I needed a rental car for just a few days, while my own car was in the shop getting a tune up. I searched for car rental companies in the area, and this location popped up. The reviews didn't look so hot, but I went for it because it was the closest location to my pad. I had a great experience! The staff here were super friendly, and very hard-working. Car rental company jobs are NO joke, and it was refreshing to see such great attitudes from these guys (there were only guys when I was there). I got just what I needed - an economy car for a few days. No hassle, no fuss. In and out. PLUS a great discount with my AAA membership. I'll be back here for sure, next time I need a rental! read more

Which is worse, the service or the vehicle? I would say vehicle, because being stuck out on the road, the insurance you buy from them turns out to cover no roadside assistance. How can this be if the insurance is "walk away?' read more

Tried to rent a car. Called first, after 45 minutes on hold, I hung up. Went to their location on Cherry , Signal Hill. One person working, people waiting.... I just left. Going somewhere else. read more

This Hertz is a rip off. They will charge you for gas even when you return the car full. When you provide documentation of a full tank of gas (photos/receipts) they still refuse. Do not use this location. They rip you off. They never answer the phone to rectify the situation and when you go through hertz.com they refuse to correct the error as well. Do not use this Hertz. They will rip you off. When I disputed the charge with American Express Hertz lied and threatened collection. The response from Hertz is meaningless. Local management is the problem and non-responsive. What is the point of forwarding to local management when they refuse to correct their mistake and provide awful customer service? Empty words by Hertz when they are aware of the problems at this location and continue to allow them to rip off customers. read more

Totally poor. They could not provide a car at my reservation nor could the source a car for today's date and time. The also opened 5 minutes late. read more

AVOID!! ZERO STARS. Worse experience of my life. Lazy lazy uninformed poorly trained RUDE staff. Cars are junk there. Scratched up, Dents, no floor mats and smell like smokers. Too lazy to bring car around had to try to find it in the garage. The windows were covered with dirt. Will never do business there. Will be recommending cancellation of our corporate account as well. read more

Waited more than 40 minutes now in the total indifference of the personnel. It seems like they need to go somewhere miles away between each car delivery. They don't even tell you what they are doing. This is by far the worst Hertz location I ever visited. They even tried to blame it on us being half an hour late on the pickup time. Hello? That means my car should have been ready 30 minutes earlier! read more

Absolutely horrid. Do not rent at this location unless you have 2 hrs to wait. We reserved a car and yet waited over 2 hrs for a vehicle because they are understaffed and have poor car maintenance protocols. A poor disabled lady before us had to wait even longer to get her vehicle read more

Hertz on ocean in the city of Long Beach. Place has a great location to rent cars. I enjoy renting from here. Better than a crowded airport lot. Lots of cars to choose from. When you go the staffs are friendly and helpful great service. Only thing there closed on Sunday. Other than that nice location. read more

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Horrible , I mean horrible. First thing supervisor (they always have to read these reviews) teach your employees customer service! I am not asking for much when it comes to renting a car. This happened on a Saturday for a 1 day rental. I never got the name of the person who helped me(no name tag) but he asked 2 questions , took my card, handed my keys, told me that the gas is less then half (not even a full tank)and instructed me how to get to the parking lot. He didn't tell me that your closed Sunday (how do I return it?) , that it's 2 floors down in a parking structure (no elevator no directions on where to turn) to get to the car. We got the wrong car(he didn't tell me that you didn't have the car and had to switch which I would have understood) it was DIRTY! I mean you can wipe the dirt with your finger. The inside worse. No one went with me to review the car to see the conditions it's in(how would you know that scratch was there when I got the car). I paid $164 for a soccer mom car that I had to wash. Return day Sunday: I spent 30 mins trying to figure out how to return the car I called the number but hey, they are closed too! So I had to listen to the recording 3 times to fully understand the steps to return this thing. Step 1) drive to another hotel parking structure that is down the block and around the corner step 2) drive all the way to the top of the parking structure and GUESS where to leave the vehicle (hoping they find it) step3) try to figure out where to put the keys step 4) read the sign on the wall telling you to go on the other side of the wall for the key drop box 5) find the box(finally) and drop the keys Seriously, just tell me what the hell to do when you know it's confusing to begin with ! read more

