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Reviewed July 9, 2019
I have used Priceline multiple times. Each time in the end I have all of these hidden fees. Well this time I had a flight that I needed changed due to a medical emergency. I bought the insurance for this exact reason, my parent is in very poor health. I needed to come back on Wednesday due to my parent not doing well, I called Priceline and they said no, I called Delta who said I had to call Priceline. Priceline told me to call the insurance company I purchased the insurance from so I did that!
After all of that the jerk on the phone told me that I would have to file a claim, send it in on the website and provide my parent's medical record to them as documentation and ten days later they may reimburse me if they deem it appropriate. I would have to go ahead and purchase the new tickets on my own! No sir, there are HIPAA laws that state I don’t have to do that! I explained that my parent was elderly and had recently been in the hospital but had been home for about two weeks so I wouldn’t have medical documentation from today’s date.
He told me I should have some medical documentation. I asked him if he would like to to send him a picture of the two bottles of fluid they drained off his lungs two weeks ago and he said that wouldn’t work! So, after all that and paying for the insurance I had to turn around and pay for two one way tickets in order to get home. These people DO NOT CARE about their customers! Will never use them again.
Reviewed July 8, 2019
I don't give one star reviews very often but I think Priceline deserves this one. I was flying recently and due to extreme weather and delays I missed my layover. I was stranded at an airport in a city I was completely unfamiliar with and had no choice but to get a hotel room for the night. I spoke with a Priceline representative that recommended an express deal.
I booked the deal but when I arrived at the hotel the managers were hiding in a side room and when they finally came out they informed everyone (15+ angry people) that there were actually no rooms available. It took an hour to finally find a hotel that actually had a room available for the night and I had to pay for an Uber to travel across town. I finally got to bed at 2AM and I had to wake up at 5:30AM to catch my flight that was boarding at 6:45AM. I paid 126$ in the end for 3.5 hours of sleep. I was extremely upset and Priceline said that all they could do is refund my room with a small additional amount and pick up my Uber bill. I feel that I was not fairly compensated for the inconveniences.
Reviewed July 6, 2019
Booked a flight through Priceline, ended up going with United Airlines flight. After I booked economy fight for my daughter, I found out this was a called a basic economy flight that does not allow you to bring a normal size carry on bag and United wants another $25 dollars charge. I call Priceline customer service, that was a joke, reading from my screen, some random guy in India. Be very careful everyone using Priceline, there are hidden charges using this site. If possible book direct with the airline, better up front costs. Kenneth.
Reviewed July 4, 2019
Booked a pickup truck with a Priceline confirmation. Went to Enterprise Rent-a-car. I was told that they didn't have the vehicle that I reserved or any other pickup for that matter. I called Priceline to see if they could assist me in finding a replacement vehicle. They said there is nothing they could do but cancel my reservation leaving me up the creek without a paddle. I was shocked! How do you sell something that doesn't exist??? Isn't that against the law??? On top of that Priceline did nothing to correct their error. They didn't stand behind their product. Had to rent a truck on the spot from a nearby competitor at a cost of $500 more than Priceline committed to. I wonder how many people a day get screwed by Priceline??? I guess they have the attitude that they are so big that they will never run out of suckers--I mean customers. I WILL NEVER USE THEM AGAIN!
Reviewed July 2, 2019
I use to love their express deals, but the last few express deals were downright awful and sub par... You are blind to what you are paying for and once paid, you receive a sub par hotel. The last time I did this, I got a 1 bedroom hotel and when I tried to change, Priceline was unable to call the hotel to even change the reservation in a timely manner. I had to call the hotel on three way to connect Priceline to the hotel; but by the time I did their jobs there was no rooms left. Priceline would not accommodate me in getting another room. I was a loyal customer but not anymore!!! Don’t use the express deals through Priceline!!
Reviewed July 2, 2019
Deceiving with their booking! Will never book with them again. Most of our hotels booking we did with them with “put your price" deals they have. We never knew what hotel we are going to get, and it was clear and part of that service. However, few days ago we entered their website to book an hotel. We wanted a specific area so we went to their express deals where they show you by map which hotels. We chose the hotel we wanted, made the payment and as we press the finish button a different hotel was book. Apparently they don’t promise you the hotel just something similar - so first, they don’t mention it before and second, nothing was similar to the hotel we wanted (nothing!).
We were very surprise so we immediately called them. This is when they explained that this is how it is with express deals - very deceiving and misleading! Of course they didn’t refund us and when asked to speak with a manager, no one called back. We ended up booking with a different hotel for that night and for that Priceline issue, open a dispute with our credit card company. We will NEVER book with them again!
Reviewed July 2, 2019
Tried to book a room through Priceline because supposedly I would save a lot of money because I had booked a flight/car with them too. When I tried to book it, it went through successfully to my Paypal but got stuck at the Priceline site for over 40 minutes. I tried refreshing screen and even restarted the computer. Still not successful. Priceline even sent an email telling me to complete the transaction which I would have if their site were working.
So I contacted them through chat and I was told it was probably because there were no reservations. There were tons of reservations available! When I told him that, I was cut off. So I went to Expedia and was able to purchase the same exact room in less than three minutes. And the savings???? what a joke! I got the hotel for the same exact price so it did not help to have booked a flight/car with them. Very unhelpful customer service at Priceline, especially when I had to wait over an hour and got nothing in return! Will not be using them any more.
Reviewed July 1, 2019
Priceline Trip Number: ** - I bought this trip for my son to join me in Canada for a week long fishing trip. When he arrived at the ticket counter, he found out his passport card was not good enough to fly to Canada. I had to quickly find out how to cancel the trip or re-book or something because he had to be there that day as I was supposed to meet him in Winnipeg. At 5 am Sunday, a call to Priceline for help was useless as I stayed on the line for 30 mins without help. I had to book new flights and get myself in the air also where I would have no contact. I tried them several times with no response. Their chat option was useless. Although the issue with the passport was my fault for not knowing it wasn't good for flying, the inability to contact them was an additional burden I didn't need. Their customer service is a zero if you can't talk to customer service.
Reviewed July 1, 2019
I am a first time user that will NEVER use Priceline a second time. I was ripped off. On June 21, 2019, I used Priceline website for a hotel reservation. Within minutes of making the reservation, I received the confirmation and realized that I booked the hotel for the wrong date, July 4-5 instead of June 21-22. I immediately contacted Priceline via the chat feature and the representative said she worked with the hotel and was able to make the change to book the hotel on the correct date and that everything was “resolved.” I used the hotel booking and assumed all was well.
However, on July 1st, I received an email from Priceline about the hotel booking again, for July 4-5. Once again, I immediately reached out to Priceline via the chat feature. The agent told me that the booking had been “resolved” but the hotel would not reverse the charges. I went back and forth on what Priceline thought the meaning of “resolved” meant but finally gave up. I contacted the hotel and they told me that I would not be charged for the July 4-5 booking, it had been cancelled. They let me know that Priceline collects the money up front and it is Priceline that is not going to refund my money. I confirmed that I had not been charged by the hotel, just Priceline. The fact is, Priceline keeps your money whether you use a reservation or not…. BEWARE OF USING 3rd PARTY PROVIDERS… I will never do it again, even if it save a few bucks.
Reviewed July 1, 2019
Priceline just cheated us, we booked with them, they said the hotel was pet friendly and it wasn't. We paid for 10 days. They say that they are going to refund the money, but it could take a few days for us to get the money. In the meantime we can't afford to get another room. They refused to change the hotel. They refused to help us get another hotel room that would accommodate our pet. Priceline's negligence has cost us a lot. Not only do we have nowhere to stay for the night, it's my birthday. AND THEY DON'T CARE!!!
Reviewed June 29, 2019
On the website, it's way too easy to accidentally go directly to the confirmation page, which is especially a problem with nonrefundable reservations. I tried to apply a promo code and was instead taken directly to my invoice without the code being applied. Of course, customer support was no help in getting it applied. Of all travel sites I've visited, Priceline was the absolute worst at being upfront about additional fees collected by each hotel. When I pointed out that their website doesn't list a mandatory fee for the hotel I booked, they used every excuse to claim they were right and I was wrong. They use loopholes and fine print to avoid responsibility, but they fail to provide enough information to make a good decision on getting a deal. What's the point of the site if it's not to make it easier to get a deal?
Reviewed June 29, 2019
This is for a Priceline Rental Car reservation made in May 2019 for June 2019 travel. It was with Advantage Car Rental at Boston's Logan airport. The reservation was paid in full in May online. When we went to pick up the car at Logan Airport at 11 pm at night, we were met by Advantage Rental car employees who told us that Priceline had not paid them in full and we owed an additional $233. They said we still owed $81 for the vehicle rental and also wanted us to pay $95 in taxes (which had been paid in full when purchased).
We called Priceline at that moment and they said they would urgently research the charges, but we had to pay them to get the car (also remember no refunds, changes, etc... with a Priceline car). We still had a 1 hour drive to our destination so had no choice but to pay the additional $233 (on top of the $190 we had already paid for the weekly rental) in order to have a vehicle. Priceline repeatedly asked me to send the invoice to them which I did 5 times (by mobile phone and computer, pdf scanned document) and they kept telling me that the file was too big so they could not see it, or could only see the top of the invoice. How convenient. I'm sorry, but everyone should be able to open a basic PDF document small in size. Wasn't it weird they could not?
Somehow over a few weeks time, the invoice was changed to $70 (for an EZ pass which was $59 on the initial bill we received) and now Priceline says all is OK. I have documentation of all the additional charges and interactions with Priceline if interested. Seems like a bait and switch scheme to make more money for someone? What if I hadn't challenged the double charges? Who would have pocketed the double charges? This was the first time I used Priceline and it will be the last. I believe anyone considering Priceline should keep in mind they are a middleman and therefore complicate the process-making it easier to scam you the consumer. If you want a clean, worry-free experience, please do not use Priceline. You will regret it.
Reviewed June 29, 2019
They said it’s an express deal so you buy it the day before you need the hotel thinking you must have gotten a great deal and then you check into the hotel only to find out you paid 46% more as they advertise the lower rate the day of reservation! Should have done more homework and went with Hotels.com!!!
Reviewed June 29, 2019
Velle first started off as being reasonable and then turn out to be completely ignorant to my problem. I used a coupon code that was available online for 8% off. The coupon is valid, current and works on the website, I have pictures of this as I stated this to her. I submitted my payment through PayPal which displayed the price after the promo and boom payment completed. Upon receiving my receipt I am charged a completely different price than what was displayed before. I get in contact with support to get this sorted and Velle came up.
After explaining this to her she said that the coupon gave her an error and told me to validate my coupon. I did and nowhere did it state anything she mentioned. The coupon states this "Expires: 7/1/2019. Details: Limited time 8% offer on select hotels. Applies to select Pay Now hotels. Valid on 3-star hotels with a minimum 2-night stay. Travel anytime. Not combinable with any other offers or cash back."
Perfect, I send this to her ASAP and mentioned that I have footage of the whole transaction. She repeats the same message previously and I explain my frustration that my phone and my computer browser show that it is valid and functional. I explain this to her and she says there are many online websites and that they are not responsible for it. If that was true then why did the coupon apply to the transaction and not give me the error code on two devices?
A minute has passed as I'm on the screen typing, she had already stated before that she knows when I'm actively on the screen, and as I'm typing she says "Since I haven't received a chat from you in a few minutes, I will assume you are all set. I'm going to close this chat session now to assist other customers. If you need additional assistance, just start a new chat. Thanks." The most beautiful part of this is that it has only been a couple of minutes with me typing on the screen. This just makes me feel worthless as a paying customer and trust me. If all their support teams are just like this I will not book on this website again. This was an awful and rushed experience with Velle, I have a copy of the conversation just because of how awful this was.
Reviewed June 28, 2019
Accidentally purchased a hotel room for one month in advance on Priceline.com. Within in 2 hours of realizing my mistake I called Priceline to change the reservation date. They said they called the hotel and that the hotel reservation is impossible to change. Out $209.00 and need a hotel room! They were not helpful and smug about their policy that is hidden into their website. Ugh! Poor customer service, bad business practice. Book on another site at all possible costs!
Reviewed June 27, 2019
Bought a room off Express Deals as a 3 1/2 gets to the hotel. It was disgusting, the room stink. It had visual mold on the carpet. I left immediately and didn’t receive a refund from Priceline or Red Lion Hotel which makes me never use the service again for misleading ratings.
Reviewed June 27, 2019
I called today and ended up being on hold for over an hour. I simply wanted to change my chosen seat on a flight. The person I spoke to first told me she was training and unable to answer that question. I then waited on hold for 45 minutes, then I was transferred to a supervisor -on hold for another 20 minutes- who told me that I need to contact to airline to change seats. I find it ridiculous that someone in training wouldn’t know that simple solution for me or that she wouldn’t have had someone right there with her to assist her! To have waited on hold for that long just to be told they can’t help me.... infuriating, even to a normally calm, professional person. Completely unacceptable. Definitely the last time I’ll be using Priceline.
Reviewed June 26, 2019
I purchased an Express Hotel Deal for July 4 and the rate was $93. That same Express Hotel Deal for the same date is now $72. I've spoken to customer service and the explanation I'm getting is ludicrous. Best Price Guarantee states that if you book an Express Deal and you find the same itinerary at a lower price, you get 200% of the difference back.
"Price must be in the same currency, using the same form of payment and from the same point of sale as your original reservation when you call us. The lower price must be an exact match to the itinerary booked on priceline.com, including offering of a comparable cancellation policy. Additional restrictions apply*." "How to Match: Hotels: same hotel, check-in and check-out dates, number of rooms, room type including bedding and view selection". According the customer service, the rate they guarantee does not apply to Express Deals yet that contradicts their advertising. If you book an Express Deal how can the hotel be matched, seems like Priceline is trying to backpedal on the policy by it not being 100% clear.
Reviewed June 26, 2019
I am very disappointed in Priceline and will never use then again... They are HORRIBLE!! I made a flight reservation with Priceline, you have 24 hrs. to cancel your reservation. Something came up and within 2 hours of making my reservation I called Priceline to cancel my flight. The sales rep that I talked to gave me the number of the airline and told me I had to call and cancel with them, which I did. My credit card was charged so I called Priceline to see why, and they told me seeing I didn't cancel my flight through them that they were charging me.
I explained to them what I was told when I called Priceline to cancel my flight. They said I didn't cancel through them so I was going to be charged. When I put in a dispute with the CC company Priceline fought it and sent them a copy of their regulations stating that the reservation needed to be cancelled through them. Needless to say I got charged for a flight that was never taken. BEWARE that Priceline has their reps giving you false information so that way they can still collect your money. They are very shady and don't care about you as a consumer because they have people from all over going to their website. Again, please BEWARE of their shady practices. I for one will NEVER use Priceline, they are horrible to their customers!
Reviewed June 26, 2019
“Don't buy airline tickets. You'll have a lot of bad surprises when you reach the airlines counter.” I purchase an airline ticket to Europe using Air Europa airlines, Priceline sent the itinerary and never mention anything about luggage, read the entire itinerary and clicked on the only place they have for luggage information and found like most of international flights the first luggage is free. The second is $68.
Got a bad surprise at the airline counter when they inform me that I have to pay $120.00 for the luggage now and 120 euros at return, that the ticket Priceline booked for me did not included luggage. Called Priceline and they said "oh sorry in the website is general information." So how I should know at the time I'm buying the tickets that is going to cost me more than $240.00??? Priceline lower price is catch and should not be allowed, they should say does not include luggage.
Reviewed June 25, 2019
My Rental Car Request Number **. I'm very much disappointed with the way my call was handled by your customer service. I was never expecting a refund or cancellation of my reservation. I wanted to change my date of pick-up by explaining my situation. The Agent (Priceline) who took my call advised me to cancel with full refund with fees - I obeyed to it and stayed on the call. From here I had to stay on call for next 4 hours seeing my call routed back and forth from Priceline to Hertz. In the end a senior Agent (Priceline) came in promising that it will be a full refund with no fees as they were unable to reach out to Hertz for verbal confirmation that the car was not picked up and I had to stay on call for about 3-4 hrs with no result.
At this point me & my wife (who is pregnant due to which we missed our flight and there by the pickup on first day) had a doctor's appointment was missed. Further I requested them update all the info on my profile & also to give me a call back with date & time to let me know about the status of the issue. I never got this call at all. I had to call them back next day. Another agent comes in to whom I had to explain the situation again. This time was HORRIBLE. The agent who comes in had little to no communication. I pointed him out to review the notes from previous agent and provide me the status. He comes back to me to inform the agent has left for the lunch (which I had nothing to do - I was just asking to inform me the status of my issue/ticket). At this point I had to inform the whole scenario happened previously to see if he can help me resolve the issue.
He put me on hold again for about 5-10 mins & came back to me to inform again that he tried reaching out to Hertz but no one responded & he would give me call back when they get confirmation but surprisingly - I get call in few minutes from same agent informing me that the refund will not be given. At this point I lost my patience and asked him to route the call to his manager. He put me on hold again and comes back to me after 5/10 mins to confirm that my car was not picked up as my "WIFE PASSED AWAY" and now I want it to be cancelled to see if I can get any refund. At this point I have lost it. I was furious and wanted him to get his manager to talk to. But a female agent comes in and she doesn't care to understand my situation or ask me what was going on. She just picks up where the previous agent left and just goes about reading refund policy disclaimer and how I'm not eligible for refund.
