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

Long wait time, customer service kept pushing insurance and car upgrades. The first quote was nearly $300, which I refused. Then they said there was a discount for China Eastern or Air China members, obviously trying to rip me off. When I still refused, they said they didn't have the model I wanted and gave me a car parked in a corner. After dragging our luggage around to find the car, the tank was empty. I went back to the service desk, and they gave me another car at the opposite end of the lot. It took an hour and a half in total! They claim to be the biggest company.

Overall good experience

Hertz is a big company with many locations and cars, and the cars are very new. The Los Angeles airport branch is very close to the airport, making pick-up and drop-off very convenient. Our flight was delayed by several hours, and we were worried they wouldn’t hold our reserved car. We arrived at 2 AM, and the staff was very accommodating, and we got the model we reserved. We rented a GMC YUKON XL because we had 4 adults and 2 kids. The car was new, in great condition, and very comfortable for the 5600+ kilometers we drove. The price was reasonable, just over 10,000 RMB for 17 days, and fuel cost was lower than expected, only 400 USD. We will use QEEQ again and will choose Hertz first.

Car (camaro) has mechanical issues (steering/wheel alignment issues and was overdue for service by 5,000miles) meaning it was dangerous when driving on motorways above 60mph. Swapped the car at Las Vegas the next day. No customer service. Didn’t have a replacement so had to go with a four door even though we had especially booked an American muscle car for our honeymoon. Very disappointed with hertz and wouldn’t bother booking a car with them again given lack of customer service. Had a much better and smoother experience with Dollar.