Alamo at San Francisco airport is a horrible company. My car window was smashed, and my driver's license and luggage were stolen. The police suggested I change cars for safety reasons. It was already 2:30 AM, and I had four elderly people with me. However, the stubborn Alamo manager insisted on seeing my driver's license to give me a replacement car, despite me explaining the situation and even getting help from customer service. They claimed it was company policy due to liability issues with the police. If I didn't have a driver's license, how did I rent the car in the first place? Even if I had my license initially, what would I do if it got lost? This is a terrible company. It's incredible to encounter such poor service in a foreign country at 2:30 AM, leaving my family stranded at the airport. Later, I am extremely grateful to the AVIS manager at San Francisco airport, who, without any original documents, allowed me to rent another car just by showing photos and explaining the situation. Thank you so very much!

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The service at the rental counter was average, with a suspicion of discrimination against Chinese customers.

The service of Alamo car rental company is good, no issues. However, I raised the following objections during the contract signing, which put me in a very passive position!

Like: I was particularly impressed at how quickly we went through the pickup process, especially given how huge the crowd was and how stressed the other customers looked. We used the self-checkout process at the SFO Alamo counter, and while the kiosk actually malfunctioned, this allowed a manager on duty to whisk us through the process in remarkably short time. We had no issues with the reservation, and we were even given a wide choice of cars to choose from in the parking deck, including even a pickup truck (despite that we'd reserved a compact car). The return process was equally smooth, efficient and utterly hassle-free.