I am so upset with hertz, based in Birmingham Alabama at the airport. My family has just experienced a situation where this company chose actual greed over a loyal customer. My husband reserved a vehicle almost a month ago for my 40th birthday trip. When he arrived to pick up our rental (ON TIME MIND YOU), he was told they opted NOT to hold our reservation due to a concert and race in the city, and had instead rented out all the vehicles that would fit our family. We ended up leaving 3 hours late and were LIED to about our options after that. We were told we could swap the vehicle out at our next stop in Tallahassee, but surprise, the Hertz at the next location also did not have the vehicle we needed. We are left driving a car with not enough space for the family members we have with us and driving a vehicle we cannot see out the back window because luggage is wedged in anywhere it could go. I absolutely will never trust this company again and will be asking my husband to abandon his President Circle status and move to another rental company. Thanks for starting off my birthday week with such a massive headache hertz. read more

Not sure what happened and I understand this is a smaller airport location, but upon arrival at the customer service kiosk in the garage, I'm told that unless I'm a Gold member or pre-paid for my rental, I could not be serviced. Now where was that sign....nowhere to be found. In fact, there were quite a few guests in front of me and behind me that were also left in the dust by Hertz/Dollar BHM Airport location. I also understand from the frontline employee perspective, they too must have had a not so positive experience, but as the frontline, they should provide options and better explanation for what was happening. We went to Enterprise right on the other side. read more

They never have cars available. You'll be waiting a long time. Used them about 5 times now and they have not once had a car ready. Won't be using them ever again read more

Already having a horrible experience. Landed over an hour ago and being told no cars when we had a scheduled pickup. People are lining the halls waiting for cars that were already reserved. Terrible service. Won't be using them again. We even told them that we would take whatever they had and they said they had a truck. That was an additional 30 minutes ago read more

The line at the Hertz Old Club is 3x that of the regular line, and their signs force you to walk through the regular area only to do a 180, and come back completely to where you were to find the Gold line. No Gold board? Why have Gold at all here? They then tried to give me a dirty Camry with mulch in the trunk. read more

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We resulted in canceling the rental car from Hertz. The workers are friendly and helpful but the policies are not as good as other places. We had unreasonable wait times to get a car before. We may never use Hertz again. Very bad experiences here read more

Hertz - Counter - Car Rental Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Unjust Charges and Poor Customer Service - Never Renting from Hertz Again I normally don't leave reviews, but the level of dishonesty and poor service I experienced with Hertz warrants a warning to others. After my car was totaled, I rented a vehicle from Hertz. I initially booked it for one week, but due to ongoing circumstances, I needed to extend the rental. When I spoke to an agent at the pickup location, I specifically asked whether I would still be charged for the full extension if I returned the car early. I was clearly told no--that I would only be charged for the days the vehicle was actually used. Based on that assurance, I returned the car two days early. Yet, I was still charged for the full extended rental period. I contacted customer service and was told they would adjust the charges and send a new receipt. Two days passed with no update. I followed up, only to be informed that the case had been closed and the full charges were deemed valid. I disputed this again and was told a new case would be created and a supervisor would contact me. No one ever reached out. I then used the app to speak with a live agent, provided the case number, and explained everything again. The response? The agent stated the case was closed--and abruptly ended the chat. On top of being charged for days I didn't use the car, I was also charged $80 simply for returning the vehicle to a different location--because the original drop-off location was closed. I had no choice but to return it elsewhere. This experience has been frustrating, dishonest, and completely unprofessional. It's infuriating to know that after I returned the car early, Hertz likely re-rented it, meaning they profited twice off the same vehicle. I will never rent from Hertz again, and I strongly advise others to beware of hidden fees, misleading information, and poor customer service. read more

Zero stars!! Rent anywhere else. Have rented with them 4 times and they never have your car, despite having a reservation for months. Have waited up to two hours for a car that Hetz Corp said was waiting for me. I am a Hertz Gold member and will never again rent with Hertz due to this location and their terrible management. Most of the employees are good people. This is clearly a management issue! read more

Star was kind, helpful and experienced. Definitely recommend Hertz with the type of customer service provided by Star! read more

Was really frustrated with Hertz. I arrived for my pickup at the scheduled time and there was a line of at least 10 people in front of me waiting for cars and they took very long to get the cars out. Their policy was also ridiculous for the security payment, they only allowed the credit card of the person on the name of the booking to pay the deposit fee, even though I paid for the booking with my card online, they would only let the card with his name on it pay the deposit which wasn't working. We asked to pay with his debit card instead then and they charged us $500 for the security fee instead of the $200 just for using a debit card and not credit. It was ridiculous and then having to wait an hour after that just to get the car was awful. The car itself was good and the return process was very easy but just overall not very pleased with the company. Will not use them again. read more

