Satisfied

I booked a child seat through the rental company, but when I arrived at Melbourne Airport, the rental counter said I hadn't reserved it in advance and they didn't have any available on the spot. They told me I had to find a child seat myself before my 2-year-old son could get in the car! I made countless phone calls and searched all over the airport and nearby areas, but couldn't find any child seat rentals or sales. Talking to the rental company's representative over the phone didn't help either. Eventually, the rental company told me to come back the next morning to pick up the car, maybe they would have a child seat, but only 50% chance, and they couldn't guarantee it. Fortunately, the rental company called me later in the evening to inform me that a child seat was available.

Everything went smoothly overall. The car's condition was okay, but it wasn't the model I originally booked.

Renting and returning the car was quite convenient, with detailed return locations. It was a good car rental experience.

Excess human involvement. The process could be significantly more electronic or simplified. They had to shuffle through keys thrown in a draw for 5-10 minutes before discovering they didn't have the car model ordered so they provided a suitable but very different alternative.

The experience of renting through a rental broker and not directly from a rental company was a little uncomfortable at first (is this transaction legitimate/am I getting ripped off) but in the end the cost saving was worth the third party being involved in the process.