Sandylee

Avis and Thrifty are very close, more like a couple of minutes' walk than ten. The other main car hire places are a little further although still quite easy.

Whether one likes it or not the service has always been over the top.

I'm one who didn't like it. "Over the top" is a good description: when we ate in the Tuscan Grille the staff were trying so hard to give the promised extra-good service that they were intrusive. Kept interrupting conversations to ask what we thought of the food. Really, I thought the service we got in the MDR was better, at least from one of the service teams we had. Lots of attention, remembered names/preferences, lots of jokes and fun but seemed to know just when to chat and when to let us get on with our meal.

The food and ambience were very nice though, quite a step up from the MDR. It's a fun thing to do.

I have these little magnetic holders that you wear on your shirt. A super-heavy-duty magnet holds them on on the underside of your clothing (no pins), and they do not come off. I got mine locally, but here is a link to the kind of thing I mean:

http://www.funpinswork.com/

Or these are classier:

http://www.peephold.com/