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Priceline provides travel booking services. The site allows users to book flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages. Utilizing a Name Your Own Price tool, Priceline offers discounted travel options and express deals, facilitating budget-friendly travel planning since 1997.

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  • User-friendly booking process
  • Affordable pricing options
  • Quick refund process
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  • Poor communication from support
  • Hidden fees and charges
  • Inconsistent pricing guarantees

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2018

    I booked a cruise line about 1 month ago through Priceline.com. I found the price is lower about $100 than that of 1 month ago. So I called to the customer service for the refund due to their best price guarantee. The customer service told me she cannot afford me the refund. Due to that she was told this is the best deal from the carnival.com. I do not know the meaning of this best price guarantee. The Priceline.com can restrict its clause as it wishes. This is the big company! I will never book anything from the Priceline.com.

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2018

    Worst experience ever. I called to book a hotel as I was driving. The agent steered me to a different hotel, telling me that I didn't want to stay there, and the room wasn't available anyway (not true) then transferred me to a 'better' hotel, then at the end of the conversation added a $18 service fee and told me it was nonrefundable. This agent must have received a commission. The hotel was empty and far from everything, there were 3 people in the entire hotel, and it was new in 1970, I called customer service and was told there was nothing they could do, it was nonrefundable, and that they would "escalate" the claim but no one would ever contact me. They allowed an agent to line their pocket and offered no customer service options. Never again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 3, 2018

    My husband and I will NEVER use Priceline.com again. When I originally went online searching for a rental car for our vacation, I priced out many options. On one site, I think it was Expedia, Priceline information stated the lowest fare for what I was looking for; a midsize auto with unlimited miles. It showed no other information and stated I would have to click through to get more information. I did. I entered my dates of arrival and departure flights from MKE to RSW and back. I entered the times we would pick up/drop off based on our flights. I entered the car size we needed. It again stated a good price (the best I had seen so far in my search for the past several days) so I ended up purchasing and found out it was through Avis. I was very pleased so far.

    Two weeks later we arrived in RSW at the Avis counter and the agent said the smallest car class they have, Economy, had been reserved by me... (What? my husband is 6'5, there is NO WAY we would EVER order that... his knees hitting the dash under the steering wheel well wouldn't even allow him to drive that size car!) So, now Avis explained that they were sorry but "that happens all the time with people going through Priceline.com" and they couldn't do anything about that for us... Now there were "upgrade" fees to get a midsize car (which we originally ordered!) AND, Priceline.com had us arriving at different times both for arrival and departure dates so now they have to add 2 more DAYS on to account for those changes.

    Do they really think I wouldn't put in the actual flight arrival and departure times in the original order? We're 50+ years old for Pete’s sake... this is not our first rodeo. So, we were forced to pay over a hundred dollars more at the Avis counter than our internet quote at Priceline.com. All in all, we would have paid much less if I had just booked with a legit car rental company when I was originally doing my search on the internet! BAIT & SWITCH is illegal, PRICELINE. Beware people.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2018

    I do not recommend this website. False information and worst customer service I have ever seen: You contacted the customer service by email. They asked you to call another CS who, is unable to solve any problem, asked you to contact the first one who asks you again to call another number phone. False information on the website and worst service I have ever seen!

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    Customer ServiceCoverageSales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2018

    As others have mentioned, if I could rate this company less than 0, I would. I recently booked a two people air and hotel trip through Booking.com. I always purchase trip insurance, especially for an expensive trip like this. I thought the website will prompt me to add insurance at the end. But it did not. It also did not give me a bundle discount, even though I used the "Package" function. Expedia has the exact trip for $120 less.

    I called the customer service number immediately. The representative told me it's Priceline.com not Booking.com. At that moment, I knew that I have fallen into one of Priceline's traps. I spoke to one representative and one supervisor. Both of them are from an outsourced affiliate. They wouldn't listen to my situation and kept repeating "it's non-refundable". They also said that they only offer insurance to certain trips. I DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE. At that point, I really don't want to talk to them any more. I told the representative that I used Booking.com and I wanted to speak to Booking.com representative. She transferred me to Booking.com.

    The Booking.com representative was very reasonable. She said that she can not add travel insurance any more. But I can still cancel the airline tickets myself and she will help me cancel the hotel, so I can rebook them again. After talking to the hotel, she told me that the order was with Priceline.com. She couldn't do anything. They are affiliated companies, some orders get filled by Priceline.com. I called Priceline.com again. The representative told me that they can not call the hotel and cancel the order, because It takes up to 36 hours for the order to show up with the hotel. If I want, I can call back again. THAT IS A BIG LIE. I called the hotel myself. They can see my reservation and they said that only Priceline.com can cancel the order.

    I told the Priceline representative that I accept the fact I wouldn't have trip insurance. I asked about Priceline's best price guarantee. They should at least refund me the $120 because I found the exact trip from Expedia. They asked me to submit a request from the website. I should have known that a company full of lies would never honor that. I wasted so much time. Of course, it was denied. The reason was that I booked with Booking.com, not Priceline.com. If I booked with Booking.com, Booking.com should be able to cancel my order. If I booked with Priceline.com, Priceline.com should honor the best price guarantee. But they won't let me do either. I'm so mad because I had horrible experience with Priceline.com before and I would ever use them again. But the website secretly placed a Priceline.com order without my knowledge.

    I have found that Priceline.com is very sneaky and dishonest. Their price is never the best price and they can find all the excuses to not honor the best price guarantee. Other websites normally will work with you and find an alternative solution. But priceline representatives are simple don't care. They all talk like a robot and keep repeating the same thing "it's not refundable". I know I should never click that continue button if I had concerns. But it is really their attitude that bothered me. I will never do business with Priceline.com again. I said that before. But they got me again this time. I want Consumer Affairs to stop this kind of scam. As a consumer, I have the rights to choose. I don't want to do business with Priceline.com!!!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2018

    Have always booked with Expedia in the past. Tried Priceline. Never again. First, they cancelled half of a round-trip I booked months in advance, no compensation, to a completely different day on which I could not travel, so had to pay more to re-book with another airline. Customer service at Priceline just said "too bad" that it cost me hundreds more to re-book months later. Then trying to select a seat, and trying to check in for the Priceline flights was a pain, no confirmation numbers, no seat selection, no check in online, crappy service!!! Could not do any of it online. Have to wait to check in at the airport. Never had this with Expedia. Don't book with Priceline. Terrible.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2017

    On Saturday December 30, 2017 I booked an express deal on Priceline website. Advertised at $50.00 after 44% discount. Hotel will be SIMILAR to Comfort Inn, La Quinta or Best Western therefore a $94.00 hotel at nearly half off. Got a confirmation email for the Rodeway Inn in Fort Pierce, Florida a $60.00 hotel and not comparable to the similar hotels listed.

    Called customer service to dispute assigned hotel as it didn't meet the criteria based on what was advertised. After speaking to several customer service representatives and finally getting to the main supervisor I was basically called a liar and was told that the 44% discount was just updated (without being able to provide actual updated timeline) and the percentage was actually 20% when my booking was made. The supervisor insisted the error was from my part and not Priceline. I must have been a fortune teller to say that the discounted rate was 44% before it actually went to 44%. This amounts to false advertising with the consumer being stuck with the bag and no recourse.

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2017

    We were scheduled for two nights at Depoe Bay, arriving 12/26/2017 and departing 12/28/2017. We received two emails, one from Priceline and one from booking.com stating these dates and charging for two nights as they should. Then, we show up at the inn and they aren't expecting us. Why? Booking.com has gone and dropped one of the two dates (the date we arrived). I have asked them why they did this and have received no response. I contacted Priceline and I'm getting "Oh, it's our partner company - we can't help you." Pathetic reasoning and I will follow the advice of a person dealing with the issue "don't use them - use TripAdvisor".

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2017

    I called Country Inn and Suites 800 number to make a reservation and got connected to Travel Marvelz in Guatemala part of Priceline and asked for the best price and was given $115 and after tax and? $143.75. I later went online to the hotel's website to get directions and saw a price of $86 and then called and was told to call Priceline direct who told me to call Travel Marvelz direct who stated they couldn't cancel or give me a lower price because Priceline wouldn't agree. Priceline states the lowest price will be given, I asked for the lowest price and did not get it and they didn't know what the extra $7.99 tacked on was for after the $20.76 tax. I am very disappointed with Priceline which I have used before but will never use again.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2017

    As others have mentioned, if I could rate this company less than 0, I would. I recently booked a hotel through Priceline.com. Within one minute of booking the reservation I found out some information that caused me to change my trip plans. Most of the time when you book a hotel room, if you cancel more than 24 hours prior to your stay there is no charge. Not with Priceline. I immediately went back in to Cancel my reservation and found out that there would be a charge, equal to half of my original booking amount for cancelling it, because their policy is 48 hours prior to check in. In contacting Priceline their basic and only response is, "...it was in the contract...", "...you should have read the contract...", "Our hands are tied", and more to the same effect. There is no attempt to work out anything. I know I should have read the contract closer, but it is really their attitude; they do not care. I will never do business with this company again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2017

    Over a month ago I booked a hotel reservation through Priceline.com. I was really surprised when they asked me to pay for the room then. I have never paid that far in advanced, I've always paid when I checked out of the hotel. I paid for the room, however upon checking out at the hotel it took me an hour to check out! The front desk clerk told me that the credit card had been declined. The credit card number she told me was not mine but the 3rd party that Priceline uses to do their transactions. After getting disconnected 3x from Priceline, we finally were able to get them to give the desk clerk the needed information to complete the checkout process. I was very upset that it costed me an hour of time! I DO NOT RECOMMEND USING PRICELINE FOR BOOKING HOTEL ROOMS! You would be better off calling the hotel DIRECT!

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2017

    My wife booked the reservation. She did the flight and car rental package. She can no longer make the trip. I understand the plane ticket is non-refundable but I didn't think there would be an issue with changing the name on the car rental to my name. Well...that seems to be impossible. Because we did the package deal they are unable to put my name on the rental! What!!! Unbelievable. So that is more money wasted because we chose the package deal. What a great deal?! We will never use Priceline again and I will certainly be telling my friends and family to not use them either.

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    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2017

    One of worst experiences in booking the ticket and hands down the worst customer care representatives. I booked a ticket for $970 through Air Canada via Toronto. Throughout the entire booking process there was absolutely no mention of a transit visa. I had to cancel the booking (luckily a friend notified me of this). The customer care representatives tell me it is my responsibility to understand that Toronto Pearson needs a transit visa and nothing will be done. I feel cheated because I was kept in the dark throughout the booking process about a transit visa. Never book your tickets with Priceline. One of the worst travel portals to do so.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2017

    I wanted to change a flight date and agreed to pay the outrageous but well stated $200 change fee. Also added on without previous telephone explanation was a $30 fee. I cancelled a $465 fare and replaced it with a fare about $20 cheaper that I found at the carrier's website (as instructed). I assume I can change for a grand total of $200 plus $30 minus $20. Nope. They told me that there are different fare rates for rescheduling a ticket. This particular flight would be on the $1500 range. Outrageous. Needless to say I made the smarter financial decision to pay outright for the $444 dollar flight and write off the $464.

    During all of this I was hung up on on purpose when I expressed my disgust with the different rates. I called back with this info and they shifted my call to a recording saying that they would refund my fare in 5-10 days. 15 days later with no refund I called again and they told me there was no record of this refund in file. This has to be illegal?! I’m completely disgusted.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2017

    If I could give zero stars, I would. My account and CC were compromised. I contacted Priceline and the Hotel that was booked. Neither would give me confirmation or a signature page where I booked a room nine hours from my home. I spoke with 3 different agents and none would listen and would talk over me while I was trying to explain. I had proof from my bank that my CC had been stolen and that they had blocked the card. Priceline also showed where the reservation was declined eight times with different cards. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE. I would never use Priceline nor would I recommend them to anyone!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2017

    I purchased an express deal, when I found out what hotel I was receiving I read some reviews that stated that the hotel charged for parking. I contacted Priceline. Was told that I would receive a phone call within 3 days. 5 days later still no call. I called Priceline. No apologies for not calling me just rude ignorant people. I was told that they do not guarantee free parking and that losing me as a customer would be worth the 24.00 (parking fee). I am now done with Priceline.

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    Contract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2017

    Buyer beware... live and learn. I just signed up for @priceline.com today. I booked first hotel using my membership to go visit my grandson for Christmas for a two night stay. I used the Priceline “express deal”. I entered that we had three adults, one pet in the search criteria. The search generated the lowest price but didn’t state anything about the additional person or dog. The details do not make it understood that your full detailed criteria that you enter (because they provide the criteria questions) is not a consideration when making the bid. You are not able to see all the final details until after you pay. This is a nonrefundable purchase. So there is no cancellation ability.

    The room I chose was a suite and had two queen beds and a pull out sofa. After your payment is accepted you can now view the details of your purchase. It is then that it is clearly disclosed that this is a two occupancy price and it was only after calling the hotel to verify the reservation that I learned of the additional fee of $25 for our pet and an additional fee of $10 per night for the third person.

    There was no clear mention of additional fees for the pet unless you know and go to the hotel website and read the details there, (but with the express deal you don’t know what hotel you will be staying at) nor does the reservation page mention this isn’t including the third person you already disclosed in your criteria? We don’t normally travel with our pet but have a pet sitter. However since it’s Christmas Day when we will be leaving she isn’t available this year. So any information about fees not added into the room cost up front when you are booking is news to me... especially when I disclosed I’m bringing a pet.

