Banff National Park

Satisfied

An African American insisted on an international driving permit, saying it was mandatory to rent a car. Chinese and Hong Kong licenses were not accepted. I requested a different service representative, but he refused. Finally, a Caucasian woman intervened and reproached him before allowing the rental.

The service was good, but the car we picked up at the Vancouver airport location was a bit old. Later, when driving to Seattle, a thief shattered the car window. We contacted QEEQ customer service, and after they communicated with Hertz, we were told to go directly to the Seattle airport location to exchange for another car, which was in better condition than the original one. Even though it was already past midnight, the car exchange process went smoothly.

The waiting time was too long, taking up to an hour in line. When finally attended to, the staff was very unprofessional, taking half an hour to complete the process. They also changed my originally reserved Highlander (classified as a Large SUV by the rental company) to a Chevrolet Equinox, which is at least one size category smaller. After negotiating with another staff member, they finally switched it to a Nissan Pathfinder, but I had to wait another half hour to get the car. From standing in line to getting the car, it took over two hours and multiple negotiations. The experience was very poor. However, the car was in good condition, having been driven only 10,000 kilometers when I picked it up.

I have rented cars from Hertz in many places, but the experience at the Vancouver airport was quite poor. They kept pushing additional insurance even though I emphasized multiple times that I had already purchased full coverage. They insisted that towing fees were not included, and so on.