Los Angeles~Las Vegas~Grand Canyon~Antelope Canyon-Las Vegas-San Diego

They kept pushing various insurance options and ended up charging me for a full tank of fuel. Even after returning the car with a full tank, they still charged me, and I had to contact them myself.

Excellent

Upon arriving in Los Angeles to pick up the car, we had booked a 7-seater Mercedes GLS SUV, but when we got to the Hertz rental point, the staff clearly told us that the system showed we had booked a 5-seater Mercedes GLC SUV. We had five people in our group, four adults and one child, plus three suitcases, which the Mercedes GLC could not accommodate. The staff insisted that their system showed our booking was for a 5-seater (even though we had a printed reservation for a 7-seater large SUV, the Mercedes GLS). Eventually, we paid an extra $400 to upgrade to an Infiniti QX80 (the rental platform's customer service agreed for us to pay the upgrade fee first and take the car to avoid impacting our schedule, and they would handle the coordination later). The staff also provided a handwritten note explaining the situation. The whole process took about two hours.

Received a different model than requested.

I lived in the US for three years, and although I didn't have any car rental experiences, I used to think Hertz, being a big company, would have standardized services. After this experience, a big NO!! I will never rent from them again! First, we booked a Jeep 2.0 on zuzuche.com, but when we got to the Los Angeles International Airport pickup point, we waited in line for 45 minutes only to be told that the car was no longer available! The worst part was that they offered us an upgrade (for extra money) to a Dodge (which is much worse than a Jeep in terms of driving experience!!!!!!!). Third, the front desk staff repeatedly tried to sell us additional insurance products (for most Chinese tourists, basic insurance is more than enough, especially if they've already bought insurance before the trip). Fourth, they lied to us, saying that filling up gas in Los Angeles by yourself would cost $9.99 per gallon (hell no, it was actually $2.69/gallon, blatant deceit, and it wasn't just one employee's behavior; it was written clearly on a blackboard at the front desk with $9.99, showing that employees commonly engage in deceptive practices), just to make us buy their fuel service waiver (which costs an extra $53). The result was that I rented a Dodge from Hertz, which had poor handling, especially on the highway. The car was very light and prone to accidents. The 4-day rental price was even higher than the 6-day rental of a Ford Mustang I booked later! Hertz, never again!