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Priceline provides travel booking services. The site allows users to book flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages. Utilizing a Name Your Own Price tool, Priceline offers discounted travel options and express deals, facilitating budget-friendly travel planning since 1997.
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- Affordable pricing options
- Quick refund process
- Poor communication from support
- Hidden fees and charges
- Inconsistent pricing guarantees
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Reviewed Sept. 22, 2020
Made a reservation at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego through Priceline and when we arrived were informed that we had no reservation even though we had confirmation number from Priceline. After waiting three hours the hotel told us there was nothing they could do. As the hotel was nearly full we had to book a room that was nearly twice what we had booked from Priceline. Trying to get it straightened out with Priceline I spent about 3 hours on hold, cut off twice after being on hold for over an hour. I finally talked to a representative When I got home and received an email saying they will credit my card. We wanted to be at this hotel because of a friend's event so ended up paying $1400 a night instead of $600 due to Priceline and the room category we wanted not being available. Needless to say we will be booking directly with the hotel in the future. If you have a problem with Priceline you are on your own.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2020
Set up car rental and Priceline sent me to a site that was closed. Priceline is a brilliant way to take onerous off of any of the multiple corporations that may be involved in the transaction. Priceline points to Enterprise Car Rental, Enterprise points to Allianz car insurance and nobody accepts responsibility. Best to deal directly with the company offering the service. Easy to find comparative pricing.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2020
I booked a flight through a third party on Sept. 15, 2020 for a nonstop flight for a "unaccompanied minor". I entered the dob and name, paid for the cancellation insurance they booked the flight. After I got the email with the itinerary they had booked a flight that had 1 hour 45 mins layover! No airport will fly a "UNACCOMPANIED MINOR" unless it is a NONSTOP flight!
I immediately tried to cancel, tried to file a claim with the insurance provider I even called. I got the run around each of them telling me to contact the other. Waited 4 days to get a call back. And the result was nothing. No refund. No reschedule. No nothing. No one could take the flight either since they conveniently called me an hour after departure. They made it out to be my fault! This is the worst experience and I will never recommend Priceline service based on customer service, policy, because they knew the passenger was UNDER 18 when I entered the birthdate and name and I also entered nonstop flight before they booked it. I am furious PRICELINE RIPPED ME OFF $200. During a pandemic. Thanks.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2020
I reserved a car on Priceline with a "surprise agency" which turned out to be Thrifty Car Rental. My card was charged and I received an itinerary email along with confirmation number from Priceline. When I arrived at the rental counter, there were no cars available. I was told that because Thrifty is a franchise, the people who make the reservations have no way of knowing whether they have cars available or not. They just continue to book rentals and charge customers regardless. She said she had been turning people away all day. I then had to call Priceline customer service and they had to verify all info with the location before agreeing to issue me a refund, which will take a few days to process. This is an unacceptable business model and both Priceline and Thrifty are at fault. I will never do business with either company again.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2020
I have been on the phone for over 6 hours, the phone keep disconnecting in the middle of the call an I never got a call back. Even though I gave them call back number. I was calling to change a return flight that I originally booked with them using PRICELINE visa CARD. I called the airline before calling priceline and they said that I have to call priceline to change the flight. So I called priceline, the agent said she can't help me and that I have to call the airline, after clearing that with her she finally agreed to help. She put me on hold for over an hour and a half, and then finally found the flight, then she told me she can't use my VISA card, I asked her why and she failed to give me good reason, I asked to speak with a Manager and the manager failed also to give me reason why I can't use their own card. Then phone got disconnected, and they never called me back again, and again I have to call again and repeat the cycle.. The 6 HOURS CYCLE.
In addition, the new flight is cheaper than my original flight with $100 but they asked me to pay $150, and I agreed out of frustration, UNTIL NOW MY PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED AND MY FLIGHT IS NOT ADJUSTED....6 HOURS,,,,6 HOURS OF CALLING AND WAITING ON HOLD. This is absolutely the worst experience EVER. I will advise my family member and friends to NEVER use your service again.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2020
Refused to refund my debit card after they fraudulently charged me.. Disrespectful staff... Received harassing calls from their billing department.. Past issues involve paying for rooms and getting to hotel to not have a reservation but have been charged... Try Hotwire...
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2020
I was annoyed because Priceline allowed me to book in a city that did not accept people from the state of PA during COVID. The customer service rep hung up on me after telling me that a sales specialist would need to help me and that she was transferring me. Literally the same person got back on the line to transfer me to billing again to find a new place and because I said I was waiting for literally no reason she hung up on me. There was no way to call back. Literally had to sleep in my car in the hotel that kicked me out because PRICELINE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2020
I made airline reservations through Priceline, and when I went to change my return date (and called the helpline), I was made to listen to several ads, subjected to two "virtual assistants" (of NO help) and and was swallowed up by a byzantine process that could only have been designed by a drunk employee. Maybe Priceline and Comcast are twins, separated at birth? Never again.

Reviewed Sept. 11, 2020
If I could leave less than one star I would. Sadly Priceline could care less about these reviews or you as a paying customer! They truly feel they are above customer service, returning promised phone calls from supervisors and clearly DO NOT WANT TO BE BOTHERED with you or me!!! Truth be said you have many many other options than Priceline.. such as Direct booking, Orbitz, Expedia, Kayak and the list goes on and on. Until we all stop using this HORRIBLE company then they will continue to screw you, your reservations and your travel plans!!! The WORST OF THE WORST!!!
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2020
I booked a return flight to and from Toronto. I received an Email from Priceline 3 hours before the flight that said it was cancelled, by me or the airline Hahn Airlines. I did not cancel, but had to buy another ticket on the spot through the airline. Priceline has told me after a week of trying to get a refund, to contact Hahn Air, to get my refund, which has been an impossible mess. I'm out $400. Will not use this company again.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2020
I have an issue with Priceline. I went to modify or add a Sunpass onto my car rental and priceline canceled my entire reservation with the cheaper rate I had for booking in advance on a holiday weekend- while I was on the Budget line to get my car in Orlando! Tried to call priceline. Couldn't get anyone, waited for a chat rep for him to tell me nothing can be done. What???? It's disgraceful!
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2020
I booked a hotel stay in August and was sent a confirmation with a link to manage my booking. I used that link to change my stay date as needed. When I showed up to the hotel on my new booking date, I was told there was no reservation under my name and that I had been listed as a "no-show" on my initial booking. Now Priceline is allowing the hotel to charge me for both dates, even though I only stayed there once. I was told that a supervisor would contact me about the issue and never was, so I had to call again, just to be told the hotel is keeping my money. Terrible customer service. I'll never use Priceline again.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2020
I have used Priceline several times and they've done ok for me. However the most recent use was a four night trip during which we finished our business early and checked out a night early. The hotel said that there was no problem, but that they could not issue a refund and that I would have to contact Priceline, since I paid through Priceline. When I contacted Priceline they said they would need to check with the Hotel (Country Inn & Suites in Tucson). After giving me the run around for over a week, they said that the Hotel would not approve the refund even though the Hotel had said this was not a problem.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2020
Priceline offered 3 hotels for 77 dollars a night but they got to choose the hotel. The choices were The Hampton Inn and Suites, Choice Inn or Quality Inn in Nashville, TN. I was stupid and let them pick the Quality Inn across from the Stadium for August 6th. The hotel was nasty, drug deals were going on at the corner. There was no sanitation done in the room prior to arrival. I will never go through Priceline again.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2020
I was very disappointed with the customer service. I needed to change the exact flight to the next day for military purposes and I had to pay an additional $165 on top of the $88 for one and an additional $130 for another one on top of the $365 that was paid. It is ridiculous. I understand that there would be a difference fee but when I was online looking at the difference fee it was only about $70. I tried to explain this to the women and she kept blaming United Airlines and saying that this is the best that she could do.
When I booked this flight I got it because it specifically said no change fee and I thought that meant that it would be easier because being a military family means that everything is constantly changing with very little notice. I am very disappointed in my experience with Priceline and I don't think that I will book through this company again. I will even go as far to say that I plan to warn any military family that decides to book through this airline about the hassle and my experience.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2020
I was in a specific website, decided to use Priceline to book a room at a particular hotel. In the process, I was diverted from my requested hotel and booked into a different one. They refused to refund.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2020
On Sept 3, 2020, I placed a new reservation for a car. My bank card was charged but the new reservation was not present in my account nor did I receive any confirmation email from Priceline. I called Priceline customer service and was automatically told I would get a call back due to the several hour extreme wait and delay. I did get a call back after approximately 4 hours (I went through this 3 times!!!) with the representative calling from what the accent was from the Philippines. They never helped as they had could see my information including the new reservation for the car. I asked to speak with their technical support representative but they just hung up. I'm so incredulously upset. Priceline hides behind a wall of horrible offshore rude support and never fixed my profile or reservation. Priceline fix your system now!
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2020
If I could give them a negative amount stars I would. Got denied boarding due to the pandemic. Called them as soon as it happened and they have been making me go back and forth between the airline and them because each one says the other handles the refund. I refused to keep going back and forth and stuck with calling Priceline because they are the booking agency so why wouldn’t they handle the refund. The airline even left them detailed instructions in the reservation notes about how to go through processing a refund with them and they still are pretending that they can’t do it. Just a bunch of scam artists.
I’ve been calling them since July 1st, the day of my flight, and they keep telling me to wait a month for the request to go through. And when I call back they tell me that the last person “forgot” to send the request or something stupid like that. Shady company. Never ever do business with them. As I’m typing this right now I’ve been on hold for an hour.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2020
So- I live in Kansas City, MO. Back in March 2020 I booked a hotel through Priceline in Munich, Germany for Oktoberfest. As we all know, within the next month, COVID happened and a) Oktoberfest was cancelled and b) Americans can’t even get into Europe as of this moment (9/2/20). I called Priceline MULTIPLE times since April to see what could be done. I’ll say here that I booked a “non refundable” room initially, never expecting a GLOBAL PANDEMIC that would prevent travel into said country of booking. Had I CHOSEN to not go, I’d have absolutely been ready to eat over $1000 in hotel charges, BUT, I have NO CHOICE in the matter.
So I call priceline asking to change dates or get a refund, due to COVID, at which time I’d just turn around and rebook for next year. Because, hopefully, this mess will be done by next year. NOPE. Priceline would not work with me, instead blaming the hotel (Hilton), who I also contacted, and who said it was up to Priceline. The last call I made tonight was to Priceline, who basically told me “whatever- we will not help you further” and HUNG UP on me..
Even if I do NOT get my dates changed or a refund due to COVID, I’m telling you, I’ll NEVER use this site again and I’d advise anyone else to not consider it either. I’m waiting on a direct reply from Hilton within the next week. Moving forward I’ll NEVER use Priceline again. And, of course, I’ll be sharing this info with EVERYONE I know.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2020
Even though I booked rental through Priceline, Priceline didn’t help a bit with the cancellation. They referred me to Sixt Car Rental. Sixt phone message preamble said to email them. So I did. Waiting for a reply. Never again will I book with Sixt or Priceline. Both companies hard to deal with. Headache. Both websites are ridiculous too.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2020
Priceline has been giving me the run around since April 2020. My flight was changed by the airline to August do Covid (obviously). Then one month later the airline (FINNAIR), canceled the flight all together. They said we could not fly to London or Finland. Finnair authorized a refund. I called Priceline about the refund and they told me to call Finnair. I called Finnair and they told me to call Priceline. I have called more than 6X and their customer service agents are useless! They read a script. However, I had one agent that SAW THAT FINNAIR Authorized the refund and told me that she would email her supervisor. Then SHE TOLD ME TO CALL FINNAIR. I bought the ticket from PRICELINE, THEY SHOULD BE THE ONE TO REFUND IT!!
I called Priceline yesterday (AGAIN) and the automated system told me that I would get a call back in 2 hours. They called me 7 hours later at MIDNIGHT and the agent was, useless an she told me to call Finnair!!! So after not getting any sleep....I called Finnair at 5am and was told to call PRICELINE! THIS IS MADNESS!!!! I AM NOT HAPPY! Priceline is SHADY and trying to keep my money. I'll take a credit. BUT FOR GAWD SAKES YOU CAN'T KEEP MY MONEY, THAT IS STEALING!!! I am disgusted!!!
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020
On Saturday, August 22, 2020, I attempted to place an order for a hotel reservation with Priceline.com at La Quinta Inn and Suites in Moreno Valley, CA. After entering my debit card information, the Priceline.com website redirected me to a web page that stated that the deal that I was attempting to reserve had expired (mind you I had been on the site for a maximum of 15 minutes total). I checked with my bank shortly thereafter and there was no charge pending or showing, so I thought that the transaction had been cancelled. I decided against ordering anything further from Priceline.
Then on Monday, August 24, I checked my online bank statement and found a charge for $145.77 for the reservation (Priceline Trip Number **) that their own website said was cancelled. I never even attempted to redeem the reservation because I thought it was cancelled. I called Priceline and eventually spoke with a supervisor who said that they couldn't refund my money even after I explained that I received the aforementioned notice that the room wasn't available at the end of the booking process. I have since noted that many customers have had similar experiences with the Priceline.com website. After so many complaints of this type Priceline.com must know that its website malfunctions like this at times, yet they disavow any such knowledge and accept no responsibility for the fact that customers are being BILLED like this.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020
I rarely have had to post a negative review, but due to the horrible customer experience I have encountered I feel the need to forewarn people especially during these difficult times. I booked a bundle Vegas trip and the person I was suppose to take the trip with tested positive for COVID. I called within the 24 hr guidelines to cancel flights and hotel explaining the circumstances. The first agent explained the ongoing flight would be refunded, but had to get confirmation if the returning flight and hotel would be refunded at 100%. She called back stating that the returning flight was able to refunded and I asked her to then cancel. She then proceeds to state that she could not get a hold of the hotel and would have to try again tomorrow. Didn’t make sense, it would be past the 24hr guidelines and I would be penalized some type of fee.
I call the hotel and they were more than understanding stating that Priceline never called given that he was the only receptionist up front. He voiced they receive a percentage on which is why they are probably saying they couldn’t get a hold of them. I then call Priceline back and state that the agent lied, 2Nd agent was able to then cancel. 2 days pass and I receive an email stating that I have been refunded all amounts for the exception of my returning flight. Here we go again.... Again time wasted from my day, being transferred to multiple agents basically stating it was my responsibility to cancel and never did I voice, nor do they have it documented that I wanted this cancelled. Are you kidding me? I get they want a percentage. They would rather risk losing a long term Customer and keep their small percentage.
No resolution, it’s going to take 2 to 3 days for them to go thru the voice recordings to confirm that I voiced for it to be cancelled and will return call. They offered a credit... why should I be penalized and not be refunded my money. I’m taking COVID safety precautions, I clearly called to have the whole bundle cancelled and they found a loophole to still charge me some type of fee. Very disappointed.... Many have recommended Allegiant, I guess I’m switching over. The team needs to be trained on customer service, sometimes being accountable And understanding will take you further with your customers, than standing by obtaining a small win (fee) and losing the trust of a customer.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2020
Worst experience ever! I booked an Express Deal with Priceline for one night hotel stay. It seemed a deal however, when we checked out, the hotel handed me the invoice and surprisingly, that was no deal. The hotel rate was actually less than the Express Deal advertised by Priceline. I decided to call Priceline Customer Service to understand where the deal was. Talking to the agent seemed like talking to a robot as I was getting the same nonsense answer no matter my questions. First, I was told that the hotel shouldn't have given me the invoice as it should not be available to the general public. Fine, not my problem, I did not ask for it, however, I am one member of the general public and I have all the rights and means to find out the hotel rate by simply calling the hotel... so what are we talking about here?!
Then, the agent said the room rate Priceline negotiated with the hotel was confidential information and I should have not been given the invoice. OK, fine with me but where was the deal than, when booking with Priceline was more expensive than booking with the hotel directly? Anyone out there could call the hotel directly and ask for the room rate. So my confusion about the Express Deal got even more confusing.
In the end, I asked the agent whether he had discussed the issue with his supervisor which he had not. So I asked to speak with his supervisor to get clarification on the Express Deal and why the hotel was charging less than the Express Deal. I was connected with the "senior agent" which spoke like a firing machine gun; I could barely had time to say something until I actually told him that it was rude to talk to someone like that and we were actually having a conversation, not a monologue. Then he kind of took it down a notch.
In the end, they refused to refund the difference. I asked if it was more important to keep a customer happy than to process a refund (which was less than $50). Their answer ("it's fine if we lose a customer") actually confirmed that they are using all kind of tricks to fool people into booking with them like advertising "Express Deals", restricting access to information etc. My advise: before booking, call the provider directly instead of going through third parties like Priceline.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2020
I wanted to book a car rental in Denver, I went on the site and could not easily find the cancellation policy, not until immediately after I booked the reservation. I called 30 seconds later to ask that they credit me back because they didn't display the cancellation policy until AFTER it was booked! The customer service woman could see that I literally just booked it minutes ago, but yet they still declined. I WILL NEVER USE PRICELINE AGAIN!
