During the rental period, the car key was stolen in a different city. The rental company demanded a 350-euro fine. Their internal processes were very slow, which delayed the delivery of the spare key. It took a full four days to send the key from Paris to Paris, delaying the return of the car. This caused the contract to expire before the car could be returned, and they charged a high extension fee of 129 euros per day for six days. Very unreliable.

Had to wait two and a half hours to pick up the car at Charles de Gaulle Airport T1. Arrived at 8:30 AM for a 9:00 AM pickup, but was told to queue again, which delayed us until 10:30 AM without any cars available. Finished paperwork but had to wait even longer for the keys. It was incredibly frustrating.

We chose Hertz because we used it in the USA and had good experiences. This time, we booked a Renault. Initially, the staff said that since we didn’t provide our flight number, the car was still in the garage and suggested we take another car from the lot for an additional fee. We decided to wait for our booked Renault, which we had already fully paid for. The wait was not long, and the car was nearly new, diesel-powered, with good performance. Returning the car at the airport was very convenient with no delays. Highly recommended.

There was a customer in front of us, so we had to wait for a while. However, this seems to be the norm for French service.

The waiting time for the car was a bit long, but they upgraded us to a better model for free since the original car was unavailable. Overall, it feels pretty good.