At this point I understood that there is no point in being calls with these "Agents". They have turned my simple call of changing the pickup date of the car into refund/fee and into promise of complete refund and back to nothing. I wasted my time, energy, lost my voice for few days & lost my wife's doc appointment. I'm not going to chose Priceline again in my life. I will have this content pasted over survey and all other Priceline review forums.
Reviewed June 25, 2019
I made reservations for hotels in San Jose and Ventura, CA back in Feb. 2019. In March we got a bill for payment in full from Priceline for the hotel in Ventura. I called and asked why and was told it was hotel policy even though I was only required to list a credit card just as I had done for the San Jose hotel. It clearly states pay later still to this day on the listing for the hotel. Now 3 weeks from arrival we found out we would need to leave a day early to make it to an unexpected wedding. Called the hotel to change departure date and was told to call Priceline. I was also told the hotel was completely booked for the type of room we wanted even though Priceline showed one room available. Called Priceline and the phone just rang so opted for the "chat" option. Wayne told me I could only cancel the reservation, but could not change it. Silly me thinking Priceline would still want their commission for booking the room.
Asked him if he could cancel and then reserve the same room again. Nope, all Wayne could do was cancel. I would have to go back through the website to reserve a room again and hope no one snatched it up in the meantime. I asked for a phone number to call to actually talk to someone and Wayne gave me the phone number I previously called with no answer and told me I would be told the same thing. Cancel was the only option. Priceline has lost one customer forever. Let's face the facts, Priceline doesn't care about customers because they know another sucker will come along and book the room.
Reviewed June 24, 2019
My husband and I booked a "4 star" hotel through Priceline in South Lake Tahoe, Ca. There are some nice hotels in a South Lake so we though that a 4 out of 5 star hotel would be excellent. This was not the case. We were given Harvey's South Lake Hotel and Casino, our room was in the Mountain tower. This tower basically holds the budget friendly rooms, which means they are old, not updated and didn't even have an in room coffee maker! This was not a 4 star room, I got ahold of customer service and they didn't care that they had falsely advertised the star ratings. Beware don't trust Priceline.
Reviewed June 24, 2019
So I booked a 3 rental car for on a Sunday. Believe it or not, Sunday night, son called and he is moving with his job so our planned visit is no longer going to occur. No problem, I expected to have some fees. I asked Priceline "since I do not need this rental can you drop the reservation to 1 day, rather than 3"? I have no problem with Priceline getting paid but if they do not have to pay Budget Rent A Car anything, since I am not getting the car at all, why wouldnt they reduce the reservation to 1 day, collect their $100 and keep a customer. Again, my problem, I booked it....just seems like if I am not getting the rental car at all, bill me for 1 day and drop the other 2. Guess not, no more Priceline, that is just gouging because they can.
Reviewed June 24, 2019
I had bought a ticket from Alabama to North Dakota on the economy. But I noticed on the basic economy you didn't get any check bags. So I paid extra to have a checked bag and when I got to the airline, the lady said it basically didn't matter and that I still had to pay for my checked bags. So I literally paid over $100 for two bags! It's better if you go through Priceline to go ahead and just buy the basic economy if you're traveling unless you want to pay more for business class or something similar, but don't pay for your bags because you'll be charged anyway. It's amazing how the airlines will have your reservation but won't have the fact that you've paid for checked bags.
Reviewed June 23, 2019
They advertised tickets as $600 AUD but ended up charging me $600 USD (translates to $950 AUD). Technical issue or intentionally trying to scam me, I don't know. Made multiple calls and spoke with several customer service representatives. Some were polite and unhelpful. One was rude (and still unhelpful), essentially saying that I was lying. They said that they don't have a department dealing with this kind of issue and suggested that I sucked up… I'll never book with them again and I urge everyone to not make that mistake too.
Reviewed June 23, 2019
This will be my last time using Priceline. I have used them for years and as of late it seemed as if the room that you're reading about and booking is not the room that you're getting into, and then I'm going to hotels and under construction without the full amenities available. More and more Priceline partners unwilling to satisfy you as a customer as if your money is no good because you got a discount. I will be booking with Hilton directly from now on. At least I have the option to cancel the next night if I'm dissatisfied.
Reviewed June 23, 2019
I booked hotel for the next day through them. I assumed that their prices are the best since they provide us a price match guarantee. My foolishness is that after booking through Priceline, I checked the hotel web page and the rates were $30 less than what Priceline offered. I called them instantly to clarify as to why did they charge me more than the hotel does. First they did not believe me and checked on the web page themselves and then they said I am the one who agreed to pay that price so it's my fault. They certainly do not provide the best price.
Reviewed June 21, 2019
I thought booking through Priceline would be easier. The hotel was Super 8, crappy room, not clean and wasn't ready at check in. Also had to pay 20.00 for my dogs. Red Roof doesn't charge extra and was one of the hotels in the booking. Never again and didn't save any money at all.
Reviewed June 21, 2019
Josh employee number ** at Priceline was the worst customer service associate I have ever dealt with. I've been a frequent Priceline customer for probably over 100 trips and I will NEVER use them again after my experience recently. Their system changed a room reservation name when I submitted my booking request to my name rather than the person I booked the room for and who's name I entered. I pressed the back button, reentered the correct name and clicked submit.
I was notified later by the guests checking in they had 2 rooms. I contacted Priceline to ask why the booking went through twice. After an hour on the phone with customer service they said it was not a duplicate booking and they could not issue a refund. The rooms are empty, their booking UI/UX is garbage, and they are refusing to refund the $500 charge. They just lost a lifelong customer.
Reviewed June 21, 2019
Dealing with Priceline has been the most horrible experience ever! I’m never going to recommend this website to anyone! In fact, I will warn people about booming through this site. This website is a SCAM!!!! I was offered a deal at the Doubletree hotel on Canal Street in New Orleans for Fri. June 28th through Sun. June 30th at the rate of $112/night with 2 queen beds and a double bed, nonrefundable (too good to be true). I hesitantly booked the room but then I was sent to an “OOPS” page. So, I attempted to book it again right away and the same thing happened. Once I went back to the room selection page the 2 queens with the double bed was sold out. However, there was a room available with 2 king beds same date and it was nonrefundable. When I booked it, it went through.
However, I received a confirmation email that I booked a room the only accommodates two adults and a picture of 1 king bed was shown on the email. I immediately contacted Priceline via telephone and a representative by the name of Theo informed me that I booked a room that didn’t specify the room type at the time of booking BUT the website DID specify the room type at the time of booking that’s why I booked it! I then asked her to transfer my call to a supervisor because she started saying that she couldn’t hear me clearly anymore after I begin complaining about the website falsely advertising room types and availability. After I booked the 2 kings, out of curiosity I looked to see if the 2 queens with the double bed was still unavailable but it was actually available again at a much higher price.
The supervisor informed me that he was going to speak with the hotel to confirm my room type. Once he returned my call he told me that he was able to get me into a room with 2 queen beds for the same price. However, he also informed me that the hotel doesn’t have any rooms at all that come with 2 queen beds and 1 double bed as advertised on Priceline.com. All in all, Priceline.com FALSELY ADVERTISES to get you locked in at a rate and they do not guarantee your room even if it shows the room type on their website!
Reviewed June 20, 2019
Your website is confusing and you charging $15 for a cancellation for a flight that was booked five minutes ago is ridiculous especially since I was trying to rebook and spend the same money with Priceline. You kept me on hold for over 30 minutes and then you claim to have gotten a supervisor who came to the phone and pretended not to be able to hear me. Then she hung up the phone I called back and guess what? Another guy pretended not to hear my voice but then I called from a different number and you guys were able to hear me perfectly fine.
I will be reporting this to the CFPB and also the Better Business Bureau and I will also be putting a comment out on the Internet of what poor service Priceline have given me. This is during a time where I have an experienced I’ll death of a loved one and you guys are playing games on the phone! I bet the CEO of Priceline doesn’t know who they’ve hired to represent their company. You guys also charged me for a hotel room at the beginning of June that I never took and I confirmed with the hotel that there wasn’t a reservation made when actually there was you guys are doing a lot of scamming and I am definitely about to expose you! $15 is not a lot of money however it’s the principle!
So you can look for your negative reviews that I’m about to write the Better Business Bureau and the CFPB if you don’t know what that means you might want to look it up. I will be taking this up with the liaison for Priceline in the US as well! I requested a simple refund to purchase another ticket via Priceline - and you want to play games, I expect a full refund within 24 hrs and I will never do business with Priceline again! All over $15 and your confusing website which states 24 hr free cancellation!!!! At Some Point Customer Support Need To Add Common Sense to The Equation!
Reviewed June 20, 2019
Priceline was stating that certain hotels offered shuttle services from hotels. While a lot do, others do not. With a no refund policy this misinformation could end up costing you up to $100 or more in transportation fees such as Uber or taxi, like it has us, twice. You need to call each hotel you are looking at to verify the information is true as Priceline does not see this as their responsibility.
Reviewed June 19, 2019
Be aware of the currency that you are booking with. If in Canada, it is in tiny print that even though you are booking in Canada for Canada, they will charge you in USD. They also hide the small print and will not refund you. Think twice before booking and do your homework. You will find that you can get better rates. Don't make the mistake I did.
Reviewed June 19, 2019
I booked a hotel with Priceline for the first time. They have you zip through the policies, highlighting that there is a 100% price match guarantee (the fact that it must be made within 24 hours is not so largely stated or memorable). Just a short time ago, I find that the hotel I booked costs significantly less by going to the direct hotel website and using my AAA card; however, because it is past midnight, although more than 24 hours from check-in, Clark over at Priceline is absolutely no help and is not interested in customer satisfaction. Cancelling my reservation will cost a penalty of over $200. I will never book outside the actual hotel again. A company such as Priceline is not doing us a favor by saving consumers anything, not money, time, and definitely not irritation. They deserve 0 stars.
Reviewed June 18, 2019
We booked South Seas resort on Captiva Island in Florida. We booked a room. They specifically said in the room description that it was a beach view. When we arrived we were given a “tennis court view” that had the view of a large tree. We could not even see the tennis court (room 3128). When we called Priceline their customer service basically said "Ohh well. The contract we sent you said it was the resort's discretion on which room." My response was, "That is not what it said on your site, we specifically booked a room with a beach view."
The website offers different view rooms from golf course to tennis courts to beach or bay views. We booked a beach view as per their own description. The resort fees are also incorrect, which wasn’t that big of a deal. Priceline Customer Care told us that they could refund us and we can leave the resort, which is the absolute most insane remedy ever. Bottom line is I would never recommend Priceline to anyone nor would I ever use them again. Their website is misleading (a nice word for lies) and they don’t care about you or your family. Never again. If I could rate them zero stars I would.
Reviewed June 18, 2019
Their website offered a room for $70 w/ 1 bed and a room for $100 w/ 2 BEDS. I selected the $100.14/ 2 BEDS. I received confirmation for one rm - ONE bed. Priceline will not honor even with screenshots and receipts. Rip-off.
Reviewed June 18, 2019
The hotel was supposed to have a restaurant and casino. Did not exist. Once we arrived, the place was total ghetto. Not like the pictures on the website. The hotel then told us we had requested a smoking room....never. They then put us in the back with a window that did not latch shut. We left without even completing the check in. Charged 500.00 by Priceline. It's a total scam. Avoid at all costs.
Reviewed June 18, 2019
Booked & paid for room on Priceline, only to get turned away by the hotel that was booked because Priceline booked us at an oversold hotel. Spent a hour on phone late at night with a rep., to be told there was nothing they could do to get us a room tonight AND to be insulted further by a pitiful offer of 5% off for the inconvenience. They left my husband and 11 year old daughter with no hotel options, other than a roach motel where the police patrolling the parking lot said for us not to stay there with our daughter. Then told us there was nothing they could do.
Reviewed June 18, 2019
If you are searching and comparing hotels don’t use Priceline.com because if you accidentally make a mistake and hit the wrong keyboard key…. you’re booked, your money zapped and they don’t care if you made a mistake or you were just shopping for a future visit if necessary. You will not get a refund! They are not hearing it!
Reviewed June 17, 2019
Booked a hotel through AAA. Unknown to me, it was Priceline. I clicked on the option saying Great Rate and entered my credit card information. I printed my receipt and was done. Today, my company cancelled my vacation due to a team member leaving and I tried to cancel. One hotel they would cancel, this one they would not saying its a noncancellable rate. It was never made clear to me that it was a non-cancellable rate. Nor, was it made clear I was NOT dealing with AAA. When I asked to speak to a supervisor, I was told I would get a callback. Ask me if I did (not!)
Reviewed June 17, 2019
I selected a 2-year hotel that ended up being a Travelodge, which looked like a 1-star motel. The Uber driver said it was unsafe (arrests, prostitution, etc.) and urged me to stay elsewhere. I contacted Priceline to request a refund but was denied due to the non-refundable policy. I felt deceived by the rating. I even pointed out Google and Yelp reviews about this shady motel, and they still denied me a refund. Shame on you, Priceline. You have a responsibility to your customers for providing accurate ratings that are representative of the hotel quality.
Reviewed June 16, 2019
We were booked to stay at a hotel that was supposed to be pet-friendly (listed on the Priceline website, was included in the booking confirmation email). Upon arrival when we attempted to check in, we were told our pet was not welcome and we could not stay there. We then had to scramble to find a new hotel that would allow dogs. We had to rush to do so because we were on a tight schedule to get ready for a wedding rehearsal. It was a busy weekend in town with various graduations and other events, but luckily we were able to get the last available room in a different pet-friendly hotel.
We were refunded the cost of the original hotel room (the one we were not able to stay at), but Priceline is refusing to pay for the additional cost we incurred from booking a different hotel. This was not a cost we expected to have, nor was it something we should have had to pay. Priceline made a mistake by saying the hotel we booked was pet-friendly, and because of that we almost didn't have a place to stay for the weekend. Priceline needs to reimburse us for the additional money we had to spend on a hotel. I've tried to speak to a supervisor about this but they have been rude and are refusing to take responsibility for their mistake.
Reviewed June 14, 2019
I called in to cancel a reservation that I had made after researching the reviews for the hotel. I explained that I did not feel safe taking my daughter to the hotel and listed the many negative reviews. I should not have to explain why I want to cancel a reservation. I was interrogated for 20 minutes! She would not cancel the reservation at first and instead questioned the poor reviews! This was terrible customer service and I will not use Priceline again.
Reviewed June 12, 2019
After reading so many horrible reviews about Priceline, I was skeptic on using them. So far so good. I called the hotel and airlines DIRECTLY to confirm my seat through Priceline and they had my reservations even though I didn't register direct and I went through Priceline. I'm not sure how people have so many problems with Priceline? I always make sure I know I'm going on the trip and I quadruple check that nothing comes up on the dates where I know I'm taking a trip that costs a lot so I don't have to go through the hassle of getting refunds (in case they don't refund me). I always call the hotel and airlines directly to triple check everything and I received an e-mail from Priceline to check-in. They didn't automatically cancel my reservations without my permission. I don't know why people have so many problems with Priceline!
Save yourself the hassle of making sure your credit card and banking number went through before you arrive to said hotel and are surprised you don't have a room. You should have had a receipt e-mailed to you confirming your reservation before you arrived. It's not Priceline's fault for some people's incompetence of making sure their reservations are correct. When looking for a hotel near my event, I had a choice between a very cheap motel type place or a more reputable place. I saved more money for the nicer hotel to ensure I'd have proper reservations. It seems that people have hotel reservation issues when they pick sketchy hotel places at one star rates.
I heard car rental can be an issue so I'm not renting a car. I'm taking Uber just to save myself the trouble of being surprised of getting a beat down truck when I thought I'd get a working four door car. I also don't go to sketchy remote places where there are no ways to triple check my reservations. However, even if a customer made a mistake, I hope Priceline has improved their customer service. I know before they didn't have that great of a customer service. I just hope I don't have to call customer service so I make sure everything is good for my trip so I don't have to call customer service to begin with. So far so good. I leave for my flight this afternoon and had reserved my seat. The hotel said they will have my room ready for tomorrow when I arrive. If this trip goes smoothly, I will use Priceline for future travels.
Reviewed June 12, 2019
When making a reservation through Priceline they stated free parking as one of their amenities and when choosing the hotel. After making the reservation which was non-refundable, the itinerary showed a daily parking fee. Priceline, which is also booking.com, stated I would have to pay the fee and in order to be reimbursed send them the receipts after returning from our trip. Terrible customer service!
Reviewed June 11, 2019
I rented a car on June 8th. After picking up the car, the tire light came on. The tire had a piece of metal in it. I was unable to drive the car to my destination (my son’s high school graduation) so I had to take an Uber for $40. I asked for a refund for just the amount of the Uber. Hertz said they were unable to issue a refund because I paid in advance through Priceline. I called Priceline and the Hertz representative verified the car issue and that I had shown her the Uber receipt.
In addition, when I called customer service, Jem (employee #**) hung up on me after saying that she did not have a number to call corporate and that I could only write to corporate. I asked her what do customers do if they can’t write? She said she does not have a supervisor higher than her and that she is the highest person to speak with. She told me that if I wanted the number to corporate, I could Google it.
