There was no 7-seater Mercedes van at the Hertz location in Frankfurt Airport, they gave me a Ford instead. When I wanted to switch, the staff said it was the only option, and it was diesel. Very frustrating. The staff was enthusiastic, but it felt fake. They pushed for full insurance, about 40 euros per day. When I went to pick up the car, the man there was really irresponsible, just reading an e-book and not helping me find a child seat. When I found out there was no child seat in the car, I went back to him and he finally got one for me. He asked if I wanted a booster seat, and I thought, I paid an extra 55 euros and this is what I get? In the end, I chose a child seat for ages 3-12 (not an ISOFIX one, just secured with a seatbelt).

Located right inside the airport, very convenient.

The process was quite simple. They only asked if I was sure about purchasing insurance. Seeing that we had a lot of luggage, they suggested upgrading to an SUV for an extra 25 euros per day. We got a Volvo XC90 with a navigation system, which was incredibly helpful. Otherwise, it would’ve been difficult to access Google Maps with local data, and Baidu Maps isn’t very useful here. Make sure to bring your domestic driver’s license and its translation; otherwise, they won't include it in the record. I forgot mine and almost had a serious issue, but fortunately, someone else had theirs.

Excellent service! The car is almost brand new, with just over 10,000 kilometers on the odometer!

I told the staff that I had to go to Switzerland and paid Euro 35 for travelling accross the border. I understood that part and paid. I was told the car had most likely the required sticker for going across the border, which it did not have and I paid Euro 40 at the border. When I returned the car I was told I had to pay an addional 52 Euro border fees, which was all in all very disappointing as my currency is South African Rands which is x 20 in other words I had to pay R 1840 in addion which is a lot for me !

I told the staff that I had to go to Switzerland and paid Euro 35 for travelling accross the border. I undertood that part and paid. was told the car had most likely the required sticker for going across the border, which it did not have and I paid Euro 40 at the border. When I returned the car I was told I had to pay an addional 52 Euro border fees, which was all in all very disappointingas my currency is South African Rands which is x 20 in other words I had to pay R 1840 in addion which is a lot for me !