    When I called Priceline, Matt told me there is no cancellation permitted and gave me a very vague comment about a “catchall” phrase intended to address anything they failed to mention on the webpage. However I have since gone back and tried to find on the express deal page anything he was suggesting that might be able to be construed as a disclaimer and still haven’t been able to find it. It must be written really small. Still looking... it’s not on the page for the reservation.

    There was no disclaimer where I had to agree to terms and conditions to proceed, but instead after going back and searching... I have found in very tiny print above the “confirm reservation” button, there was a line that states ... “By clicking “confirm your reservation” you agree to the booking conditions, terms and conditions, and privacy policy. Reservations cannot be changed or canceled. Each room is guaranteed to sleep 2 guests.”

    Bottom line... the room that @priceline.com states it is going to cost $72 a night is actually going to cost a total of $94.50 a night before the applicable taxes and other charges. The most inexpensive room still available in the same town that met my search criteria was $50 a night on the days we will be in town. Not the best place to stay but available and not in a bad area or crime area... just an old hotel. We could have gotten a little cabin at the local lake for that price a night a few miles out of town.

    The price isn’t the point though... it’s the shady nondisclosure that I take issue with. I don’t know if I would have taken this room had I had full disclosure. After weighing everything I may have, I don’t know, but now I am angry because I can’t stand the deception. I will not refer you to anyone and I will not use you again when I travel back in a few months. Why not just make it clear?

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    Price

    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2017

    Priceline (priceline.com) comparison is misleading. If the hotel's official site lists price $100.00 (including tax and fee), Priceline's price is $80.00. It claims that its deal saves $20.00, but Priceline has additional fee $20.00. To be honest, you have to compare what the customer pays from the pocket. It is a dishonest behavior.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2017

    Booked 4 night stay on Priceline, for 1 room, double occupancy. Went to Hotel website and found a general public rate for $28 less per night. Priceline said they would not match price because price was not offered to the general public, it was absolutely offered to the general public. It was on a direct Westin website! Priceline will find all loopholes they can not to live up to their "Priceline Guarantee". First and last time I will ever use them. Please call or visit hotel sites directly.

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    Reviewed Dec. 14, 2017

    Priceline's online system stated to me that "Oops something happened. Please try again." In which I tried my booking again. Got the same message. Backed all the way out the system. Then tried again. Got a message, "this appears to be a duplicate booking." I got to check my email and see two different confirmations. I call Priceline to rectify the booking situation, they refuse to refund me. Even though it was their system that did it. I had no idea the confirmations went through until I checked my email. I am now on the hook for two rooms. I only needed one. I am a single mother and they just fleeced me.

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    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2017

    Due to the recent Hurricanes I am unable to travel. They will not issue a refund to me due to extenuating circumstance. I WILL NEVER EVER EVER USE THIS TERRIBLE UNETHICAL COMPANY AGAIN! PRICELINE HAS OFFICIALLY LOST A CUSTOMER!

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2017

    Travel agencies are like hit or miss. If everything goes smoothly, then you won't even notice any issues. If it does not then you are screwed. They swapped birth dates of the passengers and declined to accept the fault of their website. Never again. Priceline sucks.

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2017

    I recently booked with Priceline, as an express deal. That was one of the worst hotels I have ever stayed in!!! I’m not sure who does their star rating, but that was in no way, shape or form a four-star hotel. I am deeply disappointed. It was dirty, smelled of pot among other smells on our non-smoking floor. And to top it off, the power went off twice for a consider amount of time and we were unable to use the elevator! It was such an awful experience!! I have emailed Priceline twice to hear what they had to say about the matter and they will not get back to me. Disgusted and disappointed!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2017

    As usual, Priceline is unwilling to cancel or help change a reservation when the price drops significantly. Worst service experience again. We will never use this company in the future. Tried to give them one more chance, and as in the past, they do nothing but disappoint. I’d recommend any other company before them.

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2017

    They scammed me in thinking I was booking a 4.5 star hotel but actually got a horrifying small shack in the middle of nowhere hotel. When I called to cancel they denied my request after speaking to 3 managers so I had to dispute it through my credit card.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2017

    If I could give negative stars, I would. Priceline advertises a Best Price Guarantee, but will not even honor that. Once you contact them with screenshots or proof of the best price on another site, they take a day to do their own verification and search (by which time, of course the other price has risen). Then they try to say that the price isn't lower. I even experienced a situation where a customer service rep found a lower price, agreed to refund me $22, but still they will not honor it. Such a bad company. I will never use them again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2017

    Priceline definitely participates in false advertising. They advertise one price and then add in a "hotel fee". I understand taxes. But when the "hotel fee" adds 20 dollars to the nightly stay that's ridiculous! Just advertise the real price of the room with the fee added! Never use Priceline again!

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2017

    I booked a hotel with Priceline in November 2017. When we received our receipt from the hotel it was $43.10 less than what Priceline booked us as. I thought they would adjust accordingly however they did not and when I contacted them told me the hotel front desk made an error and shouldn't have showed me that price.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2017

    When I tried to cancel a hotel reservation for which I was charged $320.16 I was told that the reservation is nonrefundable because I "chose" that condition for the rate I paid. I don't know where the nonrefundable condition was to be found but I didn't see it. Even though I tried to cancel 12 days before the reservation, Priceline would not refund ANY, much less all I had paid. I tried to get a refund from the hotel but was told they don't refund because they don't get the money until Priceline sends it to them. So Priceline is now $3201.16 richer without having given ANYthing of value. I'll never use Priceline again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2017

    The cs reps and supervisors are awful. Worst customer experience. Bought a flight ticket online and next day their price was lower on the website but they were just coming with million excuses to not match the price. Definitely not going to use them in future.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2017

    I have used Priceline for years but this week they have misrepresented the express deals twice costing me an additional $30 in fees. The first hotel policies were vague so I let this $18 parking fee slide. The hotel I booked tonight clearly stated free parking but I was still charged a parking fee. After contacting Priceline they said there was nothing they could do so I told them to close my account. I will never use them again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2017

    I tried to book a flight from them and they offered a $100 reward if you sign up for their rewards Visa card. Once I was approved for the Visa and submitted my payment, the flight got lost in their system and there were no way for me to look for it. I couldn't even book for the same flight because it was gone from their system, and I also lost my $100 reward from signing up for their card. I contacted customer service and all they did was copy and pasted their policies to me, which made it seems like I was just talking to a robot and they couldn't even help me look up on my lost flight. Please do not use their service.

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2017

    Made a hotel reservation with them with airport shuttle and everything. Got to call the hotel and was told there is no shuttle at my arrival so I should contact Priceline where I purchased my ticket. Priceline told me that shuttle and other amenities are at the hotel discretion that they cannot do anything. Totally screwing people up. Wondering why that isn't added to their website during booking.

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2017

    When you purchase through Priceline, you will not get the best deal and once your purchase has cleared, you cannot get a refund or credit without paying high fees to do so, even if the company you are actually getting services or product from hasn't been paid yet. Read the fine print. I am so done with Priceline, I am ready to cancel this credit card. Please spread so people can boycott Priceline and make them drop their fees and cancel their (non) practices. They don't break down their fees you are paying. They are very deceitful about what they are doing until the purchase has gone through.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    I purchased tickets through Priceline.com for flights for two people on 12/1/17 through 12/3/17. This couple was interviewing for a position at our church and we confirmed with them repeatedly about dates, flight times, airport to fly out of, etc. We made the ticket purchase on 11/16/17. On 11/22/17 they emailed to say they have taken another position and will not be flying to Charlotte on 12/1/17 to be interviewed. I called Priceline.com to find out if I could get a credit for a different flight at a different time or be refunded. I'm being told that we purchased restrictive tickets so we can't get a refund or make any changes. Our only option is to use the tickets, but we can't force anyone to get on a plane when they don't want to do so or we cancel the reservation with zero refund.

    Priceline.com blames the airline for why they can't make any changes to our reservation. I asked about trip insurance and Priceline.com can't give me an idea of how much that would've cost or if that would even cover this circumstance. So, now we are out over $400 with nothing to show for it. I'm not sure I want to use Priceline.com for airline tickets ever again. They made $400 for nothing. And that's just wrong.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    I booked a flight on Priceline, I kept getting an error message telling me there was an issue w/ the names for the booking of the tickets. After reviewing them they were correct. Finally it completed my order. I got an email confirming my flight. Then a few days later I received a phone call telling me to contact them due to an issue w/ my reservations. Apparently the system booked my flight 3 times and changed my account 3 times! This overdrew my account costing me fees! After almost 3 hours on the phone w/ them they reimbursed my ticket fee but not my overdraft fees OR the extra $12.00 fee for Priceline! And I have to wait a week to get my money back. Meanwhile how am I supposed to feed my family or get to work. They have all of my money! This is horrible customer service. Needless to say I will never use Priceline again and I'm telling everyone I know! Buyer beware!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    I did a Priceline Express Deal where I was promised a 3-star hotel in the Anaheim Area. They gave me the list of names of 3-star hotels in that area and I ended up at a motel, the Ramada Maingate North Anaheim. Now, I did not have ANY problems at the Ramada Maingate North, however, it is not a 3-star hotel by any means. It's a very clean, friendly, 2-2.5-star Motel. They can say it's their amenities, but the business center at the Ramada consisted of a printer and a computer screen sitting in the lobby. I mean that's really stretch... There needs to be a way to be issued a partial refund for customers who didn't get what they were promised.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    On Friday, November 17 2017 at 5:00 PM I flew from John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK) to King Khalid Intl Airport (RUH) where there was a layover for 3hr 10m for a connecting flight to Dubai Intl Airport (DXB). Coming back from Dubai Intl Airport (DXB) is where the problem arose. When coming back on Nov 25 2017 I was told I am not allowed to board the flight because I do not have a visa for Saudi Arabia. When going on Nov 17 2017 from JFK there was no problem and I had a layover in Saudi Arabia and I was able to reach Dubai successfully. I had looked up the travel requirements and it said that when you are in Saudi Arabia for less than 12 hours there is no visa required. They did not let my husband and I board the flight and we were quarantined into a room.

    Both my husband and I are U.S. citizens and began to worry and immediately get tremendous anxiety. My husband and I began to get very sick because they said that we would be locked in a jail for 1 week if we go to Saudi Arabia and not be allowed to return to the U.S. for 1 week. They said we would be tortured there and sent to a medical hospital. At this point it was inhumane and our flight was about to board. Neither Priceline nor Saudi Airlines told us that there was a visa required to come back and not going to Saudi Arabia. This is not our fault because we looked up the travel guidelines and the way my husband and I were treated was inhumane and caused a very big trip interruption.

    We then had to call our son to book two tickets for over $1600 dollars through Priceline.com. I am requesting a refund for my ticket for $527.60. I hope that no one has to go through this torture, misleading of information, and problem again. We are very saddened by this loss and are going through tremendous anxiety and loss of workdays due to this. Our flight took over 30 hours to come back and we were severely traumatized how they treated us in DXB. If anyone had let us know there was a visa required we would have done so and it is unfair to the individual being told and tortured last minute in a quarantined room to not be allowed on a flight. This was a very big trip interruption for my husband and I and has taken a big toll on us.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017

    I had a reservation for a car rental at Budget-Rent a Car that I booked and paid for through Priceline. The day before our trip we needed to change our flight to arrive at 9am instead of 3pm. I called Priceline to have my car rental reservation adjusted for an earlier pickup time and the first customer service representative told me to call Budget to handle the matter. After reaching a representative at Budget I was told all changes must be made thru Priceline. So after calling Priceline back again the only answer I could get was that I could pick my car up early, IF IT WAS AVAILABLE.

    After asking what happens if it’s not available I was told to call back at that time and they will give me a list of my best options to choose from at that time regarding canceling the reservation, changing companies, etc. So I pointed out that it’s ridiculous that I have to wait until the problem occurs to try to find a solution, when I'm Trying to prevent the problem in advance by calling to request a modification to my existing reservation. After going over the problem multiple times we still never reached a solution. It’s crazy that a company would rather wait until there’s a problem to try to find a solution when I'm Going to be 12+ hours from home. This is unacceptable and I will never book any services with Priceline ever again! Beware consumers!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2017

    I recently used the Name Your Price option to make a hotel reservation. The outcome was a non-refundable cost that was 50% higher than what I had bid!! The Priceline site will show you the expected cost for a hotel - hotel fees and taxes (I used this to determine my maximum offer). They require you to specify your "minimum" hotel stars. When they match your bid they DO NOT include resort fees AND they will go to higher star levels as they desire without consideration of full costs to you. They matched my offer at a level 50% higher than what I had expected. No opportunity to reject higher cost!!! The only remedy their customer service offered was to cancel and take a full loss on the charges made. VERY DISHONEST in my opinion.

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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2017

    I now can't fly, costs me $450! DON'T BOOK! - By accident, I put my married name on the booking for a ticket to Europe and when I realized I called to change name. Usually a fee is charged to rename. Only option according to Barbara (a Philippine-based rep?), was to rebook at an additional $2k! She clearly stated this was the airline policy and she had spoken to them. Airline told both me and my daughter during 2 separate calls that Priceline calls the shots, they have to request the change. THEY LIE SO DON'T BOOK WITH THEM! I have recorded the conversation with Priceline and will take legal action.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2017

    Thursday, November 16: Arrived at SeaTac around 3:30 pm for a 5:25 pm flight to Paris by way of London for our honeymoon. As we approached the Virgin Atlantic counter, we were greeted by the agent behind the desk. She said, "Heading to London?" She told me to set our bags on the scale, and as I was doing so, she was looking at our passports. Our full plan was to go to London for a short layover, then to Paris for the weekend, then back to London by train for a couple of days before a week and a half in Scotland. That was the trip.

