The service is acceptable. So far, no additional charges have been received. The deposit hasn't been refunded yet, which might take some time.

The shuttle bus from the airport to the rental car company was caught in traffic for about 20 minutes. On-site waiting time was about 30 minutes, as there were only a few open counters. After completing the paperwork, there was an additional 15-minute wait for car pickup. Overall, Los Angeles has a high demand for rental cars, and there were many people renting cars.

When I checked car rentals in Boston for July 2022, Thrifty was at the same counter as Hertz. Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty are operated by the same company at Boston Airport. Despite the different brand names at the counters, the pickup and drop-off locations are the same, and the staff are the same, wearing Hertz uniforms. The staff were very friendly. Make a joke or chat with them when picking up the car to build rapport. The waiting time depends; if many people on the same shuttle bus arrive, there might be a queue, but it wasn’t too bad. When I arrived, only Dollar had many customers picking up cars, while others had few. I asked a staff member named Martin why Dollar had more customers and was told it’s because they are cheaper. After comparing several companies, I found Dollar was the cheapest for the same car category. Renting through Hertz’s website ends up costing much more for the same car and location.

Great!

We were unable to collect the car on our scheduled day/time because our plane was delayed by 4 hours and the counter staff had finished for the day. Fortunately we were staying 20 minutes away so returned the following day. From there everything went smoothly.