I almost missed my son’s graduation because of all of this and I am really surprised at the level of customer service I received from Jem. I do not think it is fair that a customer has to wait 10 days for a response as I was told by Jem. I didn’t have the option of waiting 10 days to pay for the car. This is the worst customer service experience I have had with Priceline and am extremely disappointed by Jem’s responses and the way this was all handled.
Reviewed June 11, 2019
When I tried checking into my hotel the agent said the card was declined. After 30 minutes on the phone with Priceline I learned it was Priceline's card that was declined-- not mine. The hotel employee was new and didn't know how to process the Priceline card. Priceline apologized that the hotel employee "didn't know what she was doing" and said they would document the entire incident and escalate the case. I was unable to use the Priceline reservation and had to go to a different hotel. Priceline never escalated the issue, the hotel eventually ran the reservation (long after I had left) and my credit card was charged for the room I never stayed in. The hotel is telling Priceline I stayed there-- I never did. I have been ripped off and Priceline could care less.
Reviewed June 11, 2019
I booked a hotel through Express Deals two weeks in advance. I went in at the hotel at night to check in because we had a family function and couldn't check in at 3pm. However, they said they are overbooked and don't have any rooms available. We had a confirmed reservation but they just denied giving us a room. We had to spend the night at a different hotel which was expensive and when I called Priceline the next day, the representative couldn't get in touch with the hotel manager so they told me to wait. After repeated calls the following days, Priceline refused to give me refund because hotel denied that they were overbooked and claimed it was a no show!! I had to argue with both Priceline and the hotel to get my refund back! I am never going to book anything on Priceline. Wish I could give it ZERO stars. Please don't use Priceline!
Reviewed June 11, 2019
They don't want to refund your money even after fulfilling their all required documents and standards. Highly poor customer service and not worth going through them. I will under no circumstances will recommend them to anyone.
Reviewed June 10, 2019
I made a booking for work and made a really silly mistake of booking on both Priceline and Expedia. I went to book on the Expedia app, did it, and then when I went back to check a few moments later I saw that it was still on a confirm booking screen. Confirmed the booking, checked my email, and then to my horror saw I had booked on both platforms. Yes, really silly mistake, I was juggling lots of things and trying to get things ticked off my list.
I called Priceline to explain the situation and ask for a refund, and they wouldn't do anything. I believe the customer service had no leeway, but it seems ridiculous that they will not refund a standard hotel booking just moments after it was made online. Called Expedia, it took less than 3 minutes, and my "nonrefundable" booking was refunded. Expedia called the hotel for me to confirm it was okay and then it was confirmed within the blink of an eye. This experience has taken me to a lot of Priceline reviews. If an issue arises with a reservation, 99 times out of 100 Priceline will do nothing. I wasn't before, but now I'm an Expedia faithful regardless of cost.
Reviewed June 9, 2019
So if I could've given them no stars I would. EVERY experience I've had with them since day one has been a disaster, which obviously is only a few times because I'm not going to continue to let them just take my money and not provide me with any service or reservations for when I asked. I've had the same issue, each and every time, with them charging my card or "placing a hold" on my card for a reservation that ends up being no longer available and gets cancelled by the property. When they shouldn't be charging me before I even check into the property when I've chosen the pay later/pay at property option OR when they don't know if what they're charging me for is even still available. Which if they're no longer available, they should be removed until they become available again to keep people from paying for something they can't have to begin with.
So that was the first 2 times I dealt with trying to make reservations or book a place with them, which was about 2 weeks ago, and I STILL have not received my money back. This last time I'm in the site trying to book a room and pay for it and it keeps telling me that my card information is not valid to please try again or use another card. So I try a few times to get be it to go through but end up with the same error message only to have the exact amount of the room taken out of my account and I still end up without a reservation or room for the night YET AGAIN.
Then when I call to figure it out they tell me they haven't charged my card for anything and that I needed to take it up with either the property or my bank and then show them PROOF that they charged my account. So I'm pretty much left with having a total of OVER $300 STOLEN from me and being told to PROVE IT in not so many words. So I beg everyone to BEWARE of every click of your mouse or tap on your pad because it could end up costing you before you're able to back out or even be aware you've been charged for something with these people.
Reviewed June 8, 2019
Use this as a 3rd party site to book a room. My card was immediately charged but upon arrival to the hotel I am informed that they did not pay the hotel and I would have to pay another 153$ in addition to the 250 that I paid Priceline making my stay for 2 nights over 400$. I was told one price by Priceline but upon arrival told that Priceline changed the price to be more???! Then when I call Priceline I get put on long hold.
Reviewed June 8, 2019
Do not book through this app‼️ They will charge you mass amounts of hidden fees. I booked a room for $70 a night (for 5 nights) thinking it was a deal and they charged $450 to my card. That’s almost $100 in taxes. Smh. Unbelievable. Then told me I agreed to it so in other words, deal with it. Lol. Smh. If you want to be charged extra for nothing when you could just book the room or flight on your own....call price thieves. I mean, Priceline???? Smfh.
Reviewed June 7, 2019
I bought tickets to Europe and 4 days after that, the price went down by $260. I am tired of algorithms playing tricks with customers: this is a complete ripoff and scam in my book. Customer service, the supervisor, and manager are robots repeating over and over "there is nothing we can do about that", like they don't even work for the company. The company does not care about loyal customers.
Reviewed June 7, 2019
My wife and I We were supposed to fly from EWR to FCO airport on May 19th that we also had insurance on. We unfortunately missed our flight due to an accident on the New Jersey turnpike that resulted in it being shut down. I called both the airline (TAP) and Priceline for help and neither had anyone to answer the phones. We arrived at check in at 5:50 and was denied check in because the gate was already closed. We were not offered help to find another flight by the TAP associates at the airport and was told to start looking at other airlines. Priceline wanted to charge me $175 a ticket to "cancel" my flight that I had already missed. This insurance that they offer is a joke as well, I will never use this service again.
Reviewed June 7, 2019
I booked a hotel with you on Priceline only to find out when I arrive to the hotel that the hotel is closed down after all day driving at 10:30pm. I call your customer service and I was told that I would be put into another hotel to hold on. He puts me on hold and then hangs up on me after 40 minutes of being on the phone with him!!!! He does not call me back as you guys have my personal information. Terrible customer service... So I call back and now I'm told there is nothing Priceline can do but refund my money. They can't get me a replacement room. Unbelievable this is how you treat people.
I booked through Priceline because I trusted in you with all my travels throughout the years only to be left without a place to stay. They told me that because they were on the east coast time that the computers wouldn't allow them to book another hotel. Are you kidding me?? Then why wouldn't you station sub headquarters in different time zones. I am so taken back by your awful customer service and will never use your service again. I will be sure to let everyone know how badly I was treated as well.
Reviewed June 7, 2019
In a recent three-day trip to New York, I decide at the last minute to rent a car, and in my search for rentals at La Guardia Airport and after several searches, Priceline came across with some the best deals in New York, that quickly I made my car selection and reservation and pre-paid the total, including auto rental insurance for $11 a day. Little to know and to my surprise, when I arrive at Hertz car rentals at La Guardia Airport, my reservation was for Newark airport, at the other end of the city. Hertz customer service people were friendly and helpful but unable to switch my reservation. I called Priceline and after several calls on hold, over ten minutes each, in addition, my wife was communicating with customer service via chat line with no tangible results.
At the end I gave up, and we decided on taking a Uber ride to the hotel, and after seeing the incredible traffic jams, it was smart to take an Uber ride and get to the hotel and continue my call with Priceline, as at this time I just wanted to cancel my reservation. After several communications after that, Priceline decide to cancel my reservation and refund me all of the money. I am grateful that Priceline did the right thing even though the reservation was not refundable or exchangeable, thank you Priceline! -Omar
Reviewed June 7, 2019
I booked with them, literally one minute later, I looked it up again to show my husband the pics of the hotel. The rate had dropped by $90. I called and asked them if I could match it. They said they couldn’t find that rate and asked me to refresh the page, so I did.. and still got them same cheaper rate. I asked them if I could send them a screenshot, and of course, their answer was no. Very disappointing, since I’ve booked several reservations with them. Will never use them again.
Reviewed June 7, 2019
My stay was great. Staff was helpful. In the lobby there were maps of the area. Walked around outside the hotel with no problems. Just wish the lobby was open 24 hours. Ice and snack machine were easy to get to.
Reviewed June 6, 2019
I made a bundle purchase with Priceline. Went to pick up my rental car from Alamo Rental through Priceline and I was told they had no car for me... which Priceline did nothing but make me annoyed. I cancelled the transaction but they charge me anyway. I called to dispute and they declined to give me the money back. They just make excuses and take the money from honest people. I will never visit or using Priceline again. They stole my money. And I will let everyone know. Use Expedia!
Reviewed June 6, 2019
I used Priceline to rent a hotel for 2 nights. I got to the hotel and waiting to be helped for over 20 minutes because no one was at the front desk. I got to my room and found that one of the beds had 2 sharp metal bars sticking out the bottom of the bed and it kept scratching up my leg every time I got out of bed. I called down to the front desk to have them take care of the problem and they said they would send someone up to fix the problem. No one came to fix the problem and I was not called back to get me to a better room or to even say no one was coming.
I went to office first thing in the morning and all they could say was maintenance does not work at that time of night. I told them they could have called me and let me know this or even put me in a different room. They had nothing to say except they were sorry. I canceled my room for the second night and left the crappy hotel. I called Priceline and they were of no help at all. They got my second day refunded back to me but they did not try to fix the problem or even give me a refund for the crappy night at the crappy hotel. I will not be using them again EVER.
Reviewed June 6, 2019
I recently booked a hotel located at 8100 Av Neuville, Anjou QC, H1J 2T2, Canada to stay Wednesday April 24, and check out April 25. While getting ready to depart I was informed by Delta at 5:30 PM that my flight was delayed from FLL - ATL - YUL and I would miss my connecting flight forcing me to stay in Atlanta. I immediately called Priceline to attempt to cancel hotel reservation Priceline Trip Number: **. Priceline told me it was too late to cancel the hotel since the manager of the hotel was gone for the day and wouldn't be back until the following day @ 8am.
Once I made it to ATL my connection flight was also delayed which allowed me to catch this flight. After arriving in Montreal I proceeded to get an Uber and arrived at the Quality Inn in Anjour, QC just before midnight. Once I arrived I was told they cancelled my room and had no rooms available. Why was I not notified my room was cancelled? What could of been done to prevent me from going to the hotel only to find out there were no more rooms? I still have received no response from Priceline's 'customer service' team which will not even direct me to a manager.
From there I was just trying to find a bed to sleep in so I could make my early AM work meetings and booked another hotel on Priceline **. I got an Uber and arrived at the hotel to only find out this hotel was also overbooked. I called Priceline and they weren't aware this hotel was full either. I then called several local hotels on my own and was able to find one with a bed (Days Inn). Since I did not stay at the first hotel all I asked for was a refund for the night (which was only just over $100 USD). This request was denied. It's not the $$ I'm worried about. It's how Priceline reacted to the scenario and left a customer on the streets in a foreign country at 3am in the morning with nowhere to stay. Luckily the hotel understood my situation and offered a free night of stay all while Priceline took my money right out of my hand with no regret.
Reviewed June 6, 2019
This review does not even deserve a star rating. Upon interest in booking an express deal with Priceline regarding a "Pet Friendly" facility, I was given a choice of 4 hotels. Link is provided below.
https://www.priceline.com/relax/at/express/3000020489/6B9087B0F58637893CF6482742FB57F113B696F33340DF0FFBF7293405F45F0F20E612C6D99CDCF99127025AE5E4D6F2CBE4A450A66AAB22656AFAE7D068045B87B74EA8A27573E14FDAD8867D9E5F2B8A76B6D3C12ABA638E18609F0E91BBF2F6C8AB3CFA92ED0D/from/20190828/to/20190901/rooms/1?cur=USD&qdp=86
3 out of 4 hotels listed as "Pet Friendly" were technically not at all. I contacted each hotel directly and was told by a customer service agent that "No, we are not pet friendly". "No, service dogs either". This is false advertising!!! Additionally, this could ruin a family vacation in no time. Can you imagine booking a room far.... out of state, bringing the family including the dog, to find out "No, we are not pet friendly" with ALL other available hotel options around being booked already? During Labor Day weekend?? I would hate for ANY family to risk this or to be put in this situation.
I have brought this to Priceline's attention and they are not willing to help me book an express deal in a VERIFIED pet friendly room which would have been River Terrace on the list above. The ONLY hotel on this list that will allow pets!! Seems a bit risky don't you think? What bothers me the most is they would not help arrange the only pet friendly room on this list. The customer service here is trash and that is putting it mildly!! They do not want to help, they just want their $$$$$ and to screw a family, including the dog out of a nice vacation! Shame on Priceline!! I will also bring this to the BBB and FACEBOOK.
Reviewed June 6, 2019
Don't ever use these guys. Terrible service, will not make reasonable accommodations for customers, will not change flights despite notice. They act indifferent about it over the phone, and have deals set up with credit cards to override/prevent disputing of charges.
Reviewed June 6, 2019
Terrible customer service. Bad business practice. On vacation was double charged on hotels. Didn’t help because they outsourced to sister company Booking.com. That was a joke. Out $700 and had to cancel debit card and have bank dispute charges based on fraud. Properties blamed Booking.com and Booking.com blamed properties.
Reviewed June 5, 2019
I had to cancel a hotel reservation I had booked with Priceline. Even though my husband was too ill to travel THEY REFUSED to give me ANY sort of refund. They have just IGNORED me for almost 5 months now. THEY told me that I had to cancel the reservation at the hotel myself, BUT they never told me that THEY...PRICELINE who had my money, would NOT give me a refund. The hotel rerented the room and Priceline did NOT pay them. I would NEVER book anything through PRICELINE again.
Reviewed June 4, 2019
***FRAUD*** My Visa card was charge by Priceline which I did not authorized. After getting an email that my card was charge for 2 rooms. I immediately call my bank and cancel the booking and still got charge for a cancellation fee of 200. Priceline did not correct or reversed my money regardless they did a FRAUD on their end.
Reviewed June 3, 2019
Booked a hotel using Priceline on incorrect dates, 2 hours after booking contacted the customer service to cancel my reservation - who couldn’t help me at the time and set a follow up for His team. After 2 days of waiting when I did not get any updates I emailed the customer service and they replied back saying they couldn’t help as the hotel denied to make an exception. Priceline did not respond back on time for me to at least get the Price match benefit, when I explained my situation to customer care and asked to do the price match so I can save at least $100 but they denied it saying they wouldn’t validate the email they have sent!!! Which is very unethical.
Note: The email confirmation I received after I made the reservation says 100% price match guarantee, with no exception. They have also charged $111 fees and taxes - no proper breakdown. Very unethical. Never using Priceline again.
Reviewed June 3, 2019
On June 2 2019 at around 15:30 I made a reservation for 2 hotel rooms for my upcoming trip to NYC with my family. After booking on Priceline and while browsing on internet I found the exact deal on different website for around $200 lower because that website was offering a 4 hour flash sale. I quickly checked the PL website and saw they offer Best Price Guarantee so I called their customer service. By the time I contacted them it’s around 16:50. At first, I was told even though I found a lower total price they still can’t price match me. Because Priceline only compares the price before taxes/fees. I did not see that on their website so I asked the representative to show me where is that rule on their website. And because she couldn’t find it, she transferred me to her supervisor.
Her supervisor told me the same thing and when I asked him to show me where is that rule on the website, he then told me to hold while he researches it for me. I told him I did take a screenshot when I saw the lower price and offered to send it to him. He told me they don’t accept screenshot because it can’t prove the time. While he put me on hold, I tried to go back to that website and took another screenshot with the current date and time. However, by the time I tried to replicate my previous search I saw the price on the other website increased a little bit but at that time the difference is still around $100. I took a screenshot with the lower price with the date and time to prove that I found it within 24 hours after booking my hotel on PL.
After waiting for about 20 mins the supervisor finally got back to me and told me they have verified and can process my return for around $20. I asked him how did he get that number because I calculated $100 difference on my end. He told me this is for the first room, and after I accept this, he can move on to the second room. I still don’t think the number is correct so I asked him the number he saw. He told me he saw $1,084.88 while I had the page opened in front of me and it’s showing $1,046.79. I told him that I got a better screenshot this time by capturing the date and time and offer to send it to him for his review again. But he still told me they don’t accept screenshot.
He then asked me to agree to his number so that we can move on. I couldn’t agree because am seeing a different number. I asked him since they don’t accept my screen then can they send me what they have seen at their end? If so, I will accept the $20. He told me they can’t do that. So, they don’t want to see my prove and they don’t want to prove themselves. And during our conversation the flash sale on the other website expired. The supervisor told me that too bad the price I saw was during a flash sale and for me to get a price match the information has to be public and can be viewed. I don’t know what can I say so I asked him if there are someone else I can turned to for help. He told that we would transfer me to his manager but he promised me I get the same answer.