    "Your passport expires in January," the agent said. I replied simply, "Yes," as this is something I was fully aware of and didn't realize would be an issue. She explained that, in order to enter France, our passports have to be valid for three months after our return date. This was a surprise to us. A different Virgin Atlantic agent approached as we were explaining how we didn't know that, and she very helpfully pointed out that, "Everybody knows that!" A third agent eventually approached John, a manager and started talking us through things. He phoned London and was given confirmation that we could enter London without issue. We mentioned that we could stop our trip in London and just never go to Paris. It'd be a loss, but it'd be preferable to staying in Seattle, and the bulk of our trip was for the UK anyway.

    He couldn't get confirmation that we could enter France, so he decided to try to short book us, whereby he'd change our ticket to show that our final destination was London. He started keying it into the system and assured us we were in the clear. About a minute or two into this process, he realized we'd booked through Priceline. As he was typing, a different agent said, "They didn't have anything on their website to check your passport details or warn you about France's entry rules? That's TERRIBLE customer service."

    As soon as John realized we'd booked through Priceline, he explained that he couldn't alter the ticket in any way, since it had nothing to do with Virgin Atlantic. We resigned ourselves to the fact we weren't going to get on the flight. At this point, we'd been standing at the desk for nearly 45 minutes. Multiple people had checked in while we were standing there. Around this time, a young couple came up to check in, and an agent we hadn't spoken to said to them, "Oh you're cutting this close!" Prior to that, nobody had said anything about the timeliness of our arrival nor anybody else's who was trying to check in.

    John told us we could go to the passport office downtown in the morning and get an expedited passport, and we could call Priceline to get our flight rebooked for the following day. He said to call as soon as we could. His exact words were, "Get on the train back to Seattle and call them up." So we started back. As we were approaching the train, I called Priceline. We stood in the train terminal for about 20 minutes while I spoke to an extremely unhelpful customer service agent. I couldn't understand anything she was saying with the commotion around us drowning her out. I asked her to turn her volume up, and she did, but it was still very difficult to hear.

    She explained that a refund was out of the question, but we could rebook for the following day for a charge of $300 per ticket, plus a $30 processing fee. I was surprised, and I said I would have to check on some details with our credit card that we booked things through to see if their travel insurance would cover this cost. I told her I was going to call our credit card company, speak to my wife, and get back to her after we'd made a decision. I thanked her for her time, and she said nothing. No 'thanks' back. No 'good luck' or anything. She was the worst customer service person I've ever spoken to on a telephone. I hung up and called the credit card company. Their insurance didn't cover us. I asked my wife what she wanted to do, and she said she was freezing and wanted to go home. We headed back to Seattle (a 45 minute train ride home), and re-phoned Priceline as soon as we arrived.

    This time, my wife spoke to the representative, as the last call had soured my opinion on the entire company, and I didn't want to talk to them anymore. She got to the same point in the call where the rep told her she could rebook for the following day (with the $660 rebooking fine/fee), and she agreed that'd be okay. They started looking at flights, and my wife realized that the rebooking for the following day would require us to cover the cost difference between what our flights had cost several months ago versus what the same flight would cost the following day about $4000 more, to be precise. So we were looking at the prospect of rebooking for the following day for an additional cost of something like $4500-5000. This was an unacceptable plan.

    So my wife asked for other options. The Priceline agent said she could refund her the cost of our tickets (minus the $660 fine/fee) in voucher form, for a future Priceline or Virgin Atlantic flight taken within the next nine months. She hung up the phone, and we cursed our luck for the entire thing (the fine/fee seemed like the heftiest penalty we would get, at this point). We decided to take the following day off from all of this, to lament the fact that our honeymoon wasn't going to happen as we'd planned. We set about getting refunds and canceling plans for our Euro trip. Hotels, trains, flights from England to Scotland we ate the cost on everything, as none of them offered a refund on such short notice. In other words, we were paying for a honeymoon that we weren't taking.

    After that the following morning, on Saturday, the 18th of November, we decided to rebook. We found some dates that worked for us, and my wife called Priceline to book them. On the phone with Priceline, she was told that the promise of vouchers was a lie. Because of the fact that John, the VA agent who we talked to on Thursday at the airport, had tinkered with our trip while trying to get us on the plane, he had also accidentally checked us in. Therefore, when we didn't get on the plane, our tickets were shown as No Shows. That invalidates us for a refund of any kind.

    We were also told that we were supposed to have spoken to Priceline prior to our flight's departure if we'd hoped for anything at all. I did the math based on when I called originally on Thursday and when our flight took off after my very first call to Priceline, when the unhelpful agent hadn't said a single word to me about any kind of deadline, I had told her I was hanging up to call my credit card and consult with my wife when I hung up from that call, we had exactly ten minutes before our plane took off.

    If there was a deadline - which we were in no way aware of - it should have been expressed to us in some way by the Priceline agent. When she hung up, she should have said, "Call back within ten minutes or this won't work." Or maybe, "Don't hang up, because ten minutes from now which, let's be honest, you won't be able to get a human being on the phone again in ten minutes even if you call back immediately after hanging up this offer will no longer be valid."

    Back to Saturday, the agent on the phone with my wife walked her through Priceline's version of events, explaining to her that it was OUR fault, that we'd made every wrong decision we could make along the way. We hadn't arrived at the airport early enough. We hadn't called back quickly enough after that first conversation. The Priceline agent who'd promised us vouchers hadn't done her job correctly and hadn't confirmed things with Virgin Atlantic. We hadn't purchased the proper travel insurance. We hadn't properly researched the rules for our passports when entering all of the countries on our itinerary. Basically, she put all of the blame for our predicament on us. This is as unbiased an account of what happened in the past three days that I can possibly write, and I would swear to its validity in a court of law. I personally feel I got hosed, and Priceline should make it right.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2017

    I recently went on Priceline.com to book a hotel for a great price. I went through the process of purchasing the hotel as normal and when I saw what hotel it was I was horrified. My brother died in this hotel on Oct 6th 2017 and when I saw what hotel it was I immediately called to try and change the hotel. I wasn't even asking for a refund just to change my hotel. And I was basically told that it didn't matter that my bro has passed in that very hotel. There was nothing anyone could do to help me. I have used Priceline for over 8 years and I have never been treated so poorly! Wish I didn't have to give a star rating because it would definitely be 0.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2017

    I used Priceline to create a vacation package to Florida. We wanted airfare, hotel and rental car. Our package date was suppose to be from 11/10 - 11/15. At first we were very happy with the package we got until I got an email from Priceline telling me my hotel and rental car dates were for 11/10 but our plane tickets were for 11/13. When I called Priceline they could care less. I told them I don’t understand how you could give us a vacation package starting on 11/10 but the plane tickets for 11/13. They wanted to charge us 879$ to get us on the flight we were originally suppose to be on. So then we asked if we could move the hotel dates up and they said no. How do you create a package for someone with the hotel dates early than the flight date.

    They are a SCAM! I went to the hotel and told them what happened and apparently this happens to many people. The Worse part was that customer service didn’t even apologize or even try and help us out. $879 they wanted from us to fix their mistake. That was the total of our entire trip. I truly hope that Priceline goes out of business because they are rotten people. I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND anyone to use this website. The only people that helped us out was JetBlue and it wasn’t even their mistake. They also informed me that Priceline does this to many people. This should not be allowed. I hate Priceline and WILL NEVER USE THEM AGAIN!

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2017

    My husband and I had booked a flight to Paris through Priceline. The itinerary they gave us in the latest email they sent listed “British Airways operated by SkyWest and American EAGLE.” At Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta, GA, THERE IS NO AMERICAN EAGLE ticket counter. We rushed back and forth from the domestic terminal to the international terminal and back to the domestic terminal again and again to try to figure out where we were supposed to be. Nowhere in the emailed itinerary did it say “American Airlines.”

    Finally a random Lufthansa employee told us – verbally - that American EAGLE and American AIRLINES are the same entity. By the time that error from Priceline was figured out our flight was set to take off in 7 minutes. Priceline hung up on us prior to us “no-showing” our flight (which we did not do; we were there. The ticket counter was not!). Had they not wasted our time and hung up on us, we may have been able to make our flight. American Airlines was extremely unhelpful as was British Airways. After 6 hours on the phone with Priceline, twitter conversations with Priceline, and multiple visits to the AA and BA ticket counters, we are stuck with no flight, no money and no one who cares that we are not in Paris on our delayed honeymoon. Delayed, I might add because my husband was deployed overseas shortly after our wedding.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2017

    Booked through Priceline. They changed our flight forcing an overnight stay in another country forcing us to lose money on hotels and days at our destination. We came to the airport to check in, it’s now been two hours and we missed our flight because Priceline messed up our bookings. The manager of the airline is still on the phone trying to get us on... Never ever no matter what the price is, use Priceline. They ruin your trip. It’s just not worth any price.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2017

    I was using Priceline to book a cheap flight to New York. The only reason they didn't get 1 star is because the prices are actually quite reasonable in terms of deals. THAT SAID, I went to click a flight that said AM departure, PM return - is asked me log in for an added 5% discount, so why not. A pop up box for login appears, I log in, the box disappears and I am on what appears to the be same page with the AM-PM flight. I click the button and go through the entire process, only to find out AFTER I processed payment that the flight had switched at log in to an AM-AM flight, so I now have a 6 am return flight.

    NOT HAPPY. I call them to try and change it - happy to pay more, happy to PAY generally, and they refuse. Absolutely I should have been more aware, but I don't expect the window I have open to change itself when I log in. Shifty maneuver if you ask me, and very unimpressed that they wouldn't allow me to pay an extra $70 for a different flight that I had seen listed. BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE IS A NECESSITY IF THEY EXPECT TO RETAIN CUSTOMERS.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2017

    I always select the express deals through Priceline, which guarantees a swimming pool. THEY GAVE ME A HOTEL WITH AN OUTDOOR POOL. It's NOVEMBER! They then proceeded to use a condescending and extremely rude tone with me when I asked them to change my reservation. I've been booking with them for years, but NEVER AGAIN will I deal with these CONS!

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2017

    Even though I tried to cancel a Priceline rental car reservation 7 days prior to my trip they won't even listen. Stating the fine print trick used by the company that it is set in stone. Awful business culture and customer support.

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2017

    I’m a two time Iraqi war Veteran. First tour to Iraq was 15 months and the second for 12 months. The purpose of my call to Priceline customer service was to try and spend the first Veterans Day with a family member that was newly graduated from Air Force basic training. I spoke the customer service representative and informed them of my situation. I spoke with a SENIOR employee who was hard to heard who explained to me the situation. This employee however was hard to heard so I ended up asking to speak to her manager to better explain the situation.

    After asking to speak with her manager this employee (Amy) informed me to hold on the phone while she went to get her manager. She however initially forgot to place my call on hold, it was at this time that I was able to make out the fact that she was either making fun of my situation or making fun of the fact that I was a Veteran to a fellow employee. The repeatedly mentioned the word “Veteran” followed by a laughter. She must have then noticed that she didn’t place me on hold because the hold music started playing prior to her coming back on the phone to informed me that she was transferring me to her manager.

    I'm someone who suffers severely from PTSD and to hear someone make fun of what I have went through is extremely disappointing. All I wanted to do was spend his special FIRST Veteran day (for the both of us) together with him. I mentioned the situation to the manager Tatiana, to which she said informed me she would put in a research investigation and also send me a case number. I have not yet received this number but this manager did not sound at all apologetic about the situation that they just put a Veteran member through.

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2017

    I tried booking a car from one of their teaser deals to find out they were not telling the truth. Their search engine sucks. I ended up calling Enterprise Direct and booking a car. Now when I go on to the internet from my phone or computer car rentals popping up everywhere. I will never go thru them again. Also too bad stock went down 265$ in one day today. Looks like I am not the only one upset.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2017

    After talking to customer service for 40 minutes and repeatedly walking through the "Guaranteed amenities" filter system on the Name Your Price System they would not relent in saying they are not guaranteed... Hilariously false advertising that cost me most of my night on a business trip to make up for. Basically the WIFI amenity showed up as guaranteed for the region I chose but they matched me with a facility that didn't have WIFI, so I had to drive around finding somewhere that did in order to send time sensitive materials after working all day.

    So even though it says over and over again these are guaranteed amenities (these will be present or better is verbatim the pop-up when you hover over these) the "contract" which you agree to by booking basically says nothing is guaranteed and apparently that they are allowed to make false representations to you, the customer, and you have no recourse.

    I mostly just wanted to lodge a complaint about how the system screwed me over but the rep was a stone wall and stated that Priceline has no IT department to complain to. Good for the customer service rep. She doesn't have to send off a complaint, a huge inconvenience to me. There also doesn't seem to be a digital way to submit a complaint so I can't even pretend it will end up in a file someone redoing the website might someday look at. I expect name your price to match me with cheaper locations, but the star system is supposed to give you a minimum of what you are getting. I didn't used to be the kind of person to complain about this stuff but the fact that the rep's attitude was "it's not in the contract" instead of "that sucks. I'm sorry and I'll lodge a complaint with our IT" was really annoying. Now I know how baby boomers feel all the time I guess.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2017

    So I booked a deal (so I thought) On Priceline.com. It was a express deal where they guarantee 4 star rating a hotel equal to some great hotel brands. So once you book it your email tells you where you are booked. So I was super excited and I started researching the hotel. Major fail!!! So Priceline's own customers wrote very poor recent reviews in 2017 - including bed bugs!!!, mold in rooms, damp smell in lobby, smelly carpet in the room, bug/spider bites, etc. I researched other websites such as Yelp, hotels.com, Expedia and Orbit. The website reviews from those websites also supported the same reviews. So in 2017 if you were to take current year reviews the hotel would definitely not be a 4 Star. Bed bugs??? Spider bites??? Mold? Hello! So I think Priceline is huge right? So they must have awesome support like Shutterfly or Groupon right? Wrong!