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2020
Priceline advertised a local Canadian hotel with a booking rate in Canadian dollars. We booked online for 3 nights and received an email confirmation for the total. At the bottom of the email it reads: Price in CAD (Canadian dollars). But when I received my credit card statement, I discovered they had was charged me in USD. When I called customer service I was given the runaround by the rep who argued all their prices are USD. I directed her to their website where the same hotel is still listed in Canadian dollars and referred her to the email confirmation they sent me that says the total is in CAD. She continued to give me the runaround until I asked for her supervisor who carried on in the same manner until I had to get off the call to head to work. Now looking at the reviews of Priceline I realize this is their usual business practice. It's blatantly fraudulent and consumers need to be warned.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2020
I rented a car and insurance through Priceline.com. The itinerary provided an address for Fox Rent A Car. I Ubered there, it was the wrong address, I had to personally call fox rent a car to find out it was at a different location. Spent more money ubering to the new location. At the rental place, they asked me for a separate email for the insurance I purchased online. Priceline uses Allianz for third party car rental insurance. I never received a separate email.
I called priceline and the car rental insurance company, both did not have my insurance policy. I had no option other than to purchase a car rental insurance from economy (the car rental place) which cost me 125 just for 2 days. I only used priceline hoping it was a better affordable option, only to find out that I spent more on my car rental insurance than renting a car itself. I spent 3 hours back and forth with priceline and Allianz and in the end both companies could not compensate me for the insurance I had to personally purchase because of the technical default and inconvenience.
According to Allianz, they have a U.S and Canadian number. Both the Canadian and the U.S side did not have my purchased insurance in their system. I do not recommend anyone purchasing a car rental through this website. The worst customer service experience I have ever encountered for travel purposes. I plead everyone to avoid using this website. The best option is to use a credit card that already has rental insurance in order to avoid any additional charges at the car rental place.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2020
I have purchased a $568.05 Thrifty rental car reservation thru Priceline back in January 2020 for a trip to New Jersey in March 2020. Our state of California (where we live) was in shutdown because of the Pandemic. All flights were canceled. Since we could not go anywhere I have contacted Priceline to cancel our rental car reservation and we asked for our refund since it was during the Pandemic. Priceline refuses to give us our refund or credit even though Thrifty already refunded our money to Priceline. I have decided to initiate a charge dispute with my AMEX credit card and they could not help us since Priceline stated that our reservation remains non-refundable in their system and there are NO other options that they can offer because of the restrictions.
Priceline will not give me my refund neither a credit. At this point I don't know what to do I am unemployed because of this Pandemic and I need my money. Companies like Priceline should not exist, they do not treat their customers with dignity, kindness and respect. ADVICE: Do yourself a favor, never book a nonrefundable car rental rate from third companies such as Priceline, Expedia, Kayak, Booking, etc. Pay a little more for reservations thru direct companies.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2020
It showed comparable hotels that looked nice. Magnuson hotel in Clearwater was a dive. Not only that, they refused to give me a refund and the hotel staff was surly. If you are looking for a nice place to stay, don't go there.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2020
I required a zero balance receipt for compensation on military orders. After four phone calls and getting a virtual assistant I attempted a virtual chat. This is after calling the corporate office and getting linked in again to the virtual assistant which hung up on me each time. After waiting for a response from the virtual chat assistant having met the screening criteria for a chat with a person and not a bot. I was told the receipt provided was sufficient after I explained in detail it was not. They re-sent the itinerary and stated that’s all they had. The reduced price of the hotel stay wasn’t worth losing the ability to get re-compensated for my official travel. Now I know you can not reach customer service if an emergency arises, lesson learned. Customer lost.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2020
I purchased a hotel room online. When I checked into the hotel I discovered that the gym and pool were closed, there was no maid service, and there was no hot breakfast. The pool, gym, and hot breakfast were all listed as included amenities on the website and I was never informed they would be unavailable. They refused to provide me with a partial refund of the room rate.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2020
I booked a hotel today and realized the check in dates were not till late afternoon. I needed a place to go since my apartment is being fumigated. I have no family or friends here. I’m a veteran. Now I have nowhere to go during this COVID 19. It’s 85 degrees. I guess I’ll sit in my car in the middle of nowhere for 5 hours. Can’t go to my room because I can’t check in until it’s no longer needed. Thanks Priceline for not letting me cancel a reservation I made 15 minutes ago. You really do not make it easy for customers to work with you.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2020
My interview with a school was cancelled due to COVID spikes in the area but Priceline refused to refund my car rental or give me credit. Completely ridiculous policy for a pandemic. Do not book them.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2020
I booked a stay at local hotel. My process went through and it showed that they room I requested was not available. However, I checked my bank account and realized that my funds were still withdrawn. I called customer service and they informed me that my booking was rejected due to room availability. I then asked about receiving my funds back and was told I would have to wait 5 days. I then asked if I was just able to continue with my reservation since the funds were already debited - I would just need to select another room. They told me I could not do it on their end and I would have to call 833-378-0465 to get that fixed. I then called that number and was informed that I would have to make a brand new reservation and the amount would have to be debited AGAIN even though they can see my previous reservation in the system. This has now cost me over $1000.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2020
The rental cars are not refundable, or transferable. My flight was cancelled. I called to confirm my reservation and the flight no longer exists. Thankfully, American Airlines was able to change my flight and was very professional and helpful. When I called Priceline, Rafael said it was not their fault, the Airline didn't let them know so how can they help me? They were unwilling to acknowledge any responsibility, apologize, or try to help me. I assured them I would not use Priceline again nor would I ever recommend them to another person.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2020
Go directly with the airline instead of these middlemen people. They cannot help you in anyway if your flight gets postponed. Plus you talk to a foreigner in which you will have a hard time understanding, at least I did. Another bonus, do not rent a car from Fox Rent A Car. Absolutely garbage customer service.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2020
Their cancellation policy is crap. I had a March cruise canceled, ok fine, I rebook. I book 2 more, June and Sept. Which I had to pay for in full before even getting any refunds on my March cruise. Both of these were canceled. Of course, you pay everything in full and when refunded it's in small amounts. I've had to call 20 different times to get my refund. Every time I called they assured me it was set up to refund back to my card. When the Sept. cruise canceled, I called to check on that refund and they were going to refund it but the other room on my booking they weren't going to do anything with, it was in limbo.
Even worse the March cruise that was supposed to be fully refunded, they said Royal Caribbean was going to hold over $1000 over for future cruise credit. After many conversations, 3-way calls, recorded conversations they are finally refunding my money. Everything except the insurance. They refuse to refund the insurance even though the cruises canceled their own bookings. They stated, "Well you did not cancel insurance within 10 days". I told them that was crap, pay for a service, don't get to use it and they get to keep it. Which by the way, Priceline parent company is the one who charges you and keeps it. What makes all of this worse is I was charged several booking fees from Priceline and they said they were not obligated to refund that money, even though my trip was canceled by cruise lines. Also when you make one call and book two rooms, you should not be charged 2 booking fees. I took several cruises every year, but not sure if I will ever use Priceline or Royal Caribbean again. With all the aggravation it's just not worth my time.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2020
I used Priceline for the first time and was hooked on their special 'mystery hotel' deals. I triple-checked that I'd checked the filter pet-friendly, and reserved the room, without hotel insurance because I knew I would not change my plans. Upon my confirmation I called the hotel to make certain my online order went well; but Econo Lodge informed me they are NOT pet-friendly. Priceline stuck to their guns and refused to help me acquire another room which was really pet-friendly. I am a Senior on a fixed income and just lost money during the pandemic I can ill afford to lose. I have screen shots showing the same page I viewed, and it specifically says the choices were all pet friendly. Never again.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2020
I recently tried using Priceline for a one night stay in a specific area of Long Island. Listings on the hotel deal page, using 3 star hotel as a filter, the room prices were either similar or more expensive than booking direct from the three main brands listed. However, they kept displaying an “Express Deal”, showing that filter and area with one of three hotels for $101 a night, which was about $70 or so off the other listed prices. For five straight days I tried this option, and each time it would list two available options at that price, one for a King Bedroom, one for 2 Queens. Each time, over a 5 days period, I selected each of these options, and every single time I got a message saying that it “just sold out”, and sent me back to the page with the higher prices for the specific hotels in that category.
I can understand a deal selling out, but not for five straight days while still being highlighted on the main page. I contacted Priceline customer service, and was given the usual scripted, generic nonanswers that deflected all blame, and tried to say it was the hotels themselves that were responsible. Again, that excuses ignores the fact that even if the inventory for that deal was gone, why is it still appearing on Priceline for five days, including after my conversation with customer service? This is nothing but a classic bait and switch, luring you in with a good deal that doesn’t actually exist and then steering you to a higher priced option.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2020
In May of 2020, I purchased an airline ticket to attend a mandatory meeting for my business. The location of the meeting was to be in Santa Ana, CA on September 17-19, 2020. In June, our company was told the meeting had to be canceled due to Covid concerns. I called Priceline to request a refund. They advised me that my ticket was one that could not receive reimbursement. I explained the situation that our meeting cancellation was out of my power and asked that during this time that other companies are making accommodations for Covid-related cancellations and changing the rules, why were they not bending their policies.
All they said they could offer, was travel credit for the exact flight location before May 21, 2021. I explained that that was of absolutely no help to me as I will not have a reason to go to Santa Ana within that time frame. We will not have a meeting there within that time period. I continued to press that something surely could be done to help me. After HOURS on the phone, the representative told me that the only way I could receive reimbursement, was if there was a schedule change to my flight. Two months later, there was a schedule change. I called. They denied the ability to reimburse me. I let them know that I was told by their employee that it could be done.
After 90 minutes+ of incremental placements on hold, they finally admitted that there was a clause that said reimbursements could be made, but that the schedule change had to be greater than a 2-hour change. Mine was 1 hour 40 minutes. They refused to reimburse me. I requested a review of the recordings of the conversation I had with the employee that assured me that I could be reimbursed, because I was told that it didn't matter how slight the flight change was... I could receive a refund. Now my case is up for review. I requested copies of the recordings of my voice to review as well. That request was not granted. I will NEVER use, recommend, nor in any way promote Priceline.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2020
Beware of Priceline pricing. Even if it is indicated in CAD funds you will be charged in US funds. Priceline has a good scam going on. I have a screenshot of my booking that clearly indicates that price is CAD.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2020
Horrible company! The worst! I went to buy a plane ticket and got approved for the credit card. Then I couldn’t check out. The credit company told me call Priceline for the run around. Never use them.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2020
This was the worst ever by far experience with a car rental company. They took my bank card payment for the car and then told me when I arrived to pickup I can use it to get rental but HELLO you took my money from the card!!!! And then said, "We will cancel your reservation." And no refund is available from Priceline. If that is not fraud I don't know what is!!!! Two people in front of me were not happy the cars they were given were dirty and out of gas! WOW Never.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2020
We are in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. We had a trip planned to Hawaii in June, a trip that was canceled for reasons beyond our control, COVID 19. Our flight was canceled and refunded, our hotel was canceled and refunded. Priceline however is refusing to refund the $500 they charged us for a rental car because you say there are no refunds once a reservation is made. Under normal circumstances I can understand that. What I have described above, however, is anything but a normal circumstance. We were UNABLE to get to Hawaii. We contacted Thrifty, and they gave us approval to have the car reservation canceled and refunded.
We provided Priceline with the Thrifty agent name and badge number, and they still refused to refund our money. Is your CEO Brett Keller, aware that his company is refusing to refund a car reservation when the trip for which the car was reserved was cancelled due to a worldwide pandemic? As a company, Priceline should be ashamed to keep peoples money for a reservation that was canceled because of an inability to travel due to COVID-19. He should be made aware of this ludicrous practice that his company is following. Do the right thing. REFUND OUR MONEY. DO NOT USE Priceline for anything. We never will again and that was my go-to site for rentals.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2020
Absolutely the worst experience booking a vacation/ honeymoon ever! Just to get this out of the way I am on my 33rd international vacation. It starts out with Delta canceling our flight. I then contact Priceline to book a new flight. They tell me "I can't because Delta has a very strict cancelation policy"....Um they canceled my flight. After 2 hours of being on the phone they finally agree to refund my $915.00. 5 weeks later here I am writing this review with no refund. I've called and emailed the company CEO down to customer service. Honestly have better things to do other waste close to 6 hours of my time chasing my refund. Then it gets even better....ready for this....priceline bait and switch BS.
I book an all inclusive resort. Priceline webpage and the emailed itinerary state all inclusive resort. When get here they tell us, "No. You only paid for the breakfast only plan!!" Horrible experience. Never again. Also please be aware that they also own and Booking.com, Priceline.com, Agoda.com, Kayak.com, Cheapflights, Rentalcars.com, Momondo, and OpenTable all under Booking Holdings. Book direct. Pay a little more. Save yourself the headache!
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2020
I booked a flight to Myrtle Beach back in May to take my wife on a much-needed vacation from Michigan. Flight down was good. No issues. Got notified less than 24hrs before return flight was supposed to take place that it was canceled. Upon calling Priceline and trying to get them to find me another flight, they said there was nothing they could do for me except refunding the canceled flight. So I have to book another flight at an added cost of $500.00 to get back home because it was last minute. I will never use Priceline again for anything!!! I know I put one star but that was because they wouldn't take this without at least 1 star.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2020
This is the worst page to book a hotel. They basically decide how many stars a hotel has based on their own opinion. So you will pay a 4 star hotel but actually receive a 2 stars. It's a ripoff! Beware of the FALSE advertisement.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2020
I have been done wrong by you guys WAY to many times, and really y’all don’t care. No compensation for false leads. As in, the hotel I had reserved and Pos for said pet friendly. GUESS WHAT??? Not pet friendly! No refund. Staying at the Comfort Inn in Irving, the man overcharged my account by 37.50 and then lied to me and had issues with the management not even wanting to refund my money! Nothing from you guys. And guess what. That same man stole my credit card information which started a long line of credit card fraud, that I am STILL DEALING WITH TODAY!
RT NOW. GOT 960 DOLLARS STOLEN OUT OF MY ACCOUNT LAST NIGHT! And the thing is about even ending up in Irving is that I asked 4 something in the Lewisville area and y’all sent me to Irving! A hour away from my location I was at! And THEN when I tried to call in to change that location it was a hour long hold. Smh. So disappointed. And that isn’t even the half of it. Just really don’t feel like wasting more of my energy on this anymore except to get my money reciprocated. But. I will be copying and pasting this on EVERY SITE I CAN FIND.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2020
Don't try calling Priceline customer service, they will never resolve the problem or issue a refund. Also, beware of misleading discount coupons. Consider other online companies when booking hotel, car rentals or flights.

Reviewed Aug. 6, 2020
I was using Kayak to search for a recent hotel stay and after being burnt by Booking.com I figured we would try Priceline.com, BIG MISTAKE. I was given a prompt to call for a better rate than what their online pricing was showing and when I called I was offered a different room than the king suite I was booking and told the only difference was that it had 2 queen beds instead of a king and it was going to be cheaper. The room I received only had 2 full sized beds not queens. I had also asked to verify the free breakfast, wifi and parking, only to find out by the hotel at check in that wifi was not free and later at check out that parking was not free as well. The hotel comped the fees we were charged for parking and apologized and even informed me that my room would have been even cheaper if I had just booked straight through the hotel.
When called Priceline to ask about the almost $100 in taxes/fees I was told they don't offer an itemized bill for their taxes and fees and that as a third party booking they have fees they are allowed to charge to recoup their money after paying the hotel. When I asked how they claim to be the cheapest rates possible when they quote you a price and then you get hit with these ridiculous fees that literally add up to more than what a one night stay at the hotel would have cost me, I was told that they have to charge fees to pay for the customer service fees. What a joke. The gentleman even laughed at me after I told them they were crooks. I will never recommend anyone to use this sight or any others for that matter. Very disgusted with their practices. I would give a 0 star review if it were an option.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2020
I have used Priceline for months and months spending thousands of dollars booking through Priceline. I have now had multiple experiences that their reservations are not true to the hotel policy. This last booking I was actually subjected to dangerous situations assaults of the staff and drugs in and out of the hotel. My cousin actually had her car stolen while in the parking lot. Was re-roomed due to broken air conditioning unit. Witnessed assault. Cops were there more than 5X in the matter of 2 days. A woman running around the hallways all night in her panties with an ankle monitor on yelling profanities.