After another 10 min the manager picked up the phone. I can tell that she did not want to help me. She told me that they don’t accept screenshot and they can’t send their prove to me either. She kept telling me to refer to the rule written on the website however I did not see anything about they don’t accept screenshot. The manager also had attitude issue, she told me, in a very loud voice that they can only match the $20 which they had verified and there is nothing they can do. She didn’t want to hear me to explain anymore. I told her am so disappointed I did not take this offer and I will never ever use Priceline again.Just want to spread this out so that more people are aware of it. And for Priceline, if you don’t do price match then take it off of your website. This is SCAM!
Reviewed June 2, 2019
Stayed in hotel which was lower than 1 star. Really bad building and hotel, but Priceline showed it as 3 star hotel. I regret staying there. I will probably avoid the Priceline for hotel reservations in future.
Reviewed May 31, 2019
I made a transaction on 3/2/19 for a rental car with Fox Rental through Priceline and at the time to pick up they try to charge me 1,000 as downpayment. I cancel the transaction but they charge me anyway not once, twice. I called to dispute and they declined to give me the money back. They can't give me a proof of the cancelation either knowing that I have my rights. I spoke with Angelo and he try to help me but just hung up to me. Nobody has ever contacted me about this issue. They just want the money from honest people. I was using this app a lot but from now I will never visit or using Priceline again. They stole my money. And I will let everyone know.
Reviewed May 30, 2019
Converted their advertised price to US even though I live and booked hotel in Canada - a complete rip off. Hotel ended up being 30% more than if I booked with someone else. Scam. Do not use Priceline.
Reviewed May 30, 2019
I had book a room off of Priceline website. Yes they do have great deals, but at the time I book my room for a funeral I didn't know that you couldn't get refundable if you cancel your room. I will never ever use Priceline website again. They take people hard earn money. I already told all of my follower and family, friends from Twitter, Instagram, Facebook not to book with this website ever.
Reviewed May 30, 2019
After booking through Priceline, I was charged $255 for the vehicle (including taxes) plus $88 for insurance. Upon arrival in Burbank, I agreed to upgrade my insurance coverage, buy a tank of gas, and add a second driver. I was shown the invoice and told that I would only be charged for the ADD-ONS BEYOND what I had paid for through Priceline. When given the invoice, the clerk showed me that I had been credited with paying $313.89 (I had paid $343 through Priceline and knew they had to make something) and that I would owe $191.06 for the upgrades. I agreed to this. However, I have been charged $313.89 through Fox on top of the $343 through Priceline. I have talked to both companies at length with no resolution and have now filed disputes with my credit card company. DO NOT USE 3RD PARTY BOOKING COMPANIES, AND STICK WITH WELL KNOWN RENTAL CAR COMPANIES. I DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER!!
Reviewed May 30, 2019
I booked a flight from Jax-Bos. The website very user friendly, clear with the charges and cancellation policies. Email with for my trip received within minutes of booking. And the plus is that it was $150 cheaper than booking straight through Delta’s website and cheaper than any other airline company.
Reviewed May 30, 2019
I made a reservation for three night stay at Holiday Inn Express on (250 Spring Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403 ) through Priceline.com. It was all looking good in the pictures but it doesn’t match anything or reality. From the first moment at the front desk it was all messy and you can find parking for your car. And when I went to room, the door was jammed to the point I have to make a big effort to push it so it can open. Then from the first moment in the room you can hear the big noise coming from the AC unit and you can do nothing about it. The worst to come.
From the first night I found cockroaches in the bathroom and I handle it myself. It was very disturbing and annoying and disgusting. Still I didn’t complain till now. The second night I found even more cockroaches in the room and inside the fridge and I have pictures. So here I couldn’t take it anymore and I called the front desk to cancel my reservation and find another one. But they told me that I have to call Priceline.com because I booked it from there. And when I called Priceline.com they said to me, "We can’t do nothing for you," even though I was trying to book another reservation through them. And all I can say now that this is the worst experience I had with this hotel and Priceline.com.
Reviewed May 30, 2019
My reservation is still over 3 months away, but things were booking up so fast that I had to get my booking done. I often use the Priceline website Express Deals to book rooms as there is some excitement in finding out what hotel you end up getting. The only drawback is that you must prepay and can't cancel. I guess that's the chance you're taking in saving a great deal. Another bonus was that if I booked on my cellphone, I received an extra percentage off.
Reviewed May 29, 2019
I used Priceline to rent a car for our vacation. To Cancun. I was taken to their sister site Rentalcars.com. I rented a car and it offered me to get insurance. I read all the fine print and it seemed like a good deal for less than paying at the rental place. However when we arrived the lady at the rental company told us that the insurance we had purchased was reimbursement only. She even showed me our voucher in Spanish which said “reimbursement” however the voucher in English states that the company “pays” not reimburse. I have tried multiple times to email them (no phone number listed) and no one has answered. When I finally got a phone number I was not able to dial because were international. Whatever you do do not use these companies. They have false advertisement and do not care as long as they get your money.
Reviewed May 29, 2019
I had to make a change and the gentleman I spoke with made it very easy for me which was very helpful. Since booking travel can be very stressful and costly, he made the experience worth my time and I would recommend it.
Reviewed May 28, 2019
It was really helpful and very easy to navigate and understand each and every page and details shown about the flight. Easy to search and compare prices with other competitive travel websites. Very good customer service who cleared all the questions I had. Thanks a lot Priceline!
Reviewed May 27, 2019
We booked an hotel through Priceline. At the day of our trip we found out that our reservation has been cancelled due to a wrong price we paid (website error) and a dispute between Priceline and a third party. We were 4 families with kids after long drive in traffic (Memorial Day weekend) and had to spend 5-6 hours on the phone with Priceline to find hotel for the night or we just sleep in our cars. We found an hotel an hour drive from the initial hotel and got there at 7:00 pm! This website not to be trusted! They book you and cancel the reservation on the same day, leaving you helpless and disappointed. My heart went out to all our children that got disappointed and did not have the chance to enjoy the hotel pool. We get there hungry, disappointed and tired. Priceline ruined the vacation of 4 families and got 11 kids really upset and sad. Shame on you Priceline! Will never use you again.
Reviewed May 27, 2019
This web page is confusing and difficult (at least to me) to operate. The search engine doesn't seem to function like others and always seems to 'push' the user to another area. I could not locate better pricing than if I were to book directly with the outlet I wanted (negotiations included). I'll NOT use again.
Reviewed May 26, 2019
Quick and easy to use. You receive results immediately. It's a great way earn points as well. It also gives you visual of the type of rooms you can pick from. And great recommendations for your preference.
Reviewed May 24, 2019
Just arrived at my hotel with my pregnant wife to be told that my reservation was canceled because Priceline didn’t pay it. And when I call Priceline they argue with the hotel. When does the hotel has visible proof saying that they have not paid it. The point where the hotel basically told us that either they pay it or we have to leave.
Reviewed May 24, 2019
Other than the layovers involved with booking this way the cost was great. The website easy too for a start airport to final destination, and offering many options, as I am not rich I did choose the cheaper flights, timing makes a big difference as well with cost and layover time.

Reviewed May 22, 2019
What a surprise. I booked a trip (Hotel, Airline, Car) through my former company which I retired from. After receiving the documents relating to my trip, I discovered that the hotel reservation is non-cancellable. Had I known this prior to booking, I would never have gone through with the purchase. So, as they used to say, "let your fingers do the walking through the yellow pages", or today, get online and go directly to the business. We don't need a third party doing this for us.
Reviewed May 22, 2019
I have always made travel arrangements with Priceline, and did not know that I will get the worst customer service experience. I made a hotel reservation for April 26th to 28th, 2019 through Priceline for Red Roof Inn. Based on some situations I had with the hotel, they gave me a credit of 53 dollars and 3 cents. The funds went to the Mastercard Priceline used for the reservation. I called Priceline on May 14th, 2019. They had a long call hold. I was hung up on. When I finally got an agent, he told me that they will contact the hotel and get back to me in 3 to 5 days. I waited till today May 22, and I called back. They have not done anything about it. The Agent I spoke with tonight called Ashley only said she can provide me with a case number. I have done many reservations with Priceline for so many years, I did not know that they have no respect for their customers. I am very disappointed. This is a shame.
Reviewed May 22, 2019
This site was very easy to use. I use the site to look up the Park Central Hotel. I went to New York in March 2019. What a great experience. I was able to read some feedback on hotels. I was able to check prices and compare. Thank you.
Reviewed May 21, 2019
Every time I call the hotel, they could not find the reservation. I called Priceline 8 times. Each time they say they are contacting Hotelbeds, their partner for the reservation but no result. Priceline customer service member tells me they will call me back. But no result. My credit card was charged.
Reviewed May 21, 2019
This was my first ever cruise and after searching for a bit, I booked a honeymoon cruise for my wife and I through Priceline. Priceline was offering an amazing $2000 onboard credit promotion that lined up perfectly after we got married. This was my first time ever booking through Priceline so I tried to read everything as carefully as possible and follow their directions. About 25 days before the cruise departs, I finally get my registration from the official cruise line and get checked in on their official website. I thought that was all I needed to do because Priceline emails out a checklist of things to do. After registration, the next thing on the checklist Priceline sends out is to book shore excursions. I rest on this for a few days and discuss with my fiance (at the time) what she would like to do on the cruise. We are both super excited, and can't wait to go.
I check back to start looking for shore excursions and start wondering.. "Am I able to use my $2000 onboard credit towards these shore excursions??". I start looking around, and on the Priceline website it states that onboard credits cannot be used on shore excursions and only strictly on thing onboard the cruise. That's understandable, but then I start looking looking to book a spa day on the cruise and notice that I don't see anywhere on the website that states I have $2000 onboard credits to even use!! I go back to the Priceline website and start searching in the FAQs again. In the deepest part of their website, I found a link that requires me to submit a form for my onboard cruise credits and it needs to be approved. Oh, and the best part is that it needs to be submit 21 days before the cruise departs!
By now it is already 18 days before the cruise. I remember how my heart sank, and I started looking through all of my emails to see if I missed something. No emails stated that I needed to submit a request form for the onboard credits, and now I'm hoping after I am still able to submit this form and get the credits for the trip. I submit the form, and I receive a basic confirmation email saying, "Thank you for submitting the request form, you will see your onboard credits 10 days before the cruise." I wait until 10 days before the cruise, and still don't see anything on either websites stating I have these credits. I finally call up Priceline and they explain to me how they can't do anything since it's past 21 days, and how they need that time to transfer those credits onto my account.
The best they can do is reimburse me $100 max after the cruise to put back into my card.. I lost out on $2000 onboard credits to use, and the best they could do is reimburse $100 after the cruise. I asked if we could get a room upgrade or even a beverage plan, but the rep said they didn't have that ability. As a result of all of this, the honeymoon was very sad onboard because we had very little money after our wedding to spend onboard the cruise. We were banking on those onboard credits to allow for a great time! Everything was super expensive, and a big part of me just wishes I had those $2000 to use on a extra spa day or go to a specialty restaurant without financial worries. Now I am waiting 4-6 weeks to get my $100 back. I just wished there was clear communication that I needed to submit a form to receive my onboard credits. But it seems like Priceline doesn't care, and as a result a potentially amazing trip was not so amazing.
Reviewed May 21, 2019
My agent was great, explained everything to me, gave suggestions on how to save money on excursions. She offered cabin upgrades, flight, hotel stays and it was simple. What made even better was I had her number and could leave a message if needed some help.
Reviewed May 20, 2019
Stay away from Booking, Priceline, Agoda, Kayak, Cheapflights, Rentalcars, Momondo, and OpenTable. They are all own by the same corrupt company. Booked my trip package (hotel and flights) thru Priceline and it started a nightmare from day one. They book my flights and charge my credit card for my flights only and then transfer my credit card info to Booking to reserve the hotel. Next morning I was contacted by Booking telling me that the hotel can not charge my card and they needed me to send them or the hotel the CVC code on my card. Contacted Priceline as I was confused with the fact that Booking was asking for my credit card CVC. Priceline explained that they use Booking for hotels and told me I have to fix it with them.
Updated my CC information with Booking and also tried to contact the hotel on the phone number provided, no answer, left message and phone number but nobody called, then I send a email to the hotel thru Booking with my CVC number only. Called my CC company and letting them know about the upcoming international charge which they said was not even intended yet, but they will authorize once it comes to them. Next morning I get one more email from Booking telling me that my CC info is invalid and they will cancel my hotel if I don't provide a valid CC number. Updated once again my CC and CVC numbers on their website and called Priceline who only transfers me to Booking. Talked to someone and explained the whole situation and he guaranteed me he will take care of it so they won't bother me no more.
Next morning I get another email from Booking saying that my hotel reservation got cancelled. Now I am furious with the whole situation. Contacted Priceline again, they transferred me to Booking who told me there is nothing they can do about it. I asked to be transfer back to Priceline and explained the whole thing again and asked them to cancel the whole package trip after being on hold and transferred around a few times I got disconnected.
Called back explained again, got transferred a couple more time and they end up telling that cancelling the flight will cost me $200.00 per person, $800.00 total since I am cancelling after 24 hours, asked them to pay the cancelation fees themselves since they were the ones who cancel my hotel but they refused. Do yourself a favor, take my advice and once you know what is the best prices, book your flight and hotel separately and straight from the airline and hotel website respectively. You might save more money and headache in case of anything going wrong.
Reviewed May 20, 2019
Terrible is the only non swear word I can use. This is the best you’ll get from me about these bottom feeding, lying pieces of ** companies I’ve had the misfortune of doing, in one case unknowingly using their service because they appeared to be website of the hotel I was booking. Scum....scummm.
Reviewed May 19, 2019
Do not use this site. Even in an emergency explained in advance of not showing for the hotel the first night this company refunds nothing. Get to the hotel the second night and they didn’t even have the Priceline reservation! Good thing I had their email because the hotel was fully booked.
Reviewed May 18, 2019
Didn't realize they were charging me $278 for a hotel listed on their own site for $191. Partly my mistake for not checking every possible outcome as well as I could but I immediately contacted customer service and they said they would not change it or even just lower it to their advertised price which was already more than some other sites. I used them in past and got a couple good deals but the last couple years the deals have been so so at best and now that they totally screwed me I will never be booking with or recommending them again.
Reviewed May 18, 2019
I had a paid reservation in Washington DC that was not honored by the hotel. At the time of booking the hotel had notified Priceline that the reservation would not be honored but I was not notified by Priceline nor was I credited for the reservation. Customer Service kept me on the phone for 2 hours trying to figure this out and looking for alternate lodging. Ultimately, they left me in DC with no place to stay. I ended up finding a hotel to stay at the last minute at twice the cost and over an hour away. Ultimately wasting 4 hours of my time and missing out on a business dinner. Priceline offered to reimburse my reservation fee plus $75 for the inconvenience. This doesn’t even make me whole on my out of pocket costs let alone my time. Stay away from these clowns.
Reviewed May 18, 2019
They say cheaper rates. Not true. You really to take what they offer. Not what you are looking for in the long run so I will fly my children to visit another way. And accommodations offered were terrible.
Reviewed May 17, 2019
I was booking a hotel, I really like the 'let us choose' option. I always get a four star for a one star price. I am not thrilled with the flight bookings, they have often put me on flights that have a 9 or 10 hour layover. Anything Over 5 hours is unacceptable to me. However, the hotel and excursion prices are stellar!
Reviewed May 17, 2019
Always get the best rates. Use them a lot. Especially to get the best rates in Denver, Colorado for weekends. Usually get 5 star accomodations. What more can I say. Try it and you will love it. Never pay full price again.
Reviewed May 16, 2019
I had a great experience booking for a one night stay. I was able to get a low rate. I was surprised by the ease of booking, due to being Memorial Day weekend. I am traveling to attend a funeral of a dear friend.
Reviewed May 15, 2019
I went to pick a room that stated you pay at check in and they would charge account the day of. I was charged full amount over 500 for room. It said pay amount later for. I tried to contact customer service and got run around on phone. I then chatted with customer service on Priceline.com and she said, "I'm sorry about that. We can refund amount. In 10 business you will get it". I told her why am I being charged at all and now I have to wait for money that should've not been taken. Every time I would ask why I was charged she kept saying, "I'm sorry. Anything else I can help you with". So unsatisfied with not getting questions answered, being charged with wait of refund, and false advertising. Do not use them.

Reviewed May 15, 2019
On March 3, 2019, I was browsing the Priceline site to analyze prices for an upcoming anniversary/birthday trip to Charleston. I normally wait until closer to the time for me to travel and do an Express Deal or Name Your Own Price using the app downloaded to my phone, but I noticed the Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston Airport had a “Pay Later” option. I discussed with my husband, who likes to stay at Embassy Suites, and realized it was a no brainer, so I booked my trip for Saturday May 4, 2019-Monday May 6, 2019 and my card was not charged.
On Wednesday 3-13, I was advised I needed to be in Dallas on Monday May 6 for a work event, I spoke with my husband to make sure he would be ok if I altered our dates for Charleston. Once I was home I went to the Priceline site trying to alter the dates, realized I needed to cancel and reserve again. The site was still showing the Embassy as “pay later”, when I looked today (Thursday 3/14/2019) it still shows the same thing, so I reserved for Friday May 3, 2019-Sunday May 5, 2019.
