Hertz, being a large company, generally provides good service at their locations. At 9 AM, there was no queue, and there were two staff members available. Although they tried to upsell insurance, you can simply decline it. They were able to fulfill my booking requests, and the staff spoke decent English. I originally booked a Fiat 500 manual, but they didn't have the car available. They first asked if I wanted to upgrade to a Fiat 500 automatic for a fee, which I declined. Eventually, they upgraded me to a compact SUV from a brand I hadn't heard of, DR., which upon research turned out to be a rebadged Chery Tiggo. Considering that I would be driving mostly in the Swiss countryside, the higher ground clearance was acceptable. The car had over 40,000 kilometers on it but was in good, clean condition. If I had been driving mainly in Italy, I would have rejected it due to the challenges of parking a vehicle of that size in urban areas.

The service was enthusiastic and the explanation was detailed.

Very convenient

Arrived at the airport car rental location at 19:10, and it took about 2 hours to get the car. I initially wanted to rent a 9-seater car but was first given a 2-seater car, later it was changed to a 9-seater. My reservation required an automatic car, but the rental location only had manual cars. Due to the long wait, I had to accept a manual one.

When I dropped the car the parking to return the vehicle is outside now. I was wondering what happened if raining. I was by myself and with a heavy luggage. I rather prefer to drop the car inside to avoid problems if raining.