I had two reservations, but they only recognized one. The other one required an additional fee. In the end, it cost me 300 euros more than the original reservation.

The staff were quite patient.

Arrived an hour early to pick up the car, only to be told that the model I reserved wasn't available. I was offered an upgrade to a higher-end model for an additional 14 euros per day, or I could wait another hour. Reluctantly, I waited another hour. Other Chinese travelers on the same flight faced the same issue. An hour later, I came back to pick up the car and was informed that the BMW X2 was still unavailable. They only had a BMW 216 in the same class, but I argued that the website indicated the same class vehicles did not include the BMW 216, and the rear space of the 216 is significantly smaller than that of the X2. My argument was ignored, and I had no choice but to upgrade to a BMW 318, paying an extra 14 euros per day. During this time, I made a special trip to the garage to see the car, only to be given the wrong key, making the trip pointless. They also suggested I buy additional insurance, which I declined. Overall, it took two hours to pick up the car. Their attitude was not exactly bad, but I wouldn't call it friendly either. The entire experience was very poor! In the end, I paid a lot more for a car that I didn't expect.

This is my third time renting from Europcar.

The lady didn't know the rule even though she was working there for 27 years as she claimed. The rule is if somebody has an Indian driving licence and they are travelling germany for short term (less than six months) they can hire a car with the same indian driving licence with out an IDP. I requested her and tried to explain her but she wouldn't listen, although i've hired a car so many times in germany & UK with the same licence. She made me go to the local police station and when they confirmed then she gave me the car. This whole process took 2 hours and i was so much depressed by all this.