Be careful! This is a group of scammers and incompetents! I made a reservation (Gold Five Star Hertz customer) on the 14th of June to pick up a car on the 15th. When I arrived the desk attendant looked me up and said they would need to see if they had a car??? Then I had to wait while the manager got the car ready, then I got my car. I returned the car on the evening of the 15th of June to the fourth floor of the parking structure at the Courtyard Marriott and placed the key in the lock box on the 1st floor of the parking structure. I was billed originally for 4 days and then had the displeasure of speaking to Trey of the Long Beach office who called me a liar and told me the best he could do was Saturday. Given the decades of business I've done with Hertz, my hotel checkout, Uber ride, and airplane ticket on Friday the 16th I find it hard to believe that the incompetence of Trey and his negative attitude will be covered up by charging me for an extra day! I'll have filed a dispute with Hertz but if they don't come through I'll file a dispute with AMEX and they will make the adjustment. So disapointed in this location of Hertz. Buyer beware! read more

I wish zero stars was an option but the o my saving grace was their corporate office was nice. I rented a car IN ADVANCE to go home for the holidays. I was called two days before pickup and told that they were sold out and did not have a car for me. However, I had already paid for the rental. So I was given their corporate number to get my money back. However , they told me that a refund would take 7-10 business days. Totally not okay given I wasn't voluntarily wanting a refund - I was forced because they over booked. After speaking with corporate, I got a phone call from Hertz, ASSURING me I would have a car upon pickup and the previous call was an error on their part. I got to get my car today and they have none. There are ten people also waiting for a car ahead of me. WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. RUINED CHRISTMAS. read more

Poor service, unprofessional staff, rude, poor customer service skills, over all a bad experience! Definitely NOT rent from HERTZ again or at least NOT this place. read more

PLEASE READ! Absolutely DO NOT rent a vehicle from this branch or Hertz in general. The Long Beach branch along with the Costa Mesa Hertz falsely accused me of stealing a vehicle. I was up to date on my payments with this long term rental. Costa Mesa failed to communicate my payments and extension of the vehicle to the Long Beach Hertz thus the car was reported stolen and I was arrested. I went to court several days later and showed the DA all my payments as well as the extension documentation and the case was dropped immediately. Hertz showed zero responsibility for their actions. They told me they were looking into the case with a claims manager but did nothing. DO NOT RENT FROM HERTZ! Horrible horrible people... read more

Oct 5, 2018...Yelp has the Ocean Blvd open at 7:30am. I arrived at 7:30am but the business hour on the door listed 8am-6pm...great. The low rating isn't due to the hours of operation but the extend of the customer service at this location. Three clerks went in and out but no greet and service offered. However, the second clerk arrived about 15 minutes before 8am and I asked if it would be acceptable to process my reservation and was told it's not 8am; he proceed into the building and lock the door behind him...NO CUSTOMER care at all. 8am came, I proceed to the counter after the door was opened. The rental processing was pretty quick; 20 minutes and the SUV I wanted arrived a few minutes after but with half emptied gas tank and a mess inside the SUV. It was not clean and there no attempted to clean by Hertz team. It doesn't look like this location has any car inventory but only rotatable rental. Update: Dec 27, 2019 - thought I tried again but the same result. I reserved a standard car for 8am pickup and prepaid due to the holiday but surprisingly nothing was available when I go to pickup the car. The worst part of the experience: -standard car was not available at time of pick up and compact was offered if I don't want to wait 2-3 hrs. However there is no discount even I downgrade my reservation since I prepaid already (not sure about this??). -request to get from the LB Airport and was told none was available (not sure if they checked availability) -I was directed by the Hertz employee to go to subterranean parking to look for my car after I agreed to take the downgrade. I had to walk around for awhile looking for my rental. -car was not clean. It looks like it was the car was left on the street since the car has overnight dew and windshield wiping was just done -when returned, again I was directed by Hertz employee to drive the car back to park it in the subterranean parking. These were the worst experience I had at any business establishment and both were at the same place. read more

Horrible place to rent a car! Rude and lazy people that work at this location. Thank god I took pictures of the car, parking ticket and time that I returned it. These people wanted to charge me for the weekend and included a late fee. When I called and spoke to them the guy told me to come in and talk to him about it. Ha, you want me to travel back, 300+ miles to speak to you about this in person, B.S. I called the customer relations dept. and they refund me immediately! LOOK AT THE REVIEWS...don't even go to this location! read more

