the pick up was a disaster.

Overall experience was pretty good. They didn't push any additional services, and the staff at pickup were very helpful. The only downside was an extra $200 charge at the end, and I still haven't received a breakdown, so I'm not sure what the fee was for.

It took some time to find the store with Google Maps, but the staff was very friendly.

Excellent service

Excellent service. Since it was my first time driving on a toll highway and I didn't know how to pay, a Hertz employee was very helpful and called to pay the toll for me when I returned the car. I'm truly grateful; they saved me a lot of money. For future visitors driving in the U.S., if you don't want to take the highway, set the GPS to avoid highways. If you're okay with highways, remember that at toll booths, you have to exit the main line to pay and then merge back in.

The pickup location in Palm Springs was difficult. There were not enough signs to indicate where to go. I had to walk through the hotel/casino to find anyone who could direct me. The drop off location in Las Vegas was even worse. The address on the car rental was insufficient to return the vehicle. I called the number for the hertz desk at the location provided- no answer. I then called up to get further information from the hertz helpline on where to drop off the vehicle but was told they couldn’t assist me as the car was registered under my friends name (I paid/booked the original transaction but my friends credit card was used for a deposit as mine was not working with Hertz). This was unhelpful and it took several iterations before the assistant provided the same address for drop off that I already had - unhelpful. In the end we had to go through another hotel and ask and they were able to assist. The process meant we returned the vehicle at 12.57pm and there was no one tending to the front desk. If Hertz attempts to charge me for another day (because we were late) there will be repercussions.