Rainier Overseas Movers

It has taken me a while to post on my Rainier experience - but it was superb. We were moving from the US to Israel - quite a move with quite a bit of stuff. Mark was prompt with his answers to questions and made the process incredibly painless. In fact, I got into a little bit of a billing issue with one of the later subcontractors on my move, but Mark backed me up all the way and pestered the other party until everything was resolved to my satisfaction. It was annoying for him, I'm sure, but effective. Oh, and almost everything arrived in tip-top shape and he helped with the insurance on the two small items ($300 out of $70k) that didn't.

Service cost: $8500

Very good job on both ends - EU and USA, this is my second time using them. No problems both times. Just the cost almost doubled. Took about 30 days for a 20ft container from Czech Rep. to GA. Door to door. No customs issues. First I used them 9 years ago and now again going back. Still the same result. Communicated through e-mail, kept me informed. They arranged all the required paperwork plus gave me some options whom to hire for the load/unload overseas. Recommended, would use them again. Not cheap, but worth it.

Service cost: $7000

The move of our household goods was all we could have hoped for.     Rainier's estimate was the highest of three but online reviews suggested we were vulnerable to bait and switch with the cheapest and the second had mixed reviews. Rainier had excellent reviews.  But the clincher was the  fact of Rainier's local representation for Massachusetts in Bob Lane from Gentle Giant and the long experience he had with the men in his team. It was a no brainer.  The service exceeded our expectations.  Not a single thing broken or damaged.  The politeness of the crew and the care in their packing was very reassuring.  Our only concern was regarding the time it would take to arrive - but Boston to Brisbane is one of the longest trips for a boat on the planet.  We were told approximately 10 weeks to Brisbane, but it was first sent to Sydney, and in the end it took 13, so given the uncertainties in ship travel - that was pretty good.  I have a sister-in-law who waited 6 months for a container from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Adelaide in South Australia.    Chess Moving in Brisbane  matched the service of Gentle Giant - two good men who were polite and diligent - assisting us to rebuild the larger dismantled furniture items.  They arrived on time and job complete before lunch time.  So frankly we are very happy we chose Rainier through Bob Lane.  .

Service cost: $10900

I worked with Rainier and Gentle Giant to move my worldly goods from PA to France. Gentle Giant did the actual packing and loading of the container from my home in PA and Rainier did all the actual container shipping and coordination to get everything to France. Both parties were excellent. I worked with Doug Wiviott at Ranier and he knows the process backwards and was extremely helpful with all the paperwork, getting us a preliminary quote, organizing a survey, explaining the process, working with our tight dates, and staying in contact throughout the process. Ranier do not use their own crews for packing/loading and delivery/unpacking so it is very important you know who they are going to use at each end and check out the quality of these companies but the crew Ranier work with in the Philly area were excellent. They packed our goods in the container very efficiently so nothing could shift and to minimize space and costs. Almost everything arrived in good shape. Our goods included a baby-grand piano that required special handling and crating and the woodwork did get some minor damage during the move (grand pianos are incredibly heavy and an absolute bear to move even with 3 or 4 strong men and a little damage is hard to avoid) but the Ranier's insurance company was easy to deal with and paid for the repair quickly with no hassle. Overall I had a very good experience working with Doug and Ranier.

Service cost: $9100

Moved from Baltimore to South of France without any issue. Everything was ready and taken care of in less than a week. They came and picked up my equipment from my laboratory (in the middle of nowhere) without any incident. The people were very courteous and professional. The customs' clearance was a breather, and they accompanied me every step of the way with no hidden fees. Great experience all around. I strongly recommend this company to anyone moving internationally or nationally.

Service cost: $2648

The move went really smooth and nice. No issues at all and arrival time was as expected. We got luck and no delays at customs and we got our goods in less than three month from departure. Moving company in Australia with friendly staff and they attended well all our needs. In Dallas we just found that personnel don't have much of an idea of the requirements at customs in Australia so we just boxed some stuff with real uncertainty that would pass or cause trouble but no issues at the end.

We will definitely will get in touch again if a new overseas move is needed.

Service cost: $9150

Just had a great move from downtown Seattle to Hawaii. This was my 14th move. Ranier did a great job estimating and planning the pickup, packed perfectly. They took one day to pack and one to move into the truck - I initially thought that was more than needed but they worked efficiently both days and getting things out of the apartment was more tedious than I'd thought. A great pack - NO items lost or broken!. Transit and storage at destination happened exactly as estimated and and delivery was exactly as planned as well. Unhesitatingly recommend Ranier.

Service cost: $4800

I have used Rainier moving on two different occasions to move personal goods from California (Oakland and San Diego) to Canberra Australia. On both occasions, the move went very smoothly on both ends. Rainier is very prompt and keeps in good communication so the last minute details of the move can be arranged and you know where your stuff is and the estimated dates for arrival and customs etc at all times. I never had any trouble getting a hold of Rainier right away, even in the time between Christmas and New Year’s which is when both moves occurred in different years. I would definitely use Rainier for all my overseas moves!

Service cost: $5400

We had a great experience with Rainier Overseas Movers, and highly recommend them. They helped with every step of the way, moving our entire belongings from California to Israel and ensuring that everything went as smoothly as possible. They took great care of our things, were well organized, and their specialists were indispensable during the customs process. Their office was responsive with inquiries and were on top of the whereabouts of our shipment at all times. A++ rating! Thanks!!

Service cost: $3500