Cars at SEA
Sep 28, 2017, 2:30 am
#466
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pune, India
Programs: Exec Club - Gold Member - yeah baby, Emerald Aisle Executive Elite - Woo, Marriott Silver Executive
Posts: 118
Sep 28, 2017, 12:04 pm
#467
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: LAX/TPE
Programs: United 1K, JAL Sapphire, SPG Lifetime Platinum, National Executive Elite, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 42,205
People there are a little more outdoorsy? Not sure why, but it saved me hundreds of dollars when I was able to pull an almost new F150 off the aisle with the midsize rate using free day coupons to do our move from Seattle to LA last spring vs reserving one in advance and paying full price for it.
Oct 25, 2017, 4:33 pm
#468
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: Globalist, Marriott Plat, various sundry
Posts: 984
I'm going to be renting from here around Thanksgiving (arrival in the morning). Due to a strange pricing quirk, midsize SUV and small pickup truck were cheaper than fullsize, which was cheaper than luxury, which was cheaper than midsize. I ended up going with the midsize SUV.
a) Can I use (or request to use) EA/ES in this case? I am ES, not EE.
b) Are there usually good trims in the midsize SUVs here? I've had a couple Cherokee Limiteds in the past, and since I'm looking at several hours of driving a day, I'd like something that is comfortable.
c) How receptive is the staff toward car requests?
a) Can I use (or request to use) EA/ES in this case? I am ES, not EE.
b) Are there usually good trims in the midsize SUVs here? I've had a couple Cherokee Limiteds in the past, and since I'm looking at several hours of driving a day, I'd like something that is comfortable.
c) How receptive is the staff toward car requests?
Oct 25, 2017, 7:29 pm
#469
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SYD
Programs: UA GS, BA Gold, Marriott Titanium/LT Plat, IHG Gold, National Exec Elite, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,419
I'm going to be renting from here around Thanksgiving (arrival in the morning). Due to a strange pricing quirk, midsize SUV and small pickup truck were cheaper than fullsize, which was cheaper than luxury, which was cheaper than midsize. I ended up going with the midsize SUV.
a) Can I use (or request to use) EA/ES in this case? I am ES, not EE.
b) Are there usually good trims in the midsize SUVs here? I've had a couple Cherokee Limiteds in the past, and since I'm looking at several hours of driving a day, I'd like something that is comfortable.
c) How receptive is the staff toward car requests?
a) Can I use (or request to use) EA/ES in this case? I am ES, not EE.
b) Are there usually good trims in the midsize SUVs here? I've had a couple Cherokee Limiteds in the past, and since I'm looking at several hours of driving a day, I'd like something that is comfortable.
c) How receptive is the staff toward car requests?
b) Sometimes, it depends. I've received nice Rav4s and Limited Explorers.
c) The staff is really nice in SEA and have been accomodating when I have asked. Ask nicely.
Oct 31, 2017, 4:30 pm
#470
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 67
Friday at 2 p.m.:
ES lot is full but not really exciting, mostly base trims:
2 x Impala Lt
2 x Charger SXT
1 x Fusion hybrid titanium (got for test because it has Android auto)
2 x Cherokee limited
Base Altima/Camry/Fusion/Sonata/Malibu/etc
Base Rogue/Santa fe sport/Escape/etc
ES lot is full but not really exciting, mostly base trims:
2 x Impala Lt
2 x Charger SXT
1 x Fusion hybrid titanium (got for test because it has Android auto)
2 x Cherokee limited
Base Altima/Camry/Fusion/Sonata/Malibu/etc
Base Rogue/Santa fe sport/Escape/etc
Oct 31, 2017, 7:08 pm
#471
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: BOS
Programs: B6/Mosaic/AF/VX/AS Gold Hertz PC HH Dia. AMEX Plat SPG/Marr Gold Nat. EE FPC Plat
Posts: 833
Until I moved there, I was a very frequent renter here and confirm all of the above. In particular, asking if a specific car was available the staff there was always met with a sincere effort to accommodate me.
