San Francisco---Carmel---San Simeon---Santa Barbara---Los Angeles

Returning the car was simple.

Pickup and drop-off were both convenient, no insurance upselling, no signing required, and no car inspection upon return. However, my credit card was charged $72 the next day with no explanation. Reported to QEEQ and they are investigating.

After registering in line, they told us we could get the car in two hours, but we ended up waiting nearly four hours.

It's okay.

I rented from a Hertz store in downtown San Francisco, located in a parking lot where many rental companies are situated. I booked a RAV4 but was given a Kia instead without any choice. The car was new but didn't have as much trunk space as the RAV4. The front desk was staffed by a Chinese person but they couldn't speak Chinese, and kept insisting that I hadn't bought enough insurance even though I clearly had purchased full coverage. After showing her the information at the bottom of my rental order, she stopped insisting. It seems better coordination is needed between the rental app and rental companies. She said her computer showed that several insurances were not purchased. Not being able to choose a car was really frustrating, unlike Alamo, which probably had better options due to its downtown location and limited car availability.