I admit, I didn’t read the terms and agreement because I successfully booked two weeks ago for the same hotel using my phone app, BOY WAS I WRONG!! I received an email this morning from my bank of the charge and was LIVID!!! I called Priceline’s customer service at 6 am this morning (3/14/2019) trying to get an explanation of what happened? How was I able to successful book a “pay later” two weeks ago but unable to do so last night? No one could explain, I spoke with three different agents, but all did was kept advising that I could not get a refund and they could send me a copy of my contract. The last person I spoke with even had the nerve to state they could cancel my reservation, but I still would not get a refund, WHAT SENSE DOES THAT MAKE????
I filed a BBB complaint and Priceline couldn’t explain to me how this happened, why this happened all they kept stating was I accepted the terms and conditions and that I should have selected the pay at hotel option which wasn’t even there. I even booked (with my cash app card) the same hotel a 3rd since it still showed pay later, there was no pay at the hotel or pay later option as advised by PL but it did book as a pay later. I didn’t want a refund because I would have to pay the price anyway, although I wasn’t ready at that time, but I did want PL to at least apologize and let me know what I did the 2nd time and why it booked as pay at that moment and that didn’t happen the 1st or 3rd time. I WILL NEVER USE THEM AGAIN!! I’ve deleted my app and unsubscribed from all emails.
Reviewed May 15, 2019
When I'm ready to schedule a flight/Vacation, I tend to research a few sites before I make a decision. This site has always been the final answer. The choices allow me to narrow down the price and type of lodging easily.
Reviewed May 14, 2019
I booked a car rental through Kayak and they redirected me to Priceline. I had two options: 1. To rent at a regular price with no obligation. 2. To rent for just $2 less per day if I pre-paid. I chose option #2. When my business trip was cancelled, just a few hours later, Priceline wouldn't refund my money. They said that there was a notice that I wouldn't be able to cancel when I made my reservation but I never saw it. They really emphasized that I was getting the minor discount for paying in advance and hid the fact that I was getting the discount because it was non-refundable. It feels like a total bait and switch because if I had just made a normal reservation without any obligation for two dollars more none of this would have been an issue. I feel like they suckered me intentionally. It's really disgraceful. Oh, and by the way, they kept me on hold for 20 minutes while I was trying to get someone to echat with. I will certainly NEVER use Priceline ever again!
Reviewed May 14, 2019
Hi, I never booked any car rental from Priceline. I saw email from Priceline that my car is booked for a trip a day before they booked car for me. I am not sure how did they find out my travel dates probably because I was searching hotels and car rentals for the dates on internet and I might have looked into Priceline as well. They just booked the car on their own. Thankfully, my credit card information on the file in Priceline account was expired and I was not charged. Don’t make Priceline account and leave your credit card information. They booked my reservation with expired card information. IT’S A BIG SCAM.
Reviewed May 14, 2019
I WILL NEVER USE PRICELINE AGAIN. I was having an issue with my room booking in a foreign country and NONE of the customer service numbers from the Dominican Republic to Priceline worked. I felt alone and stranded and the hotel did nothing at all to accommodate me. The issue STILL is (almost a month since the vacation) that I paid for an Oceanfront Superior Room and was told by the hotel that Priceline.com used another agency (Agoda) which booked my room incorrectly as a downgraded Superior Room.
I had no contact at all because I was not even provided the Wifi that I paid for with the Oceanfront Superior Room. Priceline.com customer service claims that they have not been able to get in contact with the hotel to verify this. However, they should have access to what Agoda booked in the system if it is their partner. They have done absolutely nothing to help me. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME with this useless booking agency. I have called literally dozens of times, ruining my entire vacation and even ruining my return back home.
Reviewed May 14, 2019
BEWARE!!!! DO NOT BOOK AIR WITH THESE SCAMMERS! They suck you in with a good price and schedule and after you pay they will change your schedule! They will offer you a next day flight or a redeye or a schedule that is hours different. They blame it on the airline but will not eat the added cost that they try to gouge you with to get a schedule close to the original schedule or price!!
Reviewed May 14, 2019
Customer service is NOT there to help you! Don't even bother to browse their site because if you hit the wrong button, you have a non-refundable reservation and customer service will not help you. Other travel sites are customer friendly but Priceline is not.
Reviewed May 11, 2019
Purchased a package of air/hotel/car when notified by Priceline an air flight change being earlier than booked. They advised to call car rental company (Avis) to make change for earlier pickup. Avis advised Priceline could change, they couldn't. Priceline rep advised would not change; that we would either have to wait the 3 hours before pickup of car or pay extra for those hours. Will NEVER use Priceline again.
Reviewed May 11, 2019
I specifically looked for a car rental located at the Orlando International Airport terminal so we could quickly drop off the car to make an early morning flight. I skipped over all the cheaper "shuttle to airport" options to rent a car located at the airport, but after I paid for the car, I saw on the receipt that the car was not located at the airport and a shuttle was required. I was not able to cancel or change my reservation, even after speaking to a "manager."
Reviewed May 10, 2019
Do not, I repeat DO NOT do business with these people (if you can even call it a business). I can't believe they are in operation. Their 'customer service' is borderline scamming people. This is all due to a name change, we already pay a cost for fees on the name change then they magically come up with a price out of thin air for the flights change, the same flights we are looking at on both Priceline AND the airline for the same dates but they can't tell me why they are changing more, likely pocketing the extra.
They are operating unethically, every representative quoted 'mistakes' and mis-quotes in costs, ultimately spoke to 'manager' who couldn't tell me why rebooking a flight through them due to a name change cost more than the airline was quoting, but at this point I guess it was my own fault for making the mistake in the first place. They told me the price for the flight was a 'locked in price' Which begs the question why would you do business with them? You simply wouldn't. Never again.
I will make sure to warn people. Keep well away, don't let the low costs fool you, there is a huge reason why. If you ever have the misfortune of talking to customer services, they are incompetent and can't even do basic math, pretty important when we are spending thousands of dollars on flights and hotels. I made the mistake of taking business here, I won't ever again. If you have no choice but to talk to them keep on your toes and make sure that if you are told a price DO NOT trust it.
If you're still undecided remember that Priceline does not include resort fees in their bidding and fails to mention this until likely it's too late, so their low price is somewhat misleading, along with hiring wikipr to subvert Wikipedia content for business interest, it's these 'shady' practices that remind me that it's always a good idea to do homework first. Clearly I fell into the trap, never again.
Reviewed May 10, 2019
I booked a hotel room and it said on the pricing page that it has a "flexible" cancel policy. It turned out it is not flexible at all. If you cancel, you would have to pay one night's fee. It is very tricky and dishonest.
Reviewed May 8, 2019
ROUTES Car Rental did not provide any car as per contract. Priceline Itinerary # **, a car was booked for ORD and paid for. When I landed up at 3 AM, I was told that no cars were available and that only a truck is available. As I had to travel to West Lafayette (125 miles away), I declined. When I approached Priceline customer service, I was told that I have to take the truck or otherwise I will be charged the full amount. This is pure blackmailing. Instead of offering a solution or an alternate booking, the supervisor simply resorted to blackmailing. I had to do an alternate reservation on my own.
Reviewed May 7, 2019
Priceline advertise the hotel room with cancelation option for a premium price. It ended up being super expensive rate for NOT FREE CANCELATION BOOKING with no changeable options. The worst booking experience I've had. When booking with Priceline be super careful and read the small print, bc. Priceline advertise more convenient terms that they really are.
Reviewed May 7, 2019
I booked a car rental specifically at FLL airport and even looked at the map they displayed for this car which goes the terminal. As soon as I hit submit it gave an address away from the airport that requires a shuttle which I did not choose. Their website is giving false information to get people to book. Horrible customer service and tries to act dumb on the phone. NEVER AGAIN.
Reviewed May 7, 2019
I booked through Priceline and the room was just ok, nothing special, my biggest complaint was the bed, it was spongy and probably the most uncomfortable bed I have ever slept on. The sheets didn't even fit the bed correctly, and for 180 dollars a night I expect a more comfortable bed. This location sacrificed and bought the cheapest mattress they could. I will never go back. Employees were very nice and accommodating, they were the reason this place is so highly rated. So if you want to be treated really nice and can sleep on a bed where the sheets don't fit the bed then this is your place.
Reviewed May 7, 2019
Rented a car for a week and they charged me for 2 weeks, the rental car company charged me $200 and Priceline kept $400. That's a 200% markup. After several calls they told me there was nothing they will do to change the amount.
Reviewed May 6, 2019
I booked a hotel on Priceline. My plans changed - I no longer needed the hotel. When I booked it said free cancellations. I called to cancel they told me they couldn't cancel my reservation. I will never use Priceline again and I'm telling everyone I know about my experience. Over 145 dollars really??? Priceline you're the worst.
Reviewed May 6, 2019
In April this year, I booked the hotel in NY with Priceline, for my family of 4 - two adults and two kids, both 6 yrs old. I got an Express Deal, which doesn't give you a lot of details, just number of stars, rough location, amenities, etc. By default, express deals means you're getting the room for two, but, as it was clearly stated on the booking page that "two children under 13 years are staying free of charge when using existing beds" I decided to book. Just in case, I took a screenshot with these conditions. In the confirmation I got, only 2 adults room capacity was mentioned, so I decided to call the hotel and confirm. Hotel said they can't accommodate us all in the same room, and I will need to book extra room for kids (+ ~500 dollars).
I called Priceline, and spend around 3 hours with various support representatives and escalation managers who repeated the same mantra - "your booking is noncancelable and nonchangeable," and there nothing they can do to resolve my situation. They were not willing to hear and understand that my booking decision was based on the misleading and plain wrong information THEY have provided. Finally, I was lucky to get through to department head who, after conversation with the hotel, agreed to make a "one time exception" and cancel my booking. This was absolute WORST customer experience I ever had. Needless to say, I will NEVER use their service again. PLEASE BE AWARE and use Express deals at your own risk - you may not be as lucky as me today.
Reviewed May 6, 2019
I’m reviewing Priceline, not the hotel. Rarely do I book through third party. Last week I booked through Priceline. When I called the hotel after I booked to confirm, they did have my reservation. When I got there this past weekend to Nashville, the hotel could not find it anywhere because the Priceline had cancelled it. When I called Priceline, it was actually through their “sister company” Agoda. So basically you’re booking through a third party’s, third party. Long story short, I was stuck in another state with no reservations. All hotels were booked that evening, due to the huge event...which fiasco almost made me late to the event.
When I called Agoda, all they could say was, “Sorry. Your money is routing back to you in 7-10 business days.” Of course their customer service was in another country. So basically, I was out money double this past weekend. I mean WHAT IF I didn’t have funds for another hotel room? All sorts could have happened. I would have just been stuck in another city. We had to search the city to find another reservation. The hotel there that the reservation was canceled stated they always tell customers not to book thru third party. They see this happen all the time. I mean just to save couple $10 is not worth the headache.
Reviewed May 4, 2019
No customer service at this place! Basically once you pay you own it. I was told OH! WELL! I made a mistake and when I realized it I called to see if I could get some help to fix the problem. Willing to pay difference or do whatever I needed but you are locked with these people and they don't care. I don't know if other booking site are as bad but this one is crap. American Airlines is just as bad. I called them direct but they offered no solution. Traveling is hard enough! Scum just takes advantage of you!!!!
Reviewed May 3, 2019
I made a reservation to pick up a car at 2:30. I was at the location at 2:20, where I waited in a ridiculous line for 45 minutes without getting close to receiving a car. I missed a business meeting waiting for a car that was never made available. When I tried to cancel or get a refund or some kind of credit for their oversight, I was told refunds are not in the policy and I would have to absorb the cost for a car that I was promised and was on time for, but never received. This company has little understanding of the industry they are in and no respect for their paying customers. Overall, I feel as though I have been scammed.
Reviewed May 3, 2019
I booked a hotel through Priceline’s Express Deal today. Priceline charges your credit card before you are given information on the hotel. When I received this information, I went to the hotel website and discovered that I was paying the normal rate for a room. The Express Deal was for $95.00 per night but Priceline added taxes and fees of $64.96, bringing the total for two nights to the same amount the hotel had listed as their regular rate on their website (after adding local taxes and fees). Priceline has become a scam. I have used them for years but they no longer have the deals they advertise. I see no reason to use them ever again!
Reviewed May 1, 2019
I have never paid for baggage on an international flight... until now. I bought a flight on TAP Portugal through Priceline with a great deal. Then, I arrived at the airport and they charged $120 for one bag one way. They said it will only be $92 if I pay for the return bag in advance. No notice from Priceline before or after the purchase. TAP says it's Priceline's responsibility. Priceline has terrible chat service, but will take no responsibility. BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE. Read all the fine print. Click on everything. Spend hours researching so you aren't ripped off. Doesn't make much sense to use a third party when you have to waste that time.
Reviewed May 1, 2019
Don’t use this site EVER! They will take your money and NEVER refund it no matter what the situation. I booked a hotel a month in advance and found out later that a dear friend of mine would be visiting during that time. Still was over two weeks from my check-in date & figured I’d be ok. Called Priceline and they refused to give me my money back. All $327!!! They are ** Crooks!! Stay Away.
Reviewed April 30, 2019
I tried booking a flight that was never booked however $1336 was removed from my account after clearly receiving a message saying it would not if no flight was confirmed... Proceeded to book another flight same rate but could not after realizing the money was gone from first transaction. I have been back and forth on the phone with PRICELINE, UA and my bank trying to resolve so that I could book another flight.
Needless to say after my bank confirmed the money had been withdrawn and issued me a provisional credit to rebook the flights have gone up. Reached out to Priceline about honoring the original price but of course they declined. I think that is horrible business as I would not have this issue if they would have never removed my funds for a flight never booked.... FYI I will never ever use this service again.. They are not helpful by any means for an error on their end.... Just beware of PRICELINE. They could care less about us as customers.
Reviewed April 29, 2019
In January I made hotel reservations via Priceline. They at my request cancelled my reservation and sent me an email confirming cancellation at no charge. They charged my American Express anyway and we have been working on this ridiculous charge for three months. No one seems to know anything. I will never use this company again.
Reviewed April 28, 2019
I had the worst experience ever!! Not only it didn’t state US dollars on the site, but they double charged me and never gave my money back! Telling me that they declined the one mistake that they made and referred me to my bank to deal with it! Now... Still till this day, no money has been refunded to my account! Don’t book through them, horrible service!!!
Reviewed April 28, 2019
Be aware that prices are NOT in local currency, they are in USD, so a good deal is not necessarily so. Even if you try to cancel right away (or within 24 hrs) they give you no help. Even airlines are more flexible. I didn’t see the USD, so that is my error, but understanding and help would have been the decent thing to do.
Reviewed April 28, 2019
Priceline had the best price for my desired room, which was a king suite with a separate living room area and kitchenette. This room had the option to cancel within 1 week prior to arrival date. The next upgraded room was a king suite with a larger living room area and a full kitchen. This room was just $20 more a night but was non-refundable and non-changeable. I selected the upgraded larger room for $20 more a night. My selected room type/name stayed displayed throughout the entire online reservation process, even on the final page for credit card information.
No warnings or special information was displayed about my room selection. Once I pressed that unfortunate button to pay for my room, I then became the victim of deception and false advertising. My emailed confirmation did not displayed my room type by name, only now stating that my room cannot be guaranteed and was based on availability, and a reminder that my room is non-refundable and non-changeable. I immediately contacted Priceline online customer service, expressed my concerns and complaints for over 20 minutes. Needless to say, she just said nothing could be done to change my reservations or to refund my money, and then she ended the discussion with an, "I'm Sorry."
Reviewed April 27, 2019
The way Priceline's 2 day flexible cancellation policy is written needs to be more specific. 2 days is equivalent to 48 hours. If my reservation starts at 3 PM then I should have any time before 48 hours till my reservation begins to cancel. Instead 2 days includes from 12:01 a.m. 2 days prior meaning that the cancellation policy was really 48 hours plus an additional 15 hours and if I cancelled within that 63 hour window I would be charged!!! I think that is absolutely misleading! It cost me $114 dollars for this misleading policy and I had made the reservation not even 24 hours prior and had to cancel. We use Priceline all the time and I always found good deals and fair policies. This policy MUST CHANGE. I also think I should be refunded my entire $114.
In addition the customer service person was extremely rude and ended (hung up) on my chat!!!! Absolutely no human understanding of the situation or flexibility. I would think that someone who travels regularly like I do and is a consistent steady Priceline customer would be appreciated in some way, respected, and maybe even thrown a courtesy every once in while, not that one was really needed, I tried to cancel 54 hours in advance. Truly unbelievable. I am extremely disappointed and will think twice before using your services again.
Reviewed April 26, 2019
I booked my first room through Priceline last month. They have you pick # of rooms and as a family of 4 we only need one room. It was not written anywhere until I received my confirmation that the reservation was for 2 people. I alerted customer care to the problem the next day and was told to tell the hotel. The hotel claims they cannot change third party bookings. I therefore had to pay for a second room, because the hotel only had king beds and cannot put 4 people in a 2 person room per fire code. Priceline has thus far refused to refund me. Do yourself a favor and book elsewhere.

Reviewed April 25, 2019
As Priceline continually sent pop-up ads to my home screen, I contacted customer service to close my account and got nothing more than the runaround from the service rep for ten minutes. When I got upset about it, he immediate terminated our chat. One thing he did assure was that I'll NEVER go to Priceline again. UGH! Now If I can only figure out how to DELETE MY ACCOUNT!!