Had a reservation for noon and it's 3:01 and they said 45 more mins? What's the point of a reservation!? Now I'm going to miss a meeting for work! Don't rent from here! This is reoccurring not just a one time thing. read more

Hertz - Car Rental Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

I needed a rental for a day. To move some Christmas Decorations. Pick up was a very pleasant experience. I wish I knew the lady's name that helped me. She's was the really sweet blond, at the inside counter......Then at time of return. I wasn't aware. I could use the booth outside. But when I finally got to where I needed to be. Keke, the lady in the outside booth. Was very helpful, professional and a pleasure to deal with. Thank you ladies! For being so helpful and providing. Excellent customer service! read more

Short review... Weekly traveler for the last 15+ years. Also a Hertz President Club member. DO NOT RENT FROM THIS LOCATION. Full review... Flight landed on time on a Tuesday, Hertz / airport relatively empty. Everything seems to be smooth until I go pick my car. I was informed they didn't have ANY midsize cars... I had booked a two day rental for ~$70/day or $140 total. They said all they had was minivans (could care less what I drive for 2 days). They tried to re-book my reservation and add on every potential option (gas, premium insurance, etc.) and in addition tack on an "upgrade fee" for a minivan that I didn't want. Total quote for 2 days was $950, or $810 more than the $140 rate I originally booked (all-In). In summary, after 20 mins of discussion, and telling them that would not work, they offered me a basic economy full size car for $70 more, or 50% than what I had originally booked. After traveling all day (9+ hours) I settled on it, but it was an absolute joke / coercive robbery. Very poorly managed Hertz and based in my experience it appears this is an isolated incident at this location, not Hertz as a corporation / rental Company. It appears to me they are trained to upsell and charge upgrade fees if the car you booked is not available (which is likely). Hope this helps anyone looking to rent from this specific location or hopefully at least someone from corporate reads this review and makes changes because it seems to be a common theme at this location. read more

Birmingham, Al Airport Location They don't deserve the one star. They have the worse customer service I have ever seen. They run specials because they don't have a good cars or customer service. The car I rented was a lemon with engine problems. The staff could care less and will just send you to someone else or a 1800 number that means nothing. Actually got more help from AVIS rental car agents I think when they get 5 stars its employees family and friends who they probably allow to use their discount. read more

The suv we had was very nice and roomy. The sales people we had were very friendly and nice. They made our trip enjoyable. They were really good. Thank you. I will use Hertz south side again read more

Hertz in Birmingham airport is the most terrible company i have ever had. I booked car 10 days ago, however when I arrived airport tonight at 8:30pm, i was told there is no car for me. I have to pay double to rent a car from enterprise. Never ever to rent car from Hertz. read more

So I booked my rental a week in advance and when I showed up yesterday there was a line of about 30 people waiting for cars. The guy at the counter assured me the wait was going to only be 30 minutes. I freaking waited 2 hours and still no cars. You screwed my entire trip up. I had to get a cab because I had to get to a dinner with my customer. Please refund me. This is the second time Hertz did this to me. I'm beyond mad. DO NOT USE THEM. read more

I rarely do reviews but the customer service I received from Varisia (Miss V) was exceptional and I have to make mention. My brother and I had a reservation to pick up a car at the Alabama Shuttles worth airport Avis and I called the location 3 x's to make sure we had all the information we needed to know to complete the rental. I do not have a drivers' license and he does not have a credit card. We thought we were set. When we went to the Avis counter we were refused a car. The agent ran a credit check on my brothers' debit card which had $12,000 on it and we were told it failed. If any of the agents that I spoke to during any of the 3 previous calls had mentioned this we would have made other arrangements knowing that this might happen. Now we were stranded with no car in a city where we didn't know anyone. We called customer service, they didn't care. All other car rental companies were sold out. The Magic City Classic as well as another big event was taking place. I couldn't believe Avis just left us like they did. Lucky for us we explained our plight to Miss V at Hertz and she found us a car. They also ran a credit check and it was successful!!!! The rental cost $150.00 more than my Avis reservation because we had to take a premium car, but I was just glad to get a car. Thank you Miss V at Hertz. Never again Avis, GOOD BYE!!!! Also when we checked in there was a billing discrepancy. The website & customer service number provided rate information that the agent at the counter didn't appear to agree with. Miss V just happened to be passing by to address another issue at the time and she took care of the adjustment. She is such a valuable asset for your company, I truly hope she is appreciated. read more