    So first I go online and start with customer support chat- I was connected with Georgia who tells me nothing they can do till I'm there- "Address the issue with the hotel and if they can't help you let us know." Ok so I explain to her that I'm trying to prevent a problem etc- especially bed bugs... cost thousands to get rid of those. Getting a hotel in SF same day will be so much more costly and take time from our trip- again trying to prevent that especially when traveling with a child. Nothing she can do. So I ask her, "Can I get this request escalated?"- she ignores my request. "Hi, are you there?" She says yes she is and nothing- Ok. So I send my request again- what I get in return is the escalation phone number- info and she thanks me and disconnects. Nothing asking if there was anything else or anything. Fine. So I call the escalation support line and I reach Jill, Jill says she is researching other websites for star ratings and it's all 4 Star.

    I explain to Jill I understand at one point 4-5 years ago yes maybe 4 stars but currently their customers on their (Priceline) website are currently complaining- there is a current problem. Jill reiterated what she previously stated. And nothing they can do for me exactly as Georgia previously stated. I ask for escalation supervisor- she says, "Yes I can transfer you ma'am but they are just going to tell you the same thing I did." So I am transferred and I get connected to KYM who states the EXACT same thing- I told him that I was very disappointed- I wasn't even asking for my money back but instead asking for them to credit it to a different hotel as this one was not currently in a condition to be 4 stars. They were all robots. No concern for the consumer, not concerned at all. Waste of time & money... Never again will I use Priceline.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2017

    Booked 3 nights for a conference in Wichita KS. I was traveling all the way from CA. My car was having issues and I could not make my reservation. I called over 24 hours in advance to cancel but their policy stated that I needed 48 hours to cancel? I called the hotel and they said... "Say goodbye to your money" because they do not refund. She told me I should never go through Priceline and she said if I would've booked directly they could've canceled. No problem. But with Priceline... You better cancel way in advance or they literally STEAL your money. I do not understand how this policy is legal under US law. I received no room... Could NOT get refund or talk to ANYONE who spoke English or could help me receive my money back.

    They said there was no WAY to get ahold of the corporate offices in Norwalk CN. And I have yet to get through to anyone with authority because they will not allow the complaints to get through to management at all! The customer service people are even in the dark about who their bosses are and their own company policies! 160 something dollars stolen and never accounted for. They blamed this all on me. If I met the CEO now I would probably slap him due to my frustration with his illegal company policies. I still feel this company stole from me and ruined a very long and hard trip for me. In a just and perfect world I would get all my money back from these crooks. And their upper management and CEOs should all lose their jobs due to crooked policy.

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2017

    I made a reservation for a hotel for $213.00 only to be charged $246.00. Priceline.com repeatedly stated that they had only charged my credit card for the lower amount. After talking to a supervisor, he stated that my only recourse was to submit proof of the charges via email for a credit. I then telephoned my bank and the bank indicated that Priceline.com did charge my card for the $246.00. The additional fee was a 15% charge for hotel incidentals and would be credited back to my credit card after the hotel stay. There was NO separate charge from the hotel; the additional 15% was charged under Priceline.com, so Priceline.com did charge my card for the higher amount.

    If my bank was able to find the hotel's policy for the additional charge then at least one Priceline.com employee, particularly a supervisor should have also been able to verify the charge. An issue that should have taken 10 minutes to figure out ended up taking more than 1 hour with a second party providing the answer. I've used Priceline.com in the past but outsourcing critical customer service functions to foreign companies may have decreased Priceline.com's ability to serve customers.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2017

    Booked a hotel room through Priceline and when I arrived, there was no reservation! Also with no help to correct the problem even though I had a confirmation number. I was told it was a system mistake. Save yourself and do not book through these companies.

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2017

    I made an airline reservation and received a confirmation number for both Priceline and the airline. Now all of a sudden my reservation has disappeared from My Trips in the app. I received no email and no notification that my trip was cancelled until a full day later, after I had already made other travel arrangements. Had I not checked back in on the reservation, I would not have even known that my reservation had mysteriously disappeared. I called the airline and they were able to look up my reservation but did not show any tickets.

    When I called Priceline, I talked to a number of different customer service agents who first tried to tell me that my reservation did not go through. The next one tried to tell me that my card failed but when I assured her that I received confirmation that my card went through and I had a confirmation number, she changed her story and said that the inventory changed and they were not able to book the tickets. Then I was told that the airline rejected the ticket. I was told I would have to go back and book again but ticket prices have now gone up. I got both companies on the phone at the same time to hash it out and it came out that Priceline was lying and that the tickets were not rejected. I was told that I would have to call the airline back later with Priceline and talk to a specific department to request that my tickets be confirmed.

    I called Priceline at the specified time but they refused to help at that point and told me that it didn't matter who I talked to at the company, nobody was going to help me and they would not be getting on a phone call with the airline. If they're going to have their customer service reps in the Philippines make up lies as they go, they should at least teach them how to be consistent with their lies. If you don't mind booking a flight only to have your reservation randomly disappear without any sort of notification and then be told that you’ll just need to book again at the higher price, then Priceline is the right company to go with.

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2017

    I have searched Priceline for hotels, flights and rental cars a number of times over the last few months. I generally receive an email offering lower prices than I was able to find. When I click on the link to these prices they are not available. Higher prices, usually the same prices I originally found are displayed. I find this misleading, disappointing and unacceptable and have decided to use other sites. I tried to bring this situation to Priceline through their online chat channel, received acknowledgement then silence -- no response to my comments and questions. I am not convinced that a human being was on the other end of the chat. If you offered a negative star rating I would give Priceline the maximum negative number of stars.

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2017

    Please never use Priceline... They say they will match 100% difference if you find a lower price but will not do so. I booked a hotel room through them and shortly after saw it on their own website for $21 less. Immediately e-mailed with no response. Then phoned in the evening but was refused any reimbursement even though I could still find the same room for same dates at a lower price. Total crooks. They tried to say it was American dollars even though I made sure at the time I was on the phone with them that it was Canadian pricing.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2017

    I booked these great tickets online which were definitely cheaper than through the airline, I found the reason they can offer them so much lower is because they buy them in bulk so they pass on the savings to us. Well it’s obviously a sham how can the same website offer the tickets and then not fulfill the ticket request? They don't charge you but now they have your credit card info. I thought this company was supposed to be good? Later on the ticket was offered again at a higher price. I didn't buy them. Two minutes later the price dropped back to what it was. So I tried again. I've done this four times now and I’m really irritated. They keep canceling saying ticket request was not fulfilled due to airline system failure.

    Customer service just tells me what the computerized email tells me. That due to airline system error the tickets were not fulfilled. They also pass me off to call the airline directly, which apparently the airline did not appreciate. No one can answer your questions, take your complaint or offer any solution. Have they access to these tickets or not? Do they even have an agreement with them? Why is this website allowed to lead people on like that. Why do they exist and how are they in business. Has this site ever worked for anybody? It's a huge outrage!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2017

    Wow, I can't even rate this a 0 star. We didn't even stay with our reservation when we booked with Priceline. I decided to use their express deal based on the rating of 3 stars or more. I was purposely trying to avoid this hotel based on recent reviews. What did Priceline give me, this hotel. Mind you its a non-refundable, non-transferable hotel. Basically a we will give you this deal but even if you die, you're out this money. If you look at the previous activity at this hotel you will see why we didn't even attempt to come here. Pubic hair in the sheets and bathroom. Stained carpets, outdated furniture. Prostitution in the parking lot, doors that don't lock or broken. Heavily used cleaning chemicals. Even a guest died there recently. The list goes on.

    I tried to get Priceline to help with this, the hotel refused to refund us the money. So basically both Priceline and this hotels care nothing for guest safety, for health and overall safe being. I have already contacted the Wyndham Hotel Company on this situation. If they wouldn't issue a refund, I should be at least given a credit to stay somewhere else. This will not be the end, I will get my money back one way or another. I will also be calling the health department to have them take a visit here. Both Priceline and Ramada refuse to refund me any money. Avoid this hotel at all costs.

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2017

    Booked a flight and wanted to move it up a few hours. I was even willing to pay whatever fee applied. I was told you can't change ticket times under any circumstances. I will never use Priceline again and also will make sure my entire company doesn't as well.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2017

    Representatives do not speak English fluently, Transferred 6 different times and disconnected once. My trip is 15 days away and would not help me resolve my issue. Package deals are not transparent enough to inform the consumer on cancellation or itinerary change policies. I am beyond angry and frustrated, as well as very disappointed with the situation. Will not be using Priceline again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2017

    Up by 8 dollars. There's no explanation in the taxes and fees (summary), just the total taxes and fees. My original bid was 22 dollars a day, the total price would have been 65. I accepted to increase the price by 4 dollars a day, you'd think the total price would be 73. Where do they get this 88 dollar crap?

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2017

    I recently made a reservation through Priceline for a Milwaukee hotel. The published rate was $52. I booked it but never received a confirmation with the price details. I charged it to PayPal. I just looked at my statement and they charged me $198 for a room that I thought was going to be $156. Not only was the rate different, but the tax and fees added up to nearly $40 more. I called them and they claim they sent a confirmation, but I have search all emails and trash. They did not. SCAM!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2017

    I booked a hotel for 4 nights. When I got to the hotel they stated they had cancelled my reservation with Priceline and told them to rebook me, which clearly didn't happen. They had extra room so was able to reinstate my reservation but they only had 2 nights on file, when I had booked 4. I spent one hour on the phone with Priceline and was rebooked into a nearby hotel however they could not provide me a confirmation number because an "affiliate" company had booked the reservation. When I got to the second hotel, they had no record of payment so I could not check in. Now I got to spend another thirty minutes waiting on Priceline. They eventually resolved the problem but wasted so much of my time and caused A LOT of stress. I will never use again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2017

    Made airline reservations with Priceline for my daughter and grandson to fly from Dallas to San Diego. Priceline website took my credit card info, showed the flight number and info, had me select seats, and gave me a confirmation number. When I still hadn't received a follow-up email from them a few days later, I tried calling "customer service". Entirely automated and no option to speak to a human. I then went on-line to the chat room, and was told they did not make the reservation, even though at the time of the believed reservation I printed out everything that looked like a confirmed reservation, and they gave me a confirmation ID number.

    On the chat, interchange I was told, "Sorry, we didn't make the reservations," and tried to blame it on American Airlines. I also determined they had no intention of letting me know that they didn't make the reservations their website appeared to have made. The chat rep was decidedly uninterested in the time I had wasted and the delay they caused in my being able to get reservations over Thanksgiving. "Sorry" was the extent of the apology. Priceline just blew me off and was unconcerned about it. Priceline is worthless!

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2017

    We booked a hotel 2 weeks in advance. Only criteria - pool. We promised our kids a night out with lots of time playing at the pool. We arrived at the hotel (3 star) and the manager informed us the pool has been out of service for a while, so no swimming. Major disappointment considering that's why we were there. Manager said to simply call Priceline and cancel stay. After an hour chatting with Priceline, I was able to have the night cancelled with no fees, but then what? I asked the Priceline agent if he would find us another place for the night (with a pool). Sorry, no luck there!! He told me to do it myself online. I informed him that prices had jumped quite a bit since we booked but he simply said he couldn't help.

    So even after 2 hours originally researching and booking our night out, travelling to the hotel and spending an hour trying to resolve our problem, which honestly didn't solve our problem (simply cancelled the reservation), we were stuck with nowhere to stay. Thanks Priceline!! We ended up booking a lower star hotel (Comfort Inn) that cost more with fewer amenities, and when I called to ask them for options to resolve our problem, they simply responded that there was nothing to resolve since we did stay at the second hotel. Not once would did they accept that the only reason we stayed at the second hotel was because their website listed the first hotel as having a pool. I never would have booked the Comfort Inn in the first place. Note - they did say I was a valued customer. :-)

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2017

    There is a stove and fridge with no utensils, plates or anything? No batteries in remote. Room smells like pot! Would NEVER stay at Extended America again. I would like at least half my money back. 1/2 of $88.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2017

    We were quoted a price of 99.99 on the internet when I booked. When we checked in the clerk behind the desk said 84.99. I called Priceline to see why the difference and Megan said it was their price markup. Really??? I could have gotten a better deal had I called the hotel directly. So, save yourself some time and do not book with Priceline EVER!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2017

    I have been waiting for two days to hear back from Priceline regarding an issue I had with them over this past weekend. The hotel that I had originally booked informed us that the hotel will be closed on the DAY we were checking in. This was a family vacation and we drove over 7 hours to the location. After talking with Cindy at the relocation center for almost 2 hours. She was able to find us new rooms, but they were not as big as the rooms as we had originally booked. She told me that these were the biggest rooms this hotel had to offer (which I called and found out was NOT true), and then she made the second reservation we had incorrectly and told me that we had to pay at the time of check in that we will be reimbursed if I contact them with the receipt which I did on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. After that I found out that we had additional fees that should have been part of our reservations for the hotel.