Priceline specifically said it was pet friendly and had to re-home and foster our dogs for a week because it was NOT pet friendly. So then I called priceline since I booked through them to complain about these horrific experiences and ISSUES and priceline told me that nobody had complained to the hotel. I was told to call priceline since I booked through them. I stated that I WAS complaining. I either had 15 minutes to leave the hotel to get a refund for the unused stay or not get a refund at all. This is not the second time that their website states false advertisements and refuses to refund the money. I will NEVER use Priceline again. I was subjected to a stay in a hotel that was dangerous and was VERY scary.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2020
Wish I would have seen these reviews before, I used Priceline before and never had any problems. Well fair warning stay away from them. They will take your money and promise the world then you get the shaft. Made airline reservations with them round trip with rental car, one layover, good price. Well when I logged in with the airline the trip routing completely different with a connecting flight of 4 minutes. Who can connect in 4 minutes? Then on return trip had me flying out of Philadelphia and Chicago at the same time. I don't think I have a twin that can use the other flight. Now the rental car oh that's nonrefundable. Rep says I should have looked at the fine print. Well you don't get the fine print till you book it. My credit card has travel protection lets hope.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2020
I have used Priceline for many years and they continuously create new ways to deliberately deceive their customers. They are a very crooked company. They farm out their customer service to India and sized it down so you have to wait more than an hour to get through. They advertised a credit card and credit card credit for using their credit card. I applied, got accepted, I have 800 plus credit rating. And then did not give me the credit for doing what they said to do. It is a complete scam. The credit card company "BARCLAYS" also would not help me out. Priceline is very crooked with lots of hidden fees. I will not be using them ever again. I will find a company that is honest upfront about their conditions.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2020
This company will process your order in USD without being transparent. Hopefully, you won't have to proceed with a refund like I did, because they will claim to have free cancellation then after hitting the cancellation button quote you with cancellation fee they are automatically deducting from your refund. Afterwards you'll find out that your refund will have a difference of whatever the currency rate dictates and the company will take 0 accountability for the cost you have lost. They have no concern whatsoever for scamming Canadians.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2020
This was a last minute decision in the middle of a pandemic hoping to save money. The hotel itself had nothing to do with this unfortunate experience. When I saw the original price of the room I was turned off, then I discovered Priceline which offered a rate of 40% off/night. That encouraged my decision to stay for two, rather than one.
At first the total came to $93.39 for a night including taxes, and when I arrived at the hotel I assumed the $175 hold on my credit card included the deposit. Upon check out, I was alarmed to find they had charged me $257.32 for both nights. I know we are talking about roughly $70 loss here, but the issue was when I tried to contact Priceline support the agent immediately argued, saying there's no way to look up my booking without a PIN # which I was not provided. I game him everything, confirmation and itinerary # plus personal info. He argued with me slowly and in disbelief because "Priceline normally provides a PIN #". He suggested I CONTACT PRICELINE DIRECTLY, whatever that meant. I asked if he had the #, of course he said no.
So I called their corporate office which re-routed me back to the same place. Even though there are three phone numbers available they each brought me back to the exact same gentlemen, who actually hung up on me after I said "hello". Also when you use the text support from the website it doesn't send because it's invalid and it's registered in the Netherlands. WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE SCAM.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2020
If you book your flight as easy as it may seem, if there are any complications that is where things go wrong! Had 2 calls scheduled back. One 4 hours. Another 5 hours and nothing - no calls and the airline will not talk to you. Waste of money and time - terrible terrible service and by no means the cheapest!
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2020
Went to reserve a hotel at a discount on the river walk for my daughters birthday. After purchase ended up with a completely different hotel almost a mile away from the river walk. Being in a wheelchair will make this a horrible trip. On top of it wanted two double bed got one king size. Not enough room for all of us to sleep. Will never recommend Priceline again. Even contacted their support and after being disconnected 3 times...I received no help correcting the issues.

Reviewed Aug. 3, 2020
I came from California to Arizona. I stayed the weekend at the Westin Hotel downtown Pheonix 333 Central Ave. There is no parking the hotel provides. The shower water did not get hot until 25 minutes of it being turned on. I called the front desk for assistance and no one ever came. The 1st day of our stay around 4:45 pm and 5:15 there was a couple who had no mask on at all. They were not turned around to leave, they were being assisted in spite of. Not sure how Corona and Arizona operates but the staff wore masks. There is no bellman to assist with the luggage. You have to load it yourself onto the luggage cart. I asked before reserving the room did the hotel have room service, I was told yes. There is no room service and the menu to choose from to get food downstairs is slim to none. I will not book at this hotel ever again nor will I book through Priceline again.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2020
I was trying to check in at 3pm, the hotel could not find my reservation nor confirmation number. Priceline put my reservation under my guest to check in. Kept trying to calling Priceline, auto system would hang up after saying a agent will call when you are next in line. That call did return until 9:34p. Also, I had to via chat with an agent for over an hour and finally she called the hotel at around 8pm to get everything taken care of because of they put my guest down and not me. So I was 5 hours away from home, and waited in the hotel parking lot from 3pm until about 8:20pm trying to get my room that was paid for a week in advance. The worst experience!!
Once I did receive the call back, the agent was rude & I tried to explain what happen, he told me there was no corporate number to call, then he said, "I’ll give you an email" and in the same breath saying, "Oh there’s not an email address to make your complaint so just go online and write a review." I said that does not accommodate me from the hassle I went through and couldn't get in my room from 3pm-8:20pm and not lay down until the wedding party I was suppose to attend and was not able to so my entire trip was pointly. The agent I spoke with via chat, apologize once on behalf of priceline. But she did let me know that the chats are screen recorded and documented, so I will find a way to make my complaint. Worst experience ever, I will never use priceline again!!
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2020
I made a car reservation for a trip I was going to take to California. The vacation rental I booked called and cancelled with me due to the recent Covid19 spike there. I went online to cancel my car reservation only to find out there was no way to cancel. I contacted Priceline and they said my reservation was non refundable. Nowhere on the original booking or the confirmation they sent me does it say non-refundable (I never would have booked if it had said that). They refused to refund my money even though it was due to Covid and said since it was after April 30 they were under no obligation to refund my money due to Covid. Like it's my fault there was another spike in virus cases right?! They refused to talk to me anymore about it and I was cut off. Never use this company. They will rip you off.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2020
Be aware when you book a reservation and change the currency between CA or US. It’s tricky as I choose a CA then I was charge in US at the end after I update my staying for longer time and I call them right away when I noticed that and finally they called back with, "We cannot do anything." Even the price was more than it should be than other ones so they said something in the advertising but they don’t follow with matching price too.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2020
I went on Priceline to reserve a motel for an upcoming trip. While researching motels I found one that fitted my family's needs. I chose the motel and room and saw there was three options as far as pricing goes. The three options were different in pricing, with the highest one stating I would be able to cancel my reservation up to the day before. I purchased the highest priced option for that very reason but when I received my email confirmation it states I cannot cancel. I called priceline and the representative stated there was no cancelation available on my reservation. I feel I have been taken by priceline and hope I have no emergencies that come up before my trip. Priceline lied and I will never use them for any of my travel needs again.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2020
Priceline uses or allows third party phone booking agents that advertise specials on the priceline website next to the hotel description. They tell you "We save you $9" but that is prior to their fees which are higher than the ones priceline charges on their website. So why would I knowingly book over the phone for an alleged discount that is eaten in the end by the higher fee of the third party company? I chatted with priceline customer service but they either dont understand or dont want to help. Called priceline customer phone number, nobody ever answers, waiting for call back. Asked for cancellation to rebook online myself. They refused to acknowledge that the third party did not disclose the amount of their fees to me prior to processing the booking.
Reviewed July 30, 2020
We booked a rental car through Priceline as we planned to travel to Las Vegas in June to celebrate my sons 21st birthday. Being the planner that I am, the car was booked months prior to the planned trip. When COVID hit in March, I called Thrifty Rental Car to cancel the reservation. Thrifty Car Rental was great to work with! Agreed to cancel the reservation but said I would need to work thru Priceline, the booking entity, for my refund. Priceline refused to issue a refund despite the fact that Thrifty car rental authorized the same! The Priceline representative stated that Priceline was not giving any refunds on reservations otherwise nonrefundable despite the COVID Virus. Shame on you Priceline and I will never use Priceline again!!
Reviewed July 27, 2020
I booked a hotel for 2 nights for 1 adult and 4 children. When I got the email it stayed 2 adults. I immediately called Priceline. The lady called the hotel and the owner said sorry they do not let 5 people stay in a room. So I asked do I get a refund since I just booked the hotel and they said no I would be charged for the total amount and there was nothing they could do even though the error happened on their end. I called the hotel owner myself and they stated I could pay 20 extra dollars and all of us could stay there. Priceline was no help at all. Will not use them again.
Reviewed July 27, 2020
Priceline and Budget are ridiculous! A family wedding was cancelled in August due to COVID. EVERYONE credited me for cancelling - United Airline, VRBO, but Priceline and Budget say... sorry. It was a non-refundable reservation. True, but that was before anyone heard of COVID. HAVE THEY HEARD OF COVID? I will NEVER use either of these companies again and I hope you do not either. Their lack of empathy given a global pandemic is unheard of... SHOCKING!
Reviewed July 27, 2020
I was a first time traveler and had thought Priceline was a trusted website; Boy was I wrong. I had got the car through Priceline thinking a snagged a deal.. So I go the place (Fox rental) and forget my credit card. Long story short gf sister bails me out. So she pays through fox and not Priceline. But they don't actually cancel the reservation on Priceline for me unknowingly. So when I go to make my cancellation/refund. Only a week after discovering this. Princeline charged me $144 for a car never used. This is legal theft.. I think this company should be sued or just downright destroyed by the consumers. Priceline is horrible company that doesn't care for its consumers. This company is complete scam. Especially during a worldwide pandemic..
Reviewed July 26, 2020
We planned a trip for my son's baseball tournament. When we receive the tournament schedule, we were not playing as many days as we thought. I tried to cancel one night and they would not allow any changes and although I was calling on Sunday for a Thursday check in, they still charged me stating it wasn’t enough notice. Not helpful at all, would never use again.
Reviewed July 26, 2020
After a 30-minute chat session and a 40 minute phone conversation the company completely refused to honor the deal with me that I had already purchased. Refused a refund and refuse to fix the problem in any way, shape or form. The hotel owner was very polite in describing the error on Priceline website that they still offer after my issue was brought to their attention. Even the coupon codes that they give me for their website do not work and are not honored by them!
I have left a similar review on the Google Play store and are headed to the Better Business Bureau after this. On the Consumer Affairs website I have seen over two weeks of 1-star reviews from dozens of people in relation to Priceline as well! The hotel owner has specifically offered me a better deal if I go to him directly rather than the website! AVOID PRICELINE AT ALL COSTS!
Reviewed July 25, 2020
I booked a hotel through Priceline for 4 nights. My plans changed so I only needed 2 nights. I went to my confirmation email and there is an option to change your dates. I tried multiple times online and it would not work. I called Priceline customer service and the automated service told me I was in a queue to be called back and it hung up. I missed the call and tried to call them back twice only to hear that I was still in the queue but I never received another callback. I was finally able to chat with someone on Priceline.com and was told they could not take the 2 days off my reservation. They could only cancel the whole reservation...ok so I asked if he could just re-book the same room for the dates I needed and he said he could not. So I then had to make another phone call to Priceline to re-book the same room for 2 days instead of 4. This whole process to way too much time and effort on my part.
Reviewed July 24, 2020
I wish I could attach the photos. So I got in late after an 8 hour day of classes. Staff was kind. Hotel was under construction. Got to room, air was off, room was over 80 degrees, and TV had to be reprogrammed. Went to be. Woke up to go to class turned on the light to the bathroom to find blood in the door jam, on the wall out side the door, foot prints in my tub, on further investigation blood in a chair and floor damage in the room I had to go get ice for my morning coffee. Huge stain on the carpet by elevator. And I had to get to class, unable to miss or be late for.
When I returned, I asked for a refund by phone when I got to my room by phone. I was told that Priceline would have to be contacted because it was 3rd party booking. Priceline doesn't answer calls at any hour of the day or return calls FYI. I was on a very tight budget and needed a refund to move hotels. Manager was confrontational. Then I started noticing bites on my arms. They started like mosquito bites then turned into blisters and open blister sores that have still not healed. I purchased bug spray and was told I should of requested to change rooms. What is that supposed to do for the bites. I have been ill since that visit, migraines, stomach problems and they still will not refund my money. Priceline says they don't refund the hotel does and the hotel says that I am at fault for not leaving or taking another room after I made the space I had safe. I mean are you going back to the restaurant that made you sick for another meal?
I have contacted everyone even Corporate Marriott and they have all said, "You stayed so you don't get a refund." I stayed because I could not go somewhere else without the refund. I couldn't afford to pay for 2 different hotels and hope for refund. I am a single mother of 3 kids trying to take classes and better myself. Counting on the Marriott name and the Priceline guarantee to give me a safe clean place to sleep and study. So neglectful and disgusted by the whole process. Disgraceful for Marriott to allow that building to carry their name and shame on Priceline for advertising and discounting the facility to bring them business.
Reviewed July 23, 2020
I booked two flights to Costa Rica in August. After they were booked, a new travel ban kicked in and we can't go on the trip. The automated help chat just tells you it can't help and kicks you out. It gives you a number to call that says 47/7 live customer support. I have called that 3 times and it always says they will call you back in 2-3 hours and you wont lose your place in line. It doesnt even give you the option to wait on the phone. It literally makes you hang up. So far, they have never called me back. I continue to try but this is absolutely flat out theft if this continues.
Reviewed July 22, 2020
I'm only giving an additional star, since I was able to get some money back from my AIRLINE cancelled flights. Trip to Asia cancelled with 4 other people I know. Same exact flights/itinerary. We all had different experiences in terms of refunds. MAKES NO SENSE. It is the strangest thing because according to the airlines' policies (EVA, JejuAir) we should be able to get our money back. I attribute this to the low bar for their call representatives. It seems that some representatives are capable and are able to process refunds and send you on your way in a timely manner. Others will just say that they are unable to even give you a refund with penalties (when other people in your group have been able to do that exact thing).
- refunded, no response, denied (won't allow refund w/ penalty)
- refunded by exception (she yelled at the rep), no response, refunded by exception
- refunded w/ penalty, no response, refunded w/ penalty
- refunded w/ penalty, refunded, refunded w/ penalty
Priceline needs to put more effort into training their call centers because after this fiasco, no one in my group will EVER utilize Priceline in the future. This should have been a piece of cake to deal with, but instead Priceline has been a headache even a month after the flight. In fact, my worries is that they are intentionally training their callers to withhold refunds and give fake information.
Doing so will ensure that they do not have to give back their referral money. For example, while trying to ask them to put in a refund request, the representative wrongly tells me that it did not follow the airline's policy. I had to explicitly tell him that this info was posted on the airline's website to which he replied that it did not cover my flight because it was posted way after I purchased my tickets (makes no sense, the inverse should be true). You have to argue with these reps because they either have no idea what they're doing... I don't know. This company is a nightmare and has definitely lost the trust of so many of their customers by not working with them.
Reviewed July 22, 2020
Priceline sold me 3 nights in a hotel with a manager who is running fraud scams. I filed a police report, but priceline refusing to do anything about it and is still selling rooms at that hotel. Priceline are thieves and accomplices to hotel fraud. Company should be investigated and banned from from doing business in the United States.
Reviewed July 21, 2020
I went online - found a good deal which included flights, hotel and car, but site would not allow me check out. I tried many different ways over the course of the day and could not get to check out - I called CS - finally got a real person after several attempts, gave them my order - line by line while I read it from the computer screen. The price went from $ 1,400 to over $ 2,000 - "Joe" told me thats why I could not check out deal was no longer available even though it was still coming up on site. I refused - went Orbitz got almost the same low price - with same flights, same hotel and room, same rent a car. Only difference was it would not allow me to select a seat on flight... I smell a RAT - Will Never Ever Go back to site.
Reviewed July 21, 2020
In short, do NOT ever use Priceline! I was suppose to travel this summer to Europe, I booked tickets through Priceline, the flights were canceled due to virus, however... Priceline has NO IDEA about flights canceled, they said to me they can not verify flight canceled nor they would give me my money back! I called airline directly and they said since I booked through Priceline they have to put in a request for a refund. I spent 8 hours on the phone no joke, they put me on hold for hours then disconnected me. I had to dispute charges on my card and called them back again they said they won't help me because I disputed charge. They would not help me anyway!!!! They are holding my money hostage, still no refund, they sent a statement to my credit card co. saying the charge is valid, how is that so if flight was canceled stupid?!
I made a mistake in renting a car a few days ago, once again used priceline because their price was way lower than anyone else, I drove 30 min to airport where rental was located, Avis told me they have no cars.... They rent cars without knowing if there are cars available or not, Avis told me they were booked solid way before I rented so why would they take my money???? I called them to get my money back, could not get in touch with anyone on phone, finally I was able to chat with someone online, they said maybe there are penalties???
Then 30 minutes later (after investigating) rep got back and said they will refund me still NO refund!!!! You guys suck for real never again.... Do not waste your time what so ever, they may advertise cheaper but does NOT mean you will get to where you going, then try to get your money back you will be talking to someone in another country, one guy was laughing at my frustration... They seriously LACK customer support, they are NOT on your side... just take your money and then done with you!
Reviewed July 20, 2020
Booked a trip to Vegas...Exciting right? Got to the airport just to be told that the flight was canceled and Priceline should have notified us. Called them immediately just to be told my wait time to talk to someone was 2 hours and 53 minutes...WHAT? Ended up having to book last minute tickets to fly out that night. Called to verify my flight home for Monday...Guess what canceled! Luckily Alaska Airlines was able to get it rescheduled for me. Never once received any email from Priceline stating the flights were canceled. Spent a good 5 hours of my time trying to get the flights figured out and probably another 8 hours on hold with Priceline trying to get at least some of my money back. Best they could do for letting me waste time and money on their screw up was a refund of 208.00....Are you freaking kidding me?