I don't understand how you can have a reservation and they "give your car away" the day you are to pick it up. Very poor way of doing business. read more

Alyce was so helpful and kind and saved me money at a time I really needed it. I see there's lots of bad reviews so I wanted to leave a good one (since most of us are only likely to take the time to review bad experiences). I expect this is a hard job because a lot of people do not return rental cars when they are supposed to and that's just life, shit happens y'all. I've had some terrible rental experiences and my experience with Hertz at this location was absolutely great. Actually the best experience I've had renting a vehicle... so THANK YOU ALYCE for great service and for just being a nice person. read more

Not super sure what the point of a reservation is at a specific time if they can't reserve your car and have it ready. The idea of providing timely business is lost on this location. read more

We made a reservation ahead of time to pick up our car on Thursday afternoon. We got off the plane and went right to the rental. There were about 3 people in front of us. No big deal... we thought... after waiting 45 mins on line for 3 people, my husband finally gets up to the line and they advised him he was all set and that he just needed to wait for the keys. Literally, another 30 minutes to by abs finally they call my husbands name. Tell him that he needs to be checked in. We approached the desk and asked "isn't that exactly what we did 30 minutes ago?" The Indian lady said "well we need to do this when you are given the keys" I tried to get an explanation as to why he had to check in yet again after waiting another 30 mins on top of the probably 45 mins. She was being rude and kept saying that she was "giving us the keys once ahead was notified and to take the keys and go." She was extremely rude to us and mocked me. We were not the only ones who had issues. We originally tried to check in using the app as that was promoted on the screen, but the app wouldn't recognize my husbands face and we spoke to others in line who all said they had the same issue. If we didn't have a reservation, I would have understood the response time, but we booked ahead. We should not have had to wait this long to get our car after traveling all day. I could have gotten a ride from family had I known it was going to take over an hour. Our destination was only 45 minutes from the airport. read more

NO HUMAN COMPASSION Took car back to get cheaper car. They wouldn't rent me a car again because I didn't have a flight out of BHM. 4year old daughter with me. I'm like that's fucked up just give me the car I had back and I'll just extend the rental. Hertz already charged me $800 that I gladly paid. They can't do that because they already closed that rental with me. I'm using debit card. They said the last person screwed up by renting me a car in the first place......I'm really fucking mad at this point.......think outside the box......so I bought a flight to ATL for $150 and got my cheaper piece of shit rental car and then canceled my flight in front of them. Stupid ass game. Also the rental I ended up getting was a Dollar car. I went to Hertz not Dollar. The POS they gave me was short on gas but they marked it full. The rear wiper was ripped off this car. Everything about this experience has been sub par. Thank for treating me like shit and still taking over $1000 from me. read more

They are liars and crooks. My wife and I added the additional driver since we are married it shouldn't have had an extra charge. We asked at least 3 times to ensure it wouldn't be an extra charge and they said it wouldn't. Turns out we were charged for it and they refused to reverse the charge. AVOID AT ALL COSTS! read more

Buyer beware. DO NOT RENT FROM THIS BRANCH. See picture for state of the vehicle at time of pickup, which I was okay with considering I only needed it for less than 24 hours. The big issue and red flag here is it has been three days since I have dropped the vehicle off and it still has not been checked in yet. I returned the vehicle in the same condition received and with a full tank of gas. A Hertz employee directed me to park the vehicle in a parking spot near the Hertz Gold booth and to drop the keys in the car rental return dropbox which I did. I was leery about the process as I'm accustomed to getting a printed receipt upon drop off, but I had a flight to catch so I comply. I checked my email periodically throughout the rest of the day and no receipt. Then on Sunday, I look at my credit card activity and see $200 for the initial deposit on my credit card and now another $100 per day deposit has been added on Sunday and Monday. I've written and called their customer service team three times and they tell me they've notified the branch to close out the rental. Well, it's Tuesday morning and it's still open. I'd give negative five stars if I could and am now considering taking legal action. read more

Hertz - Dings and painted writing on the window galore - Car Rental Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

The worst rental car counter by far in nearly 25 years of business travel. Arrived to the counter with a same day reservation after my flight was diverted. Was actually traveling with kids this time and was told that they didn't have any cars and that it would be at least 2 hours. Offered to leave and have dinner. While I was walking away employee screamed across the parking area that 7 people were ahead of me to try to make a point and be embarrasing. To make matters worse when I came back 2 hours later was told that they weren't honoring reservations and they had no cars. Didn't offer any solutions, didn't matter that i was Gold, just deleted my reservation. Manager was responsive but unwilling to make any accommodations. Other agents were rude and could care less. Walked over to National and got a vehicle. DO NOT USE HERTZ BIRMINGHAM. read more