Reviewed April 25, 2019
Booked a vacation package with Priceline which included airfare and hotel in New Orleans. I did not select the airline and hotel. It was a package deal that I purchased. My flight was cancelled due to staffing problems with the airline. The airline was terrible at providing the passengers with details of the flight. Next thing I know was that I was standing on a 2 hour long line to get an alternate flight. The airline could not get me another flight that same day nor at the same airport. I called Priceline while standing on this line to see what they could do for me.
They said that they could do nothing and that I would have a better chance at getting to my destination by having the airline help me. So, no help from Priceline whatsoever on honoring their vacation package that I purchased. I get a flight the next day out of a different airport that is 2 hours away from my home. So now I am short a day on my vacation. The airline gives me a flight return a day later so that I can have a three day vacation. Now all I need is for Priceline to contact the hotel that was in my package and explain that I will be arriving a day later and could they please extend my stay a day later.
Priceline tells me that they cannot do that and that I should just book another package with them and cancel the one I have. I tell Priceline not to cancel my hotel reservation. I figured I have at least 2 days stay at this hotel and if I have to, I will find another hotel for my last day. This was Easter week and all the hotels in New Orleans were booked. I call the hotel directly to see if I can pay for the extended day myself after explaining what had happened to me with Priceline. The hotel tells me that Priceline cancelled my reservation and that they already refunded them the money. So the only thing that I asked Priceline not to do is the only thing that they did.
Now I have a flight and nowhere to stay. I did find another place to stay; no thanks to Priceline. So, all I can say is that Priceline will book you a vacation package, but don't expect them to help if anything goes wrong. This vacation cost my wife and myself an extra days vacation time, parking at two different airports, four hours of driving time back and forth to this different airport and our flight home had a layover in Orlando; whereas I had originally had a direct flight to and from New Orleans.
Reviewed April 24, 2019
I applied for a Priceline Visa Rewards Card because the website said it would give me $100 off my flight. $100 was not deducted from my flight and Priceline refused to address the issue. They told me that the website should have redirected me to a screen that showed the new card I had applied for being used as the payment information. When I told them this did not happen, they basically said "tough luck." Now I have a credit card I don't want, a hard inquiry on my account for a card I won't use, and have to pay a higher cost for my flight because the ticket price went up as I was applying for the card. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS CARD, IF THE WEBSITE MALFUNCTIONS YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN.
Reviewed April 24, 2019
As Crystal wrote on April 22, 2019, my experience with international booking for multiple passengers through Priceline was nothing short of a nightmare. I made a mistake in entering one of my family member names, it turned out to be a the most frustrating experience with Priceline. I called immediately and was falsely advised by their agent who promised to take care of it, after getting a waiver approval with carrier Singapore Air. Even to get to this I have two different calls done waiting for a ridiculously long time (one call was 1:27 mins!). As advised I called back 2 days later, and Priceline said the booking needed to be canceled and rebooked and I need to pay the price difference for the new booking! That was the third call and I was frustrated and the agent just hung up on me.
My saving grace was Singapore Air, who gracefully did the change for me at no cost! They are the best in customer service, while Priceline is the worst! Priceline provide false verbal information on the phone, and are indeed crooks as written on other reviews. I have the names and details of the Priceline agents who I spoke with, but I suspect that is false information as well!
Reviewed April 23, 2019
I used Priceline for hotel reservations, but will no longer do so. Their reservation change/cancelation procedure is deceitful. I called to change our reservation from 2 nights to 1 night (because I understood this was acceptable as long as done by 4/23 (today)), and was told that I needed to call by midnight last night (midnight 4/23 was last night to them) to do so. What a loss for them that I will no longer use them and will slander their name to all of my friends and family. Poor customer service.
Reviewed April 23, 2019
Do not use Priceline. Not just name calling they are a poor company to allow such deceitful business practices. Recently booked a room in Denver for 2 nights and got scammed. Not able to cancel or change booking. Room Price: $158.00/night. Number of rooms: 1 Room. Number of nights: 2 Nights. Room Subtotal: $316.00. Hotel Fee1: $46.30. Taxes & Fees: $87.98. Total Charged Today: $403.98. Total Cost: $450.28. Priceline is not a negotiator but will ** you over.
Reviewed April 22, 2019
I booked a hotel through express deal for one night close to the Denver International Airport. The deal clearly showed me probable hotels as "Holiday Inn Express, Best Western, La Quinta, etc". All mentioned hotels were name brands. I was given a completely different hotel called T-Timber Hotel. I called immediately to revoke the booking. Priceline did nothing. We do to the hotel and it was in a terrible condition, under renovation-this renovation was not disclosed during the booking.
There was puke and nails and dirt and dust all along the elevators and corridors. No proper facilities in the restrooms- leaky toilet, no soap holder in showers. Hotel also seemed very unsafe for a family. Spoke to Daisy at front desk in Timber Hotel she did not hesitate a second to say you deserve a refund. She mentioned this has been an ongoing issue which the hotel is addressing properly. Priceline's agents were unable to help me as well. They are supposed to speak to the hotel and get a refund. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THE RENOVATION.
Reviewed April 22, 2019
I had the unfortunate experience of having to rebook my flight after someone had stolen my passport. Not only did the Priceline agents hang up on me, call me names and accuse me of lying. I never was rebooked. DON'T FLY INTERNATIONAL WITH PRICELINE! THEY ARE CROOKS!!!
Reviewed April 21, 2019
I booked through Priceline and my reservation mysteriously changed from the time of booking. I arrived at the hotel to find out that I had «booked» a one queen bedroom. Unacceptable since I specifically booked TWO QUEEN BEDS. Priceline commits FRAUD. And sells something different from what they advertise. Also, don’t stay at the Extended Stay. It is a horrible hotel.
Reviewed April 20, 2019
Booked through Priceline. Arrive at hotel, reservation under our name but address was Bangkok and email was not ours and reservation was not paid by Priceline although they had charged my credit card. Hotel would but let us in until we paid. THEN they gave us a better price! Called price line and was told they could not help until later in day so I had to call back!! Called later and basically they were not interested in helping. When I told them I would not do business with them again and write a negative review the agent said "go ahead". I kid you not!
Now Priceline has charged me and the hotel has also charged me twice and can't reverse the charges for 2 3 days. So I am now looking at $280.+ on my Amex statement that should have been about $90.00. I believe the hotel will do the credit because they seem honest but Priceline service and price have caused me to never do business with them again and tell everyone I know. By the way, did anyone know they were based in Thailand!
Reviewed April 20, 2019
Problem with the App June 2018 to Dec 2018. During the above timeframe I would use Priceline’s App to book my room. I noticed when I would click to confirm my reservation the price was not what I was being charged. There was an error with the App. I would book a room for 3 nights for $41 a night it showed a total for all three nights $52.97 that included tax. I would confirm my room. But when the charges hit my credit card I was being charged $158.91. The issue is when I clicked confirm reservation the contracted price for all three days should have been $52.97.
I contacted customer service several times and they did agree and refunded me the difference. I sent them emails about it explaining what was happening. I told them in one hour I could have made $3000 if I had made reservations on the App. Well there was an error with their App but the thing is they are not letting the customers know about it. It was only on the App not the website. So, if you made reservations during that timeframe call Priceline with the travel numbers and have them check to see what you should have been charged.
Reviewed April 19, 2019
Booked a one night stay through Priceline. Got my confirmation and itinerary. We got to the hotel around 9:30 10:00 pm. The hotel did not have my reservation. I showed them the confirmation number from Priceline. They ended up calling Priceline and found that they had failed to send the reservation over. Hotel had no vacancies. By now, I was tired and requested a refund and had to find my own room, ugh. Never will I use Priceline again.
Reviewed April 18, 2019
I've always reserved hotels with Priceline but today's experience has been the most frustrating one. I just made the reservations a couple of minutes ago and when I looked at the charges, in addition to what was charged on my reservation, I have to pay $135 hotel fee for Boulder Station Hotel and Casino. The hotel fee is quite ridiculous especially that this is NOT being disclosed when you make the reservation.
I chatted with customer service representative and OF COURSE they can't do anything. I did asked them if they could make an exception and cancel my reservation so I can rebook with another hotel. I'm NOT even asking for refund but simply to cancel my reservation or move me to a hotel that doesn't have this high hotel fees but NO ONE is able to help me. So that ruined me for Priceline. I've been long time customer of theirs and for this reasons, they just lost a customer. BEWARE of booking your hotel and be sure you check on HOTEL fees because you may think you are saving money but IN FACT paying MORE. I'm very, very disappointed with their customer service.
Reviewed April 17, 2019
I had never used Priceline for car rental before but they came up with the cheapest price at the time. When I found a cheaper price I wanted to cancel like I've done with other rental car agencies in the past. But unfortunately Priceline takes your money then and there and gives no refunds, makes no changes or cancellations. I know some folks might work this way but after reading poor reviews about cars not being available, I'm not looking forward to this. Will never use or recommend Priceline ever!
Reviewed April 17, 2019
My business trip was shortened by 3 days. I called to modify my dates and Priceline will not let me. I wasn't looking for a handout, just a simple modification and have the price reflect my changes. Instead, I prepaid the entire trip. Maybe I'm naive to booking through sites like Priceline and the terms are always like this, but it's a bit ridiculous. I'm sure it stated all of this in the fine print, but let's be honest... The majority of people do not read it (obviously, myself included in this generalization). For something as simple as booking a rental, I thought a company like Priceline would understand real circumstances that people face and have some sort of flexibility with their customers. In my opinion, they're a money hungry company looking out for the shareholders. They lost a customer and my recommendation to friends, family, and business acquaintances.
Reviewed April 17, 2019
I booked a flight and rental car for my parents to come visit. After arriving in MIA they discovered there were no more rental cars available. After searching the airport they were able to find one of the last cars available. This ended up costing about $330 more than what the car I had booked for them would of cost. After speaking with Priceline they said there was nothing they could do since the car was to be paid for when picked up. Beware if you book a car through them. Apparently if they overbook a vehicle it is on the consumer not them if the car is not available.
Reviewed April 16, 2019
Nightmare to allocate seats after ordering tickets. Can't do it. Unlike the normal situation where we order tickets and just add luggage allowance and seats, in Priceline it didn't allow us to do so and after a tiresome conversation they sent us to support center.
Reviewed April 16, 2019
Hotel rates as posted at time of booking are not the rates consumer is charged at the time of checkout. Consumer doesn't learn priced charge until receipt is issued. Priceline customer service will not correct discrepancy when contacted by consumer to request accurate billing. Call center agents are outside the jurisdiction of the United States and in this case located in the Philippines when Priceline perpetrated criminally against me in this fraudulent and unlawful activity.
Reviewed April 15, 2019
I rented a car on April 1, 2019 for my Las Vegas trip for two days starting April 2 - 4, 2019. "Estimated total" from Priceline was $48.88. Actual price from Advantage Rent a Car was 40.82 for two days. I was surprised that price was less than I paid on Priceline. People from Advantage told me that my price would be adjusted and difference should go back to my credit card. I called Priceline after 10 days and they do not want to make a adjustment. Very disappointed and feel cheated by Priceline.
Reviewed April 12, 2019
On March 1, 2019, I made a reservation for airline tickets and a rental car on Priceline.com. Priceline placed my rental car reservation through Alamo Rent a Car for a premium car from Gen Edward Logan Airport (BOS) pick-up on May 10, 2019 and drop-off on May 12, 2019. The Alamo Rent a Car confirmation number is **. The rental car was paid by credit card for a total price of $120.31. On March 27, 2019 I was hospitalized and for medical reasons must cancel my trip. When I attempted to cancel the rent a car reservation, I was informed "Your rental car reservation is non-refundable, non-transferable and non-changeable even if the reservation is not used". I should have been informed of this policy PRIOR to the reservation. Alamo Rent a Car allows modifications and cancellations so I don't understand why Priceline does not. I will no longer use Priceline.com and future buyers beware.
Reviewed April 12, 2019
I have tried to book an international trip thru Priceline. I have tried online for many days without success. I have tried to talk to customer service multiple times. The customer service is horrible. ALL the representatives are clueless and useless. NO ONE bothers to help, investigate the problems nor offer solutions. IT IS HORRIBLE BEYOND WORDS. DON'T Go through PRICELINE.
Reviewed April 12, 2019
Made a booking in Canada for a Canadian hotel. Didn't realize that they were charging me in USD until after the booking had gone through. No other site defaults to USD if you're located in Canada booking in Canada. Very misleading. Tried to cancel or change reservation. No luck and very poor customer service. Won't book with them again.
Reviewed April 12, 2019
I booked accomodations for the Rolling Stones show in Seattle, as the show was cancelled due to Mr. Jagger having heart surgery, I requested and received my ticket refund immediately from Ticketmaster. However Priceline, after having me hold for an hour, then hanging up on me. WOW! I called back to be told NO refund, not even a partial refund due to their policy with the hotel. I called the hotel and they told me to call Priceline ... It's a ** ...This booking was $500.00+. I wish I had that kind of money to burn. Yes, it was indicated when booking, that a no refund was stated but the entire event was CANCELLED!!!! I am unable to make the new date so it's a wash for me. This business practice is archaic and a total rip off. Boo Priceline BOO!!!
Reviewed April 10, 2019
They will never change or cancel hotel reservation. Never recommending anyone. I understand you sign an agreement for no refund if I was to cancel the reservation but all I wanted to do was make a change. They will show the price in a big letter and put all discloses in a small letter in website. The end user will understand the mistake only after clicking the confirmation button. Fraud, Fraud Fraud Fraud Fraud Fraud Fraud Fraud Fraud Fraud Fraud Fraud Fraud Fraud Fraud.
Reviewed April 10, 2019
I’m going to start this by saying don’t ever do the “pay this and we will pick a hotel for you deal.” Priceline is the worst company with this feature and I believe they are the ones who created it. I understand you sign an agreement for no refund if I was to cancel the reservation but all I wanted to do was make a change. A change that the hotel tell was forcing me to do! I arrived an hour early before the check in time and was told the night before was a mess and that no rooms were ready but as soon as a room was available they would contact me. I understood since I showed up an hour early so I figured I would give them some time. I called an hour after and they said that no rooms were available yet that it would be a FEW more hours more to wait.
Again, then said they would call me once rooms were available. So I called Priceline to see if I could make a change to my reservation for a nearby hotel or maybe get a refund since my wife, daughter, and I had just gotten off a plane prior to this and really needed to rest. Priceline put me on hold and told me to wait that they were going to call the hotel. They got back on the line and said that “they weren’t answering their phones, let me try again.” After a few minutes the lady came back on the phone saying that “they never answered” and that they sent my case to the investigation department and will get back to me as soon as they came up with an answer. Two and a half hours past and still no call!!!!
My family and I at this point were just hanging out in our rental car waiting for a call so I called back; this cheap, lying, lazy hotel gateway had the balls to act like I never called and said they would call the hotel for me to see what had happen!?!? I don’t get it.. just switch me hotels!! I ended up making a new reservation to a new hotel and losing my money from that reservation! Priceline should be a bit more customer service oriented and maybe a bit more organized with their **. I will never use this hotel portal.. ever! And I hope you as a customer will not either. Save yourself the headache.
Reviewed April 9, 2019
VERY FRUSTRATED! I have been using Priceline for many years to book hotels, flights, and cars... Up to this point we have had very little issues. I recently attempted to book 2 round trip flights (1 connection, all separate one-way tickets, essentially 8 one-way tickets) and before the confirmation screen there was an error that read, "Reservation not booked... could not confirm flight details". I refreshed the screen, waited approx 30 min and tried to book the flight again and ended up with the same error.
Since I still needed to book these flights I decided to find the same exact flights and book them directly through the airlines and was successful. One week later, I noticed that Priceline had a saved flight itinerary and it was for the flights that supposedly did not get confirmed (although I found out later they did send a confirmation email, but I wasn't looking for a confirmation email because I didn't think the flight was confirmed).
I called Priceline's support and after spending 2 hours on the phone with 4 different agents (this included a line disconnect in the process) they all but said it was my fault and the best that could be done is to request a refund through the airlines (6-8 week process with no guarantees). I cannot understand how a company that operates by these types of policies can have an A+ rating on the BBB. I will be sure to share my review in as many public places as possible and will never use or recommend Priceline again!
Reviewed April 9, 2019
Consumer beware of using Priceline since according to Hertz has happened before.
Reviewed April 9, 2019
Didn't have sufficient funds to purchase the room, but then I did and they charged me. Didn't stay at the room cause I didn't have a room so they charged me when funds were available but wasn't able to stay in the room. **
Reviewed April 8, 2019
Priceline.com sold me a rental vehicle through Sixt Rent A Vehicle as part of our package. When asked, I was told that Sixt was located at the airport. When I arrived, I was told that Sixt was actually located off airport grounds and I would need to take a shuttle to their facility to pick up the vehicle. I was instructed to walk with my luggage to a pick-up station located on the street where I would need to use the phone to call for the shuttle to pick me up and shuttle me to the Sixt facility to pick up the car. When I got to the pick-up station, the phone was ripped out and there was no way to contact the shuttle service. I waited for an hour and no one came to pick me up. I then returned to the terminal with my luggage and rented another a vehicle from Hertz, for a considerably higher price.
