A drive through Germany.

I booked a Passat because I was traveling with a family of four with quite a bit of luggage. The Passat has good passenger and trunk space, which suited our needs. However, when I arrived at the rental office, they gave me a Volkswagen T-Roc, which is much smaller. The Passat is 4.8 meters long, while the T-Roc is only 4.3 meters. They claimed it was the same category, but the passenger space and trunk size were significantly smaller. The T-Roc is essentially a raised Golf, and I couldn’t even fit my luggage. The cabin space was tight, making long-distance travel very uncomfortable. I was completely stunned—I couldn’t even take the car because my luggage wouldn’t fit. I argued with them for over ten minutes, during which they provided some alternative options, like an Audi A5 or A7, but only if I paid extra. This felt completely unreasonable. I’ve rented cars overseas dozens of times and have experienced free upgrades but never a downgrade like this. After insisting for over ten minutes that they solve the issue, they finally relented and gave me a Volkswagen Tiguan. It was barely sufficient to fit my luggage, so I reluctantly accepted it. Back in July, I rented an Audi A3 in the Netherlands and received a Kia Ceed instead—also from Alamo. I let it slide because it was adequate. However, during this European trip, Alamo disappointed me twice. This rental company is incredibly unreliable—there’s a huge gap between the car you reserve and the car you actually get, and they don’t even match the same category. I strongly suspect they exploit language barriers to take advantage of Chinese customers. I highly recommend avoiding Alamo; they're extremely untrustworthy.

The car rental process was very convenient, and the staff were very friendly.

When we picked up the car, we clearly told the staff that we had already purchased the additional full insurance and did not need to buy it again. The staff wrote the rental agreement very poorly and we couldn't make out the details. When returning the car, we were informed that we had been charged for the full insurance. They told us to call their service phone number to resolve the issue, as such matters are not handled on site. Since we were in a hurry to catch a flight, we had no choice but to accept. Very unsatisfied, will not rent from this company again. Will prefer to rent from bigger companies like Hertz, even if it costs more.

Nice staff. They offer my very good upgrade for affordable price. Car was clean and as expected Overall great customer experiance

Alamo have always been great, they seem to apply the fantastic customer service you come to expect in the USA to all their staff worldwide.