    I called Priceline again and spoke with a supervisor named Jeff and he assured me that they will reimburse us for the fee costs, and the upcharge for the bigger room as long as email them with the receipts. It has been two days and I have not heard anything from them. I am very dissatisfied with their service and this is causing a huge problem. Their lack of communication is alarming. If something happens with your booking, be aware that it might take a while for them to resolve the issue and even getting reimbursed for something that they made the mistake in is taking this long to resolve.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2017

    My family and I decided to take a weekend trip to San Diego for my husband and I's anniversary. Hotels that weekend were insanely expensive, so I decided to book a room using Priceline to save a few bucks. I normally go directly through hotels and not third party websites and after our experience I can see that was a good idea. We are a family of 4 and I booked a room with two beds for $190. When we arrived at the hotel, we were given a room with one king bed, which took up the entire room and did not leave room for an air mattress if we decided to go out and purchase one. We were told by the desk clerk that hotel did not offer cots and they were sold out of all their rooms.

    I called Priceline to try and transfer our reservation or get a refund and were told that there are so many stipulations in their fine print that people never receive refunds. Apparently one of the many fine print stipulations is that requested bed numbers are not guaranteed. We ended up having to move to a new hotel to accommodate our family and the night ended up costing us over $500!

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2017

    I just found out that Priceline changed our itinerary so we leave tomorrow for our Caribbean trip rather than in 3 days (like we originally booked 6 months ago). That doesn't work for us, so after months of planning we are out our trip and no one seems to care at Priceline because apparently they can change flights within 7 days before or after.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2017

    I had to cancel a booking 5 days in advance of a reservation that I had made through Priceline. Not only had I never received a confirmation email, but when I went to cancel, they told me that it was non-refundable, despite the fact that it did not say that when I reserved online. I spoke with three separate agents who gave me the most generic responses and refused to listen to me. It was the worst experience I've ever had booking a hotel and I am an avid traveler. I advise to NEVER book from Priceline.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2017

    I booked an express deal with a "total cost" of $197.98. According to the booking page, this "total cost" includes the "room price", the "hotel fee", and "taxes and fees". The page also said that the "hotel fee" ($40) would be charged directly by the hotel at checkout. Instead of $40 at checkout, I was charged $45.60 at check-in, which brings the actual total cost to $203.58. I contacted Priceline and was told that the additional $5.60 would be taxes on the "hotel fee" and that they are not able to issue a refund. At no point during the booking process was I informed that "taxes and fees" does not include taxes on the "hotel fee".

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2017

    I searched for and booked a hotel in the Bronx, NY and was presented with a hotel with no address or location. I realized after completing the booking that this hotel was in NJ. I immediately requested a cancellation within 2 minutes. I requested a refund, Priceline told me to deal with hotel. I called hotel, hotel said to deal with Priceline. Their customer service was a complete joke. If you want your peace of mind, use other agencies which are more honest, Priceline is a rip-off. You have been warned.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2017

    My husband and I had made a reservation months in advance for a trip to VA. We reserved a hotel through them and it was paid in full. A few weeks later (still well in advance of our scheduled trip) we had to make a change to our reservation by 1 day. So I called the hotel who told me that I had to call Priceline who made the reservation through (which is fine). So I call up Priceline who then tell me that it is impossible and against their policy to change a reservation. Or if we decided to cancel, we would NOT get ANY of our money back as it was again told to me that it was against their policy to do so regardless of how far out in advance it was.

    I then call the hotel back who tell me that they've never heard of anything like that, and that all Priceline needed to do was call the hotel to verify the cancellation and we would get our money back no problem. So finally I relay all of this information back to Priceline people who suddenly say that they can go through with the cancellation. Bunch of garbage. NEVER going through Priceline ever again. Bunch of liar rip-offs who have no regard for customer service.

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    Updated review: Oct. 6, 2017

    I reached out Priceline customer service by Twitter and they helped me resolve this issue. They were able to effect a refund for me. I still have not received it yet but I am waiting a few days. The Twitter customer service support was very responsive and helpful.

    Original Review: Oct. 2, 2017

    Sometime in middle of September, I booked an airplane ticket to Lisbon, Portugal. I kept checking my email and I received no emails -- no confirmation or ticket information or anything. After a couple of days, I figured the transaction was not successful (and because I was worried about fares going up, I wanted to book my fare as quickly as possible). I called the airline directly to make sure that I was not in their system as being booked for a flight. I DID THIS to make sure beforehand. They confirmed that I was not in their system and so I proceeded to book a flight with them directly at a higher price and not as optimal itinerary as I had the first time. I just opened up my credit card statement and there is a charge from Priceline for the original ticket.

    So, now I am double-booked on the same flight. I called Priceline and have opened up a case but the agent is telling me that there was probably a delay between Priceline and the airline which is why I was told by the airline that I was not in the system (mind you, this was days after and so what constitutes a delay this long?). In any case, I see this is Priceline's fault as I still do not have any email from them. I did confirm my email address with the Priceline customer service agent and it is correct. I even checked my spam folders the first time and while I was on the phone with her to double-check. Still nothing.

    So with no notification of any sort and just a charge to my credit card more recently, now I am double-booked for the same flight. I just spent two hours trying to sort this out. They are telling me that I cannot get a refund until they get a refund from the airline. Guess what? The lack of email notification to me and the delay between them and the airline is NOT my fault. This is on them and my refund should not be contingent upon Priceline getting a refund from the airline. The airline agent even confirmed with the airline that I am currently double-booked for the same flight. I also just spent two hours of my working day on hold and trying to solve this issue. NEVER ever book a ticket with Priceline!

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2017

    I bought 2 tickets through Priceline and paid for trip protection. Plus, they were not express tickets. According to their website I should have been able to change flight days if I needed to. No such luck. They recommended that I cancel the flights with no refund, and purchase new flights for the days I needed, then file a claim to try to get reimbursed... with no guarantee. I do not recommend Priceline for any booking. Buyer beware! If you do choose to book with them and change your mind, or make a booking mistake, they will not compensate you.

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    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2017

    I booked a hotel using PriceLine's Express deals in Marseille, France in the Old Port, train station and La Canebiere identified by Priceline. Priceline gave me a hotel that was not near any of these locations - the hotel was at least two kilometers from the Old Port and three kilometers from the train station. I called Priceline and they were rude, inflexible, refused to give me a hotel in the area I selected even though they admitted the hotel was not near any of these landmarks. Their justification was that the hotel was in the general area.

    I think that Priceline should identify in its advertisement that the hotel assigned might be as far as three kilometers from the location specified. I would have never booked this Express Deal if I had known that the hotel would be three kilometers for the location Priceline offered. This was deceptive and false advertising and Priceline refused to take responsibility for this. Even the hotel's website stated that the hotel was three kilometers away from the train station. PRICELINE EXPRESS DEALS IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED. IT IS DECEPTIVE.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2017

    I made a reservation for a hotel on priceline.com after going through Trivago.com. My plans changes and Priceline refused to cancel my reservation and refund my money. I called their customer service and after being transferred to two different "supervisors" who were unable to help me, they then left me on hold for 18 minutes before disconnecting me. Additionally, they also refused to match a lower price that was found and completely ignored their lowest price guarantee.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2017

    This is to let everyone know how we got ripped off from Priceline Cruises. We booked a cruise for Priceline cruises and it was cancelled because of the hurricane Irma. We got an email stating that the it was canceled and that we would receive a full refund. We lost electric because of the hurricane and when we got the electric back a week later we got another email stating that they made a mistake on the last email they sent the saying it was cancelled and we would receive a full refund. When I contacted them they told me that it was Carnival Cruises and not them and that we were out of luck when trying to get our money back. Whatever you do please do not deal with Priceline for anything. They are a total rip-off.

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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2017

    I purchased an airplane ticket from D.C. to Oregon through my firm's website. Apparently my firm used Priceline as an agent to purchase the ticket on my behalf. Later that day, I decided to cancel my ticket because I found a better deal. I contacted the firm and was greeted by a machine. The machine was helpful in a sense that it was able to recognize my phone number, access my itinerary, and made the cancellation (or so I thought). The machine confirmed that it was able to cancel my ticket verbally.

    I did not get a confirmation email, so I decided to call the same number again to check what was going on. The machine greeted me again and said that it was unable to locate my credit card and hence I would not be charged. This was on August 19th. I called the company again yesterday (September 22nd) because I am still getting emails from United Airlines. Funny enough, this time I was greeted by a machine that actually transferred me to a representative. She told me that there is not a record of any of my calls; hence there is no evidence of my cancellation. I am pissed off and never felt so cheated in my life. Shame on Priceline for pulling this kind of scam! No professionalism whatsoever.

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    Updated review: Sept. 29, 2017

    This issue was resolved quickly after I wrote the review. They did everything they should to solve the problem. They changed the reservation date and offered best price.

    Original Review: Sept. 21, 2017

    I mistakenly select wrong dates while making my hotel reservation with non-refundable option. I realized my mistake after receiving confirmation mail in 4-5 minutes later. I called customer service to correct my mistake. They offered me whether they can change the date which I desire or cancel and refund my reservation. I wanted to change the date so I asked for this option. They said there is a difference between the price that I reserved mistakenly and the dates I want. Everything is all the way to this point. I asked for the difference. I booked for $113 and they said for the date that I want, price is $189. I quickly checked the other 3rd party reservation websites like booking, hotels.com etc. and saw that their offers for same hotel and same dates are around $129-139.

    I told the customer service about other websites' prices. I said that there should be sth to do since I do not want to pay same hotel, same dates higher prices as the other companies offer $70 less than priceline. I wanted to cancel my reservation and take my refund at that point but they said they are not able to do that. In short, I made a mistake for choosing wrong dates in my reservation but my other more bigger mistake is choosing Priceline for my hotel reservation. They do not offer minimum hotel prices and their cancellation policies are so strict, even you realize right after 5 minutes later making your reservation and let them know. It cost me a lot. This was the first time that I used Priceline and I WILL NOT USE it again.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2017

    I was booking a hotel room through Priceline when we decided to stay somewhere else. I was at the point in booking the room and paying for it, but I never completed the transaction. Priceline's web site would not let me back out or cancel the payment process, so I just did not complete it. I was sent e-mails by Priceline asking me to complete the transaction, but I did not because we changed our minds and wanted to stay somewhere else. Priceline sent me another e-mail again asking me to complete the transaction which I ignored.

    After our trip when the credit card bill came it had a charge from Priceline for the hotel room that I did not complete the transaction on, I also never received a confirmation from Priceline for the room. I called them and complained, but they would not help me. I called my credit card company, and they did try to dispute it, but were not successful. This is very disturbing that Priceline could complete the transaction on their own, not send me any confirmation and charge me for a room I never stayed in or wanted. I feel I was scammed by Priceline. I will never use them again, and I hope no one else does either.

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2017

    If everything goes PERFECTLY with your booking and you have NO questions at all and don't need any assistance, Priceline.com is perfect. Otherwise, if you do need help, be prepared to only get assistance through their "help center" on their website. They have a chat feature, but it's stock answers and pretty much worthless. I asked a few questions to multiple reps and was advised: "It's best that you use the information immediately available to you on the website in the help center"... I started there, obviously. And then: "I do not have any access to that information" - followed by: "I understand that I was not able to provide you with the answers that you're looking for... however, there are no further options that would allow me to address your issue differently" and then DISCONNECTED.

    When I reached out to chat again (after trying the Service number that I found on Google and getting NOWHERE to a live person), I was advised that there is no customer service for trips not yet booked and that the only option is to use the Help Center. Bottom line: if all goes smoothly, you can save some money... If you have any questions AT ALL, back out and pay the extra few dollars.

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2017

    I made hotel reservations for another state through PRICELINE. On June 1st, 2017, when I arrived at my out of state hotel, I walked in and it was filthy. The room was filled with spiders, stink bugs and webs. I even have photographic evidence. PRICELINE told me there was no way to email them or get the photos to them. For 3 months, I called PRICELINE to request a refund since I ended up not staying at the bug infested hotel. They gave me the runaround for months and told me they would need to get a hold of the hotel property. When I called the hotel property, they told me they could not refund my money that I would have to do it through PRICELINE.

    After months, I was finally told by an employee at PRICELINE that the hotel "did an investigation" and they will not authorize a refund. I told her (Priceline employee) I had proof and photographic evidence, and she told me there was no way to send the pictures. How can anyone win? I want my money back for the night that I DID NOT stay in the hotel. I had to spend money and stay somewhere else. I had to save for a year in order to go on this trip. PRICELINE give me my money back ($103.61)!

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2017

    I reserved and pre-paid for a car with Hertz through Priceline.com. Priceline charged $66. I get to the rental counter almost a week later to pick up my car (today) and was told that the insurance through Priceline was "worthless". I had to buy their lowest insurance which was $29.99/day. The insurance ended up costing me more than the actual car rental. I called Priceline and the customer service rep told me there was nothing she could do. I had the call escalated and the supervisor said that they could refund the $66 but nothing else. I explained that I had to pay TWICE what I was quoted for a rental car + insurance at the counter. Priceline acted unconcerned about this, even though I would have chosen a completely different method of travel had I known I'd need their full coverage and it's too late to switch to anything else. Thanks for nothing!

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    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2017

    Due to the effects of Hurricane Irma, I missed my flight. Priceline was unwilling to assist in any way. No refund, not even a credit. No compassion. The last thing you need after 10 days, and still, dealing with the impact of a natural disaster.

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    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2017

    Stop fooling customers and getting easy money, when you play that dirty game of greedy liars. You charging hidden fee with companies and none of you can have the liability to tell the true. Ticket price $250. Bags 2 of 23 kg, each $80. Total $410. For an initial ticket of 250. I will ask customers to avoid Priceline and TAP Portugal.

