This time renting a car, possibly due to the Christmas season, there were many tourists and renters. We booked the car for 10:30 AM but it was delayed until 11:35 AM. Communication issues meant we had to repeatedly ask and answer questions, but overall the staff were quite patient.

Booked to pick up the car at 9 AM, arrived at the counter at 9:30 and was told no cars were available, had to wait for an hour. At 10:30, there were still issues, and I didn't get the car until 11. It took an extra hour and a half in total, very frustrating.

The car rental process was straightforward, and the vehicle was in excellent condition. Truly a top-notch rental company.

Hertz's service is very standardized, but the efficiency of car pickup is not very high. I waited for an hour at their Union Square location to get the car. The vehicle had less than 5000 kilometers, was clean and very new. However, I booked an Altima Classic online but received a Versa Classic instead. Not sure if these two cars are considered 'same class,' although the latter was sufficient, its power and space are noticeably less. It's worth mentioning that the car return efficiency was extremely high. At the huge Hertz return area at Los Angeles airport, the staff checked the car in 2 minutes and then a shuttle bus took me back to my hotel near the airport. Overall, quite satisfied.

The car was booked for 9am. When we arrived there was a long lineup of people waiting to pickup their car. When we finally got to the counter, the lady said it was going to be another 2 hours before we could have the car. We had people waiting at multiple locations and a long drive ahead that we wanted to reach before dark. So we went out of our way to rearrange transportation to bring everyone to the Hertz location, at additional expense to us. Then the car was ready after approximately an hour which meant trying to find people mid transportation to the pick-up location. After getting the keys to the car, we were told that we needed to walk multiple blocks to get our car with our luggage and a member of our team with walking issues. Not impressed.