I will never use them again! I've traveled a lot over the years and this was the first time I tried them out. BIG MISTAKE!! The customer service was awful, the wait times to talk to anyone are crazy long (which isn't helpful when you're standing in the airport trying to get on a flight that no longer exists), by far the most awful experience I've ever had!
Reviewed July 20, 2020
I used Priceline to make a flight car and hotel reservation and had to pay 700 dollars for a rental car cause the rental car company wouldn't honor my reservation and had to get my own rental and pay twice as much. I will never ever use it service again.
Reviewed July 20, 2020
Very rude. Would not help. Hateful women..Transferred phone line to other dept. Then the last lady which was Denise..very rude. Hung up on me. I called back and put me on hold an additional 20 minutes. I hung up.
Reviewed July 19, 2020
I have been driving for almost 24 hours with my 3 kids and we need to sleep. Made a reservation and the site changed my dates. More than once the site has changed information on me and booked things wrong. I had to ask multiple times for a cancellation and refund. They kept saying sorry for the inconvenience which doesn't help me. I had to demand a refund for it to get done. Then tell them I needed to speak to the supervisor. Which the supervisor and the person above her weren't any help at all. I am beyond infuriated with the way I was treated and what could be done and with this company.
Me and my kids had to sleep in our car because the only money I had I used for the reservation that got messed up. Now I have to wait a day or more for that money back. Which again doesn't help me and my kids have a place to sleep. BEYOND LIVID WITH THIS COMPANY AND ITS PEOPLE. I WILL NEVER USE THIS SITE AGAIN. they should have been able to do something if anything to keep my business. That's good customer service. I honestly am appalled by this company and the employees.
Reviewed July 18, 2020
Booked an Airline ticket and Hotel stay through Priceline for Sept 13th-15th for an NFL game that has now been cancelled because of Covid 19. Priceline refuses a refund, realistic credit or transfer. They said the airline has to issue the refund. Contacted the Airline, and they stated that because it was a bulk fare and special pricing through Priceline, that they are responsible. Priceline keeps saying they have a policy that requires them to follow guidelines set by the Airline. The Airline states they have no such policy with Priceline. This is an act of FRAUD!!
Priceline's customer service is awful! They are liars, rude and scammers. I've used Priceline many times over the years and lately the service has been unacceptable. Not sure if it's being ran by new owners/management but I will not use them again. I have contacted the BBB, Attorney General, and the CFPB. Stay away from this company and book directly with the party you're needing or try another discounted site.
Reviewed July 16, 2020
I booked a rental car with Budget car rental (through Priceline) In early June. Today, the DAY BEFORE my road trip, Budget called me to tell me they do not have the SUV I requested, nor anything like it in size - then offered me a small midsize one that couldn't possibly fit my things. Irritated with Budget, I called Priceline to request another rental company or anything at all to accommodate my need, and they said sorry, can't help you. Then I asked for a discount with the current reservation for my inconvenience and they wouldn't do that either! I then asked if they were going to hold their vendors accountable, to which the answer was no. So, I cancelled my reservation (online of course because the operator wouldn't help me with that either). FYI: Enterprise rental car customer service heard about my ordeal and offered me a discount because they felt sorry for me. I'm using them FOREVER now.
Reviewed July 16, 2020
Booked a hotel during the pandemic. Due to covid 19 had to checkout early. Hotel was willing to give me a discount due to covid 19 but since my reservation was through Priceline I had to contact them for a refund. Called customer services. They basically told me, "Too bad. We can refund you." But it’s sad with this virus going around they don’t have a more flexible Refund policy. Lost me as a customer. Don’t book through Priceline.com or Priceline app. They don’t care about you or you family.
Reviewed July 16, 2020
In March, prior to the explosion of COVID-19 cases, I made a reservation to pick up a car at Albany airport on August 14th on a non-refundable basis. Now, due to the increase of cases in Florida, where I will be traveling from, the Governor of NY has imposed a 14 day mandatory quarantine for people coming from Florida in addition to a $2,000.00 fine if you do not provide an address. I contacted PRICELINE to inquire about a refund based on the COVID-19 requirements set forth by NY and was told unless AVIS would agree to cancel a refund would not be possible. I then contacted AVIS, a supervisor at AVIS said they would be happy to cancel the reservation and PRICELINE has not yet transferred funds. I then contacted PRICELINE and informed them that AVIS would have no problem canceling the reservation and got a total runaround with bottom line being they will not issue a refund.
I then escalated the call to a supervisor, I was told I would receive a return phone call within the hour, 2 days later I received a return call. The supervisor stated that he would start an inquiry and I would have an answer in 10 business days. No one could have possibly anticipated the surge in COVID-19 cases or the travel restrictions. My advice is to NEVER book with PRICELINE, they don’t possess the power of reason!
Reviewed July 15, 2020
Booked a room from Priceline. Arrived late after a long drive. 45 minutes to check in due to billing issues with Priceline. Hotel billed me direct $40 less the Priceline. Contacted Priceline, who contacted hotel and cancelled cheaper hotel billing and charged me $40 more for the same room. Will never use Priceline again!
Reviewed July 14, 2020
This the first time I am reviewing, had booked 3 nights hotel through this crapy Priceline. Plans always change, wanted to cancel my third night stay, contacted priceline, I am told I can check out early but will not have any refund. I was talking to cs, the cs guy just said bye and hang up on me.. Never ever going to use this crapy useless priceline.
Reviewed July 14, 2020
I purchased a roundtrip itinerary from Chicago IL to Canton MS, (airfare, rental car and hotel) via Priceline. The plane was 15min late upon arrival to the Jackson MS airport and the rental car vendor, Budget was closed. We used Uber to our hotel and return the next morning. I requested reimbursement for my Uber trips. Priceline alerted me about the late flight. The Budget rep left earlier than normal, per airport security (I was traveling July 4th weekend, and arrived July 3rd, 9:00 pm instead of 8:45 pm). Sadly, Budget rep arrived late July 4, 2020.
Priceline Customer Service rep. Sergio, first stated he needed to speak with his supervisor, after a lengthy time, he returned to share that I need to seek reimbursement from Budget. I asked to escalate the concern and advocate to the supervisor directly and Sergio said that would not be possible. The supervisor did not have a phone and I needed to call back to speak with them. I was nearly livid, so I asked why would I call back to speak to someone who did not have a phone? I followed with I needed what he said in writing. I received the short few sentence email, replied and then forward all communication to CEO of Priceline, Brett Keller. Save yourself some heartache, DO NOT USE Priceline!!!
Reviewed July 14, 2020
Do not book through them. The customer service is horrific. They have so much yellow tape that you can not accomplish anything. I have called about 15 times regarding a cancelation of a flight and no one has gotten this right calling for 4 days to achieve it. They will not allow you to make any changes as it's against a "policy" of theirs buried in the fine print. Will never ever ever use this site again, I'd rather pay more money than deal with this headache.
Reviewed July 14, 2020
Cancellation of Car Rental. Could not cancel, although I paid the extra insurance. They said due to the terms, I read the terms and could not find why I could not cancel. Ask them to show me where it was noted... STILL waiting. DO NOT use Priceline or Booking.com. Use other more honest sites.
Reviewed July 14, 2020
I prepaid for 2 hotel rooms. I get to the hotel and they couldn’t find the 2nd room reservation. I was told they couldn’t help me. I would have to talk to Priceline. I call Priceline and I’m told they are busy and will call me back in 1 hour and 45 minutes. I’m traveling with a baby. I can’t stand around in a hotel lobby for almost 2 hours until I can get help. Once I finally got a hold of Priceline the next day..Priceline refused to refund my money. They also refused to let me speak to a manager. So I ended up paying for 4 hotel rooms because I had to go elsewhere. I will NEVER again use Priceline for anything!!
Reviewed July 14, 2020
Ya know.... I've used Priceline for over twenty years, seriously. For most of the time, the experience had been fairly good. I tried in the early 2000's their flight booking service. TOTALLY GOT SCREWED! They actually changed my flight city like they change hotel "areas" you can book in and I didn't notice, THAT never happened again AND they never made good on what I had PRINTED OUT AS DOCUMENTATION for my flight I bid on and accepted. Even so the only thing I have been using or will use is their hotel reservation services.... until today. STICK A FORK IN ME - I AM DONE! I've had some absolutely NIGHTMARE experiences in Arizona, California with their EXPRESS DEALS. Whoever does their star rating is FULL OF B.S. They're probably paid to give the review!
The Cottonwood Arizona hotel probably got their ratings from the folks LIVING below the room we were put in (it was either a 2.5 or 3 star express deal over memorial day weekend). They were seriously smoking ** and ** (I know - they probably had a medical card but my granddaughters didn't need to see it/smell it AND NO 3 STAR HOTEL HAS PEOPLE LIVING THERE!!!). The "beautiful" pool in the express deal pictures was empty and full of palm leaves.... fun time with the grandkids. Then there's the fact that we slept in clothes on top of blankets we brought into the room and laundered before we left town as fear of bed bugs was real. I called Priceline BEGGING their help but of course...nothing they could do unless I left the hotel... AND GO WHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT? 2 WOMEN AND 2 LITTLE GIRLS???
I still keep the receipt to this hotel - it was QUALITY INN AT 301 WEST SR 89A IN COTTONWOOD ARIZONA ON 5/26/2018 to 5/28/2018. We stayed away from there as much as possible. I didn't sleep much, duh. I was shaking when I checked into a Drury Inn in Flagstaff... I've never been so happy to be back to normal in my life. Then just last August 2019 as my adult son and his friends traveled cross country on their Harley's and made an Express Deal in Barstow California. These were 3 - thirty year old guys riding their Harley's across country.... the hotel was so horrible they called me, one of their MOMS to say "GET US THE ** OUT OF HERE! NOW! PLEASE!!!" They would have had to take the bikes into the room!
There was NO WAY they were going to even sit down in that room.... the door had basically been "stapled" together with pieces of wood to hold it together and inch gaps around the windows and a/c unit that didn't work. There was mold on the baseboards in the room! (He had paid for that room on his account - a 2 star express deal in Barstow). So I paid for a Holiday Inn Express for them. They were so fearful they wouldn't even let me pay for a Holiday Inn without DRIVING BY IT FIRST at that point!
Of course, being a Holiday Inn.... it was fine and they at least did get refunded because they complained immediately and could prove that someone else had purchased a room for the same person (under my account but same person checking in) so they know they went to another hotel. But still what B.S. that places like that are even LISTED as an express deal! WHAT??? WARNING: DON'T TAKE YOUR CHANCE ON EXPRESS DEALS!!! THIS IS 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TALKING! I WILL NEVER DO IT AGAIN! But then.... after tonight I'm done with priceline all together!
I made my husband and his brother reservations in Colorado for a room for 2 nights, last night and tonight. Paid for it as you do. however, they had car trouble and couldn't make it first night to the Marriott (as you can see, I take no more chances....). The Marriott was aware they would not be arriving until after midnight the first day but we had pre-paid. Oh well.
PER THE PRICELINE FAQ - "WHEN CAN I CHECK IN TO MY ROOM" it states.... "please keep in mind that while most reservations are guaranteed for late arrival, failure to arrive on the first day of your reservation (before midnight hotel time on our check-in date) may prompt the hotel to cancel your reservation if you have a multiple night reservation. Contact your hotel to let them know you will check in late". WE DID THIS. But guess what.... as my husband is trying right now to check in.... he is told by the hotel that we must contact PRICELINE and PRICELINE must call them and tell them it is ok.... WTF??? I FOLLOWED PRICELINE'S INSTRUCTIONS.
So I tried to call. The call wait is 2 hours (I am not lying). So I chatted only to be told after twenty minutes of hold and arguing over chat.... I MUST CALL. SHE CAN'T HELP ME! So currently I'm on a 2 hour call back wait now as my husband and his brother wait in the lobby of the freaking hotel that can sees their reservation that is paid in full but can't check them in until Priceline calls them and says "It's ok to check them in." OMG. I am furious! I truly pity the person that I get on this call back to me tonight! In 2 hours...so as I wait I am finding every site I can to review PRICELINE on. :)
I wish I could attach the screen shot I have of their policy of what I just quoted from their website. I wish I could download the pictures of the express deal hotel in Cottonwood Arizona that I seriously still have PTSD from.... I will NEVER use priceline again. I cannot believe I gave them as many chances as I have already.
UPDATE: I just got a call back from PRICELINE about their policy and the Colorado hotel. After arguing and screaming at the CSR at PRICELINE - she told me to hang on as she was calling MARRIOTT SPRINGHILL SUITES to tell them to check my husband into hotel - and guess what....She connected me to the hotel and not her! So I'm in another 2.5 hour wait line for another priceline call!!!! 6 hours of phone calls for their error and wrong instructions for late arrival to a hotel made under their website! STAY AWAY FROM PRICELINE UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET BENT OVER AND NOT EVEN GET TO ENJOY IT!
Reviewed July 14, 2020
Fraudulent vendor. Due to COVID-19 my flight was canceled. I tried to get a refund from Priceline but was told that the agency (Green Motion) does not reimburse. The truth is that Green Motion never charged Priceline.
Reviewed July 13, 2020
3rd birthday ruined by Priceline. They overbooked me twice and once I got to the hotel was told they actually didn't have room for me. Once in Ocean shores, WA and the other in Tacoma, WA. This time I paid online but Priceline did not disclose that once I got to the hotel I would have to pay another deposit which I didn't have the money for. There was no way to reach customer service. The phone number won't let you stay on hold. The chat just glitches. There was no other way to contact them to get a refund for a room I couldn't stay in because of the deposit policy. It is better to just book directly with the hotel. Priceline has consistently just been about the bottom dollar with no regard to how or who is effected.
Reviewed July 13, 2020
My wife used Trivago to find a good rate for a hotel I need. Trivago showed a rate that Priceline was advertising $98/night, so she clicked on that. By the time she got to booking the room the price had jumped up to $114/night. We stopped the booking and checked again and sure enough it was $114 now. She booked it anyway. After booking. She looked back at the starting place where the rooms and prices are listed. Lo and behold the exact same room was then $77/night. So she called to tell Priceline and was told they would call back in 20min. (No choice but to leave your # or call back in the week.)
In the meantime the price changed *again* to $96/night and you will see in the screenshot of it that it says the price was just dropped from $146/night to $96! By the time the clerk got on, it had changed to $105/night. I told her we have a screen shot of every price that was offered but they can't accept emails (how convenient for them) and when she checked like I said it was at $105/night and that's what they go by, is what they see at that time. I told her it isn't fair because by the time I could talk to her about the lowest rate, the price had changed again. She said it is fair. I said, "How can it be fair if I can't email you a screen shot to prove I saw it at $77/night and by the time I could talk to you it changed again." I said it was very convenient for her employers to make money this way. She hung up on me.
What it appears is Priceline changes their prices very often either purposely so you get stuck with a higher rate then can't change it or I guess it's normal that a room rate changes every 5 minutes for the exact same room. (Seems suspicious.) So if you see a higher rate, wait until you see it drop because by the time you call in and talk to someone the price changes again so you can't claim the "lowest price guarantee".
Reviewed July 12, 2020
I purchased one night in a hotel from Priceline, when I showed up they said there was no reservation, I call customer service and they didn’t call me back till 11pm at which point I already paid cash and checked in for the night. Upon them calling back and waking me up just to find out I was at the wrong hotel. They refused to refund my money and I told them if they responded to me in a resealable amount of time I could have gone to the correct hotel which apparently was just down the road. 2 of the same hotels in the same area, like I was suppose to know that. Hello traveler. Never use them again, they won’t work with me to resolve this. They just want to take your money. Very poor customer service.
Reviewed July 12, 2020
Booked a hotel reservation and it showed the price in Canadian dollars when I was on the payment page but when I received my confirmation email it said it was in USD. The person on the online chat said that it might have been a glitch in the system, however could not do anything for me. And she said I could not get a full refund even though I had booked it approximately 10 minutes prior. So she gave me the phone number to customer relations and they also did nothing to resolve the issues and would not provide a full refund. So I thanked them for their time but explained to them that I will never purchase any hotels, vacations etc. from Priceline ever again. And I will be leaving a negative review as well.
Reviewed July 11, 2020
I booked a hotel reservation through Priceline for the Quality Inn Fort Lauderdale Airport South for 1 night for a pre-cruise for 12/12/20. Because of the covid 19 virus I had to postpone the cruise to Dec 2021. The hotel stay was booked as nonrefundable, however I asked Priceline if I could change the hotel reservation to another date, Priceline told me the hotel would not permit a change so I cancelled the reservation. Subsequently, I contacted the Quality Inn and they told me to contact Priceline to reinstate the reservation and the hotel would allow me to change the date. I contacted Priceline and they refused to reinstate the reservation. The room was paid in full, Priceline is keeping my money and refusing to allow me to change the date even though the Quality Inn said that I could. I will never use Priceline again, they are scammers.
Reviewed July 11, 2020
I was given a hotel, thru a special price gimmick they had online, that is located in an odd spot about 40 mins away from where I intended to stay ...close to the beach is where I was trying to get. I booked 2 night and my son is only here for 1 night and was so disappointed I had to go pay for an extra room where we was wanting to stay ..Priceline refused to cancel and refund my money even tho it was reserved around 9 hrs earlier ...I even asked to rebook at one of the others they advertised for same price which is the one I had to go pay for a extra room so they might enjoy their 1 nite here. Needless to say I'm single mother low income due to covid 19 related circumstances as work ....and I am cutting corners tight to bring my son on a 2 night vacation and they refuse to refund me on a hotel that is ridiculously not worth what I paid even at discount price. Never again will I use this app or source for travel.
