We're first time travelers, taking train to Seville and after a few days picking up a rental car to make a loop around Southern Spain and returning to Seville for car return. Looking at Europcar, Dollar etc. thru autoeurop...
Pickup location? From Madrid, ... am planning to pickup a car at train station (other option being airport) - that sound good? Or other pickup location suggestions? Just looking to go from Hotel in morning to car rental, and head out - east of traveling out of town (and back in) is good for us.
Letter of Coverage options? I've read here it can be a good idea to have a physical copy of a 'Letter of Coverage' from your credit card company when picking up car to expedite things... I requested this from Visa - they sent me a simple text email stating I had coverage - kinda unofficial looking. I then found a PDF of a VISA Guide of Benefits that seems to more officially describe the coverage. What have others used for a 'Letter of Coverage' in this situation?
Credit Limit Requirement for Car Rental? If using credit card rental coverage benefit - I've read here that it can be good idea to use a separate card for the car rental reservation/payment because they might place a large hold (value of car?) on the card (and essentially max it out). However my card hardly has a credit limit comparable to the level of even the smallest car - does one need a large credit limit should this occur?
Secure rear trunk areas on smaller cars? Prefer a small compact or economy car. Everything is pretty much hatch back (vs separate sedan trunk). (Fiat 500, Hyundai I10, etc...) - do these rentals typically have some sort of hard 'cover' in the hatch area behind the rear seats that can keep things out of site and hopefully more secure?
Thanks!