We booked SEAT ATECA SUV with high clearance, but got sedan SKODA Octavia low clearance car. This car not fit to our needs. Representative on desk was rude, and said if you do not want this car, do not rent, we don’t have any other car for you! Very bad for company reputation. Car was almost new, just 1000km on odometer, but was not clear full of dust. On pickup was really long queue we waiting 45 min before getting to desk. Drop off was fast and good.

The instructions for pick-up and drop-off are not clear, and the map navigation cannot be used.

Car was smaller than expected. Waiting in a queue for over an hour to collect the car was totally unacceptable.

Not enough counter staff

The staff were reasonably friendly at pick-up, probably helped by my being able to speak Italian. The car we received was smaller than anticipated, but it had enough room for us to travel from Pisa Airport to our destination about 2 hours away. The Lancia Ypsilon was very underpowered! Especially going up hills, which often required dropping down 2 or 3 gears to climb!!! On the return, the agent commented that they were unable to check the condition of the car, as it was dirty, and that I would have to take it to a car wash before returning it! The dirt was from 18 days driving around white roads and normal roads in Tuscany during which time we experienced a range of weather conditions from heat to thunderstorms and heavy showers of rain. No mention was made at pick-up about returning the car "washed". Nor have I ever experienced this requirement with any other car hire company at Pisa Airport, or any other airport in Italy, over the past 30 years!