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2017

    On July 23 I booked a hotel room through Priceline to stay in Beaufort, SC to have a small family reunion with my nephew and sister. My nephew informed me over week ago he had to go out of country for work and would not be able to attend. My sister was going to meet me but then Hurricane Irma happened and she lost everything at her house in Florida. Therefore no reunion. I contacted Priceline and told them the issue and they said "Not good enough reason, sorry." I am out $400. I have talked to 3 different customer service reps who I believe are NOT in the USA and now have my bank helping out. I have never used Priceline and WILL NEVER use them for anything in the future. Beware they are pure FRAUD!

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2017

    I booked a room using express deals. After paying, I determined the hotel was closed due to storm damage. I am 2 days from arriving and Priceline will NOT refund or change this reservation! I was told there would be a resolution yesterday. Still nothing!

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2017

    I called Priceline to complain about the hotel room that I booked with them. When we showed up at the hotel, the lobby smelled awful (like Indian food) but we went ahead and booked into the room. The room was at the end of the parking lot by the alley and it also smelled awful. We turned on the air and waited outside for it to clear out the smell, however it did not help with the smell. When we went back in to check the room we saw a roach crawling across the floor. I screamed and stepped on it. The room still smelled bad (like Indian food) and then we saw another roach. We proceeded back to the office and told the guy about the situation. The man did not go look at the room and did not ask me for any pictures of the roaches. He had another vacant room upstairs above the office and walked up there and opened the door. The room smelled even worse.

    We told him we could not sleep in a room that smelled that bad and we weren’t going to sleep with roaches. I asked him for a refund and he said I had to call Priceline. I then called Priceline and they put me on hold to call the hotel. Then they came back on the phone saying they needed pictures and the guy went to the room to look with me and there were no bugs.

    First of all, he lied and second I didn't know I needed to take pictures. He didn't tell me to show the roaches to him or to take pictures. Also, how can I take pictures of smell?? I then called the hotel myself and got a long email back from them about the pest control company they use and the cleaning company that sprays smelling stuff in the rooms. And from both Priceline and the hotel I keep getting there is no cancellation. I did not cancel anything. I needed a room and provided proof to the hotel that I spent the night in a hotel across the street which cost me more money. I could understand if I didn't take the room because I didn't need a room or that I got a room cheaper that is called cancellation. But that was not the case. I had to have a room that night and it ended up costing me more money because of the condition of this hotel.

    This is not fair in any way. How would you like to be forced to sleep in a room with roaches and stunk so bad you didn't even want to take a breath. I am demanding my money to be refunded back to my credit card immediately. As far as their claim of no roaches, I currently own investment property and know that even though you have a pest control company you can still have roaches. Especially in a hotel that have different people coming in and out all the time. As far as the smell, if you are used to the smell you wouldn’t notice it. All the rooms and the office have the same smell and no matter what kind of smelly stuff you spray in the air you can’t get rid of that smell since it is the carpet, drapes, beds, sheets, towels, etc. This is not fair at all that I have to pay for a room I could not even use and Priceline has just left me hanging say they can't do anything unless that hotel agrees to give me a credit. DON'T USE PRICELINE!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2017

    I rented a car thru Priceline.com. Due to circumstances beyond my control I had to cancel the car. I went online and canceled thru their chat and asked to be refunded my money back to my credit card. They refused to do so, due to "restrictions". Total was $245.00. I asked again for my money to be returned and again I was denied even though I was giving them 2 months notice from the time of rental. I said, I will file a dispute with my credit card and their response was "Thanks for the heads up, we will get the paperwork together and file right back ". I will never use Priceline.com. They are scammers!! It was my first time ever using them and it will be my last. BEWARE!!! DO NOT ENTER INTO ANY TYPE OF TRANSACTION WITH THEM!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2017

    I booked a flight last night at 11:54 pm central time. Under EVERY flight listing it reads, "No risk! Book now and cancel online within 24 hours!" This is under every single flight, yet when I sent tonight to cancel at 10:30 it would not let me cancel so I began the online chat which sent me a phone number to call. I called and was placed on hold and told even though it's within my 24 hours the cancellation is on eastern time! I'm central time so it's really 23 hours or 22 hours I guess depending on where you live! BS. So after one hour ten minutes I'm told I can't cancel my flights! You just lost a good customer Priceline! I've book 2 4 flights and 6 hotel stays in one month. No more! Will never use you again!

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    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2017

    Leaving the east coast of Florida due to hurricane Irma. After 1 1/2 hours of searching finally found a hotel in north central Florida. Booked for 3 days but wanted to add one more day. Called the hotel and was told that they had already been booked up for 3 days so we could not stay there. Of course Priceline had already charged my credit card.

    When I called them the canned voice on the phone told me that cancellations were handled by a partner company called Agoda. Was put thru to them and first person couldn't speak clearly and hung up on me. Guess where they are located. SINGAPORE!! Next person helped me but told me that a refund would not be credited to my bank for 10 to 15 business days. REALLY!! You can get your money in about 10 minutes, but can't give it back to me for 2-3 weeks. How can they sell you a motel room that does not exist. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT use Priceline. I am going to be speaking to an attorney. We now cannot find a hotel to evacuate to and are forced to stay here. Shame on you!

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2017

    On August 18th I flew down to Atlanta for a 4day 3night stay @ Homewood Suites 3405 Bobby Brown Pkwy. East Point GA. Now I have no complaints about the hotel because I recognize how life can throw unexpected obstacles at the most inopportune times and unfortunately this was one of them. The 1st night was Friday and everything was beautiful, even Saturday morning 19th of August was fine until there was a water main break. The entire hotel was left with no running water whatsoever.

    So after speaking with a few employees about when this incident would be resolved I decided the best course of action was to book a room elsewhere, which a very polite representative from the hotel checked me out offered for the inconvenience to not the 19th or the 20th in which obliviously I didn't stay there at all. I want it to be known I highly recommend this hotel because of their politeness, great service and cleanliness. Now a few days after I got home I realized the $75 incidental fee had been returned to my bank card but not the balance of 2nights supposedly credited. Since I booked through Priceline they explained to me that the third party (which is Priceline) will be charged for the 1day of August 18th 2017 $127.24, however Priceline refuses to credit me back the remaining balance of $219.77 of the original $347.01 I paid back in July!

    I have called and spoke with different representatives from customer care while also sending multiple email copies of my confirmation number and authorization code on the receipt proving Homewood Suites only charged for a 1 night stay. I have reached out to the hotel and to the very same Homewood Suites employee who checked me out (who also gave me a bunch of Hilton honors points as compensation) and she reconfirmed that the only charge for my stay was $127.24 and the third party (which is Priceline) has this information as well.

    Please bear with me as this is my 1st time ever giving a review or even filing a complaint because I feel like things always balance themselves out, I didn't appreciate how Priceline never once returned my phone calls and when I did get an actual person that could help they wouldn't allow a conference call with the hotel rep, Priceline rep, & myself all on the line at the same time to prove my receipt is indeed 100% authorized confirmed & they (the hotel rep) willingness to tell customer care exactly that.

    My emails took days to respond just to claim they tried to verify a refund with the hotel, all while know I'm not seeking a refund, I only ask the balance from what the hotel charged them so I can cover the extra out of pocket expenses on Sunday's room I had to book last minute. It's truly unfortunate that a million corporation has to treat people like some back alley hustler, but hopefully my review is taken in need, DON'T DEAL WITH PRICELINE UNLESS YOU ARE 100% THERE WILL NOT BE A SINGLE ISSUE WRONG WITH YOUR BOOKING!

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2017

    On Priceline.com website was offered Fairfield Inn and Suites in Millville NJ for 1 standard room with king size bed for September 3 check in, check out Sept. 4. I chose this room choice, but when we checked in at 3:57 pm Sept 3 we were told king size bed wasn't included. PURELY FALSE ADVERTISING to get the unsuspecting public’s business!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2017

    Booked a trip on Priceline for a hotel in Santa Barbara. When I called the hotel multiple times, they could not confirm the reservation. When I contacted Priceline to resolve, they were unable to do so. As a result, I tried to get a refund and my request was denied so I have no hotel room and no refund either.

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    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2017

    I booked a hotel with Priceline over the phone. I arrived at the hotel after a 7 hour trip; found my reservation was cancelled by Priceline. Priceline staff had very poor customer service skills. It took several calls to get connected with a team leader. Word up do not book hotel reservations with this company. They are not dependable and rude. I was stuck 7 hours away from home with no place to go. I am currently reaching out to someone to assist me as I report my concerns. No luck so far! Do not use Priceline!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2017

    The Priceline policy is "too bad for you we already have your money." I am traveling halfway across the country to see a sick elderly family member who just passed before I could get there and they are shipping the body back to my state for the funeral. So I tried to cancel and they have a no refund policy and they tried to blame it on the hotel (However I called the hotel and this is not the case. Also note other sites like Hotels.com and Expedia do refund your money for the same hotel.) so I'm just straight up out of $340 because Priceline refuses to see that plans change.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2017

    I booked a hotel room for 4 nights at Country Inn & Suites in Vadnais MN. I thought I was booking directly with the hotel but unfortunately I was booked through Priceline. Priceline charged me $691. The receipt from the hotel for the same 4 nights was $533. I contacted Priceline and was informed that the $691 was based on the "special" rate that they get from the hotel SPECIAL RATE??? Cost $158 more. Can't even book directly with hotels anymore??? Priceline is a rip off. They advertise best prices and charge a premium rate. BEWARE DO NOT USE PRICELINE.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2017

    I rented a car from Priceline.com. They gave me a rate of $168.31. I got the car, used it for 2 days, the exact time we agreed to. When I returned the car Avis changed me $19.03. They said it was for taxes that Priceline did not include on their bill. I did show the contract to Avis that Priceline did charge for taxes and they said yes but not all the taxes. Avis said I have to speak to Priceline to correct this. Priceline said not my problem go back to Avis. Both companies will not help. I would not work with either of them again. They both mislead their customers.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2017

    I did not like that the car's condition was less than hoped for. There was quite a few sins in the car's exterior. The transmission was very jerky. And after a day the air conditioner smelled like stinky feet. I also do not recommend going with Priceline in the future. After flight changes that we could not control we ended up at a different airport than expected. Priceline would not allow us to change our rental car location, time or date. This was such an headache in the initial pick-up. We ended up spending $100 in an Uber ride to get to our initial location pick up point. How can a rental car company not allow you to make changes after changes happen in travel. It happens all the time. And they just left us out to dry. Never booking again with Priceline.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2017

    I booked Society Hill Hotel for my Philadelphia trip this Labor Day weekend for a wedding. Despite the promising reviews on Priceline, I opted to cancel after reading more reviews. My Priceline reservation was cancelled the same day, within ONE hour of making the original reservation. Unlike other Priceline reservations that I had, I never received "Special deals" emails regarding this reservation -- I would know because they always link up the itinerary number. Thinking nothing of it, I booked a second hotel closer to the wedding venue. Fast forward over a month later, I received confirmation of an ACTIVE reservation for the hotel that I had cancelled. The cancellation deadline was SIX hours prior to this confirmation email - coincidence you might say.

    After multiple attempts of calling Priceline and unable to get to a live person, I opened a chat with a representative who told me that my reservation was booked through Priceline's third party booking site called Booking.com. I was informed that I also had to call Booking.com and cancel my reservation through them. I had to ask for a repeat - So I originally booked through Priceline who booked through Booking.com automatically, yet I had to cancel individually through both entities to ultimately cancel my hotel reservation? Not only was this information not made clear, but that's ridiculous that I would have to go through a second site to cancel a reservation. It should be automatically transmitted like it was when I booked the reservation. I was able to call Booking.com and get a live person on the phone.

    Despite the cancellation policy stating that I would lose the value of 2 nights stay, he communicated with Mary at Society Hill Hotel and they were able to discount the cancellation to one night's stay. Still, money wasted thanks to Priceline, but I understand the policy on this end. On the upside, I would be refunded that night they are charging if the room is booked, though I won't be holding my breath on this.

    I have booked many trips through Priceline and this experience is very disappointing. The policy is not well stated if stated at all somewhere. Representatives were unhelpful and read off some sympathy script. I will not be using Priceline for any future trips and recommend others to use other websites that are more upfront and helpful with customer service. This experience was inappropriate and an eye opener. I feel as though Priceline had scammed me due to their unethical practice and unaccountability toward resolving this matter.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2017

    Booked a hotel through Priceline website. Had a horrible stay and was double charged. Contacted Priceline customer service chat. Did absolutely nothing to atone for my horrible stay. I did all the work to get the double charge taken off. Representative basically told me the hotel didn't have record of my issues so they wouldn't do anything. She was rude and in so many words said she didn't believe me. Also, Priceline charged me more than what the hotel was charging for the room. So you book through Priceline to pay more!!! She even told me to not bother pursuing it further because no one with Priceline would discount my charges. Unbelievable! Worst customer service recovery I have encountered.

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    Reviewed Aug. 24, 2017

    Back in the end of July, I booked a hotel with Priceline in Amsterdam but accidentally added the wrong date (totally my fault). I called the hotel a min later, and they told me it would be no problem at all to change the date, since 24 hours hadn't passed yet. I would just need to have Priceline call them to make the change.

    So I call Priceline and tell them what happened and they told me they would call the hotel and get back to me in 45 min. 45 min went by and nothing.

    So I called again. The customer service rep kept telling me that they couldn't get a hold of the hotel. So I called the hotel and someone answered immediately. (Of course). So I called Priceline again and they kept telling me they had a no cancellation policy. I said great, I don't want to cancel. I just want to change the date, and the hotel said it was ok. They told me that they couldn't get a hold of the hotel and would call me back. They never called back - obviously. At this point I was fairly certain they never bothered to call the hotel.