I will never rent from Hertz again even though I get a lower rate, I rather go to Enterprise and pay more due to the treatment I received from a branch manager today. I can understand a location running out of vehicles. I can understand that an employee may have stated something incorrectly, or perhaps as a customer, I heard something incorrectly, but what I can't stand is a rude branch manager that made my experience with the location so poor that I submitted a complaint to Hertz and is writing on Yelp. The branch manager Rashad was rude and treated me like I was a child being chastised. I was upset because they couldn't honor my reservation, but I never raised my voice or cursed and was professional but he was combative and blamed me rather than offer solutions to help me. I even jumped through hoops to try to make my reservation work. When I was told that I needed a current copy of my license (I lost my license 2 days ago), I told them I'm headed to the DMV right now to get it. (I stood in line for an hour to meet that requirement) They ran out of car, that's fine. I just want to understand why and how that could happen. (Rhetorical of course) Instead of offering me solutions, Rashad talked over me, kept saying I didn't qualify for a rental, he kept trying to "win the argument " by using my words against (incorrectly cause he wouldn't let me finish a sentence.) At one point, I said I called 15 min later, Daniel picked me up at 3:45 and I called at 4:07" His response when he cut me off was "well that's not 15 that's 20 minutes." That's a horrible response to try and argue with your customer about 5 minutes in their story! All Rashad needed to do was say that his rep may have made a mistake in leading me to believe they had vehicles and can put me in one and that there was some miscommunication and he apologize for the inconvenience, blah blah blah. If I just had that, I would have understood. If a branch manager can't do something as simple as offering empathy and customer service, then he shouldn't be a branch manager. If this is the type of customer service and business that Hertz runs, I will be renting from Enterprise and letting everyone I know to do so. read more

worse location to get a rental, they didnt have the van I reserve weeks prior and so the lady at the counter had to "look" dor a van somewhere else. Wasted the whole morning waiting for a reservation made weeks ago! literally was at the location from 930am to 12noon! nothing was offered for the time wasted! DO NOT EVER RENT IN THIS LOCATION EVER!!! Other customers who were ahead of us waited for same. read more

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! Hertz in general is a terrible place to rent a car but this location in particular is the absolute worst. I prepaid for a rental thinking I would show my ID & credit card, receive a car, and drive off into the sunset. WRONG!! The person at the front told me I had to pay a $200 deposit. I told him it never mentioned that online nor had I paid a deposit that high for my previous rentals. He said it was in fine print. When I asked him to pull up the fine print that says I have to pay a $200 deposit, he couldn't. Then I gave him a different credit card to pay the deposit and he told me I'd have to call the 1-800 to change my payment method since everything has to be on one card. I called and was told I had to change the payment method in person. He had me call again and wait on hold for 20 minutes. The representative on the phone had to cancel the reservation I had and rebook a whole new one. That alone took at least another 20 minutes. I also ended up paying more for rebooking!! When I went back to the front the man said the reservation hadn't loaded to his computer yet and I had to wait even longer! Finally the reservation loads and they tell me they gave the car I was supposed to rent to someone else. They also told me they'd need my SSN and to run a "soft credit check." When I asked why and if I could bypass they said it is standard procedure and I cannot receive a rental without doing so. At this point I am in tears because I am beyond livid. I wait for them to find another car, I get in the car and there are stains on the seats, the car was not vacuumed or washed. When I tried to contact the location they didn't answer for THREE DAYS!! I finally get a hold of Mike who told me he'd document the stains and change my drop off location. I get to the new drop off location and of course Mike had not changed the location or documented the stains. The person I was dealing with was also acting helpless saying he couldn't do anything on his end and that I'd have to call Mike or the 1-800 number. I am so fed up with Hertz. This was the absolute worst experience I've ever had renting a car. I'm sure Hertz trains their employees to say "I cannot do anything, it's out of my hands" because I heard that from every single employee I spoke to in person and over the phone!! I would 10 out of 10 NOT recommend. read more

This place is not a rental agency I'd recommend. First off, I discovered that the gas tank was only three-quarters full in the car they gave me. They deliberately didn't go through a check of the exterior of the car and the gas tank prior to giving me the car. I was in a hurry and didn't notice the non-full gas tank until it was too late.. Also, when I returned the car, even though it was only shortly past 6:00 closing and the doors were still open and the clerk was still there, he refused to accept my car and said I'd have to return it via night drop return and be charged an extra day. Since I then had no other way to get back home except via taxi, I elected to try and return it at 7:00 am. when they reopened in the hopes they could give me a ride back home. 7:15 and still no one appeared in the store. I had to get to work that morning, so I had to hire a taxi to get home. Long and short of it, this would be the last place in Long Beach I'd ever go to again to get a rental car. read more

So understaffed..... they do not acknowledge you when you come in or when anyone enters.... they are indifferent. For such a busy location - they need more people..... returning a car is such a hassle. Very rude to tourist.... I am here on an insurance claim or I would be at Enterprise....will never be back. read more

