This seemed to be my first time using National Car Rental, and it felt great—much fewer people in line compared to Hertz and Avis. The staff were warm and friendly, and communication was smooth. I picked a package on QEEQ that included a tank of gas, which was quite a deal. The package, however, only covered basic insurance, so I proactively added supplemental insurance (which rental customers usually prefer) for a reasonable price of 8 CAD per day. They gave me a larger Ford Escape, which felt very typical of American cars but was easy to drive and came equipped with CarPlay. The vehicle was in excellent condition.

Renting and returning the car was super easy, and the overall service was excellent.

The car exceeded expectations and the lady who served us at the car collection point was very helpful and pleasant.

First time used platform and all went well.

I mentioned to Ayana Mahamed (who was working the counter at National at the Calgary Airport) that my wife and I took this trip to celebrate our 25th anniversary, and he VERY graciously upgraded us from a tiny economy car to a small luxury SUV. He was awesome. National is awesome. We are SO grateful :)

Like: Because it was rented on boxing day and returned on New years day I expected there may be problems but all was fine. We were given option of bigger vehicles and because there were no snow tires available we took this to be safer. We went through a pretty huge snow storm and were happy we opted for the heavier vehicle with 4 wheel drive.
Dislike: The Ford explorer ended up being great in snow but a bit hard on gas and it was a very uncomfortable ride. this has nothing to do with the rental agency..just the maker of the vehicle...