Very satisfied

Satisfied

Picked up the car from Vancouver Airport. There are signs right outside the arrival gate, and many travelers heading to the rental car area; just follow them. There are ALAMO signs along the way too. Once in the parking lot, several rental companies share an office space. Find the appropriate counter, wait about 5 minutes, and the staff will indicate when it's your turn. Hand over the rental voucher from QEEQ, along with your credit card, passport, domestic driver's license, and translation (QEEQ offers this free service). After registration, they confirm your car type, pickup and drop-off locations, rental duration, and total cost. They might suggest adding local offerings like insurance, but since we already had full coverage from QEEQ, we declined and showed them the related notes in English. The staff didn't push further. After printing a new rental voucher and signing it, they directed us to the car. As we planned to cross the border to the USA, we proactively asked if this was allowed, and the answer was affirmative. We left the office, followed the ALAMO signs, and located the car. The entire process took less than 15 minutes - simple, efficient, and friendly service from ALAMO staff. The rental cost was 204 CAD with a 200 CAD deposit, credit card only (VISA or MasterCard).

When our language skills aren't very good, it's important to rely on the service quality and awareness of the rental staff. For this location, I felt the service person was just average. He was a middle-aged man who seemed eager to finish up by 6 PM. We arrived at 6 PM after getting our luggage and passing through customs, and he seemed a bit impatient. He also recommended the 'prepaid full tank option,' which we considered and agreed to, so we can't really blame him for that. Additionally, we showed him our three-year international driver's license obtained through the rental company, but he didn't recognize it and insisted on using their company's translation service. Fortunately, I had the foresight to apply for their translation service and had it printed out, which saved us a lot of trouble. Otherwise, it would have been a real mess (which made us quite unhappy and frustrated).

The service was excellent.