Rental Car Reviews
Renting a Car From the Sixt in Seattle Is a Little Strange
For my mileage run afternoon in Seattle I decided to rent a car and give Sixt a try. I’ve had amazing experiences the handful of times I’d rented from them in Europe — great upgrades, great service — so I was curious if it would be the same in the US.
All rental cars are offsite at Seattle Airport, so I made my way to the far end of the terminal to catch the shuttle bus. It was probaby only a 10 minute ride but it felt much longer!
The Sixt rental car counter is tiny and tucked into the corner at the very end next to EZ and Payless.
Check in was quick, my Platinum status recognized and I was upgraded from a Corolla to a Camry. The upsell was brief and I was soon getting directions on how to get to my car.
And there was even someone there to escort us, because you walk back the length of the building to …another shuttle.
That shuttle is about a 3-5 minute ride to a parking lot that has the Sixt office tucked in the corner.
Fortunately you don’t have to repeat that to return the car, you just follow the signs to the return area in the far back of the first floor.
Throughout it all the service was both friendly and good, the car seemed really clean, but I was just still a little taken aback by the catching the shuttle to catch the shuttle — it definitely adds at least 10-15 minutes to the process. I was glad that I had caught an earlier flight so I wasn’t quite as rushed.
Too bad they can’t arrange to just shuttle people directly from the airport. They were cheaper than Avis and Hertz but coming in after a long flight the extra time might not be worth it.
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