Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty all using the same address according to Yelp? Well, the sign on the place I went to said "HERTZ" and nothing else. My rental was from HERTZ.
I made the rental online. Didn't have to jump through any hoops or be a "member" to rent.
When I arrived, I was given a choice of two cars, Toyota or a Dodge. The Dodge had just come in from a previous rental and it hadn't been "cleaned" yet, but I took it anyway. I was told I could take the Toyota if I wanted a "clean" car. Well, the previous renter only had a minor amount of dust and stuff, so I said ok.
Pretty much "ten minutes" and I was "outa there."
If you book online and have AAA discounts, the promotion code didn't work online. So I didn't think I could use AAA. But the nice gentleman happened to ask anyway, "Did I belong to any group that had discounts?" I mentioned AAA and voila, I was given the discount!
I asked if this office was a "franchise" or "corporate." I was told it was a "franchise." Why is this question important? Well, I have learned from experience that "franchise" offices don't tend to sell your name to junk mail lists, whereas, "corporate owned" stores DO sell your name to junk mail lists. This is important to me.
The only bad thing about renting from here is that the rates, initially, may seem ok, but this franchise has to charge ridiculous "fees" such as "facility resource fee" and other "what the heck for" fees along this line. It ends up making the rental almost double what you think it should be. And that's if you don't order any "extras" like insurance waiver or Sirius Radio! But I think this is the only game in town for rental cars, so what can you say.
I rode public transportation to get up here and get the car. read more