I arrived at 10:15 am to pick up a rental I'd reserved on their website. The location is below ground in a parking garage and the the Hertz office is a small portion of the overall facility. By 11:00 am they did not have my car ready and I cancelled the reservation and left. I rented from Enterprise, which was great. Here's what happened:
When I was finally greeted after waiting 5 minutes, I was asked, "Do you really need this kind of car?" I said yes, and she told me it wasn't available at this location but was at another location. I was told to consider a Minivan or Chevy Suburban. NO! Then I asked, "Where is this other location?" and was told, "We'll have them bring it to you. You'll have to wait."
Next the agent left for 10 minutes. I had no idea why she left, but when she returned, she said they had the car. Then she went away again and returned and said there was a power failure so she couldn't vacuum it. I was surprised because all the lights in the place were on. She went away once again. At no time was anyone pleasant or trying to be helpful. We were getting late for starting our trip and this was getting worse. When she didn't return after another 10 minutes, I cancelled our reservation online (I couldn't find her to tell in person) and called Enterprise.
They told me they had the same car I'd tried to rent from Hertz and it was considerably less money. I went there and within 5 minutes was on my way. Everyone was cheerful, customer service was exceptional, and even their restroom was spotless. the car was also very well prepped.
In summary, I'll never go back to this Hertz location because of a dirty, smelly facility and indifferent to outright hostile customer service. read more