; it was directly added to the bill.

AVIS's service attitude is generally mediocre anywhere.

It's okay

The staff's attitude was atrocious and the car model listed in the app was unavailable. They aggressively tried to upsell other models at an increased daily rate.

Even though I had informed them that I bought full insurance through Zuzuche, the rental company desk still insisted on recommending their own full insurance.

Despite informing the rental company that we had already purchased full insurance through Zuzuche, the counter staff insisted on recommending their own full insurance.

They gave us a very beaten-up Renault. Initially, they tried to provide us with a 5-seater which we rejected! We specifically stated that we didn’t need any insurance, yet they charged us over 390 euros for so-called insurance. There was no paper contract; we were asked to sign on a very small screen. I've rented cars in Italy many times but still got tricked!

The rental company had a guide who was very polite. However, the person who assisted me during the rental was not very professional, especially since he kept speaking Italian to someone else while talking to me. Most importantly, I ended up paying almost double the rental fee, which was very irritating.