I hardly ever rave about rental car places but after so many rentals and great experiences; this is by far my fav Hertz location. They are always on point. I've rented so many cars over the years and this location will make it happen. They are courteous and professional and very helpful. I've had minor problems with their vehicles; and I do mean minor but they rectify things quickly. Been meaning to write a review on them but just haven't had the time. Just want to thank the staff and I always appreciate y'all. Wish I could rent from here more. Keep up the good work and Corporate y'all need to give bonuses when you have hard working dedicated folks cause that alone is hard to find in this day and time! Thanks again!!! read more

When I had a problem with my reservation at the Birmingham Airport Andrea really came through for me. She went above and beyond for me and my elderly mother. I'm very greatful! Thanks Andrea! read more

Alyce was extremely helpful and kind! My favorite part of my experience was her hand written note on my receipt very thoughtful and above and beyond! read more

HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE AT THE COUNTER!! The employee there, beautiful Starla, was so helpful and kind and funny! She even helped upgrade us from a small economic car to a Ford escape for free! THANK YOU STARLA read more

Awful service! Super slow! We waited for 2 hours for getting our car which we had reserved it before on the website!

I am a senior citizen and have been renting cars since I was in my twenties. This was by far the WORST rental car experience ever!!Paid top price for a rental car for family Thanksgiving holiday 11/22-29 at this location. 11/24 Check Engine light came on, car was stalling and wouldn't start. Called to inform Hertz, car started 20 mins later. 11/25 car won't start, had to call emergency roadside to get car started, they couldn't diagnose it,, couldn't offer replacement. Next gas up car won't start, check engine light on, finally started after 20 minutes. Called Hertz again, asked for replacement vehicle, had to drive over 200miles back to turn in for replacement vehicle. Replacement car dashboard wasn't lighting up. No staff there knew how to turn it on. Had to be swapped out for a 3rd vehicle! Spoke to manager, Julius Reeves, promised a credit for the rental upon return of the 3rd vehicle. I made numerous calls, left msgs which he never returned and of course no credit. Terrible experience! Ruined our entire Thanksgiving! Never again!! PLEASE GO ELSEWHERE TO RENT A CAR!! read more

There is only every one person working. And they are clueless. Had to wait in line for 30 minutes and then tell the lady how to do her job. Car was not very clean and smelled like marijuana inside. read more

This was the worst rental car experience I have ever had, and I'm 81 and travel extensively. Terrible problem returning the car. Woman was surly and unhelpful. Garage was dark and dingy. I asked for a printed receipt and she said she'd email one. It's three days and I still have no receipt. I have spent at least eight hours yesterday and today trying to get a receipt via the website I was told to use. The website is also terrible and not at all user friendly if you are trying to get a receipt. Best of all, the customer service number is not in service and the website takes you to a blank page. Worse still, there's NO ONE YOU CAN CALL. I think I'm done with Hertz. read more

If I could give no stars I would. Do not rent from this location or company. Their customer service is terrible. They do not ever have a car at the promised time and will just ask you to wait indefinitely. They are incredibly rude and will not help you with any problem you have. read more

Waited over a half hour to get our rental car. They said they had no cars ready because they are "low on staff due to COVID". Our reservation was placed 2 weeks in advance so I do not accept this as a viable response. read more

We've had a reservation for months and when we landed they don't have any cars. There's a line of people waiting for cars that aren't here. When I asked how long until they get cars, the gal behind the desk said, "I don't know". Hertz does not care about customers!!!!! It's frustrating to be stuck and they just don't care! read more

Alyce was amazing!!! If I could give more than 5 stars I would. She helped us through a very difficult night with flight delays and transfers and did everything she could to get us home safely. Her bright smile and bubbly personality really changed our moods from stressed to relaxed. Couldn't have asked for better customer service! Keep doing what you're doing girl! read more

If I could give negative stars I would!! They have so many negative reviews already, but it's obvious they don't care. They are nothing but THIEVES!! They are charging me for 8 extra days that didn't happen!! The vehicle was actually dropped off earlier than expected but somehow they added on a whole week! Rental was supposed to be just under $600, they billed me for almost $2400!!! I've called customer service twice already and I keep being told it'll be escalated to the location, and for me to check back in 3-5 business days. Apparently they won't reach out to me to rectify their huge error. I've never had a great or even good experience with any Hertz, but this time is the worst by literally STEALING from me!! read more

Their phone line is always busy. I can't even contact them to check my reservation to make sure they able to see it. This is sad to be honest. read more