Reviewed July 10, 2020
I've never written a negative review of a company before, but this experience was so atrocious I felt compelled to let others know so you can avoid the same experience I had. I booked a car rental through Priceline, supplied by Dollar Rental Car. After I booked, the state where I was traveling to updated their travel restrictions due to COVID, and I was no longer able to travel there. I contacted Priceline to cancel and they refused. I contacted Dollar, and they said their policy was to cancel the reservation with no fee, and that all they needed was for Priceline to contact them to do so.
Priceline refused to contact Dollar. I called Dollar again, and they said they'd never heard of such a thing and regularly received calls from Priceline to cancel reservations. At this point I'm suspicious of something fraudulent going on at Priceline where they're trying to avoid having to cancel reservations that the rental car agencies would happily cancel. I'm still embroiled in trying to get this resolved, but suffice it to say I'll never use Priceline's services again. Instead I'll go directly through the rental car agency.
Reviewed July 10, 2020
I have booked several flights, hotels, excursions through various travel sites and agencies in the past. In all of my experience, Priceline is the absolute worst. I booked a hotel through the Priceline website. When I got to the hotel, there was no record of my booking. I tried to call Priceline at 7 pm. However the customer service line had a 2 hour wait. I left my number to have Priceline call me back. I. The mean time, Thank God there was availability at the hotel. The hotel matched the rate and provided rooms directly. Priceline called me back at 12 am and placed the blame on the hotel. Also, Priceline acted like my business was important to them as if they wanted to help me find a replacement room. It was 5 hours later....at 12 am! No apology. No ownership that is was their fault. I asked for a refund. Thank God I got a refund. Never will I book with them again! Avoid them!
Reviewed July 10, 2020
We rented a car through Priceline and I took out the insurance. Found out at the counter that the rental car company doesn't even deal with them! Can't get a refund because I am now in possession of the car. Not even prorated. Take out insurance at the counter with the rental company. NOT PRICELINE.
Reviewed July 9, 2020
Priceline emailed me telling me to call the hotel directly to pay 1 night in advance. I called and paid it and when I showed up after 7 hours driving and kids in tow and the hotel said Priceline cancelled my reservation. I had to stay in a cheap junkie hotel on hard beds bc nothing was available so late. July 3
Reviewed July 9, 2020
I scheduled a car rental via Priceline and purchased their damage collision insurance totaling $52.00. When I arrived at Enterprise to pick up the vehicle the Enterprise representative told me to call insurance company to obtain a refund because the collision damage was not through Enterprise. I called the insurance company and was told my refund would be processed. Received a receipt acknowledging my refund and cancelling the policy. Nearly 10 days later my credit card still shows the charges, I called the insurance and they stated refund was given to Priceline. Now, Priceline refuses to honor the refund because I picked up the rental and claim the policy was active the entire time of the rental.
Reviewed July 8, 2020
Really PISSED with Priceline and Thrifty car rental, had booked a trip with Priceline but had to cancel due to Covid 19. I managed to get my money refunded by the airlines but they will not refund my money for the car rental. You would think that during this time they would want satisfied customers but I guess not. I'm sure I'm not the only person with this problem. But I'm telling everyone that I know and can reach on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and any other social media outlet to please beware of Priceline scamming policies. DO NOT BOOK WITH THEM.
Reviewed July 8, 2020
RIP Off!!! First they tell us that you can change the reservation then don't allow you to do it! My father had a major heart surgery and I his only daughter and his POA had to be there for his surgery booked a room the hospital changed his surgery and Priceline refused to let me change the date to 2 days later like they said they would and refused me a refund! Even though I was well within the guidelines and kept everything exactly in agreement! I was supposed to to be able to get a refund and a date change both! Pathetic!
And to a dying man who had only 1 child and no other family that could sign his papers or make decisions for him except me. I hope Priceline gets raided by the IRS and the Feds for embezzling people's money false advertising and being just plain evil! I advise anyone who ever uses a booking site to NEVER EVER USE PRICELINE! They will charge you for the room then charge you double for canceling even if they agree to allow cancellations and refunds under their policy and you're well within the guidelines! Thieves and Liars!!! Straight EVIL! Check out Consumer Affairs also not 1 good review from anyone!!!
Reviewed July 7, 2020
Priceline changed my flight times and this has ruined my trip. I booked a morning departure because I needed to be in Santa Barbara before 2:00 pm for a family gathering. Priceline then changed my flight to a late afternoon departure which gets me into Santa Barbara at 8:13 PM. This was a TOTAL BAIT & SWITCH tactic!! The CSR's suggested that I cancel my trip and book another time. I will NEVER use Priceline again. My suggestion is DO NOT OFFER FLIGHTS YOU DO NOT HAVE!!!!
Reviewed July 7, 2020
On July 6th, 2020 my wife and We pulled up to check into our Wyndham hotel, in Regina Canada. There was a "temporarily closed" sign, due to Covid-19. This confused me as Priceline.com had sent me an email reminding me of our upcoming trip. They told us to have fun and asked if I wanted to rent a car. This booking was done in mid May. We were unable to reach a tone at the actual hotel so we reached out to Priceline.com.
Left our number to get into a callback cue. Two hours later, Georgette, from the Customer Service Centre called. After explaining the situation she put me on hold to call the Wyndham property to verify that the hotel was indeed closed and that I hadn't made the whole thing up. When she came back I asked what kind of compensation was going to be offered to me. She said that the cancellation fee was going to be waived and that my purchase price would be credited to my account (credit card) within 1-2 business days.
I explained that the cancellation fee should not even be something relevant as I was not cancelling, I was stiffed. The operator told me nothing more could be done beyond that. When I suggested that I was dissatisfied and would not ever be using Priceline in the future Georgette could be heard trying to keep from laughing. I am very upset that this is how this company treats its paying customers with bonafide grievances. Shame on you and your incompetent staff.
Reviewed July 6, 2020
Don’t give business to those jerks! They show one price to lure you and charge you way way more, saying it’s not available! It’s not the first time!!! They also don’t fulfill their price match. They are horrible!!! Will not give them business again.
Reviewed July 6, 2020
I booked a trip and spend a lot of money so, like how fake they are!!! They gave me a fraud rental car company who never gave me back my deposit back! I report to Priceline. They said there nothing they can do when they made the damn trip! The the customer service lady end my chat right when I was speaking to avoid the problem. I will never recommend this racist company to anyone!
Reviewed July 6, 2020
In January 2020, We booked a trip for September 2020 to the Amazon thru Priceline. As we all know, Covid changed everything so since May, we have been trying to get a credit, NOT A REFUND, but a credit good for 12 months, from Priceline, for the same trip. We want to go in 2021 but just can't this year due to the pandemic. Priceline customer service is rude. They told us after four calls, disconnects, etc. there is no offer at this time. They stated to call back one month before our trip to see if anything can be offered. This was a value of $1480 and we can't even get a credit to use with them! They clearly don't care and are not recognizing there is an international covid pandemic. Won't ever use them again.
Reviewed July 4, 2020
I'll never book with Priceline again. Instead of helping for my mother's ticket and letting me know that the flight was canceled I had to let them know that the flight was canceled and when I was looking for another flight I was told that is better if I requested a refund or a voucher. And they insisted on that and when I refused they just hang out. Pure and simple garbage.

Reviewed July 3, 2020
Delta Air Lines cancelled the flight due to Covid-19 and refunded the ticket to Priceline, but they did not refund me. My Priceline account also shows that the money is refunded, but my statement does not show the refund. It has been 2 month and after several calls each took 1 to 2 hours in the line for them to call me back. Each time the call disconnects in the middle of call. This is going nowhere. Just waste of time.
Reviewed July 2, 2020
Made reservations through Priceline for 3 night stay at Comfort Inn in Kentucky. Priceline charged $73.00 plus tax for each night. Total came to$ 236.31 which they immediately took out of my bank account. We got our bill summary from Comfort Inn when we checked out and their total came to $191.37, that's with the tax. Priceline charged me an extra $44.94 than what the hotel would have. I called Priceline to get reimbursed the $44.94 and they told me that the price they advertise is not always the same price as the hotels. Isn't Priceline SUPPOSED to get the rates from the hotels at a discounted rate????
They told me it was my choice as to who I wanted to book through, them or the hotel directly. They would not reimburse my $44.94. They said IF I had called 24 hours BEFORE check in that they would have reimbursed it. WTF.... How would I have even known WHAT the hotel rates were going to be 24 hours BEFORE I even checked in, SINCE I BOOKED THROUGH PRICELINE? I obviously would not have known what the hotel charges per night, UNTIL I checked out and got the summary of charges. BUYER BEWARE. DO NOT BOOK THROUGH PRICELINE. THEY ARE THIEVES.
Reviewed July 2, 2020
I have been an avid user of Priceline; that will change after today. My husband booked a flight/rental car package through Priceline. He received multiple confirmations from them via email, including one just hours before his scheduled flight departure. Imagine his shock when he got to the airport to find the carrier (Alaska Airlines) not only said they didn't have his reservation, but that they wouldn't honor his confirmation # and TICKET number that he had been issued. That was bad, but it got worse when the Priceline customer service people couldn't do anything to resolve the confusion. They weren't able to hold their carrier to the reservation, and though they offered to look for other flights, they said there weren't any. No one explained or answered any questions about why the mix-up happened.
Then, they had the nerve to tell my husband that he would have to contact the rental car company AND the airline to cancel his return flight--for a trip he was not able to go on because they didn't make sure he got on the plane (a seat for which he had a ticket number). He has been on the phone and email for over 4 hours, trying to get a "real" person to help him at least get a refund. He is still waiting for a callback. This is more than disappointing--the "discount" aspect of Priceline is not worth the risk from now on. I will book direct so that at least if there's a problem, I can get a person to help who is directly connected to my reservation.
Reviewed July 2, 2020
I booked a standard size SUV through Priceline. When I arrived I was told that there were no cars available- despite having a reservation and already prepaid. Then trying to contact Priceline is has been impossible. They said a 3 hour wait or they can call you back and I am still waiting. Tried to call FOX once I got home and they are not answering. They will keep you on hold for an hour and then say thank you for being a customer just to hang up on you! What a joke. I have reservations already paid for for my trip and those have no refund. What a joke. How to proceed? I am still working on 5 hours later. Still no resolution to nothing! I spent an additional $92 Ubering to and from the airport where I was supposed to get my car. Now I have to deal with Booking.com to see if I can get a refund from them as I had a whole trip itinerary and now it is all wasted money.
Reviewed July 1, 2020
PRICELINE IS A RIPOFF, DO NOT USE. I booked a 4-day hotel reservation through AOPA (who uses Priceline), was charged the full amount in advance, and had to cancel. I cancelled before the 1-day free cancellation timeframe but they charged me for the first night anyway. I called the hotel manager and she assured me that I had cancelled within their 24-hour timeframe and was not charged at her hotel. To make a long story short, Priceline pocketed that money, will not refund it, and none of their listed customer service phone numbers connect you to a human agent. Biggest scam ever! You'll be running around in circles trying to get your money back. Wish I had the time to take them to small claims court!
Reviewed July 1, 2020
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! They will not work with you during COVID-19 crisis, no flexibility or resolution offered. I am extremely disappointed and I will purse small claims against them. This company is stealing from the customers, this is theft. They need to work with their customer to offer flexibility, good customer service and trust, but it's apparent that it's not going to happened. I have worked with many travel agencies and this company is a bottom feeder.
Reviewed June 30, 2020
Stayed at a hotel in Santa Maria, Ca. Booked a King room 425sq ft with a lounge in the pics. Got to the hotel, was given a standard king room, no lounge and only 225sq ft. Called Priceline and no help whatsoever. Their customer service was less than ‘0’. They advertise one thing and expect you to accept a lesser deal.
Reviewed June 29, 2020
I used Priceline to book a room or my 21 year old daughter. The hotel Priceline booked looked like a building in the projects and the other guests looked drug addicts. She was putting her shoes away in the closet and there were two hypodermic needles with the needle bent upwards. The place was trashy, staff were rude. Acted as if the needles being there was NORMAL, the place was not somewhere I would have chosen to have my daughter stay. I am very concerned she is not in a safe place. I called Customer Service all they offered was to give La Quinta Wyndham a bad review! Like Seriously!
Reviewed June 28, 2020
Priceline customer service is the absolute worst and the "free cancelation" is an absolute scam. I specifically chose a rental car that was advertised with free cancelation, as most of them all do. Well when our condo rental in FL was canceled I called them to cancel my rental car. That's when I was told my rental was non refundable and could not be canceled. Agent was of absolutely no help. This is the second trip in a row where Priceline has completely screwed my family and I over.
Reviewed June 27, 2020
I selected a 3.5 star hotel in desired location in San Diego California. Priceline booked me a hotel 20 miles from desired location with a less than 1 star location. I felt very unsafe when I pulled in. It was directly off exit ramp of major high highway. Barbed wire on parking lot. Industrial park, with a nude strip club across the street. I did not stay. Priceline is refusing to refund me. Do not use. So many other travel apps that provide Hotel name & location upfront.
Reviewed June 27, 2020
Horrible horrible horrible. I used the app, purchased a hotel in the area I was in (apparently the 10 mile radius is the area), they got me with this book at a cheaper rate with 3 hotels. So I mistakenly did. It booked me a hotel in downtown and no deal because I have to pay for valet parking or 20$ at a shared lot 2 blocks down the street.. in the city, by myself, 125 lbs woman who has to be out to a conference by 7am. Mind you we are in the middle of covid and marches/riots. So I called after booking because you can not see anything til after you book to find that they place you wherever they want. So I contacted to be told, "Sorry. No cancellation.." Now I used them the last two times I was in town, I have 8 other times I’ll be back. I WILL NEVER PROMOTE OR USE PRICELINE AGAIN!!! RIP OFF WITH NO CUSTOMER SERVICE CARE!!! Horrible you can just use people’s ignorance of an area to scam money...
Reviewed June 27, 2020
I booked a 10 day stay in Edmonton alberta. I used Priceline not reading reviews first. Big mistake. I was quoted a certain price. I thought great deal so I jumped on it. It wasn't until I looked at my credit card statement I realized I was overcharged by a total of 224 dollars. I called customer service and was told the funds would be returned to my account but never happened. Repeated calls only to get no action to refund the money. Useless pieces of numbnuts who will just STEAL your money with no remorse. I really dont get how this company is still in business. It should be stopped. I'm wondering if there is anybody who wants to start a class action lawsuit against this company. Contact me with details on your horrific experience at **.
I most likely will get a lot of response so be patient I will contact you in time. Right after all all we have is time. This will also give me time to find a suitable lawyer who will take on this case. I hope I'm not going to forward writing this on this leave a review but the way I see it is, that there are a lot of people like myself who just want justice and there has got to be a loophole in which this company can be sued for their atrocious and malicious action they bestow upon their clients. The way I was raised was you dont bite the hand that feeds you, right! Contact me via email. Let's see where we can get on this finally get this company to pay for their own god forsaken actions against us consumers. Thank you and hope to hear from you.
Reviewed June 26, 2020
Do not book anything through Priceline. We had a hotel reserved through them for company business that was canceled due to COVID-19. The hotel refunded Priceline for our reservation and now Priceline will not refund us the money. Essentially they have been paid twice for a reservations. After chatting with an agent who said I had to deal with the hotel and the hotel said they can't give me information because Priceline paid them not me. VERY UNHELPFUL. WILL NEVER USE AGAIN.
Reviewed June 25, 2020
This is my first time using this service and I figured since I was booking a room in Canada the price would be in Canadian Funds and I didn’t know it was in US funds until after I booked and paid for this room. I called there customer service and 3 hours late I got a call back and they said, "Sorry at least you were told even if it was after you paid that it was in US funds." So I paid more for this room then if I had walked in and got it then. Complete SCAM.
Reviewed June 25, 2020
Zero Star rating. I booked a Trip on A 3 day notice through Priceline. Flights, Thrifty rental car and hotel. When I was using the computer to book A Priceline pop up for a 100 dollars off if you registered for their credit card came up. I signed up because I thought I would lose my reservation. But instead my computer updated and changed over my car rental information to my name. When we arrived at Thrifty at 9pm to pick up the car we could not because the credit card was in my husband's name and the reservation in my name. We were told To call Priceline. We called 10 times, received the same recording, "We are sorry. We can not take your call. It will be a 4 hour wait."
When Pam called us back at 2 am we informed her of what happened. She told us we would receive a cancelation fee for not picking up the car or cancelling in 24 hours. We informed her of the mix up but Pam had no knowledge of a pop up for a credit card sign up on the website. She transferred us to her Manager Clover who informed us we do not get any of our money back and they will not update the computer with my husband's name so we can not rent a car. She informed me it was my fault because it is in the agreement the person booking name must match the credit card name. Even though my husband was there.