Jan 12, 2018, 3:11 am
#472
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: DL DM/1MM, Natl Exec Elite, Bonvoy Plat, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diam
Posts: 382
Any current reports from SEA? I'm local but picking up some ski friends for a Mt Baker trip and reserved a Premium SUV (which it describes as Chevy Suburban or similar) -- which I know might not be helpful to the crowd, but at least would be good to know what anyone has seen on the lot for EA/EE (I have EE through AX Plat). Would be nice to pick up a Navigator XL (or whatever the Navigator extended is these days) or what not, but not even sure what the inventory is offering these days.
Feb 10, 2018, 5:49 am
#473
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 37
Any recent experiances with the Executive aisle ? Is there a chance that i can find a Standard SUV at the isle?
The price difference is quite big comapre to a Standard SUV reservation.
What if I can not find an SUV in the aisle, would a friendly conversation with the greeter help me out?
The price difference is quite big comapre to a Standard SUV reservation.
What if I can not find an SUV in the aisle, would a friendly conversation with the greeter help me out?
Jun 29, 2018, 8:06 am
#477
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 1
Arrived around 7 pm a couple days ago. The aisles were slim picking as expected late in the day for EA and EE with many returns waiting to be cleaned up - seemed to be a large variety. Saw in EA a couple small crossovers and a couple smaller crew cab pickup trucks along with a few standard midsize cars. Had 5 pieces of luggage, 4 people and needed something bigger. Walked over to an attendant and inquired as there was nothing bigger in EA and he simply pointed to a 4Runner in EE and asked if that wasn’t big enough. Done.
Jul 8, 2018, 8:10 pm
#478
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 102
Picked up 7/8 noon, lot has a lot of cars.
ES:
regular sedans like altima, maxima, etc.
F150,
CX-5,
some other mid-size SUVs
3 Dodge caravans
EA:
small to full size sedans, a couple of Nissan trucks, didn't see any SUV
Premium Upgrade:
BMW X3, Audi Q5, Range Rover, asked about it since it didn't have a price tag but was denied and a tag was put in the car immediately...
ES:
regular sedans like altima, maxima, etc.
F150,
CX-5,
some other mid-size SUVs
3 Dodge caravans
EA:
small to full size sedans, a couple of Nissan trucks, didn't see any SUV
Premium Upgrade:
BMW X3, Audi Q5, Range Rover, asked about it since it didn't have a price tag but was denied and a tag was put in the car immediately...
Jul 9, 2018, 10:50 pm
#479
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: LAX
Posts: 176
Picked up 07/09 AM. ES full of Altima-sized sedans, lots of Nissan Rogues, a smattering of F-150s and CX-5s, a lone 300 and Equinox, and a couple of Caravans (one of which I took with <500 miles...still pretty meh, though).
EC has the typical Corolla-sized sedans. Not much else that I noticed.
Very busy so lots of cars and people moving around.
EC has the typical Corolla-sized sedans. Not much else that I noticed.
Very busy so lots of cars and people moving around.
Jul 31, 2018, 1:18 am
#480
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 3
Returned my rental on 28-07 around 2PM. It was very busy and the aisles were empty and nothing interesting but it was better then when I picked up my car; there was almost nothing standing on the aisles but I managed to get a explorer limited with 60 miles on it after talking with the greeter (07-07 @ 5PM).
ES:
Chevy malibu
Chevy impala
Toyota Camry
Nissan Maxima
Nissan Altima
Hyundai Tucson
Ford Fusion
Ford F150
a bunch of Nissan pickup trucks
Premier selection:
Escalade
Q3
XT5
VIP select:
2x Infinity qx60
XTS
ES:
Chevy malibu
Chevy impala
Toyota Camry
Nissan Maxima
Nissan Altima
Hyundai Tucson
Ford Fusion
Ford F150
a bunch of Nissan pickup trucks
Premier selection:
Escalade
Q3
XT5
VIP select:
2x Infinity qx60
XTS