GET A RECEIPT IF YOU RENT FROM THIS LOCATION BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE PARKING GARAGE AFTER YOUR RETURN!
I'm a Gold member, and the process was a little confusing at first at this location as you just see your name on the board and your status and you just go to the section under your ranking (ie Gold, President's Circle) and just pick a car...the email received w/the instructions was a bit vague, but I figured it out. The process leaving was quick and easy & I enjoyed not having to interact w/anyone other than the person that check you & your car out of the garage. Was on my way in less than 10mins. I rented a Nissan Versa for 4 days, and the car was great (exceptional gas mileage for the power & how I ran the AC!).
The nightmare began w/the return. You drive through this scanner thing and a person directs you where to park. Easy peasy. There's are signs everywhere saying "Note Dropoff Time, Mileage, and gas" and to "Leave keys in vehicle. Receipt will be emailed". I didn't trust that cuz how was the return time documented? So, I go to the Hertz booth in the garage; there's an old guy behind the counter w/another customer, so I wait. He says "are you just returning?" "Yes, but I want a printed receipt to document my return time" "Oh, the scanner you drive through documents your return time, so you're receipt will be emailed" "Yeah, sure, but I'd like a printed receipt" "It'll be emailed" "I get that part, but I'd like a printed receipt" "OK, well after I get this lady taken care of then". Naturally, they are taking forever and as the mins tick by I am like "I gotta get going for my flt; so just to confirm, the scanner thing documents your return time and I'll be emailed my receipt?" "Yep!"
Right...so therein lies the scam. I get my receipt and lo and behold what should have been $255.10 for 4days (7/3-7/7 picking up and returning at 7:30am; I returned the car at 7:24am) all of a sudden was $318.88. I'm like WTF is the extra $63.78 for!? I study the receipt and finally see it; I was charged for FIVE days instead of the FOUR of my res!!? I'm like WTH!?
So I immediately jump into a chat w/Hertz and they are like "well we can't see the actual final charges until the contract is closed out" I'm like "you guys emailed me a freaking receipt, so how is it not closed out" "well it isn't so we can't start a dispute until it is" absolutely horrible customer service w/zero understanding; literally less than 10hrs after the chat the charge for the $318.88 posts to my card. HELL TO THE NO!
I chat back in and get the same run around and literally have to argue w/the chat person that 7/3-7/7 is FOUR NOT FIVE DAYS! They finally get it after I refuse to take their excuses of "it's the airport fees" "No it is not, those were included in my original reservation and contract quote of the $255.10"; the agent is like "oh sorry for the confusion; looks like you were charged an extra day. We'll dispute it and you should see the refund within 7-10business days".
What confusion!? I rented a car for 4 days and returned it at the time agreed upon in the contract yet out of nowhere I was charged an extra day w/no explanation and had to BATTLE to get the refund for a charge that should have never happened!?!
This was a nightmare and a horrible experience and felt very scammy/fraudulent like they do this and have gotten away w/it enough that I was the first person to notice!? Either way, steer clear of this location. They wasted 2 days of my time, energy for absolutely NO REASON when they took it upon themselves to charge me $63.78 extra and then had me fight to get it refunded (still waiting to see if it actually happens), but I have filed a complaint w/the BBB and disputed the charge.
Shame on Hertz and this location. If this is how they treat Gold members, I can't imagine what they're doing to people who aren't part of their loyalty program! read more