Since I was misled into using a service that was a major inconvenience and they could not provide, I requested assistance from Priceline for a refund of the full amount that was paid in advance. They refused to offer any assistance and pointed me back to Sixt. When I called Sixt, I was put on hold and shuffled around for hours. Since I don't have 2 hours a day to deal with this issue, I decided to just eat the $300 and never use Priceline again. Priceline got one star from me in order to rate them, but they totally deserve zero stars. They basically ripped me for $300 and totally didn't want anything to do with helping me obtain a refund for the service that they sold and wasn't provided. I'd run as fast as possible away from them. It's obvious that they only want your money. Thank you!
Reviewed April 8, 2019
Tried to book a room just before midnight after my flight landed. In the process of the booking being processed the time went past midnight so I got booked with a check-in time of 3:00 pm. Called Priceline to tell them the issue and see what could be done. The agent (Agent 1) called the hotel and checked to see if there was a room open and if the reservation could be changed. There were no open rooms. Priceline said I'd need to call and find my own room since I needed something immediately and they would follow up with the hotel after 7:00 am when a manager was on duty and I would get an e-mail or phone call letting me know if the hotel would agree to cancel the reservation. All good at this point, things happen and I knew if the hotel would not cancel I'd have to eat the cost of the room.
I was busy all day and didn't get to check E-mail until after 10:00 pm and see that Priceline has not called and I have no E-mail so I called them to check on the status of the cancellation request. Agent 2 told me that my issue had been escalated and that the department it was escalated to would be calling the hotel within 2 business days. I pointed out that the reservation was for that day and it would be too late to call 2 days after the fact I was told there was nothing Agent 2 could do and it was suggested that I contact the hotel myself.
Called the hotel and spoke with the reservation line. Was told they had no notes of anyone from Priceline calling and since I booked through a third party there was nothing they could do. The reservation line had me contact the hotel directly and see if they had gotten a call and if they could do anything. Called the hotel and was told (1) they had no notes of Priceline calling, (2) Priceline would have to speak to a manager and they would not be available until after 7:00 am the next day, and (3) since it was after 6:00 pm on the day of check-in that cancellation would probably not be allowed.
Called Priceline back and tell Agent 3 that I want to talk to a supervisor. Agent 3 keeps asking how she can help and I tell her she can't, I know this from my prior calls and that I want to talk to a supervisor. Finally connected to Supervisor 1 who keeps telling me the same thing over and over and never answers the direct questions I'm asking. When I pointed out she was not answering my question but telling me the same thing her response was to...tell me the same thing.
Finally, I'm told to "call back tomorrow" since they can't do anything until after 7:00 am when they can call a manager at the hotel. I then asked who I needed to speak with when I called back since the agents I talked to and Supervisor 1 could not do anything since this "had been escalated." I was told to call back and talk to an agent. Despite repeatedly trying to get Supervisor 1 to understand that I wanted to know who my issue was escalated to and how to reach them I was never able to get an answer.
So...called this morning and talk to Agent 4. Agent 4 tells me they did call on Sunday morning and this morning and there is no Supervisor at the hotel until tomorrow for them to talk to. When I tell Agent 4 this is different than what I've been told before she reads me the notes from her computer and asks me to tell her what's missing so I fill her in on all the calls and all the information I've been given. She apologizes and says she is going to get me with a customer care supervisor.
Customer care supervisor (Supervisor 2) gets on the phone and tells me the same thing, they have made calls, can't get anyone at the hotel, no problem with a refund but need to talk to the hotel first and can't do that until tomorrow. When I ask why I was told I'd get a call or E-mail on Sunday with an update and didn't get one Supervisor 2 told me the same thing, they have made calls, can't get anyone at the hotel, no problem with a refund but need to talk to the hotel first and can't do that until tomorrow.
I asked why I was told there had been no phone call to the hotel on Sunday by both the hotel and Agent 2 and I was told they have made calls, can't get anyone at the hotel, no problem with a refund but need to talk to the hotel first and can't do that until tomorrow. So long story short, there is no service at Priceline customer service. Things happen, I get it. But when you don't get the contact you're told you will get, can't get a straight answer from anyone, and are told different things depending on who you talk to there is no excuse for that.
Reviewed April 7, 2019
I needed to refund my airline ticket due to my leave being changed. (I’m in the military.) Even though I bought insurance on the ticket it’s a different company than Priceline. Basically you either have to die or your spouse has to die to cancel the flight and get your money back or submit a claim that takes months. So not only am I wasting my leave days but also A LOT of money that I don’t have. Will never be using Priceline again.
Reviewed April 5, 2019
Tarom Airlines cancelled connecting flight. Although Tarom notified Priceline of change, Priceline did not notify me of change until less than 10 hours before the flight. Oddly, the flight was still listed on numerous websites as being available. In any event, the Priceline e-mail sent at 6:58 p.m. had the wrong contact information for airline. It had a prior number for the airline that is no longer being serviced in N. America. I then contacted Tarom directly at their Bucharest office. However, the office closed at 8:00 p.m. I then called Priceline. They couldn't explain the late notification. They couldn't provide alternate flights or alternate carrier. They were completely unable to provide any assistance. Priceline misrepresented my rights stating that Tarom could not provide alternate flights or alternate carriers and that I was not entitled to flight cancellation compensation.
I then requested that my flight costs be refunded. I was told that the refund was processed and take 1-2 billing cycles. That is, 1-2 months. It took 1 hr. 15 min. to reach this result. The next day I receive an email stating that I was a no show and that my ticket was being cancelled and flight costs forfeited. I called Tarom who confirmed that the refund must be delivered within 7 days under EU Rules. However, they referred me back to Priceline.
I then called Priceline. There was no record of my cancellation. So I started the process again. After another 50 minutes online (including lengthy period on hold), Priceline now says the flight is cancelled and refund will be processed within 1 day. Priceline is a horrible company. Leaving a customer stranded in a foreign country just isn't acceptable. Lying about the processing times for refunds and misrepresentations relating to entitlement to flight cancellation compensation isn't acceptable. I won't use Priceline again.
Reviewed April 4, 2019
My mother passed away yesterday. I tried to get my hotel through Southwest Concierge changed to a different date since I needed to go to a funeral next week. Southwest said they would call the hotel which was Drury Inn. I got an email from Southwest Concierge stating it was denied by the hotel. Called the hotel and they said they absolutely did not deny the change and were pretty upset that I was told that so the front desk called her supervisor and I was given the Southwest number to call again. I spoke with them again and they said that it wasn’t Southwest who denied it but their bigger company, Priceline.
I reached out to Priceline with no reply. So beware of SOUTHWEST CONCIERGE, AMERICAN AIRLINES CONCIERGE, anything BOOKING.COM... It is all Priceline. I get that these fares are non-refundable but I was only asking for a date change because my mother died. It’s pretty bad when a company likes their money so much that they won’t even change a date, approved by the actual hotel just to stick to their rules.
Reviewed April 4, 2019
I was issued a full refund by the hotel management. I was told to contact Priceline as Priceline issues a "virtual" payment and the only way to refund the payment is to have Priceline authorize it. I contacted Priceline who refused to issue me a full refund. They would only issue half. However I have audio recordings of the promised refund as well as pictures and videos and all the documentation I need to take this further.
Reviewed April 4, 2019
0 Stars if I could’ve rated it as that! We made a reservation through Priceline, but when we had problems, we were transferred to Booking.com. The hotel didn’t have our reservation, but Priceline/Booking.com had it and said it was legitimate. Our first time with customer service, Jamal, our rep, hung up on us when we asked for a refund. After we called back and were on hold for another 10 minutes before having a lengthy conversation with another rep who eventually cancelled our reservation to make sure we wouldn’t be charged. The moral of the story is to book through the hotel only or sites that are NOT Priceline and Booking.com!!
Reviewed April 3, 2019
I purchased plane tickets between NY and Vancouver. At the time of buying the tickets I was offered an upgrade to Main Cabin so that I could select my seats ("Seat Selection", this is how it was advertised). I purchased the upgrade and was not able to select the seats. I called Priceline prior to my return and I was assured that at check-in I could request for my family to seat together. It never happened, I called again to complain and this time I was told that I called after the trip so it was too late (even though I called before) then I was told that the upgrade did not mean that I could choose my seats but that for an additional fee I could change the date of my tickets (not quite how it was represented when I purchased the tickets)… Won't be using Priceline anymore.
Reviewed April 1, 2019
I went through Priceline to rent a car at PHX airport from Payless in December of 2018. When I arrived at the Payless counter I was told that the car I reserved was not available. I was then told that the only car available was a much larger car and that I would have to pay more than double the rate quoted to me. Since it was around midnight and there were no other car rental counters open, I took the car. I did tell the agent that I was not happy about this and would file a complaint. I have waited patiently for almost 4 months for a reply to my complaint. Today I was told in an email that the agent at Payless said that I asked for an upgrade. This is total BS!!! If this is the way that Payless and Priceline do business, I will be sure to never use either company again. I will also tell all my coworkers at American Airlines what lousy service I received from both companies.
Reviewed March 30, 2019
I booked a non-smoking hotel room 4 hours before we before we checked in. When we got to the hotel, all they had was smoking rooms available. We thought, "Well maybe it won’t be too bad." Boy was I wrong... The stench was so strong you couldn’t hardly breathe and the unit was already occupied. After complaining to front desk, they gave us another room to try. The door handle was broken and it wouldn’t lock. I asked for my money back because this wasn’t the room that I had booked and paid for, plus, not having a locking door is a huge safety issue. The guy told me that he couldn’t give me a refund because I booked through Priceline. Well I will never use them again. I chatted online with a customer service rep, that stated the hotel would have to waive the cancel penalty and of course they wouldn’t. Basically, they are just pointing fingers at each other and I’m the one losing. I just can’t believe they treat people this way.
Reviewed March 30, 2019
I rented a car from Sixt on 24 Jan. 2019 through PRICELINE. Never got an e-mail to confirm? Never got a confirmation number #? On 11 Feb. 2019 Got bill, and cancel order. Over 2 Weeks In advance. I got charged $ 79.88 for a cancel fee. Master Card could not HELP? BJ's Charge card could not HELP? And Community Bank could not HELP? Please "HELP".
Reviewed March 30, 2019
Back on March 9th, my credit card was incorrectly charged twice for a room that I had booked through Priceline. I was told then, that the money would be refunded to my bank account after 5-10 business days (which is way too long in my opinion). 10 days went by and I still had not been issued a refund. I called and was told to wait a few more days. On March 26th, it was still not refunded, so I called Priceline. I was told that the refund had been issued and it should be in my account by Friday. Well, come Friday, it was not there. I called today, March 30th and spoke to two different "supervisors" (I use that term lightly as they were very rude and basically called me a liar and were highly un-professional) who told me that according to their system, my credit card was only charged once. I told them that I had my bank statement right in front of me, showing where I had been charged twice.
I asked them to listen to the recorded conversation from Tuesday, when the representative told me the refund had been issued and should be in my account by Friday. Both "supervisors" told me "no, I don't need to listen to them, because I know that our representative didn't say that to you!" I plan on contacting the corporate office, but I'm guessing that they won't be much more helpful. I will NEVER EVER give Priceline another penny of my money and I hope that anyone who reads this will heed my warning and avoid them as well. I have found that Hotels.com has even better deals than Priceline and have better customer service.
Reviewed March 30, 2019
I have had the worst experience ever with this company. I reserved a rental for a Thursday and it was due back the next day at noon after reserving the car through Priceline. I went to Hertz to pick up the rental and was informed that I couldn't reserve a car through them without having a flight. I never requested a flight when I booked the rental car so I wasn't sure why they would refer me to go somewhere that requires a flight. So I was unable to get the rental since I didn't have a flight.
I called Priceline to cancel the reservations and they informed me that it was non-refundable. That was the stupidest thing I've heard. Why would I not be able to get my money back when I never even received the rental due to Priceline sending me somewhere that required me to have a flight booked. Then the customer service rep that I talked to both of them were rude and informed that I wasn't able to speak with manager because he was the manager. And then told me there was no number for Corporate that I would need to write a complaint and mail it. NEVER IN THIS WORLD WILL I EVER BOOK ANYTHING ELSE THOUGH PRICELINE. THEY ARE A ** RIP OFF AND THAT IS NOT OK. I'm only rating them a 1 because I have to rate them but if it was up to me I wouldn't give them **.
Reviewed March 28, 2019
There were $500 in fraudulent charges on my card from Priceline. Called my bank. They said to reach out to them to try and get it taken care of. I call the number and of course you can’t speak to ANYONE. The automated system just goes in circles until they say goodbye and hang up! Apparently you can only talk to someone if you have actually purchased something. I chatted with an online agent who didn’t listen to a single thing I said and kept asking for my confirmation #. I don’t flipping have one!!! If I said I didn’t make the purchases where would I get one from?? Complete idiots! Never will even look at their site again! AWFUL!!!!
Reviewed March 27, 2019
I have not even left on my trip and I am already disappointed in Priceline and if possible would request a refund. I took their “offer” but did so without reading the dozens upon dozens of horrendous reviews on the rental company they stuck me with. They should not even do business with such a horribly reviewed company and if I were an executive at any of the big name rental companies (Avis, Enterprise, Budget) I would file suit to keep my company from being listed alongside this two-bit sham of a company. When I tried to contact Priceline it was a joke. The CHAT feature put me with a bot and then Viktor who claimed to be real but would not respond as real nor would he offer any explanation or comment about my complaint. I will never be taken in by a Priceline “deal” ever again.
Reviewed March 27, 2019
Price match guarantee is bogus. Reserved car through Priceline Express Deal in Las Vegas. By agreeing to pay up front even if you never pick up the car, Priceline agrees if the price drops they will match it. Today I found exact same itinerary and provider for $25 less. When I contacted Priceline three different people said the offer wasn't there even though my wife and I were looking at it. Just deny it's there and be done. I cancelled with my credit card company due to Priceline refusal to keep their end of the deal. Be careful as they will say the lower price isn't there while you're looking at the EXACT SAME DEAL on the Priceline website. Priceline should be ashamed. Never again.
Reviewed March 25, 2019
Oh, where to start... The car I reserved wasn't available. This was probably complete BS, but they said someone was keeping the car I'd reserved for another day, so it hadn't been returned. The car I got was smaller, had fewer options and, can you believe it? - Was more expensive! What a surprise! I'd reserved an automatic, but got a standard shift instead. Yes, automatics are rare in Southern Mexico, but that was what Priceline promised. What happens if someone can't drive a standard shift? And around all those switch-backs in the mountains? Believe me, you'll get a good workout on your clutch leg!
I was quoted approximately $56 US for the week by Priceline. I read the part about "no additional fees" - Ha! What a joke! Of course there were hidden fees. The estimated total for the week from National (when I got the car) was $244 US. To be fair, I did get full coverage insurance, but even that wouldn't increase the price almost $200 US.
The car was not available at the airport, but in town - a good 30 minutes away. I was told because I made the reservation the day before, it was too soon and they didn't have that car at the airport. (And, of course, they didn't have what I'd reserved at the other location, either.) So here's the bottom line - it all sounds great when you make your reservation with Priceline, but don't expect that anything you reserved or were quoted will be true when you actually go to pick up your car. I live in Mexico and I know the "hidden fees" game, and yes, Mexican Liability Insurance is supposed to be included in your rental, but you'd be wise to expect that your costs will be at least double what you're quoted - or in this case, almost 4 times the quoted price. Obviously, I won't use Priceline again.
Reviewed March 25, 2019
NOBODY BOOK TROUGH THIS BUSINESS UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR MONEY STOLEN. Their website glitched causing me to book a room for 15 days after I needed it, when I IMMEDIATELY tried to correct it I was told it was nonrefundable and they couldn't change it. I have gone through it ALL trying to get my money back including contacting the hotel and the hotel's corporate and been told that ONLY Priceline has the final say in refunding me, and guess what? Priceline says too bad there's nothing they can do. THEIR WEBSITE IS DESIGNED TO STEAL YOUR MONEY AND THEY GOT MINE AND WON'T GIVE IT BACK. Save yourself the trouble and book through Expedia.com. They are the real MVP??? At least they warn you the room is nonrefundable and offer you insurance on your booking in case you need to cancel. Priceline is a joke!
Reviewed March 24, 2019
Priceline is a 'middle man' booking company and does not take ownership for bookings. They put the ownership on the company providing the service, however that company says, "Sorry we can't help you because you booked with Priceline." If you want customer service during your trip, DO NOT use Priceline.
Reviewed March 24, 2019
Apparently "FREE Cancellation" doesn't really mean free cancellation. Worse yet, I didn't notice the sneaky addition of a hotel fee until I pushed submit. When I called customer service 5 minutes later to cancel because I didn't want to pay a hotel fee, they gave me this song and dance about how their system takes screenshots and the reservation doesn't have free cancellation. I offered to email them my screenshot (I was able to go back to the screen by pressing the back button on my browser) and they refused. I escalated to management and still got the same song and dance. My business will be going elsewhere. I will also be disputing the change on my credit card. I've been a loyal Priceline customer for well over a decade. No longer.
Reviewed March 24, 2019
We have filed for a trip protection but they're having website problems and the protection didn't get add to our purchase and we didn't find this out until after they charged our account. They will not refund our account. I have filed a complaint with the bbb. I suggest that everyone else should do so as well. We will never ever book through these scummy websites again and I suggest that no one should either.
