Melbourne - Great Ocean Road - Twelve Apostles - Melbourne

Very good

I booked a Corolla but was given a Civic. They asked if I wanted to upgrade without being pushy. Knowing I was driving the Great Ocean Road, they even provided me with a map and pointed out several famous spots. They also reminded me to set Google Maps to avoid toll roads since I didn't rent a toll pass. I bought fuel, and returning the car without a full tank was slightly more expensive but acceptable.

The attitude during car return was not good.

There might be fewer rental locations in the city. We arrived at around 8 am and waited in line for a while only to be told they didn't have the car we booked or any similar models. We needed to wait until noon for the vehicle listed in our reservation. Given our tight schedule to travel from the city to Apollo Bay, we couldn't afford the delay, so we accepted the new Toyota Corolla they offered.

Customer reception was a little dodgy. I was pressured to pay for an upgrade. The company didn't actually have the compact vehicle I had booked, but did not disclose this. I persevered with my booked smaller vehicle and the company rep had to admit that they could only supply a larger vehicle (for no extra cost). The vehicle also had some cosmetic damage that was not disclosed. I had to take my own photos to prove to Hertz that the vehicle had some damage that their own pre-rental inspection did not show.

Excellent service - will use it again!