CAR RENTAL REVIEWS ON HERTZ AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT, MEL

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Pickup was a bit slow, mainly because the staff were slow to work. Since the X3 I booked was unavailable, I got a free upgrade to an X5, which was very satisfying. When returning the car, due to staff error, I almost overpaid for fuel. Service needs improvement!

Terrible experience!!! Just awful!!! We booked a mid-size SUV, and HERTZ's list included four models: RAV4, OUTLANDER, X-TRAIL, and a Renault model, but we ended up with a very poor HYUNDAI TUCSON. It has weak power!! It struggled to climb hills in Melbourne and had turtle-like acceleration when loaded!! The key issue is that this car wasn't even listed in HERTZ's promotional brochure! False advertising!!!! Even worse, when returning the car at the airport, we had already refueled it fully, but the inspector (of Indian descent) claimed the tank was not full and said that refueling only counts if done within 15KM of the return location, allegedly according to their contract. This is pure extortion! We argued with this person, but he was very stubborn and forcefully charged us additional fees (refueling service fee + postage) and was very rude! We ended up speaking multiple times with the HERTZ office manager, who finally waived these charges!!! This fee was outright extortion!!! It wasted our time and energy, making us almost miss our flight!!! We will never use this damn company again!!!

The car's condition was excellent, very new.

Very good

Professional and efficient.

Forced to pay for vehicle upgrade, and directly upgraded to a 7-seater.

Major company with a large variety of vehicles, located opposite the airport.

The process was relatively simple.

The store is very small, and you have to wait in line. The vehicle's condition is relatively good, but there are quite a few scratches. Since I had full insurance, the staff told me not to worry about it when I left because they didn't care how many scratches it had when I returned. However, I remind everyone that if you don't have full insurance, you should check carefully.

Great, excellent service

The most comprehensive car rental company, the first choice for overseas car rental.

They didn't provide the reserved car and didn't offer a free upgrade to an equivalent or better car. Various upselling of additional services, which is related to the sales point and the staff, not the company itself. The location was Melbourne Airport.

Both pickup and drop-off were quick, with clear explanations.

No reserved or alternative models were available at the counter. Had to wait for more than an hour for the car to be washed and delivered. The staff at the rental counter forgot to return my driver's license copy and didn't apologize. The service was poor and did not match the HERTS brand image.

A great international car rental company with attentive and detailed service.

1. I arrived at the store at 2:50 PM but only managed to get the car at 4:40 PM, even though my appointment was at 3:30 PM. Extremely long wait times. 2. The staff told me that there were no Group F large SUVs available and offered me a Group E smaller SUV instead. I clearly stated that I had prepaid and wouldn’t accept a downgrade. The staff then said they would upgrade me to an 8-seater van. I explained that I had booked an SUV specifically to experience driving an SUV on the Great Ocean Road. She actually blamed the lack of cars on the numerous Chinese tourists visiting during the Lunar New Year, saying it wasn't their fault. It was the first time I heard a rental company staff blame their poor vehicle management on customers. 3. Reluctantly, I agreed to the 8-seater van, but then she told me the vehicle hadn't arrived at the store yet and asked me to keep waiting. I waited another half hour with no sign of the car. I called the overseas hotline of Zuzuche, and after their customer service intervened, the staff member got upset and stressed several times that she was “serving me.” After another 15 minutes, she finally told me where the car was parked. 4. The staff kept pushing me to prepay 100 AUD for tolls and an additional 50 AUD airport tax, a total of 150 AUD. Even after I clearly refused, she entered these charges into the order anyway and printed it out. After repeatedly saying I didn't want to prepay, she finally crossed out the prepayment items on the printed order with a pen but didn’t change it in the computer. This caused issues when returning the car, as the staff there couldn’t finalize the return due to a “system error.” I had to explain the whole situation again, wasting another 30 minutes.

Excellent, the car is new

The rental company is professional, the car was in great condition, and they even upgraded the model for free.

Completely satisfied with Hertz. While in Australia, I accidentally left the car keys inside and got locked out. The assistance team arrived quickly, wasting no time.