Scheduled to pick up the car at 2:45, arrived on time but had to wait for nearly an hour to get the car because it was being washed. Washing a car for an hour? The person who handed me the keys was a Chinese woman with short hair, speaking broken English, asking me to wait because there were foreigners ahead of me who arrived earlier. We weren't even renting the same car, so what's it got to do with me if someone else is waiting? If my car is ready, just give me the keys. I couldn't understand her logic at all. When I asked her to check how much longer it would take, she just told me to wait, saying couldn't I see there were others waiting? A Chinese employee being overly polite to foreigners but arguing with a fellow Chinese customer is off-putting. Definitely not renting from them again.

The car was not arranged in advance. Upon arrival, we were informed that the originally booked model was unavailable. We waited a long time for another model to be arranged.

Friendly

We arrived at the airport late at night and noticed that the car had several dents and scratches, which were hard to see in the dark. Most of these were discovered the next day. The tank wasn't full upon pick-up, and the attendant assured us it would be noted. However, when returning the car, this caused issues since it wasn't recorded in the system. We had to explain for a long time. Luckily, we had full insurance and didn't inspect the car's condition thoroughly. APOLLO cars are picked up at the HERTZ counter, and the service was not very friendly, especially during the return process.

When we arrived at the Hertz store, we started the inspection according to the agreement's terms and found that the two rear seat belts were broken. We were afraid of violating Australian laws, so we didn't dare to drive the car. We requested a replacement, but they gave us a two-door Suzuki Swift, which could not fit our luggage. We asked if there were any other options, but they said no, unless we waited for dispatch, with an uncertain wait time. The whole process of inspecting the car, discussing replacement options, and waiting had already taken three hours. Upgrading the car became inevitable. They pointed to another car, a Toyota Crown (with only 10,000 kilometers), and we were ready to sign the contract, but then they said due to their mistake, they couldn't rent that car to us. They then pointed to another Crown, not in as good condition (with over 60,000 kilometers). We felt very uncomfortable. We asked about the Kia we'd originally rented, but initially, they adamantly refused. After an hour of back and forth, they finally gave us the Kia, and we paid an additional upgrade fee of over $1,300.