    I ended up just rebooking the hotel on my own for the right dates. (Again, choosing the wrong date the first time was totally my fault, but they could have helped me fix it easily). When I got to the hotel, I asked them if they ever received a call from Priceline, and they said they didn't. The hotel was lovely and I just decided to forget about Priceline. But today - literally over a month later - I get an email from Priceline customer service saying their explanation and of course they said no. A month later is WAY more than 24 hours. Never use this service. Seriously it's not worth the headache.

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    Reviewed Aug. 24, 2017

    Tried to book a four star room for two people. Hotel was definitely NOT A FOUR STAR hotel! Also they wanted a $ 20.00 fee to switch from a king to two double beds. Called and spoke to Priceline and they were absolutely no help. Firstly they read from a script and their English speaking skills were substandard.

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2017

    I paid $592.00 in Booking a 4-star hotel for 2 nights 8/22-24/2017. Priceline site where they claim you got a 4-star hotel after the booking. The hotel is R... Hotel & Spa, Southwest... Portland, OR. As it supposed to be a 4 stars hotel, I was surprised and disturbed as soon as I was by the hotel entrance because I realized how it is dirty, and the hotel is about a dirty building. R... Hotel & Spa is not considered even 2-stars hotel but a 1-star motel. However, I started taking pictures to show the unloyalty of the Priceline. First of all, I was told by the reception "Steve" while I was checking in "I am sorry we are poked, and I am sure that you made your reservation through Priceline. However, I am going to give you the last room on the first floor with upgrade". I asked for another room instead of being on the first floor. He repeatedly said: "I am sorry as I said we are poked and this the only room in the hotel."

    However, when I got to the room I found it extremely dirty. There were spiders along with their webs on the inside of the room located on (room door, the windows, and the wall corners over the bed, and behind the drawer next to the bed). Also, there were at least 3 flies flying in the room. The carpet also is dirty, and dust all over the desk, the tables, and the whole furniture as if this room has not been entered/used forever. Just to mention that the clock by the bed was not just unplugged, but its wire is broken. Importantly, when I contacted Priceline costs more service via the chat because there is NO PHONE SIGNAL IN THE ROOM, I was told by Kelly after contacting the hotel:

    "Thank you for patiently waiting, Najla. I spoke with Steve at the Front Desk and I told him about your issue but they are not providing any sort of refund or compensation as he told me the They have given you already a complimentary upgrade. I understand that this might be frustrating for you and thank you for letting us know about your stay. Customer satisfaction is definitely considered when we evaluate our partnership with hotels and your feedback has been valuable and has been documented.

    "I am so sorry about this, Najla. I wish I can sort this out for you but the hotel won't provide any compensation or move you into another room. When it comes to hotel properties alone, we can assure you that we assess each of our hotel partners on many different criteria, including cleanliness, guest satisfaction, decor, etc. In fact our hotel ratings, in most cases, are actually stricter than other national rating companies. I suggest that you talk to their Manager and if they agree to provide a refund, have them contact us directly to authorize the refund".

    Honestly, $592.00 for 2 nights as an international student traveling from another state to attend the Autism conference out of my pocket. It is a big loss to stay in such a filthy hotel as R... Hotel & Spa that considered as 4-stars hotel. Priceline, it is a shame to get money over people who trusted your service while you are disloyal in your deals. FYI. %5 coupon does not solve the issue because I might get sick while stuck in all these germs.

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    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2017

    While checking for flights to DR, I was advised I would get a $100.00 credit on the trip if I applied for the Priceline visa card. I was approved and was expecting to pay with the new card but, there was always a failure to complete my reservation because I did not put in my security code. WHAT SECURITY CODE?? I called customer service and they explained that I will get the $100 credit after I purchase with my new card. I told him I wanted to purchase this trip with the new card. JIM says "Oh, we are aware of this problem. Do you have another credit card?" At this point I am furious because I am about to receive a credit card that I wouldn't have requested if it had not been for the enticing offer. And of course, Jim told me I can't cancel the card request, Even if I am broke and this credit card is the only thing I have. I will NEVER use it.

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    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2017

    I recently booked a flight for a family member using Priceline.com. The flight was to end in Columbia, South Carolina. Unbeknownst to me there is a Columbia, Missouri. I accidentally chose the wrong state, I got the city correct. As luck would have it I figured out the honest mistake before the trip was to commence. I called American Airlines and Priceline, total time spent 2 1/2 hours to get flights changed. Priceline charged $230 to change flights. They were not willing for one second to waive this charge for an honest mistake that I was told by American Airlines happens all of the time.

    The agents were difficult to understand, long wait times, did not follow through with updating emails. They didn't hesitate for a second to charge $230. The whole experience was miserable. I will never use a 3rd party to book a flight. In all honesty it is not that much cheaper. I do not know have Priceline's revenue and profit margin numbers available, but I can't imagine they would have gone bankrupt waiving $230.

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    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2017

    Found a slightly better price on the Priceline website, but didn't pay close attention to the terms. I'm visiting another province for a concert, the concert has been delayed by a week, but I cannot change my 2 night reservation to a later date. Would be happy to pay a fee to alter the dates. It's three weeks away, lots of time to help out. But Priceline will do nothing to help. Ultimately it's my mistake but shame on Priceline for having such a terrible policy, they are ripping off their customers. They have my $500, but they won't get another penny from me.

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    Reviewed Aug. 19, 2017

    I am allergic to smoke and specifically requested a non smoking hotel. After the reservation was booked, I discovered it was smoking friendly. When I tried to change the reservation through Priceline customer service, they basically said "Too bad. It is your problem." NEVER use Priceline - they are a bunch of crooks.

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    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2017

    So... I started off thinking I was going to be leaving a bad review. I had purchased a flight from Vancouver to Winnipeg, in Canada on a Canadian airline. When I finished paying, I noticed in small print that it was all in US dollars! That's 25% more than what I thought I was paying. I was definitely upset. I couldn't find a number to call on their site, so I did the online chat. The chat feature wasn't that great but I did get a number to call. Once I called, it took less than 5 minutes to cancel that flight through their automated system. They even refunded the trip cancellation insurance. The email confirming the cancellation arrived immediately and all was done. That's the way it should be done. I'm still confused as to why I could google flights within Canada, be directed to a booking site that books me within Canada on a Canadian airline and it's in US dollars. Oh well, lesson learned. At least Priceline made it easy to correct my mistake. Thanks!!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2017

    I used Priceline in early July. My cousin who is dying of a lung disorder, has never been to San Francisco. Traveling with oxygen is not fun nor fast, so we carefully planned the trip out. Or so I thought. I had booked a month prior and even changed my dates to get the "queen suite room". There are only 2 of them at this hotel and I wanted and needed to have one for our stay. After a long hard travel day, we arrived to find not only did I pay for the suite of $272.00, one was not available. Turns out Priceline did not book my room right. They booked me in a standard room for a suite price! Ok right, they have price protection, guarantee right, wrong!!!

    Not only was it their fault, they couldn't even keep the room guarantee! They state on the website that if there's a mix up, they will find you a room comparable to the one you booked. Well on a Saturday in Frisco, no suites were available. The only choice we had was stay with a 20% discount (which brings the room to $219.00 for a room that's normally $145.00 or leave. Well if they couldn't find a room, what makes you think my sick cousin and I could) so we stayed with a promise the difference between $272.00 for the suite I booked and the $145.00 for the room we were in would be refunded. To this day I am yet to see the refund. I was told by Priceline "there is nothing we can do". They are a total rip-off!! Do not book with them. I read the warnings too, never had a problem, till now. This company is unprofessional and honestly I don't know how they stay in business. Heed the warnings!! I didn't. I learned the hard way.

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    Reviewed Aug. 17, 2017

    I stayed in a hotel I booked through Priceline and the hotel clerk tells me he will lower my rate from $189 to the standard rate the hotel offers that was $120. The desk clerk tells me has contacted Priceline and I should receive discount in 7 to 10 days. Priceline had no clue and will not refund my money. They say they get the best rate and you will get the same rate the hotel offers is a HUGE LIE! The Amazing customer care team is also False. I will never use Priceline again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 17, 2017

    I bought airline tickets through them. The flight was canceled and they did not inform me. I wrote them a complaint and they did not even come back to me. They do not take responsibility for anything. I'll never use them again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2017

    Still 3 weeks before my wife and my reservation, Priceline unwilling to alter 3 day reservation to 2 day. They say to contact hotel, hotel says they can't change reservation. Priceline has to do it. Priceline just keeps repeating they have a no cancellation policy, I will have a no more Priceline policy. They took me the first time there won't be a second. I highly recommend finding another travel broker, Priceline just wants the money, no customer service.

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    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2017

    WARNING: Rip-off company. On 11/03/16, I paid and reserved a standard size car, Trip #** with Priceline. I realize they do not guarantee that the specific model of car that you choose for a particular trip may be available, per their paperwork; however, they are obligated (I thought) to provide you with a similar car at the same price. I got to Atlanta late at night and with the help of a lovely airport employee, was eventually wheel-chaired to the Priceline counter. (Another warning! It is hidden away, and there are no directories for this company. Because it's so unbelievably cheap, they have NO signs. It took my escort, an airport employee, and I, an hour to find it.) [Note: I was sick and exhausted having had abdominal surgery the day before, but had to go because my father passed away.]

    When I got to the counter, I was told that my reservation was GONE. I was given the "opportunity" to upgrade at a higher price just to get an automobile, which turned out in the end to be the same size that I ordered in the first place. WARNING: I read these reviews, but said it would never happen to me. They are, I'm sure, giving their counter personnel the same encouragement to "upgrade" customers as a used car salesman would! This was my experience.

    You take your own risk if you do business with them. I NEVER will again. I will and have utilized more reliable car rental agencies since. You will NOT save money, if that is your goal, if you rent with Priceline. I feel particularly idiotic because I had read the reviews, but had thought it worth the gamble. It was not. You will pay at least $10 more per day for your transport. I suspect it gets worse the later it is. Nobody wants to be stuck at a dark airport so late in the evening, handicapped by everything being closed, and having no transportation. It's dark; most rental places have nothing left except for higher prices. **Please, please, please, I'm begging you on my knees! Don't rent with them thinking you will save money -- you won't.

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    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2017

    I booked two different hotels because I was traveling to sell my dead father's big truck. When I got off the airplane to get to the rental car office the rental car office that Priceline had set me up with was closed so the reservation had to be moved back to downtown Denver Colorado. So $56 and an Uber later, I went to another Avis rental agency. After waiting 25 minutes in line I get up to the desk and they tell me they won't rent me a car because I don't have a credit card.

    So I had to get a U-Haul to travel from Denver Colorado to Hagerstown Maryland. This cost me triple than what the rental car would have cost. This also put me two days behind in my travels. I was in Kansas right before check in for my hotel where there is zero cell phone service and could not call and cancel my reservations so, Priceline kept all of the money that it would have cost to stay in all the hotels that were booked. Be very aware that if your travel plans change or if something bad happens Priceline will have no mercy on you.

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2017

    Went on website to book hotel and pay at hotel, I go into my account and they already charged my card even though it clearly states that you are putting in your card to hold and make pay another way when arriving. Then you try to do the chat online and they just keep repeating themselves. When you call the 1-800 number can't understand the woman then get transferred to a senior representative who doesn't help you but keep saying, "I understand your confusion and it's non refundable", well then fix the website so no one gets confused.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2017

    I was sent a receipt from Priceline stating that my bill for my hotel was paid in full for two days. Upon arrival, I was informed that only one day was paid for and that I would have to pay for the next day plus resort fees of 30 dollars a day (an additional $130). I contacted Priceline regarding the issue, they only then told me that they had used booking.com to book my room and that I would have to contact booking.com with my concern. When I contacted booking.com, they said that they don't know why priceline did what they did and that all they do is book the room from priceline.

    After about an hour of getting "The Runaround" I gave up in frustration. Mind you, I was a regular user of priceline and although there were always problems, they were usually minor. After this I will never use priceline again and advise everyone one else to stay far, far away from priceline. I have only today found out that they have terrible ratings on almost every rating site there is. Buyer beware, do not give them a chance to do to you what they did to me and countless others.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2017

    A week after making reservation, we fly into Tx from CA and find that the Weatherford Heritage Inn didn't receive our reservation. The hotel was dirty and seemed to be in a bad part of town. The only good thing was the picture of the outside that was posted on the website.The hotel staff was unprofessional and spent more time chatting with the drunk ahead of us who was checking in (or out) and when it was our time at the counter, the drunk felt the need to touch my shoulder while standing around.

    My daughter and I felt unsafe. I said to the man behind the counter, "If you happen to find my reservation, please cancel it because I will not be staying there." As soon as I got into my car I got onto the Priceline website and canceled my reservation through them. Hopefully I will not be charged anything. I eventually found a great hotel in a better area on my own. I doubt I will use the Priceline service again since I don't feel they have the consumer in their best interest. It seems any seedy hotel can be recommended by them when searching for travel needs.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2017

    I booked a hotel using a third-party affiliate. This was not intentional, as I always book with the hotel directly. My bad. Anyway, after a lot of fraudulent behavior and activity on the part of the Priceline affiliate, I contacted American Express immediately to report the suspicious activity and behavior. As a result, it is Priceline's policy to immediately cancel the reservation. Unfortunately, this was a non-refundable reservation. So, the short of it was the following: Priceline charged my credit card $652, then cancelled this non-refundable reservation. American Express investigated and even though the third party affiliate changed my hotel dates of arrival and departure without my knowledge or permission, when I clicked on the "confirm" button on the review page, it was a done deal.

