Very good service and very good car

The efficiency at the Europecar counter is extremely low. While Sixt could handle three customers in the same amount of time, Europecar can only handle one. This is because every customer has to communicate with the counter staff who are not very proficient in English. The staff also have to type in each letter of the name, address, and phone number one by one, which is very slow.

They recommended I buy full insurance, but since I had already purchased full insurance on Zuzuche, I didn't buy it. However, I needed to provide a deposit of over 900 euros. I tried three different foreign currency cards (magstripe), but none of them worked. They required a foreign currency card with a chip in my name; other people's cards wouldn't work, even though one of my companions had a chipped card. The staff said if I paid 50 euros (for 2 days) for their full insurance, they would waive the deposit requirement. Reluctantly, I paid the 50 euros. The same issue with magstripe cards happened again at the car rental company at Athens airport (a different company). This time, we used my companion's card to pay the deposit and successfully picked up the car.

The Zakynthos airport is likely building various rental kiosks. They wait with signs at the airport exit, which is convenient. Their current store is just to the left of the airport exit with a clearly marked sign. The process is convenient, although I'm slightly disappointed I couldn't choose the car myself. For mountain roads, a powerful car is better.

The provided car was higher what I booked but the car was old and not in realy good condition. The staff were good.

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