To make matters worse Pam continued to call us all night long Because we called 10 times hoping someone would answer. Pam and Clover I am convinced are the only ones who work here. I believe the time zones are different therefore they could not call back even though the website stars 24 hour service. I am currently out 700 dollars and no car rental. Buyer Beware. Do not Use this Company.
Reviewed June 23, 2020
I was checking out on Priceline and there was an offer that stated I would get $100 off of my purchase if I applied for a credit card. I applied for it and got a message that it was being reviewed despite the fact that I have a credit score of 800 and already had a card with Barclay. So I could not use the card for my purchase. I called Priceline and was told that a $100 credit would show up on my first statement after I was approved. That turned out to be untrue. I have contacted both Barclay and Priceline. They blame each other and tell me to contact each other's customer service to no avail. I have had so many unhappy experiences with Priceline that I will no longer use them for anything but to get the names and phone numbers of hotels in the area I am staying.
Reviewed June 23, 2020
Bunch of lying thieves, I'll never understand how this place keeps its fraudulent business open. The hotel areas usually flat lie, often by miles. They send coupons that dont work, when part of their marketing is that the 10% coupon comes, making it bait and switch. The customer service reps are dumb, and rude. They book mostly unwanted hotels to unsuspecting people. If I woke up tomorrow and found out their building got sucked into a sinkhole with their entire staff, I'd cheer because I dont consider this scum part of the human race.
Reviewed June 22, 2020
I used Priceline to book travel plans during a family emergency and not only 1 booking but both bookings turned out to be incorrect or fraudulent. The 2 rental cars through Budget were both incorrect and unable to obtain. My itinerary was not even close to budgets information. Turned out wasn't able to use my booking. Had to start over and pay more. Then I send my child and grandchild to a different state thinking they were taken care of, had a place to stay.... Nope wrong again. The hotel was abandoned... the cost of the weeks stay and an additional $250 was withdrawn from my account for a hotel that isn't even in business!!!! Call to get situation under control only to find out the hold time is 1 hour and 56 mins long. While my children are stuck 900 miles away. Worst service EVER!
Reviewed June 22, 2020
They never rescheduled my fiance's flight as they said they did! And we found this out literally 24 hours before said flight was supposed to leave! Please never make the same mistake my fiance and I made and NEVER book airline tickets with Priceline! They royally screwed us over BIG TIME. These people are so incompetent... I was on the phone for the last 3 hours, on and off with 4 different agents. None of them could explain to me why my fiance didn't seem to be scheduled for any flight leaving on June 23rd! WTF?!?!
He called them on April 17th to reschedule his original one-way flight for April 19th to June 23rd. They did that. Cool. Never sent him a confirmation email with the updated flight info. Brett thought that was odd, so a couple days ago he decided to call them to find out what the deal was. They told him the airline cancelled the original flight he was rescheduled for, and that he would now have a layover in Chicago.... okay cool, fine.... He asked them to send him a confirmation email for that flight.... they sent him the EXACT same itinerary from his April 19th flight!!! Nothing about a June 23rd flight!!!
So I had him send me all of his info since he was about to go to sleep, and I tried to get answers on my own.... They were telling me apparently there was an error with the rebooking.... The server malfunctioned or something to that effect. And they didn't think it would be prudent to contact him and let him know that?!?! Then tonight they tell me they are trying to find him a replacement flight... the original flight with the Chicago layover is all filled up. And because the ticket was with United, they can only rebook with United. All of the other flights are later flights and don't get here until later.
THEN they tell me they found an open seat on the flight they just told me was all filled up... but it would be "more expensive" OMFG.... THIS IS THEIR MISTAKE!!!! THEY SHOULD BE OFFERING TO COVER THE PRICE DIFFERENCE!!!! The price difference was over $1,000. I cussed them out, basically told them thanks for absolutely nothing and ended the conversation. Had a complete meltdown and cried hysterically for about 20 minutes.... Then pulled myself together and just bought him a new ticket with Delta using Hopper instead. Saved over $700. And now he no longer has a layover. SO ** DONE WITH PRICELINE. NEVER AGAIN!!!! I hope our story can help some other nonsuspecting customer from making the same mistake. LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKE!
Reviewed June 21, 2020
While everyone you speak to is nice, it’s really all lip service. Nobody actually follows-up with your issues. I booked a no prepayment needed free cancellation reservation for 8 months before my travel. One week after booking, I was charged the full amount. Priceline basically said the would call the hotel, but there was never any follow up. The hotel told me it was actually a non-refundable and prepayment needed reservation. So not sure who is fraudulent here, the hotel or Priceline. The major issue is Priceline does not try to resolve the issue. I had to dispute with my credit card. Not with the hassle; choose another company.
Reviewed June 21, 2020
I was looking for a short vacation trip to Las Vegas Nevada. When I came across a number of low price room bookings. They offered several hotels about three under select room prices. (3) And then requested that you book them under the guise that you would have the option to select or opt out the hotel room selected. This is not what happens. They select a hotel for you and take your money before you can opt out or cancel and then refuse to give you a refund, let you select another hotel, or cancel the reservations. And clearly on the website it was a yellow strip and stayed it free cancellations or changes.
Once you book you even get a notice saying you can cancel this reservation by said date. However when I called to complain and to change the hotel they refused completely. Later I tried online chat in with the same results. Customers are not allowed to opt out on the hotels they select and money is taken before you even know which hotel is selected.
Reviewed June 20, 2020
I will never use Priceline again!! The pictures lied about the place and when we got to the Laquinta in Amarillo TX, it was as nasty as can be! So we called them to see if we could move our location to another one down the road and they said they couldn't!! We have a 4 year old and wouldn't stay there. They are crap and don't care about their customers!! Pictures were false advertised and they wouldn't even try to fix the issue.
Reviewed June 19, 2020
I reserved a room for $500 for a family vacation. I tried to change the date in a very small way and was told there was nothing anyone could do. The hotel told me differently. Priceline is the worst company I've ever dealt with.
Reviewed June 19, 2020
This company is a scam. They charge you side hidden fees. If contact customer service they are ** and refuse to help you with any kind of refund. Do not go through Priceline. I booked a 4 star hotel and it was a flea infested disgusting hotel. I complained and canceled my reservation and had paid for the cancellation insurance and still got screwed and lost $100. Didn't stay there but paid for it.
Reviewed June 19, 2020
I never received a confirmation email for my hotel reservation, my reservation is not showing up on my account and customer service won't come online for me to even ask questions. I have already paid for this reservation so I don't understand why a customer is being treated so poorly.
Reviewed June 18, 2020
We book with Priceline 2 weeks before our trip. 1 day before we noticed the rates of hotel was half of what we paid through Priceline, we called and they basically said there was nothing they could do. So please NEVER book with Priceline unless you want to be screwed out of money!
Reviewed June 17, 2020
Priceline had a system issue on Saturday June 13th around 2:59 - 3:10pm Pacific Standard time. The system advised that there was an issue with my credit card. I tried the transaction twice and got the same error message. On Monday, June 15th, 2020 I contacted my bank to find out what the issue was with my credit card. I was advised that the credit card was fine, there is no issue, and there was a charge from Priceline in the amount of $167.37.
Funny, their system told me there was an error with my card. I did not receive an email confirmation or a picture of my itinerary advising me that my transaction got processed. So, I'm out of a rental car and $167.37. Jessie a Senior Agent ** and multiple other reps advised me there is NO REFUNDS. Your system failed! Anytime I book with Priceline (and I have for years) I immediately see my itinerary with date, reservation #, name of rental car agency and an email sent to my email address. None of this happened. They were not willing to accommodate me for their system error.
Reviewed June 17, 2020
We had a cruise scheduled for April 4th, cruise was canceled due to coronavirus, we have patiently waited for our refund, we were told up to 90 days now Priceline is saying now they are not sure when we will receive our refund. People whose cruise date was not till the end of June have already received their refund. Everyone we have talked to has been very rude. One lady was working from home and her kids were so loud that my husband just hung up the phone. Will NEVER use their service again.
Reviewed June 17, 2020
I must first say that I have never used Priceline. About two hour ago I searched PRICELINE for a car rental. Under the daily price were 8 different car rental companies offering the same rate. I foolishly, as it turns out, assumed that in the booking process I would be allowed to select the company I preferred. Without really realizing that I had booked a car I was presented with a screen indicating that the reservation was confirmed with a company I had a terrible experience with previously. Along with the notice that the reservation cannot be cancelled or changed. If I had thought for one moment that I would not have a choice of rental car company I would never have proceeded with the reservation.
I called Priceline and spoke with two different people--Tanya and Sergio-- and was told I can't do anything about it. Mind you this was done less than two hours after making the reservation. What HORRIBLE customer service! I travel a lot and would have used Priceline again if they had been reasonable in helping me resolve the issue. I have contacted my credit card company and advised them that I will not pay for any charges submitted by Priceline or the car rental company. Beware! This is a really shoddy company.
Reviewed June 16, 2020
I rate Priceline.com -10!!! Can’t express how upset I am!! I tried to check into LaQuinta, gave them my id and Bank of America debit card and they turned me away and said they did not accept debit cards. I explained I paid for the room through Priceline and they still said they could not rent me a room because of a deposit so I asked how much the deposit was because I had $400.00 cash in my pocket and they still refused me. They said they canceled the reservation on their end and to contact Priceline for a refund.
Then I walked out to my car and got back on Priceline and noticed sure stay suites was close, the room cost a bit more but I went ahead and booked it because I was tired from working in the sun all day and was looking forward to a shower and bed. I booked the room and was surprised when I tried to check in that they had no vacancy!! I got in a bit of a argument with the manager when I tried showing my confirmation from Priceline and still I was turned away due to no rooms available!!
Now I have been charged for 2 rooms and I am having to sleep on the floor at a friend's house!! This is far from professional service.... it’s damn near robbery!! I tried to call the Priceline CUSTOMER service number and was told I had a 3 hour and 20 min wait for service??? Really??? Took all of a few seconds to withdrawal funds from my bank account and now I can’t afford to rent a room and I’m clearly not sleeping due to this hard ** floor and Priceline’s piss poor practices!!
I will most likely be sleeping at 2 am when I’m supposed to get a call about my issues and so you're aware my sister and brother in law are well-known attorneys in Southern California and so I will most likely be discussing this horrific experience with them to decide my best option for compensation. I am a Christian man and try not to get upset with issues however the service Priceline provided or lack thereof has me so damn upset I can hardly see straight!! I will be sure to pass my experience on to everyone I know and will definitely add it to your reviews!!!
Reviewed June 16, 2020
I made reservations for a hotel stay through Priceline. When making reservations Priceline offers 3 hotels at a low rate, but you must make a purchase first, and than they will choose what hotel you would be staying at. Well they chose Microtel, HORRIBLE, feline Urine Odor, holes in the bathroom walls, bathroom ceiling fan missing, looked like a camera was place inside, children walking in the lobby, kicking Ice,and long-time residents. We left immediately.
Priceline has a list of answers to questions and one of thr questions is: Who do Priceline chooses the hotel? They choose the hotel with the highest price. I wish that was true, because the hotel they choose for me was not a deal at all. This is a RIP OFF!! When making plans for a beautiful vacation or for any events that requires hotel, & car rentals, do the leg work yourself. Contact Reputable companies that has companion for humanity, not greed.
Reviewed June 15, 2020
If I could give it a negative 0 star, I would. This online travel agency is a complete rip off. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the shelter in place, my event in April was cancelled. Therefore, I needed to cancel my reservation. I contacted Priceline 33 days in advance (March 16, 2020) since I purchased my hotel through them and to no avail. I was told to contact the merchant-Days Inn & Suites by Wyndman Groton, CT. So I contacted Days Inn directly 33 days in advance and the manager I spoke to was very rude (if he was even really the manager). He did not give me a name. Later, I called my bank and they provided me a temporary credit.
Here it is June, 3 months later, & I get a letter from my bank saying that I need to contact the merchant because they are going to reverse the credit. I called Priceline on June 15, 2020 and they were not helpful at all, they could not provide me with any options. They basically said, I could not get a refund because I called "too late" when in fact I called prior to my reservation. This place stole my $154.44! I did not wake up one morning and say I did not want to travel, the COVID-19 pandemic did it all. I was penalized for something I had no control over. I suggest no one purchase from Priceline!!
Reviewed June 15, 2020
Priceline is a joke! Do NOT purchase a hotel from them! My trip was a disaster and the customer service is a joke. The address on the website was wrong and I drove around 1 hour in traffic going in circles waiting for an agent to call me back (1 hour wait). Had to leave my number and wait for a call back. Mind you I have 3 young ones and 2 dogs with me. It's also 110 degrees in TX. By the time I got a call back I had already gone to another La Quinta 20 blocks away (they are not affiliated) but he told me how to get there. As I am pulling up the agent finally called me back and I told him I finally found it and did not need assistance. I finally find the "new" La Quinta hotel and they tell me NO dogs are allowed and I would have to call Priceline for a refund and find another hotel. Mind you this is Saturday and everything in Galveston is booked even the one star motels.
Luckily the other La Quinta had a last minute cancellation (I booked it because I was still waiting for priceline to call me). It would take another hour for a rep to call me back to get a refund or find another hotel. At this point I have began to cry because my trip is ruined. It gets better! This La Quinta is by a 24hour Denny's and parking is limited. I figured my truck would be fine parked in from of a 24hour restaurant... Sunday morning 7am kids ready to go fishing... All our stuff was stolen out of my truck and we waited an hour to make a police report for the cop to say we can do the report over the phone. I lost $475 worth of fishing tackle and rods I have collected over the last 7 years. Rod and reels are NOT cheap. The hotel did nothing!
Thank you priceline and La Quinta for ruining my trip! The only weekend I have had off all year! Oh, and me and my kids have no fishing gear and fishing the one thing we all enjoy. It's going to take a long time to get my rod and reel collection back to were I had it- I will never get my time back! I'm sick even thinking of Priceline or La Quinta!!!
Reviewed June 15, 2020
I made reservations online for a hotel in the city where I will be and they made they chose a hotel in a different city for me and will not change my reservation or refund my money. They are a complete scam.
Reviewed June 14, 2020
They did absolutely nothing when I paid for a night's stay at the Holiday Inn and Suites but didn't get to check in all because I didn't physically have the card on my person. Didn't try to find me something else, basically said thanks for your money but ** you even after knowing I was homeless and that was all the money I had. They get negative stars!!!!
Reviewed June 13, 2020
I drove 4 hours just to get to the hotel and learn that they were booked.. So basically I was charged for a room that we couldn't even stay at.. I couldn't get anyone from the company on the phone to resolve this matter. Very unprofessional the way they handle things.. I would never refer anyone to them. This was my first and last time ever booking thru Priceline.
Reviewed June 12, 2020
I was trying to book a room through Priceline as I was standing in the lobby of the hotel, because this was the only hotel left in the area with vacancies and they were price gouging without an online reservation. A tornado had just came through the area and residents without power were needing to stay in hotels. When I went to check in I had accidentally booked my room for the next night. I immediately called PL asking to change the date.
As I was waiting for PL to answer I started asking questions and realized we couldn't stay at that hotel because they did not have an elevator and only had rooms available upstairs. It stated in the PL ad that this hotel was hands cap accessible, however the hotel had no rooms available for anyone in a wheelchair. After waiting about 20 min I was talking to a PL rep and was told this reservation would be refunded. When I returned home It had not been refunded. I disputed it with my bank and just received a letter saying my dispute was denied. I didn't even stay at this hotel! Neither PL nor this hotel is willing to refund the room charge.
Reviewed June 9, 2020
I followed instructions in reserving a hotel. Destination etc etc. It said there was a price breaker deal. I chose that. It asks you to pick a hotel so I did in the city I wanted. Once I paid it basically gives you the one they want. It gave me a hotel 30 min away from the city I am visiting. I called and they basically told me I was stuck. Never once did it inform me until I paid for it that I was in another destination.???
Reviewed June 9, 2020
Made non refundable reservations in March 2020 for hotel in Sanford Florida. We were forced to leave Florida at an earlier date due to COVID-19. This reservation was non refundable but due to a National emergency I would have expected Priceline to honor our refund for$132.37. I disputed this charge thru VISA and Priceline (Agoda.com) refused to allow us the refund. Warning: this operation is unethical and I will NEVER EVER book anything thru them again. Always book directly thru the hotel. Good bye Priceline you are disgusting.
Reviewed June 5, 2020
We purchased a China southern flight through Priceline and I've had THE worst experience with their customer service department in processing my refund request for the flight that was't "used" due to the pandemic. After contacting them numerous times (over 20 times now), providing all the supporting documents and hold times of over 50 hours, they have yet to process my refund request that I am entitled to. I contacted the airlines directly and after looking into flight details, they even said that I am entitled to a full refund but I have to go through priceline and they will provide them with a waiver code to process the refund.
Every time I call, either no one calls me back or if I get hold of someone, they transfer me to different department and/or say that they are working on it and they will let me know. And then again, no follow up. International flights aren't cheap and I don't think that big companies like these should be holding on to their customer's money. I never write reviews but I am so upset and frustrated and I am not sure where to turn. I believe this is just fraud. If I could give them a 0/5 or even a negative number out of 5, I would but one thing is for sure... I will never ever use priceline again. This is beyond long hold/wait times in the setting of this pandemic. This is about big companies not being truthful and stealing our money from us hardworking people. Just sad!!!!
