alamo users?

[mkymouse4ever]

Have not used alamo before, (only national). If you use alamo: do you pick out the car, or are you assigned the car? Do you have to go through the counter or do you go to the garage? I thought the return was the same as national?

Thanks, mky

 

[CaliforniaDreaming]

I've only used their online check-in, not their counter. But you pick your own car just like at National. Alamo signs are just past National in the garage (as they are really all the same company, a National employee told me you can take either companies' cars).

 

[mkymouse4ever]

Thanks Cali!

 

[QT Pooh]

Hi, Alamo is similar to National in that you can pick out a car from the car class you had reserved. Many times you'll see National cars in the Alamo spots - they seem to share the same fleet.

You don't go to the garage unless you're a member of their QuikSilver program. Otherwise, if you are a US citizen and have a reservation, you can either use their on-line check-in process or their kiosks that are available at the counter (of course, you could always stand in line.)

Drop-off is simple, and Alamo/National share the drop-off area.

I tend to see 'nightmare' stories on these boards about Alamo, but I had a great experience with them at the cheapest rate around.