Reviewed March 22, 2019
I recently rented a car through Priceline. The price was excellent ($179 for ten days in Germany). The website stated that "other charges" might apply but didn't indicate the nature or amount of the charges. When I arrived at the Dollar Car counter, I found out that in addition to the excellent rental price I had to pay EUR 288 in insurance and fees. Well, I was unpleasantly surprised. Not something that one wants to learn after a an overnight flight. Still, I had little choice but to pay because I needed the car. My advice is to avoid using Priceline because what looks good on the website is in all likelihood not what you will pay once you get there and don't have a choice. Frankly, bait and switch comes to mind. Caveat emptor.
Reviewed March 21, 2019
I purchased an airline ticket, which clearly stated for that date, time and airline that the ticket was refundable if I cancelled 24 hours before the day of the flight. I ended up cancelling 24 hours in advance and was still charged by the airline. Priceline told me that that particular airline is the only one you cannot cancel with. There was nothing stating that which I purchased the ticket. I travel a lot and I know how to read fine print. Fool me once, lesson learned.
Reviewed March 20, 2019
I booked a 3 nights stay with them a month in advanced for myself, my husband, our 2 kiddos and our newborn. I had selected the amount of guests and the ages of the kids. The newborn would be sleeping in her bassinet while us 4 split the beds. Today, I got an email verifying my itinerary. I clicked on it and it said booked for 2 adults, and any additional guests would be extra. I thought, well this was just a simple mix up. I call Priceline and the girl said she would call the hotel to see if the kids being added was ok. If it was then problem solved. She came back to the line saying the hotel said no way. I called them myself and spoke to a lady who said that is not what she said. She said they had no problem with us having the kiddos at no additional charge. All they needed was for Priceline to add the kids to the booking.
They couldn’t do it because Priceline is locked to them and they need us on there for insurance reasons. So I called Priceline back and spent the next 3 hours talking to another Rep, the escalation department and a supervisor who all told me that there was nothing they could do! They called the hotel and got the same thumbs up but they said there was nothing they could do! I’m just trying to go visit my family that I haven’t seen in 6 years! So then I told them the hotel was no longer listed so I couldn’t do the booking over again even if I wanted to. The Supervisor said she could see it on her end. Must be a computer vs mobile difference. So I politely asked her if she could please cancel my current reservation and book it again with the right amount of people since I couldn’t on my end.
She said she couldn’t do that either! They couldn’t help me at all! They said they could send a fax to the hotel and hope they accept it. I told the Supervisor if they do that and we get there in 3 days and they don't accept it then we couldn’t get a refund then, correct? She said that was correct. I wasn’t going to change that. So I canceled my booking and called the hotel back. The wonderful manager gave me my room at a better rate after everything Priceline put me and him through! I’ll never use Priceline again!
Reviewed March 19, 2019
This the worst travel agent company. It so bad that when I call them and they say that "Let me connect to the AMAZING customer reps," I feel like THROWING UP. They hold you ransom to your ticket and have to shell more money in order to address that. Learnt it a horrible way. STAY AWAY.
Reviewed March 19, 2019
Please please please never book with Priceline. I am not a person who enjoys giving bad reviews. I usually let things go even if I suffer a little bit. But, Priceline has broken through all my tolerance limits. Their customer service is terrible. I had to make a change in my airline booking. I called them and explained everything, they made an excuse that call your airline directly. I did that, airline told me that they for sure are making excuses, the booking is through them, they need to change it. I called again, more new excuses and it went on like that. I wasted my complete one day just to explain them the situation time and again and to reschedule the booking.
Reviewed March 16, 2019
I highly unrecommend Priceline and Request people to stay away from it. Have never seen such horrible service and no value to the customers. I have booked hotels 3 times using Priceline and all 3 ended up with Bad experience. The first one was at Miami Airport and when we reached around 2 am to check in, only 1 room was booked with Hotel instead of 2. Priceline did charge me for 2 rooms at the time of booking. Had to call Customer care and took almost an hour to sort things out at that time. Ref No - Priceline Trip Number: **. With family of 2 kids, had to wait for room that much time early in the morning. Second one was at Ashburn, VA (Priceline Trip Number: **). Due to some hurricane forecast, I could not travel and when requested with Priceline, they did not allow to cancel or refund money.
Third one - Priceline Trip Number: ** at GlenRose, TX on 03/15/2019. This is the most horrible experience. At the time of check-in, was provided a Smoking Room for family with kids. The room had really bad smoking smell and was not in a condition, I could stay with kids. The hotel was fully booked and Hotel Lobby told, they don't have any other room. I called Priceline Customer care 2 times from lobby. Each time the wait to connect with someone was around 20 mins and the first lady after talking to myself and Hotel Lobby, simply disconnected the call asking to call again. Second time, after waiting for such a long, did not even get connected. As I did not had any other choice and didn't want to wait there with my family, decided to cancel the trip. Called Priceline again requesting to refund the money.
Same story - 2 more calls, first call again got disconnected after 20 mins wait on the phone. Fourth time, the person told, money can't be given back. They have made to pay for a room which is not in a condition to stay. Don't understand what policies they have. I will never use Priceline in my life ever and request all of you not to use, if you don't want to spoil your vacation trips or want to make it hassle-free.
Reviewed March 16, 2019
Your company is extremely rude and unprofessional. After booking my flight and car through you, my flight home was canceled. When I called to see what my options were the staff was rude and unhelpful. After finally refunding me for my flight I was transferred to the rental car department to see what my options were with extending the use of the car I had so I could drive home. The representative told me she didn’t know how she could help me so I was transferred to a “manager” named Maria or Marie. The “manager” fought with me on the phone and then said she would transfer me to enterprise but instead hung up. I will never again be using your services if this is the way you treat your customers.
Reviewed March 13, 2019
This one-star review seems to be a worse case than any I have read here. Priceline charged me $443 March 1 for a 2-day stay at Doubletree in NYC. I received multiple emails from Priceline with confirmation numbers. Today, March 13 at the airport, I called the hotel to find that they have no records whatsoever of me or my reservation. They are now fully booked. Priceline is not reachable by phone by me or the hotel manager. It is unwise to fly into New York with no hotel, so I had no choice but to CANCEL the flight. Pursuing a refund. Horrendously bad experience. Priceline has lost a customer for life. Never again.
Reviewed March 13, 2019
Back in July of 18 I made reservations at a Denver hotel through Priceline. Upon arrival I realized I booked at a location 45min away from our intended reason for traveling. I contacted the Denver hotel and asked to cancel my reservation, as I planned to make another at a hotel closer to our destination. The hotel explained their policy which is that I will have to pay the first night of our initial stay as I cancelled late. Which I understood and was fine with. They cancelled my reservation, I contacted Priceline to reserve another hotel and Inform them of the late cancellation. They acknowledged everything and stated I’d get my refund within 10 business days. They made my new reservation at that time as well.
Fast forward between then and Now, I had family medical issues then I had a death in the family, started a new job and completely forgot to check on my refund. Until I made another reservation thru them again. My daughter plays club ball and her coach sent us the incorrect dates for the reservation I have coming up this weekend. I contacted Priceline to change the dates of checking in/out. Which they denied me because I was told the hotel I selected didn’t allow cancellations or modifications. So I was forced to keep the current reservation which inconveniences our departure and arrival. I didn’t want to lessen the stay, just change the dates. The price wouldn’t change. They didn’t allow that. Cool, I then asked the same representative about my June 2018 stay and never receiving a refund. She stated she had record that I had checked in and asked about continental breakfast.
I told her that her info is incorrect and that I canceled thru the hotel and check in at another hotel the same dates as the cancelled location. She became very rude and unprofessional. She at this point put her opinion in front of her actual job. She went on to tell me I was lying and that I waited several months later to inquire about a refund I won’t get due to her record showing I stayed at that hotel. I explained that I didn’t and became very ugly with her in Return. I asked to speak with her supervisory and said “No!” And that he’s just going to tell me The same thing she did. After a few minutes of continuously requesting to speak with her supervisory, she hung up in my face. At this point I’m livid!!!
I contact the Denver hotel I originally booked and spoke with the Manager who confirmed the cancellation call I made, whom I spoke with and that I DID NOT check into their hotel. I asked her if she’s speak with Priceline she stated yes. I called Priceline back spoke with a Phillip who had an attitude as well but still did his job. He called and spoke with the same manager of the hotel who confirmed my story to him. The manager of the Denver hotel said she’d like to refund me. I was then issued a FULL REFUND instead of the partial I was originally supposed to receive. I have no idea why there was a problem on their end but the actions of the customer service rep were unacceptable.
Reviewed March 13, 2019
I booked a room through Priceline for a 3 star express deal. It stated their 3 star collections include independent hotels and well-known brands like Courtyard Marriott, Hilton Garden Inn, Holiday Inn Hyatt Place and Residence Inn Marriott. When I arrived I realized immediately this was not equivalent to any of the above listed hotels. When I checked into the room, the carpet was dirty, stained and disgusting, the lamp shade was deteriorated and falling apart, the thermostat on the wall was pulling away from the wall and at a tilt of @ 30 degrees, the door was extremely hard to open after you lock it from the inside, there was paint patches all over the room, the rooms were exterior rooms and there was no elevator that we could find for our building so we had to carry luggage up to the second floor, parking was sparse and we had to park and walk with luggage quite a ways.
There was not a luggage cart that we found and even if there was it would have been in the lobby which was way away from our building. This is NOT a three star hotel. We were charged $192.58 for 2 nights. I received a paid in full email however when I arrived at the hotel I was charged another $89.56 by the hotel and then the hotel tried to charge another $50 later that evening however that one did not go through. I ended up paying over $280 for the 2 nights for this room. I could have stayed in a room better than this one for $65 per night total and have many times but it is only a 2 star. I thought I would treat myself however I got a rude awakening.
When I contacted Priceline and tried to get an email address for complaints. I was informed they did not have one but if I wanted to tell them what my issue was they would pass it on to their management. If management needed additional information they would contact me within 2 days. I know nothing will be done by Priceline for this so I will use it as a lesson learnt but I will ensure everyone I know is aware of it. I travel between 250 and 300 days a year, none of which will ever be through Priceline again. I have taken pictures for my records of all the issues with the room.

Reviewed March 11, 2019
I am an accomplished climber and travel frequently. Back on July 25, 2018, I had a scheduled round trip flight from Syracuse, NY (SYR) to Moscow (SVO). The flight involved (2) legs, SYR to JFK, then JFK to SVO and return. I booked this ticket through Priceline in early May 2018 for a total of $1244.81. JetBlue ended up cancelling the first leg of my trip (SYR to JFK) that took place on July 25th. Upon returning from my trip in early Aug, I contacted JetBlue about my cancelled leg and received correspondence that JetBlue had provided Priceline w/ a Fee Waiver of $75, that Priceline was then supposed to refund to me. I contacted Priceline and began what ended up being a 7 month fiasco trying to obtain this $75 refund... They went round and round w/ me and would always tell me they would follow up, only to have more time pass w/ absolutely no follow-up communication from them, forcing me and once again contact them and start all over.
At the time of this writing, Priceline admitted that they had received the Fee Waiver and insisted that they had already processed it and issued it to me. We conferenced in a rep from my credit card company who confirmed that no such refund had made it into my acct. At the end of the most recent call, they even had my credit card rep shaking their head in astonishment at their incompetence and he completely understood my frustrations. Simply put, it should not be that hard to refund $75 to one's credit card!!! I shudder to think what would have happened had the roles been reversed and it was me who owed them money. All told, I spent a total of over 6 hours on the phone on 4 different occasions from Aug 2018 - Mar 2019, only to get nowhere.
Their (Priceline) customer service representatives have little command of the English language and even less common sense and logic. I many times felt I would get further by talking to a rock. I did my best to resolve this issue w/ them directly but eventually had to put this amount in dispute w/ my credit card company. Bottom line is their customer service is horrible and I would strongly encourage anyone who reads this to stay far, far away from them. In 40 years of travel, never a more frustrating travel experience and I have never, ever dealt w/ more incompetent, mismanaged company!!! I use Google Flights now for all my travel and get the best rates without any headaches or hassles and without a needless middleman... No doubt, their incompetence and the evolving marketplace will put them out of business soon enough. Hurry the process and save other travelers the unneeded frustrations I experienced and just say no to PRICELINE!
Reviewed March 11, 2019
I tried booking flights through Priceline. After entering all the requested information including credit card information, I received a message telling me that my reservation, supposedly confirmed, had not gone through. I then received an email telling me that the reservation had been processed, contradicting what had been displayed via the website. I tried to check using both the chat and phone features. Both were very slow. Looking at the email confirmation I saw that the reserved seats had been deleted as had my trip insurance and my car reservation. It was not possible to correct those via the website and the chat agent couldn't help.
When I finally reached a person via phone, I was eventually able to cancel the reservation. The website basically fouled up almost every detail connected to the reservation. In addition, Priceline has no online feedback system. I will never use this service again. It ended up taking over an hour to make a simple reservation (finally using the airline's site directly). An absolute disaster of a process. Never again.
Reviewed March 11, 2019
I recently booked a 3 star hotel through Priceline in Dillon SC. When arriving at the hotel, it was trash! Drug dealers, prostitutes, blood stains and pubic hair on the sheets and towels, broken furniture, and mouse traps on the floor. It would be lucky to get a 1 star in my opinion. When I called to complain to Priceline, I was given the number to Booking.com. Priceline didn't book the hotel directly. So I called Booking.com and was given the runaround. I was told that since the transaction originated from Priceline, they didn't have all the information on their screen and advised me that the hotel booking was non-refundable.
After speaking to a supervisor, and sending him pictures of the disgusting room and the 3 star fraud, they told me all they could do is ask that the hotel manager provide me a credit. I didn't even stay there that night. It was so bad. I ended up sleeping in a rest area because it was too late to try to get another room somewhere. I lost nearly $70 on the transaction. I finally did speak to Priceline but they refused to get involved.
Reviewed March 10, 2019
Professional business traveler. After 65 countries and 6 continents I need to deal with these 2 ** organizations. I change my travel often to react to different business conditions. Trying to seek low travel costs for my customers and corporation is what I do. Both have no cancellation no refund policies. New idea is to vote with my wallet! Neither of these companies will see another purchase from my Fortune 500 company, family or friends until this policy is changed.
Reviewed March 9, 2019
Priceline cost me over $500.00 due to failure to issue tickets. We used Priceline to book travel in July 2018 to Japan to spend Christmas with our son. When we arrived at our departure airport, we were informed by the airline that Priceline had never 'released' our tickets. We immediately contacted Priceline but they failed to issue our tickets before our flight completed boarding. We had to purchase additional tickets from another airline at the last minute (and at significant expense) in order to get to our connecting flight.
When we spoke with Priceline we were initially told that we would be reimbursed for the additional tickets, then we were told that we would only be reimbursed for the price of the originally booked flights and in truth we have never been reimbursed for either. We have contacted Priceline more than 11 times; each time being assured that the issue was being corrected and that we would hear back from one of their customer care agents. We have never received a call or any other form of communication. The amount of stress caused by Priceline’s failure to issue the original ticket cannot be easily quantified and on several communications, they blamed us for the problem. The Priceline trip number was **.
Reviewed March 9, 2019
I just spent over an hour on the Priceline online chat as well as speaking to a Customer Relations Specialist (overseas call center). The issue is their policy on EXPRESS BOOKING deals... of no refund, no changes and what is NOT said prior to completing a booking. The advertised deal was for $70/night at a 3-star hotel in Arlington, VA. There was the usual taxes and fees added to the booking. And..."Important Information" fine print that indicated I would be responsible for all incidental charges, parking, etc...
AFTER the booking was completed, I received my reservation details. Up to now all is going as expected. THEN I looked at the hotels website and noted that there is a self-parking fee of $20 per day. There was no mention that this outrageous fee would be charged prior to the booking and no mention of it on the reservation sheet. Ok..."legally" they have covered their **... But, as a Social Security aged pensioner, I could barely afford the amount charged by Priceline... Now I am obligated for another $20 per day for parking.
When speaking with the Priceline (overseas) call center rep I requested that the booking be changed to another hotel that did not charge an extra parking fee and why. My pleading fell on deaf ears. So... if you are considering booking a hotel ANYWHERE NEAR WASHINGTON, DC be aware that you will probably be up for an additional fee to park your own car in their premises.
Reviewed March 8, 2019
Can I give a zero star? Book your stay and and hope for everything goes well! If you have any problem and try to call Priceline it will be guaranteed your nightmare. No representatives will care about your experience.
Reviewed March 7, 2019
This travel agent is very very irresponsible. We bought tickets months in advance. They just changed our schedule without any notification. Until we check the site again couple days before the flight. The process to reschedule is very slow and painful. It still be good if that is the only thing. When we got to the airports, we couldn’t fly due to no transit visa. Priceline never mentioned or warned us about this transit visa. People at the airport asked us to call Priceline again. We did that but no helps. Just got stuck at Priceline’s waiting customer service for 45 mins. We hung up and were late for any changes. We called again couple days later and asked for refund. They completely ignored us and said the flights is over. Now they dont have any responsibilities on this. Please learn from our mistakes and dont put yourself in this situation.
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