Reviewed June 2, 2020
This company is fraudulent I believe. They owe me $867.82 and I have been ignored, blown-off, very long hold times, loads of telephone hang ups, and for many months a “round around”. Booked airline travel with them months ago had to cancel because of Covid, impossible to enter Indonesia at that time. Lion Air’s CEO stated on their website that they would refund money IN FULL, but that I had to go through Priceline. This has gone on for several months now. I’ve waited months to hear back from the executives even. Here are the contacts if you are having this same issue: (end w/ at priceline dot com, first 3 contacts) (last contact end w/ at service dot priceline dot com) executive.services, ** OriginatesES.
Reviewed May 31, 2020
Just a cheating company. Rented a car. On confirmation page printed "Can be cancelled until pickup time." After I confirmed the rental, I saw a different terms and conditions that said "no refunds or cancellations." First page referred only to collision insurance. Completely misleading. Then because of coronavirus had travel cancelled. Priceline sent a note to travelers promising to "work with" them in changing arrangements. But they were not answering their phones, did not respond to email, and an SMS to them returned "Service Denied." There are lots of alternatives, like Rentalcars.com that offer equal or better pricing and have decent, fair, and accessible rules.
Reviewed May 30, 2020
Priceline is the worst company ever with poor customer service. I booked a hotel through their app and when I arrived to check in, I was told by the agent at the front desk he was not able to honor my reservations and turned me away. I immediately called Priceline and brought it to their attention. The Priceline agent called the hotel and was informed that the reason I was turned away was because I was not an essential worker. I informed the agent that I was an essential worker and even had a letter from my employer to prove it.
So, I asked to speak to a supervisor because the agent was not able to further help me. The supervisor came on the line and I explained the situation to him. He ended up calling the hotel to find out additional info. So, the supervisor found out that I have to be a medical essential worker in order to stay at the property. I asked him to help relocate me to another property in the area and asked for a coupon to go towards my new booking he declined my request.
So, I asked to speak with his boss. She was just as bad. I spent over an hour on the phone with these guys and had to beg them to help me find another property and for a coupon for the inconvenience. In the end the manager offered me a 5% off coupon for all my troubles. I told her to keep that 5% and disconnected the call.
There was a sister property next door, so I drove over and asked the agent was he accepting essential workers and he replied yes. I asked him if it was medical only, and he replied no. I also called other properties and found out that there was a memo sent to all of the properties stating that they were allowed to book rooms to all essential works. In the end, I ended up booking a room right next door at the sister property. I feel Priceline could have been more accommodating and knowledgeable about restrictions at certain properties during this pandemic.
Reviewed May 30, 2020
Priceline is the ONLY booking site I've had issues with. They don't have anything updated for COVID-19. Booked a hotel I couldn't stay at so they approved giving me my money back. They said on Wednesday May 27th it would be on hold on their end for up to 24hrs. I'm pissed off that they LIED. They won't even be releasing the money til June 1st. So I won't even get it till the 2nd. I would have rather been told the truth. Worst site ever!!!!
Reviewed May 30, 2020
Been doing business with Priceline for years. Recently booked hotel on the site and let them choose my hotel. Got to MOTEL. The doors were locked. No one was in parking lot but me and my 93 year old parents. There was a walk up window that no one was at and no one was in office. I could see through the bullet proof glass. Homeless people living on side of building and it was filthy on the outside with smoke stained curtains visible from outdoors. Called Priceline. Told them told them we feared for our life. No one was there. They kept me on phone over 1 hour trying to call hotel themselves. Even questioned me, "What do you mean doors are locked." They were locked!!!!
I had a non refundable room but I explained it was unacceptable and I couldn’t stay where homeless people were living outside. I was transferred to 4 agents to try and get me rebooked only to be told, "Sorry no refund. No we will not book you anywhere else." Hotel answered phone after 1 hour of me waiting on phone. They answered and said, "Oh we’re open." I told the agent I feared for my life. Asked for supervisor to be told same thing. Horrible Awful misleading crooks. Never ever book with them.
Reviewed May 29, 2020
I don't like Priceline at all. They say you can cancel but not true and they charge you just as much a one night stay, I try to cancel and they won't let me, one things about them you putting your credit card on here so they have your money and don't give it back if you cancel so have no choice but to stay.
Reviewed May 28, 2020
JetBlue gave me a credit towards future flights, Hilton allowed me to cancel my hotel. Sadly Priceline says no to refunds despite the Pandemic. I even asked if I could get credit towards a future Priceline purchase. They refused and basically said they're going to keep my money despite a global pandemic. I have used Priceline for years and definitely will not again in the future.
Reviewed May 28, 2020
We booked our room through Priceline. They choose a hotel for us out of three and we’re supposed to get a great deal. We arrived at the Radisson Nashville downtown and checked in with all luggage. The first thing we noticed was the 2nd floor really smelled once we were off the elevator. We got into our room to find it stinks like mildew. We immediately went downstairs and told Grace, the girl at the front desk, that our room was smelly. She apologized and we left to find another room.
When we contacted Priceline about our room problem, we were notified that Radisson refused to give us a refund of over $200 and reported us as a “No show”. We then called the hotel and spoke to Grace. She said we could’ve stayed in another room. We said, "You should’ve told us that before we left and booked another hotel". Not only does this place stink.. They are stealing $214.00 for a two night stay that we didn’t stay. We called Priceline back and pleaded with them to give us our money back. They refused saying it’s nonrefundable. We asked Priceline why would they send us to a hotel that was nasty. Why don’t you back up your customers when the hotel is not as described? All we got was nothing. Priceline said leave a review that it doesn’t matter. We will never use Priceline again. They need to be reported for stealing along with all the hotels that steal our money. Really sad and Priceline destroyed our trip to Nashville.
Reviewed May 27, 2020
So I had to cancel my flight due to borders being shut down. I checked directly with the airlines and they had no problem canceling due to Covid 19. I had no problem canceling through Priceline.... but where did my credit go that Priceline said I had one year to use? Appears to have been lost. When I called in to use it, the young man said, "Oh sorry it has already expired." I informed him that I just canceled and that I had one year to use. After 15 minutes on hold he told me he found it. Hmmmm it was expired and now it is found. He then explained to me that I could only book a new flight with the credit between 4 in the morning and 6 in the morning on July 1st, the date of my original flight or I would have to pay penalty charges. So I have two hours to rebook but I have to book on July 1st between those hours. I said to him, "Do you think this makes any sense." He said that was West Jet's policy. Long story short... I called West Jet, they found my canceled flight and rebooked me another flight with no hassles. Thanks you West Jet.... Shame on you Priceline for not training your employees better.

Reviewed May 26, 2020
Priceline Trip Number: **. I purchased through Priceline for a flight (Lufthansa Airlines) to Ireland plus hotel and rental car, departing on Mar 15, 2020 and returning on Mar 30, 2020, for 3 people on or about Jan 20, 2020. At the time of purchase, I was told by the agent that by purchasing the insurance from Allianz Global Assistance, (which is actually the, “PRICELN*TVL PROTECT on my credit card statement with a transaction date of 1/25/2020). I would be protected if I had to make any reservation changes. On Mar 12, 2020 I called to cancel the reservations due to President Trump shutting down foreign travel due to Covid 19 virus. When I called they said I would not get the money back I spent on insurance and that my refund would take 2 weeks.
I also called Lufthansa airlines and they said they were going to refund me the total price to Priceline. On Mar 26, 2020 I still did not get my refund so I called again and this time I was told it would be 6 to 8 weeks. I called on about April 19, 2020 and now they say it's going to be 6 to 8 weeks from Mar 26, 2020. I called again on May 20, 2020 and Priceline told me it was Lufthansa Airlines who was not granting a refund. But my ticket was still active and I could exchange for a new flight. I said ok, but they came back with well, it’s going to cost me another $1092.00 each. I declined to exchange the ticket. I have tried everything possible just to get my money back from Priceline! I even tried thru the BBB to no avail. I need your help in righting this wrong. All I want is my money back. I got my money back from Hertz car rental within 5 to 7 days.
Reviewed May 25, 2020
I booked a hotel stay through Priceline. In a town in Virginia my GPS brought me to Maryland Instead... I called Priceline. To ask for directions to the correct Hotel. They called the hotel. And then got back on the phone with me to tell me. I had no reservation at that hotel.... I did not bother to continue to drive to that hotel if they claimed I had no reservation. So I stayed where I was in Maryland.
I called Priceline the next day for a refund and they told me. That my hotel reservation was available at the time of use and therefore they could not refund me any money. I told them to review the recorded phone calls where I was told by Priceline. I had no reservation at that hotel. They refused to. And said they were unable to help me as the hotel had my money not Priceline. I called the hotel. They told me they could not refund my money because Priceline is the one who took my money, not them. I called back to Priceline. And they told me they would not contact the hotel anymore and that I would have to deal with it myself if I wanted any more resolution. If I book a hotel through a third party company like Priceline, I expect them. To take it upon themselves to help me. Not pass the buck. Do not. Use Priceline for your bookings. There are many other websites out there that are not out to scam you.
Reviewed May 25, 2020
I called Priceline for a price on a hotel in Lexington KY. The guy gave me a price higher than I got the day prior. I told him I got it cheaper the prior day, he told me those rooms were already rented out and the only one left was at the price he quoted. I took the room. I went inside and the woman in front of me asked for a room, the desk clerk quoted her the price I received the day before as well. I asked the lady why the price and she said that is the price we are giving. The jack** on price line outright lied to me. Never, never again will I use priceline. They have no moral character.
Reviewed May 24, 2020
Do not use this company! Unless you want to get ripped off! They use deceptive advertising and engage in shady business practices. I tried to book a hotel room for $77 at the Holiday Inn in Sequim, WA. I clicked on the Holiday Inn Express link. It took me to another page with 3 hotel options, I clicked on the Holiday Inn Express link again, it then asked for the dates and took my payment. It wasn't until after they took my payment that I learned that they booked me at the Super 8 in Port Angeles, WA. Not even in the same City. I called their customer service and It took 2 hrs on hold to reach them only to be told they won't issue a refund. Their ads are deceptive and the way this company conducts its business should be a crime!
Reviewed May 22, 2020
We booked through Priceline to travel out of the country in June 2019. We traveled in October 2019. We were to return in March 2020. The COVID19 virus began and the airline canceled the flight. Priceline did not inform us of the cancellation and when I tried to call them their message was that they could not talk to me since we didn't have reservations to travel within the next 72 hours. Their chat had told me that I was set up to talk to them and that I was first in line when I called. I called numerous times and was never able to get through. Basically Priceline was willing to leave us stranded in a foreign country. This is very poor customer service. They do not seem to care about the customers once money has changed hands. They say to call with problems. It is untrue.
Reviewed May 21, 2020
I usually book hotel on Priceline or my other reward program. I used Priceline to book the hotel in Houston before the spring break in March 2020, but due to COVID-19, I need to cancel two night at the same hotel, which called Baymont by Wyndham Houston Hobby Airport. I checked with this hotel manager (owner) first, and they said I need to contact priceline, because they did not receive any booking reservation from them under my name. So I called priceline and they said they will contact the hotel for my case and put me on hold.
Later, priceline said the owner of hotel only agreed to refund one night, and that is it, I cannot even postpone the date for future usage. I shared with priceline that, I never call to cancel the hotel, and I know I did not purchase the insurance, but the COVID-19 is unexpected for everyone, and if I do not stay at the hotel, why I need to pay for it? Just like if you buy the Milk, you cannot refund it unless it was bad before you purchase, which is unexpected. And if cannot refund, at least extend to certain date which I can use next time, but priceline team said the owner of hotel only allow refund 1 night. I want to complain priceline for in favor of business instead people who pay them money to book the hotel, they need to have common sense to handle case under normal and unnormal condition, no matter how good priceline have contract with hotel, without consumer pay the money, priceline and hotel got nothing.
Reviewed May 20, 2020
My dad had major open heart surgery and my mom had been up for almost 20 hours, and she was an hour away from her home. I got her a hotel via Priceline; they took her money and info, but when she got to the hotel they refused her as she was a same county resident. The hotel's corporate stated that Priceline refuses to notate this on their site. While Priceline did refund my mom her money. It left her at 10PM at night with nowhere to go and when she called for her refund Priceline acted like they had no clue and tried to not give her her money at first. DO NOT USE PRICELINE, call directly or use TRIVAGO. Priceline and the hotel are to blame for this lack of customer service and concern regarding customer's needs and basic humanity in general.
Reviewed May 18, 2020
I booked my airfare through Priceline. They doubled charged my account. My total cost is $596. They withdrew $1143 out of my account. I contacted Customer support. The Rep told me that the extra charge was only a hold and would drop off in 1-3 business days. I asked where this was disclosed to me BEFORE I BOOKED WITH THEM. I was transferred to a Supervisor. I was then eventually told to email them proof of the charges, which I promptly did. I have heard NOTHING. That was on 5/16/20. Now today, 5/18/20. They took another $136 out of my account. This company is horrible! And no recourse for us consumers, from what I am reading.
Reviewed May 17, 2020
Due to the COVID-19, Hawaii has been under shelter-in-place order. We cannot go to Hawaii as planned, so I canceled my hotel booking on Priceline. I talked to a customer support when canceling, who said they can refund my booking fee. But after 2 months, they send me an email noticing me that there won't be any refund. I am very frustrated. They lie to customers and don't care customers at all.
Reviewed May 15, 2020
I am Canadian booking a Canadian hotel. The website did not indicate charges are in USA currency. The emailed confirmation of my booking indicated USA currency. This is unfair practice. Beware Canadians. NEVER book with Priceline when booking a hotel room in Canada. They tell you that they will charge US rates after they have confirmed the charges. When in Canada we should be paying in Canadian funds.
Reviewed May 15, 2020
I booked a 3 day vacation for my daughter and I to Las Vegas for her 21st birthday. I shopped hard for the hotel and flights timed then booked return flights and 1 room for 3 nights. This was confirmed by my Priceline statement. I paid for the March 12 trip December 2/19 - $2400 for the two of us. When I checked out on March 15 the hotel said I had only one paid night and owed about 1000$ US for the other two nights. I argued but no resolve. I began talking to Priceline and then booking.com no less than 15 times each, both saying it was the others problem until yesterday May 14/20 when Priceline told me that was right and they hope I’m satisfied. Who in their right mind would book a three day vacation only paying for one night hotel. Priceline is misleading and not reputable-DO NOT USE PRICELINE.
Reviewed May 13, 2020
I wouldn’t give them any stars. This company is a joke. I had to cancel my flight due to covid and after 5 phone calls and hours spent on hold been lied to and given the same run around and excuses. My account says my money was refunded but has not been credited back to my credit card so when I ask they say that’s not what that means.
I emailed a screenshot showing the refund in my account. Trevor acknowledges this and sent it to be expedited and I was told I would receive a call back in 24-48 hours. I had to call back when this didn’t occur. I was then told I would receive a call back the same day. I then had to call back the next day after never receiving a call back again only to get put on hold for another 30min to Liz a supervisor who repeats the same scripted garbage. They are not interested in service or backing up anything. Once they get your money you are up a creek. They should be shut down and government watchdogs should investigate for fraud. They don’t have any customer service just robotic messages to blow everyone off while they continue to take money and rip people off.
Reviewed May 11, 2020
I have called 3 times and each time I left a return phone number (the advise that you will not lose your place in line in the call queue). The first time est wait was 1 hr, 2nd time est wait 1.5 hrs and the 3rd time it was 2.5 hours. STILL NO RETURN PHONE CALL. The reason for the call is that the airlines keeps changing the flights which with the current COVID issues I am not surprised. What I am surprised about is that my itinerary shows a total of 10 flights and only a few of them match the airlines.
One of the flights was cancelled and it said to contact the airlines, which I did. They were able to put us on another flight but could not "confirm" the flight details because Priceline did the original booking so they have to confirm it. After the 3rd phone call, I received an email that said that because the airlines helped me they could no longer help with the reservations. So now it looks like the flight is ok but neither party will "confirm" the details. I WILL NEVER BOOK WITH PRICELINE AGAIN. THE PRICES ARE NOT WORTH IT. PAY MORE AND KNOW THAT YOU WILL GET WHERE YOU NEED TO GO.
Reviewed May 11, 2020
Tried to cancel and re-book due to Covid19 lockdown. Priceline said that they would not change reservation. I didn't even want to cancel. Just change my reservation. We are locked down in Illinois so we just changed the dates of travel. Priceline is making money by not refunding already paid funds. They lost me as a customer for life. I'm not the biggest customer that they have, but I do reserve through them when I travel. It's amzing to me how they are willing to lose customers that easily, and don't seem to care. This isn't anybody's fault and they are profiting from this pandemic. Shame on them. They are creating bad will and the companies that they work with are also going to be hurt. Hotels, Rental agencies, etc will all be hurt by their unwillingness to cooperate and change reservations. Say goodbye to a customer for life.