Reserved a rental for noon today as of last night on Priceline. Got a phone call at 12:10pm as I was walking in the door and got dropped off informing me that they had no car for me. Probably the worst thing a business has done to me in a long time. read more

I visited this location in early February due to its proximity to my work. I rented a car for approximately 5 days and was told to fill the gas tank up to the 7/8th mark. I called the facility and told them that my car was ready at the auto body shop and that I would be needing a ride back once I dropped their car off to them. They informed me that they would pick it up from the shop themselves. (it was a mere 1 mile, so I agreed and didn't think anything of it). The next day, I went in to get my final bill and noticed that there was a fuel charge for $35. Here's what's riveting about this little fact: I wasn't sure how much to put in the tank to gauge the '7/8 mark', so I put in a couple of extra dollars and just filled the tank completely. I informed the manager of the oversight and he said he would resubmit that portion for reimbursement. I followed up with Michael 2 weeks later and he'd informed me that the area manager denied the request. There was no explanation as to why, merely that they'd offer me a voucher for $35 towards a rental car that could be used over the next year. First of all, I rarely rent a car, secondly after this experience I will not be renting from Hertz again. Michael said that he would submit my request AGAIN, hopeful that the area manager knew that I wasn't going to allow them to just pocket my money. I allotted several weeks to pass by in order to give them ample time to correct their error. I walked in yesterday and Michael was waiting on another customer. Once he finished, he merely looked at me amused and uttered the word...denied. Now keep in mind I hadn't spoken as of yet and this was his response. It leads me to believe that Michael doesn't possess the requisite customer service skills or knowledge to handle anything larger than securing the keys for a rental and pulling it up curbside for the next patron. This is disconcerting on many levels. That being said, I secured the number of the area manager that has now 'denied' my claim for reimbursement. I am doubtful that I will get too far with the likes of this character either, but a gal can dream. read more

Theae idiots reserved a car they did not have and sent me to another location that had no cars!!?? Got my money back & never again!!!!! Worst experience and what a way to ruin an itinerary!!!! read more

Worst service ever! I would never want anyone else to go here. The two people at front didn't help out with anything!! Didn't give information we needed and waited around for hours just to find out that we couldn't rent the car. read more

It's unfortunate that I have to give this place a bad review but I have been here twice so shame on me. I blame management because that's who steers the ship. First negative is I'm a Gold Member and I waited 30 minutes to be helped then asked to wait another 20 minutes because I reserved my car on the same day. LMAO As if to say had I reserved it last week I wouldn't have waited. TRY AGAIN Rent here at your own discretion. The prices are extremely reasonable but you take your chances at them even having a vehicle for you when you get there. If you're a gambler, good luck to you. I would steer clear of here! read more

I should have noted this location's incredibly low and bad rating and gone elsewhere. Confirmed online reservation, but no cars whatsoever when I arrived. Agent did not apologize. Online staff, onsite manager, and social media agent did apologize but could not solve the problem. UNPROFESSIONAL. read more

I was originally very reluctant to rent from this location due to some of the reviews and ratings. I live Downtown Long Beach and needed a rental car a couple of times while my vehicle was at the shop, so I went with it anyways due to the proximity. Both times I've rented from this location have been just fine and I have had zero issues. read more

I made reservations for 10am when i got there they had no cars i waited 50 mins my car is dirty unfortunately didn't jave time to wait to fix the issues Had a deadline to meet once i hit the road relized car had my key on it which prevents you from driving pass a certain speed limit and turning up the volume I called the office they say they couldn't help very disappointed will not be returning! read more

Over the last three years this location has always had my rental car ready for pick up. The cars have been new, clean, no funky odor but new car scented and exactly what I prepaid for. The cars have low mileage, breaks work like a new car should, tires have high tread. Customer service is professional polite, prompt and efficient. They've never tried to scare sell me on extra insurance. With that said, I think they can improve by letting me know where the car is exactly on the second floor as soon as I leave the office, the make and model, and color of my new rental. Not a deal breaker, a refinement. I will continue to fo business with them for all the reasons I stated and because on top of that they are the best $ deal in town by far. read more

