Easy and a great price

The night manager was very kind to upgrade our vehicle to a nicer car. However, because of the late hour of pickup no one walked the car to check for exiting damage, which there was on the front driver side of the car. I called to report the damage to corporate and even had to take the car back to the pickup location because no one would answer the phone at the lot. Upon drop off the Hertz Rep acknowledged that the damage was preexisting and note it accordingly on her held held device.

The car was very dirty - not happy with its condition! We arrived at LAX late at night and the inside of the windscreen was filthy which made driving very dangerous. Reported it to the staff at pick up and drop off but no one seemed to care.

The pickup location in Palm Springs was difficult. There were not enough signs to indicate where to go. I had to walk through the hotel/casino to find anyone who could direct me. The drop off location in Las Vegas was even worse. The address on the car rental was insufficient to return the vehicle. I called the number for the hertz desk at the location provided- no answer. I then called up to get further information from the hertz helpline on where to drop off the vehicle but was told they couldn’t assist me as the car was registered under my friends name (I paid/booked the original transaction but my friends credit card was used for a deposit as mine was not working with Hertz). This was unhelpful and it took several iterations before the assistant provided the same address for drop off that I already had - unhelpful. In the end we had to go through another hotel and ask and they were able to assist. The process meant we returned the vehicle at 12.57pm and there was no one tending to the front desk. If Hertz attempts to charge me for another day (because we were late) there will be repercussions.

Like: I like my Hertz car rental
Dislike: Thay can let me drop my car at the airport.

Like: I liked the easy terms, the easy rental process, the low pressure on amenities, The car wasn't the exact car I had rented. I was concerned the mileage would be as much as 10 to 15 miles per gallon difference as my research indicated was quite possible. The SUV I did get was even better on mileage than my expectations of the original vehicle was. When your going over 3000 miles, 10 to 15 miles per gallon is considerable not only in cost, but in refueling time off the highway's. I had plenty of space and it was a new Vehicle with just over 10,000 miles. I was transporting my wife's Cremations to her funeral and it was critical That I have no unneeded delays on the trip. The SUV was flawless and it's remarkable handling came in very useful on that weekend before the 4th of July. Traffic was like a Disney world waiting line. The GMC was nimble.
Dislike: I was disappointed to learn there was no luggage rack on top of the SUV. I thought that was kind of standard Equipment on most all of them. I did learn I could have requested one in advance had I thought of it though. We were 4 people and the luggage rack would have been a good thing.