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I hadn't used Alamo for years, not since a bad experience with them before the same parent company bought National. I had always used national EA with no problems.
Anyway, the rate quoted for my trip (Dec 6 to Dec 15) by Alamo was too good to resist, and it actually continued to drop after my initial booking, so I kept re-booking and cancelling ressies. After booking my final ressie, I decided I'd email them about getting a corp code to join Quick silver. After receiveing a code, I joined QS and then called Alamo reservations to switch the ressie to a QS ressie. The rate had gone up in the meantime, but the ressie agent did a manual override with a new QS reservation number.
Upon arrival at the airport, paperwork in hand, I arrived at the Alamo counter...no sign for QS queue, so I asked. For QS you go directly to the parking garage, there is another counter out there. There was no wait, service was efficient and pleasant, outside the counter area, an emplyee directed me to a mini-SUV which I had reserved. It was a Pontiac Torrent, in good condition. It was clean, with 3300 miles on it, and operated beautifully.
Return is the same as National, drive up and drop off. The price charged was the price quoted of $153 for the 9 days. So in the future, I will not hesitate to use the cheaper of National or Alamo.
Anyway, the rate quoted for my trip (Dec 6 to Dec 15) by Alamo was too good to resist, and it actually continued to drop after my initial booking, so I kept re-booking and cancelling ressies. After booking my final ressie, I decided I'd email them about getting a corp code to join Quick silver. After receiveing a code, I joined QS and then called Alamo reservations to switch the ressie to a QS ressie. The rate had gone up in the meantime, but the ressie agent did a manual override with a new QS reservation number.
Upon arrival at the airport, paperwork in hand, I arrived at the Alamo counter...no sign for QS queue, so I asked. For QS you go directly to the parking garage, there is another counter out there. There was no wait, service was efficient and pleasant, outside the counter area, an emplyee directed me to a mini-SUV which I had reserved. It was a Pontiac Torrent, in good condition. It was clean, with 3300 miles on it, and operated beautifully.
Return is the same as National, drive up and drop off. The price charged was the price quoted of $153 for the 9 days. So in the future, I will not hesitate to use the cheaper of National or Alamo.