This place is a scam, they are bad con artist. I rented a car from them July 3 to the 11. I had rented on line and paid $377.50. When I went to pick up the car the clerk offered me insurance and he said it's $29.99 extra, I asked clearly if it's for the entire time and he said yes . I agreed, he prints out the receipt and it says voucher$-377.50 and total charges $239.92. I said wow that's a good price with the Insurance and he said yes, that's total. I come to find out today that my CC was charged both charges, so total of $617.42. I called Hertz customer service and they said oh no the $239.99 because it's $29.99 per day, I said no that's not what the guy said. I went back the office which is across the street from where I live in Long Beach, and the clerk was still clearly saying the same thing he said no you should be only charged $239.92 for everything, I said but I am not. I called hertz. He had to call his boss and after they looked on their computer they said, no look on the receipt it says voucher $-377.50 which means you already paid. I said you didn't even know that's what it meant 5 min ago and now you are saying this charge was clear, but they said sorry the car was returned and we can't credit your CC anything you can call the billing at Hertz maybe they're willing to give you something back, I am very disappointed, shame on them calling themselves men. But I know Karma will get them soon and one of them will have a disaster and it will cost them more than that. read more

This is the WORST experience with renting a vehicle EVER! My reservation for pickup was 9AM there was a line outside the location at 9AM because it wasn't open. There was 1 employee working at the counter, it was filthy inside and their lobby trash can was filled to the top. Twenty minutes later I get my rental and the gas was less than half a tank I returned the car with more than a full tank (because how am I supposed to gauge less than half a tank)! I ask can I get a credit or some type of discount for the inconvenience and the MANAGER says that's not Hertz policy and then has the nerve to say if you rent from us again make sure "you"(me) request FULL TANK. I have NEVER rented a vehicle without it having a full tank much less be told that I need to request it! Meanwhile while they can charge $6 per gallon if it's not returned with a full tank I WILL NEVER RENT FROM THEM AGAIN and I suggest you don't either! BUDGET IS BETTER! read more

Hertz Rent A Car - The tank when I returned it - Car Rental Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Worst rental experience ever. Lazy wanna be manager who moves as slow as possible, hates to have to get off his chair. Came to return car 5 min before they opened and one employee was going to open door and take key but lazy guy said no. Several others returning cars waiting at gate to get into lot. Nope not going to do one second early. Worst customer service ever. read more

Guillermo was very helpful. I like how this place accommodate to even last minute reservations. Good customer service and effective. Thank you! read more

Worst car rental experience ever! Save your time and money!unorganized,bad quality rentals

Needed a car for a couple of days to get to work cuz my car was in the shop. These guys were super nice. Gave me a great rate (at least $10 cheaper than Enterprise) and didn't try to hard sell me on the bogus insurance (they know that I know that they know that it's a sham). Last time I was at Enterprise they guy probably asked me 5 times about the insurance, even though I replied with an unwavering "No" everytime. The guy at Hertz even offered some tips on how to get a better rate. Swell kids! read more

I rent car often and this is the worst experience I've had, not once but twice I had a reservation at that location that was not honored. I had to wait 2 hours on both occasions and missed an important meeting. This place won't honor your reservation, it's cheaper for a reason. spend a little more and have your car ready on time even more so if you are a gold member. One more thing a Nissan Altima is not a full size car, it's a mid size so if you rent there you will not only wait a couple hours for your rental but you will also be downgraded to a lower class than your reservation and don't expect a clean car either. Don't waste your time, it's not worth the lower rate. read more

Terrible customer service. It makes perfect sense that all of the reviews are so low. I had booked a reservation online, filled everything out and was all set with a confirmation number. 30 minutes later I received a call from 'Trey' who said there were no cars available for me. I asked if they could put me in something else and he said no, and that there was nothing he could do. Once i started questioning him, thats when the attitude came out. The best advice he had for me was to book it again at another location; he didn't even have the decency to offer his service and help me out at another location. read more

I arrived at this establishment, and the lady working at the counter, appeared to be timid and barely could be heard. She hardly made eye contact, and was uncertain when I asked her any questions. Poor customer service on their part. She hands me the keys to the Hyundai Accent they assigned to me, and state that the cars are downstairs. Uhhh, so I just press the panic button and go searching for the car? Not the most efficient way to run a business. It smelled in the office as well and looked dirty. When I got to the Hyundai Accent, I noticed a dent in the front, down below on the right by the tire. Really? I called and let them know that that dent was there before I got the car, and the lady, again, responded all sheepishly. I rolled my eyes so hard at her lack of care and I was so annoyed at her. Never again will I come back to this location!!! read more

This location is a scam. Post attractive rates, but when you arrive to pick up, no car. But they can put you in a more expensive unit. Waited 5 hours for my rental only to be told that all they had was the aforementioned higher priced car or a sub compact that was just turned in and wouldn't be cleaned (because their "guy" went home. read more