Reviewed May 11, 2020
Booked a hotel with Priceline for the first time! Most terrible experience and would not recommend using this company to anyone! Booked a room for arrival to Phoenix AZ on Sat. Night. Drove from airport to room arriving at hotel about 11:30 PM. Found no personnel in hotel office. Call a number on window and spoke to a woman. She said she could get response from office. This woman advise me to call Priceline which I did. Spoke to a woman from Priceline and explained that nobody was here in office to check me in. At this time I had been standing in front of this vacant office for around 45 mins. This woman was extremely rude and explained there is a no refund for cancellations. I explained that I didn't cancel and was at hotel but couldn't check in due to vacant office. I asked if I could get a refund due to the fact they booked my hotel room and I can't use because nobody was here.. She said she needed to call the hotel office to confirm.
She got back on phone and told me there was no answer and she couldn't confirm. I said, "Yes nobody is here." She then told me there was no refund for cancellation. I once again said, "I am here and can't get in and I haven't canceled.." I asked her, "What am I suppose to do now." She said, "Call back and book a different room through Priceline." I said, "Are you kidding. You just booked a room that I have paid for but can't use and can't get refunded and you want me to book another room through your company? I think not." I still have not heard from Priceline and haven't been refunded. Robbery without the gun. Shame on you!
Reviewed May 9, 2020
After several phone calls to Priceline they are refusing to refund my money even though the hotel approved the cancellation. The Days Inn in Queensbury, NY said they cancelled the reservation, but Priceline is responsible for the refund. After several phone calls the refund was still not processed. I requested a call back from a supervisor and never received one. Not happy with the service I didn't receive from Priceline.
Reviewed May 7, 2020
Do not ever use Priceline for anything! I tried to book a hotel room where they gladly took my money to do so failed to inform me that there would be a deposit need you for the room that was in excess of the cost of my room. Then when asked to get my money back so I can get another room they didn't charge a deposit that was that much they couldn't do that.
They canceled the reservation but of course it would take three to five business days to get my money back they took my money pretty quickly immediately as a matter of fact but take their sweet time giving it back to you. Then I was told that it's on me to review the hotels deposit guidelines before I booked the hotel which of course you can't do because they don't tell you the name of the hotel with the express deal before you book it so the basically stealing your money from you using it for three to five days until they decide to give it back. They can't just exchanged a reservation for another one. No. They have to refund your money 3 to 5 business days.
I'd like to book a room and pay for them pay for that room three to five business days later also but of course not they take your money immediately but can't immediately give it back so I wound up sleeping in my car on the street in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Nobody seemed to care at Priceline but they had all my money tied up and couldn't get it back to me. They're deceitful then why and they're thieves! Do not book Priceline for anything.
Reviewed May 5, 2020
I purchased a multi-city ticket and hotel on Priceline and they issued two different tickets for the travel. Not unexpected when doing multi-city trips, but when the airline cancelled the first flight 2 days before travel, I was left with no assistance. They, neither the airline that cancelled nor Priceline, would refund the hotel and second ticket based on loss of the first one and they couldn't reschedule me on another airline. I had to buy a ticket myself to get to my middle destination, costing me an extra $300 over the canceled flight cost or I would lose almost everything. Luckily I had given myself a few days buffer since I lost 2 days in this mess.
Two Months later and I still don't have a refund for the cancelled flight - airline canceled mind you, not by me. This is terrible service and I've called them 5 times and spent over 6 hours on the phone - every time it's "in 3 days you will have a refund". The airline won't refund because I bought from Priceline and Priceline says they can't get ahold of the airline. They are beyond terrible - worst customer service I've ever experienced and I've been living abroad for 25 years, with frequent travel all over the world. Not sure if I'll ever get my money back???
Reviewed May 4, 2020
I made an Oceanfront FL hotel reservation on Priceline and received booking confirmation. Then 5 days before arriving, I received notice from Priceline that my hotel and reservation were no longer available with offer to switch to cheaper non waterfront hotel. I then looked on Priceline website and saw they were still selling rooms at Oceanfront hotel only now at a higher price. When I notified Priceline Customer Service they said there was nothing they could if I didn’t want alternate hotel except refund my reservation. Needless to say, I took refund and found a comparable waterfront hotel on my own. I will never use Priceline again.
Reviewed May 1, 2020
Booked a flight in very early January 2020 for a May of 2020. Clearly the COVID situation occurred and the event we were to attend was cancelled in March. We immediately went through the process of canceling our flight. The process has been a nightmare and is still not completed as of 1 May. We have followed all of the instructions we were given, including contacting United directly for the first leg of the trip. West Jet was not on the list of airlines we needed to contact directly and had to fill out a "cancellation form" and completed this in early Mid March. Did not receive confirmation of the cancellation of the first leg (through United) until the beginning of April and it still does not show up on the website via "my trips". We have yet to receive a confirmation of the second leg of our trip from Priceline.
Have called multiple times to try to resolve this situation, and each time have had over an hour wait. I did cue for a call back so as to not be on hold the entire time. However, in the first instance when I received a callback, the caller could barely speak English and then hung up on me in mid conversation about the issue. The second time I called, I never received a call back. The third time, I missed the call back because it only rang three times... The fourth time, again, I never received a call back. Today, the fifth time, I did not receive a call back from earlier this morning and am now waiting on a call back from my sixth attempt.
And in the mean time, they've changed my itinerary so much I can't even recognize my original trip. I've gone from a mid-afternoon flight to an early morning flight; one layover to two; not even through the original airport that was booked; and a change of airlines. This is ridiculous! I will never use Priceline again for any future trips. Not worth the aggravation.
Reviewed May 1, 2020
I booked a trip where Priceline was the third party between me and another car company (Thrifty rentals). Due to the covid situation I decided to cancel the trip to which thrifty rental was in full agreement of rental. However Priceline refused to refund the money back. They lied several times saying that they were not able to get in touch with the car rental company. As according to them, they just wanted to hear that car rental company is OK to refund the amount.
When I called the car rental company they said it was impossible they would miss a call and Priceline was not being fair. I decided to lodge a complaint to Priceline but the manager on duty was also quite unhelpful even lied to me saying that we created a ticket for my problem. And when I asked him for a number he was confused and told me the previous ticket number on the file. I personally don't blame the call center staff as they are only following instructions 'I hope'. I think what the company is doing is absolutely illegal ! and should refund the money back if the car rental company is agreement. I will never book with Priceline in future!
Reviewed May 1, 2020
Unfortunately, 1 star is the lowest I could leave - they don't even deserve that. Agent lied to me - told me I couldn't change or cancel my reservations because the hotel would not allow it. During Covid 19 the hotel's policy on their website and their phone message states they are working to help rearrange accommodations. The agent actually told me I could drive 10 hours to sit in a hotel and eat take out from a restaurant. She obviously is reading from a script - as she kept saying, "I understand your frustration." NEVER use this company!
Reviewed April 29, 2020
We had rented a car for March 17th in CA, so we could take our kids to Disneyland. It was a dream vacation gone wrong, since COVID-19 had yet to hit when we planned this trip. Two days prior to our scheduled arrival, all of CA shut down, and two days after that our own state as well was shut down due to stay at home orders from the pandemic. I immediately called Thrifty, who our rental was with, and they told me they couldn't do anything to postpone or refund our money for the fully paid auto rental. They said it was up to Priceline. I then called Priceline, and even went up to a supervisor, and was told very rudely that they would not postpone my trip, or refund my money.
I tried to dispute through the credit card company, who tried to get my money back as well, and they told me Priceline was the only company they had seen during the pandemic that straight out refused to work with their customers. The credit card company said their hands were tied and that all that was left for me was small claims court. We paid for a service we were not able to use due to no fault of our own. Priceline took advantage of the situation. Would it have hurt them financially to let us use our auto rental during a time when there wasn't a pandemic? I am flabbergasted. I can't understand this at all. I will never use them again and if I were you. When given a chance to be ethical they clearly chose not to.
Reviewed April 28, 2020
I am so disappointed in this business. I have used them in the past but this time has been the worse. The employees are very careless and they take forever to fix the mistakes that they have made. I booked a trip using Priceline for my Baby Shower. But due to Covid-19 I had my trip had to be rescheduled. The agent that rescheduled my trip sounded very incompetent and was unsure of a lot of things but after being on the phone for over an hour my trip was rescheduled.
The next day I got a notice from my bank saying that I was charged a second time from Priceline. I immediately contacted them and for the past month they have BS'n me on processing a refund. They see telling me they are researching the cause which is not my problem because they made a mistake. They have caused me so much extra stress and have inconvenienced me during my last trimester of pregnancy. Someone needs to contact me asap and take care of this matter because they are taking money out of my baby's mouth.
Reviewed April 27, 2020
Booked a trip to see the Olympic Track and Field Trials in June, the Olympics were postponed for a YEAR because of the global PANDEMIC. Changing flights (Southwest) and hotels were no problem. The only problem was the car I booked with Priceline. "Sorry, not refundable" Even with a GLOBAL PANDEMIC. Jeesh. Lesson learned. Booking directly with the car company for the 2021 trip. I travel a LOT. I will never use them again, so many better options out there.
Reviewed April 25, 2020
I am using Priceline to purchase flight tickets for last couple of years. Never had any issue with the flight so I never had to reach out to them to cancelation or refund. I also recommended my friends to use them. Now due to the Corona crisis, I had to cancel my flight and I tried to reach out to them for 2 weeks/everyday before my flight day, every time same message that they have high volume of calls so "we are only helping people whose flights are in next 3 days." Ok so day before the flight I finally was able to talk to them and they said, "We can only cancel or request refund at least 3 days before the flight." ** Monkey business.
2nd time I again had to reach out for my friend today, he got sick by Corona Virus and I was calling on behalf of him to cancel or get voucher refund. They just simply saying, "Reach out to the airlines, we can't do anything." And she was very rude. And she hang up the phone. Priceline charges the same amount that airline charge plus they take a 12 to 15 dollar fees. My point of selling the same ticket when you cannot simply behave and make request to the airline. Useless customer service.
Reviewed April 22, 2020
Purchased a hotel in Amsterdam through Priceline for May 4. Trip was cancelled due to Pandemic. Priceline refuses to give me a refund. They said it was a non refundable deal. I told them ordinarily I'd agree but the world wide pandemic cause the trip to be cancelled not me.
Reviewed April 20, 2020
During the COVID-19, I had to cancel my trip. But because I was under contract. They would not refund my money... I was even willing to get a Priceline credit. They wouldn't even consider an alternative... They are in my opinion "money grabbing greedy thieves who take advantage of people."
Reviewed April 20, 2020
I tried to postpone my car rental due to the covid shut down and was told "no changes cancellation or refunds". My trip was booked back in January for May 16th and New York is shut down until the 15th. The Canadian border closure was just extended which means my trip is put on hold. I tried to just get a credit, not a refund and was shot down twice stating some fine print in the agreement I signed when I paid said No refunds. I find it very shady that a credit at a minimum is not allowed during this Crisis/ lockdown when almost every business is offering at least a credit for future use. I couldn't even access the additional insurance page to add protection to try and cover the purchase. This is not the first time Priceline has giving me this "READ THE FINE PRINT” B.S cop out. But it will be the last.
Reviewed April 16, 2020
I am a Nurse and I booked a car rental for a trip before Covid-19 hit. I was able to change my flight on United no problem. United transferred my dates with no fees and no headache. I attempted the same with my car rental through Priceline and the best they could offer me was 10% off my next purchase. I requested to speak to supervisors and managers and it was a total waste of time and energy. They didn't even attempt to contact the company to see if I could change my reservation. I am an essential healthcare worker, working around the clock for the pandemic health crisis which changed our world and economy over night, except for Priceline! If you purchased anything through them you are screwed!
Reviewed April 16, 2020
I booked a trip to Puerto Vallarta in February. Our flight was to leave today. The Airport in Puerto Vallarta closed down 2 weeks ago. American Airlines contacted me last week and offered me a credit. Puerto Vallarta announced today they are in 'Shelter in Place' through May 30. Priceline sent me an email last night and today that my itinerary was current and flight schedule was in place. WTF???? I WILL NEVER EVER USE THEM AGAIN!!!!
Reviewed April 15, 2020
Due to COVID-19 it's impossible to use a rental car and tour Maui, Hawaii on a 12 day booking due to the 14 day quarantine, policed curfew, and national guard manned roadblocks and checkpoints. So Priceline and Hertz are currently and illegally profiteering off of COVID-19 by keeping our money or offering a coupon which is only remains good and expires to zero value while the COVID-19 virus is still active in the community. This is blatantly illegal corporate malfeasance and ** is probably the place to start.
Reviewed April 15, 2020
Terrible company policy. Won't give refunds for cancellations due to Covid-19. REMEMBER THIS WHEN IT IS OVER AND NEVER GIVE THEM BUSINESS AGAIN. Our plans to travel to NYC in April were obviously canceled. The airline and hotel were gracious in issuing refunds, but PRICELINE basically said TOUGH LUCK.
Reviewed April 12, 2020
So everything is great.... until you get revised itinerary from them as you are at the point of not being able to back out. Case in point - our airline tickets got changed a good deal from what we purchased. To the point where they were not acceptable. On our trip home we would be dumped off at one airport in New York City, and then it was our problem to find transportation to a different airport to catch our next flight. Total BS!! We tried to cancel, airline refunded about 80% of ticket prices, rental car refunded 100 %, motel would not help at all. And please don't waste money on the trip insurance, you will get nothing out of it. To sum it up - COVID 19 came along- and we did get a motel refund, but between the airlines and worthless, ripoff insurance, we lost over $400!!! DONT USE PRICELINE IS THE BOTTOM LINE!!! MAKE YOUR OWN RESERVATIONS.
Reviewed April 11, 2020
My departure state and arrival state mandated stay at home due to COVID-19. The arrival state closed ALL tourist attractions and accommodations. They do not want tourists or out of state visitors period. The airline cancelled the flights. The hotels and airline gave refunds, no issues. Priceline states on the website, if your flight was canceled and rental car agency allows it, the reservation can be canceled and refunded. Starting a month before travel they took away the ability to cancel online and put up some misleading messages and greyed the cancel links.
We all hoped this would resolve itself quickly at first, but it turned out to be worse. Well, after three calls beginning 7 days, 3 days, and 1 day before the reservation date to Priceline, the CSRs and managers would not cancel and provide a refund. The facts were ignored. Each one had a different reason for no refunds allowed, but all conflicted with information posted online. Priceline wants to keep the money, no matter what, and provide nothing in return. Pure Greed and Evil. Going to fight this with State Attorney, BBB, and credit card company. Never Again.
Reviewed April 10, 2020
I had used Priceline.com to book travel and a hotel in Seattle for the beginning of March 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we decided to cancel the trip. I informed the hotel in Seattle that I would need to cancel the reservation and they told me that they would only charge me for one night and reimburse me for the other two nights. The hotel's accounting office told me that since I booked through Priceline, that they would have to reimburse Priceline and then Priceline would need to reimburse my credit card.
Now, Priceline claims that they will not reimburse my credit card because they are unable to reach the accounting office at the hotel to verify that I should receive a refund. I inquired if they had asked for the accounting office and the Priceline rep said that they only spoke to the front desk. From what I can tell, Priceline is being unreasonable and has no intention of reimbursing the money that is rightfully mine, and in the middle of a pandemic no less. Stay away from this unethical company. Never again!
Reviewed April 10, 2020
I rented a car via Priceline. I had to cancel the reservation due to Covid. Rather than handle it themselves, they gave me a phone number for the rental company. The rental company said they would refund the charge, but due to "system errors" it didn't go through. 2 weeks later, I contacted Priceline again and requested that they handle the refund. Basically I was told that it wasn't their problem. Never again.
Reviewed April 10, 2020
I understand that part of the deal about PriceLine is that you get special deals for being locked into a reservation. However, given the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, they should reverse this and allow cancellations for everything. I made a reservation for a hotel, and whenever I go to cancel, it says to check back later and maybe I'll be able to cancel. I realize that some of this has to do with the hotel itself, but surely Priceline can lean on the hotels involved and highly "encourage" them to be willing to do a refund now, and not force customers to keep checking back in so they can finally maybe get their money back. I realize that hotels are having a hard time right now, but so is everybody else, and I don't think it's right for them to hold people's money hostage just because they can.
Reviewed April 3, 2020
I made an online car reservation through Priceline. Because of COVID-19 we canceled our trip. (I am 80 years old.) I have called numerous times and all that ever happens is that I get caught in an endless, nonsensical loop. It is impossible to talk to a real person. This certainly is the last time I will ever book something through Priceline. They charged my credit card at the time of reserving and now I can't cancel my reservation because their system won't allow me to either use my phone number or booking reference number, saying it doesn't recognize either one of them and would I like to use my phone number or trip number, even though I tried using both of them! PRICELINE IS A RIPOFF!! NO QUESTION OF THAT!!
Reviewed April 2, 2020
I asked Priceline after I booked a room for my girlfriend. She didnt have a credit card so I asked priceline if I could give the hotel a credit card over the phone - long wait times because of COVID and they said, "We have referred you to a Just ask a lawyer will help you and it is only $1.00." It was 5.00 and they try and upgrade you to 52.00. What a rip. I will never use Priceline again - they can't even answer a simple travel question?
Priceline Company Information
- Company Name:
- Priceline
- Year Founded:
- 1998
- Address:
- 800 Connecticut Ave.
- City:
- Norwalk
- State/Province:
- CT
- Postal Code:
- 06854
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- www.priceline.com
