<p>My AAA offers the hertz #1 club gold at 50% off the annual fee of $60, so price would be $30. We rent cars 2-3 times a year. Anyone have this and is it worth it?</p>
<p>I got it free through a company I use to work for. Not worth it for 2-3 times a year. It is a great express feature if you rent at a major airport.</p>
<p>I’ve been in the similar Avis club for years. It doesn’t cost anything. When I fly into SJC or someplace I don’t even need to stop walking on my way to the car - just find my name on a big board as I walk by and proceed to the car spot.</p>
<p>Been using it for years. It is a great service, but not worth paying for it for a couple of times per year.</p>
<p>I’ve had a gold membership for years too but I didn’t pay anything for it. The Hertz website says it is $60 subject to waiver. Maybe it would be worth finding out what the waivers are. In general, the times it is great is when the airport you fly into has habitually log lines at the counter because you can just get your car and go. Aside from that I don’t see additional value. On the other hand in Honolulu when there were no cars that had been returned onn time, we waited two hours like everyone else. Standing in the parking lot.</p>
<p>The one other perq is that I am almost always upgraded to the next class vehicle. Perhaps that is worth the $30 to you. Of course I too, receive a free membership…</p>
<p>I bought into the Gold club deal a number of years ago for some discounted amount and have never paid again - so nothing annual about it. There may be some minimum usage or something that keeps me active - I’m not sure of the fine print. (I only paid that first year because I knew it was going to be a heavy travel year.) It’s a very nice convenience most of the time. Not all places have full Gold service though, but you can still usually get in and out much quicker.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for your posts. The rates from AAA to Hertz often make that the cheapest rental car agency so it got me thinking about joining the gold club as I was making arrangements for our Puerto Rico vacation next month. From what I’m reading though, it’s probably not worth $30 if we don’t use it very often.</p>