not good

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.

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Big company, well-regulated

This was the most problematic car rental experience I've ever had! We waited in line for 4 hours to get the car, and the reserved model wasn't available. They gave us a problematic car with no fuel instead. Throughout the trip, the car had various issues and eventually broke down halfway, delaying our trip by an entire day. Customer service wasn't helpful either. Thankfully, the hotel owner helped us communicate with the rental company. It took two months of coordination with the rental platform to get a refund for the taxi fare incurred due to the car exchange. Hertz going out of business is not without reason!

Dislike: too long to pick up and drop off the car.