The queue at Hertz is usually short since they have more counters open; you can generally get things done quickly. The nearby 'Triple-One' isn't as efficient, but it's cheaper. Hertz's insurance is slightly less aggressive with their upselling; they offered $10 per day and I went ahead and purchased it. 'Triple-One,' on the other hand, tries to upsell everything. While their orders are cheaper, their insurance often makes up the difference. Hertz strikes a better balance overall.

The car was damaged in the city, so I went to exchange it. I originally booked an L level car, but they gave me a Kia Rogue without refunding the price difference.

My flight arrived in New York early in the morning, and there was only one person at the counter handling car rentals. This person was not familiar with the procedures at all. I had to wait in line for two and a half hours, and it took three hours in total before I could finally drive away.

I was fairly disappointed with Hertz upon return of the vehicle. They charged me for fuel although I had completely filled the tank prior to returning vehicle. I had to track down the manager of the gas station to get a receipt as proof of fuel purchase and threaten to call my credit card company before the almost $30 charge was removed. That’s fraud on their part and a waste of my time to fight it.

I was pleasantly surprised with this company. II had actually never heard of the company prior to booking this trip. They had the lowest price for my class of vehicle by $200. I was skeptical that the transaction will go through without some false charge on the backend. I am happy to report that, over 30 days later, the transaction went off without a problem.

Like: The staff was fantastic. The help at the counter for both pick-up and drop-off was wonderful. The gentleman that was cleaning the cars at the time of my drop off even found a pair of sunglasses and quickly ran them down to me at the desk before I finished checking out. A+ all the way!