    Buyer beware in this situation, for I now will review every single detail in an online transaction, to include my name, address and contact information the hotel that I booked with, the dates of travel, the days of the week, even a potential listed favorite color, for once you accept any changes that their side may have placed, it is a done deal. Here's where Priceline are completely derelict in their customer service: Priceline made the reservation, kept my $632 after Priceline canceled my reservation, and then simply claimed it is their policy to cancel any reservation that comes under any form of scrutiny or investigation. They should have suspended my reservation pending investigation outcome, and then told me that as a non-refundable ticket and reservation, that I may as well travel and use the hotel on the dates that I inadvertently accepted, for I paid for them.

    But this is not what happened. Priceline charged my credit card, and then Priceline canceled my reservation, and then Priceline kept all of my money, and I did not even have the option of using the week of hotel that I paid for. Priceline then rebooked the week of hotel that I literally paid for and sold my week to another customer! On top of this, the hotel refunded any and all charges to Priceline, even to include taxes and Resort usage fees, even though I at this point had no ability to use the hotel or their resort areas! Talk about a 100% screwjob. After being on the phone and working through emails with both Priceline and American Express over 7 months duration, with over 40 hours logged on the phone, most of it on hold, I am completely out all of my money, all of my time invested, and I am completely out of any ability to give either Priceline or American Express even the one star rating.

    I gave them my peace of mind when I called, but I wish I could give Priceline a whole lot more, if you know what I mean. I am forced to settle with this extremely negative review. That and I will never use Priceline again under any circumstance, and would encourage everyone else to do the same. Please spread the word so that nobody else will ever go through what I have gone through. Horrible horrible company Priceline is. And I even now have a dislike for William Shatner, for this is Way Beyond Trouble with Tribbles.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2017

    I am traveling from CA to PA. I booked a hotel through Priceline. I had some delays and called to change my reservation by a day. I was told "Sorry we can't do that" and that I should have read their terms. People have delays when they are traveling. I had no problem changing my reservation when booking with other sites so I will no longer book anything through Priceline!!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2017

    Long time Priceline user for bookings and Priceline Visa. Trip on July 31 hotel charged me $64 that Priceline charged me $73. Plus fees. Called for Price match Guarantee with Customer service. They told me it was not eligible as it has to be called in prior to the stay. If it was prior to stay I would have selected lower rate. Notice Priceline fees are also getting higher. Will start using other services.

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    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2017

    I booked an express deal for a 2.5 star hotel in the Garden District in NOLA for $66. I carefully researched all 2.5 star options in the GD before booking, as I can read; and understand how express deals work. I understand that you have to be very careful when booking an express deal because you might not get the hotels that show up in the search listings on the site. So I did a great deal of research, looked at dozens of hotel ratings on various sites including Priceline and Trip Advisor, and specifically searched Priceline for other properties that I knew did not want (i.e. typed in "Prytania Park"). I received a message from Priceline that the worst hotel -- the one I knew I didn't want -- was "unavailable to book" for my nights of travel. Thinking I was safe, I booked the deal and ended up with the exact property that Priceline had *just* told me was "unavailable to book."

    Priceline hid a fleabag moldy hotel from its primary search function, misled me when I specifically searched the property on its site to believe that the property was unavailable to be booked, and made the same property unclickable so that no one who's stayed there recently update the guest rating (which, inexplicably, currently sits at an 8.4 -- recent reports of robberies, mold, dirt, and crumbling infrastructure on other independent review sites notwithstanding). Clearly, if Priceline had been transparent, and listed that self-same fleabag anywhere searchable on its site, any reasonable person would Google the reviews for that place and would NEVER accept the express deal if it meant risking getting that place.

    Let me make very clear: I couldn't have booked the hotel I got by express deal directly via Priceline if I'd tried. VERY misleading, VERY shady. And all the CS people can offer is their scripted, canned nonsense. DO NOT BOOK PRICELINE EXPRESS DEALS unless you are 100% okay with being offered something far, far below the standard advertised and shown in the search results on the site.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2017

    I booked a Hotel on Priceline in Dearborn/Detroit Mi. All of the pictures on Priceline.com showed a very nice spacious suite but it actually was very small, all of the lamp shades was broken, curtains half off their hooks, half of the outlets didn't work, only one cup in the cabinet and it was chipped, the pull out sofa had dirty sheets on it, the TV didn't work, it was not clean, the tub didn't drain, it was the shabbiest hotel I have ever seen for the price of it and yes when we checked out the receipt was less than what we actually paid. Of course you couldn't get a refund because it was booked through Priceline.com. I will never use them again to get a room.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2017

    Booked a 'secret deal' on their site where they claim you will get a 4 star hotel and they will tell you the actual hotel after booking. They say a 4 star hotel will be like a Hyatt Regency or a Hilton Hotel. I got something different, their website looks nice, but at best it's a 3 star, but honestly I felt it was not better than a 2 star hotel. There was a lovely Hilton across the street... but alas we were booked in this dump that is right next to a homeless shelter with unprofessional staff in an old dirty building. I feel totally duped.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2017

    My biggest regret is I didn't read all the bad reviews before I used Priceline. I was connect with an airline and rental car service that had tons of hidden fees. The original booking was 1,241.23 with another 1,100 in extra fees for a number of things. I should have booked directly with an airline of my choice and use a different rental car service. Truly, Priceline cost me more than I will ever pay again. To anyone reading please use another service.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2017

    Priceline offered a package for a flight & hotel that included daily breakfast. A green "freebie" symbol and free breakfast was listed next to my room choice. The fine print also explained that unless the package specified "no breakfast included", daily breakfast was included in the price. I'd used Priceline in the past for this very same hotel and my confirmation had specified "no breakfast included".

    I wanted to make sure everything with my reservation was in order so I called the hotel and was informed my room didn't include breakfast. Priceline denied the room included breakfast despite me sending them a screen grab of their own fine print. I called, e-chatted and even spoke with a senior agent but all I got was the run around. This is a matter of principle. The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Times Square is the hotel in question. The hotel is wonderful but should consider distancing themselves from Priceline in order to avoid alienating their customers. I know I'll never use Priceline again since they don't honour their offers.

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    Reviewed July 31, 2017

    Do not count on the best price guarantee. There are so many ways for them to weasel out of matching. I booked an express deal a month ahead of time. Shortly before leaving they had a member deal for the same hotel on the same dates for $20 less per night. They would not match since it was not available to the general public. After they declined to match, I was assured that I got the best rate possible. I don't see how when my rate was $20 higher. It's one thing to get ripped off, it's another thing to have my intelligence insulted.

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    Reviewed July 30, 2017

    They are refusing to give me my money back for their price guarantee. This company is an absolute joke and I will 100 percent google a company prior to buying, reserving or doing anything ever again. Priceline sucks. I should of took the time to read the reviews. They also say a certain amount will be charged but charge more to your debit card. What ever says will be charged is not true. It depends where you live. It's a false company.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2017

    Previous conversations with Priceline did not go well. Waited and called back specifically for their Customer Service and spoke with Ryan. Nice, polite and quick! Got my reservations cancelled and explained the account would be credited with the funds. My only warning to the rest of the world about Priceline.com is be very aware of their web booking site. The system automatically puts your reservation dates one month out, and in my case, once I changed the dates and the room requirements, hit "confirm" and the dates go back to the original one month out time period. Not sure if this is intentional or just a system error, but it certainly is not a "PICNIC" (problem in chair, not in computer) error! Either way, my issue went away thanks to Ryan.

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    Reviewed July 24, 2017

    Booked a room through Priceline and upon check out, the receipt for charges was almost $20 less than what Priceline charged. When I ask for clarification I was told the hotel should not have given me that info. Go figure, shouldn't give customers a receipt. The explanation was that it’s their profit for getting cheaper rates on rooms. They actually charged me the exact same rate on the room, as if I called the hotel directly, which I did today, only it had more fees that would not explain, added to it. They told me that's how those travel companies worked. Even after I told them, hotels.com, all numbers matched with what I received from hotel and the room was actually cheaper through them. The response yet again, the hotel should not have given you the receipt. Priceline is a site of crooks and misinformation. But keep in mind, it's the hotels fault they lied, not theirs. Will recommend NOBODY use this service.

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    Reviewed July 23, 2017

    I booked a hotel through Express Deal and when I got to the hotel, the police were there because someone was being robbed. When I asked for a refund because I didn't feel comfortable staying there, the lady at the front desk said that she could not give me a refund. I called Priceline and they said that they couldn't give me a refund because all sales are final. I told them that it was their fault that they put me in a situation and gave me a crappy hotel and that it should not even have been on their list.

    The police officers explained to me that it was a horrible area and that there was a lot of crime because there were homeless people and drug addicts all around the area. It is Pricelines responsibility to know the hotels in the area that they are selling on their website. Long story short, I haven't received my money back yet. Horrible, it was a complete nightmare and my kids were there, to experience it all. There was no way I was going to stay there with them and endanger ourselves.

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    Reviewed July 23, 2017

    I booked a flight ticket and the dates were incorrect, so I called them almost immediately (within 30 min), and they still would change. CS rep contradicted himself with the rules, and just said that they can't help. Calling the airlines directly solved the problem in 5min.

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    Reviewed July 23, 2017

    Reviewed Priceline's hotels and published prices in Gainesville, FL. Red Roof Inn was $71 and two stars. I bid $75 for a 3 star hotel but was not accepted. I added a new area and kept the price the same. Now all of a sudden Red Roof Inn is a 2 1/2 star hotel in the added area although physically located in the original area that the bid was rejected in. The hotel is not in the added area at all. I immediately called customer service and they blew me off with their standard bogus lines, refused to cancel the charge even though I volunteered to purchase another hotel at published rates on their site. Their published rate was $4 / day less than my bid but it seems their best price guarantee doesn't apply to their own site.

    I spoke to customer service again the next day as I had found a cheaper rate on Expedia and qualified for the price guarantee. I sent a screenshot of the daily rate and the total cost, which was $50 less than Priceline. The customer service representative said she couldn't find it, therefore it must be a special rate for me, not the general public. I just saw the rate on-line and didn't have any codes for special rates. Just another scam by Priceline. And today, the day I check in, the Priceline rate is published at $5 less than what I bid, but again their own prices don't qualify for the best price guarantee. Finally, let me describe their suddenly 2 1/2 star hotel. No refrigerator, no microwave, no coffee pot. No laundry facilities, in Florida, for crying out loud. If this is now a 2 1/2 star hotel, so is Motel 6. At least there they keep the light on for you.

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    Reviewed July 22, 2017

    I needed to cancel a flight, and the phone reps were rude, rushed, and completely useless. One hour later, and I am still being bounced from line to line for "help". I would NEVER book with them, book direct through the airlines!!! I would have given zero stars if I could...

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    Reviewed July 20, 2017

    I've used Priceline repeatedly over the years and have had a few hiccups here and there. But I will NEVER use Priceline or any of their affiliates ever again after this last experience. I booked a hotel 4 weeks in advance in the Brooklyn area. The purpose of the visit was to attend a scheduled event. I arrived at the hotel I booked through Priceline with 1 hour to spare before the event began. I was told that I was not in their system and did not have a reservation. The manager got Priceline on the phone where she was told (after 30 minutes of "looking into it") that Priceline had made an error with our reservation and it was never entered in. Well, the hotel was booked and had to turn me away. I was on hold with Priceline for 20 minutes. When an agent came on I was told that Priceline had no available rooms within a 30 minute distance.

    I don't know Brooklyn well, but the nearest place 30 minutes away was not in a neighborhood that I knew. And it was in the opposite direction of where I was headed. If trying to understand the accent barrier of the rep wasn't enough, I was now walking in 90 heat to the event that I was now going to be late for. After a total of 40 minutes on the phone with Priceline the rep told me my best option was to take a refund plus 20% and find my own room. Frazzled and exhausted I didn't think through what this meant; that Priceline was washing their hands of this situation and of me. I didn't think through that finding a room would be near impossible. And I didn't plan on spending almost twice the amount on a room than the original price I booked it for through Priceline. Even with the 20% courtesy refund I went WAY over budget on a room.

    Now late for the event, having spent close to 2 hours ironing out Priceline's mistake I at least had a room and figured I work it out with them later. Was I wrong! I just got off the phone with "Victoria" who must run the place because she said there was no one else to talk to but her. Priceline indeed washed their hands of me when I took their 20% deal. So, I spent time booking a room in advance on my budget, trusting Priceline to do their job. I spent my time on the phone with Priceline while on my trip. Priceline admitted fault. And yet could not accommodate me to make it right. I was coerced into taking a "deal" when I was all but told that was my only option.

    I spent my time finding and re-booking a hotel while on my trip. And then Priceline outright refused to do anything to make this right. Victoria wouldn't even listen to my complaint as she just talked over me telling me there was anything left to be done. As a repeat customer she could have cared less about losing my business, or leaving me stranded. As backwards as it seems I am now spending my time sharing how absolutely awful Priceline handled this from beginning to end and how I will NEVER go anywhere near their services again.

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    Reviewed July 20, 2017

    I went online to purchase a round trip ticket to Connecticut. I checked through Priceline. They gave me choices on their available flights and the first one did not have a layover or stop underneath the listing (all the other choices did). I assumed it was a nonstop. I also checked the non-stop box on the right hand side of the information form. They did not give the flight times or layover or flight changes until AFTER you pay for your ticket. At that time I realized it was going to be very difficult for me due to the fact that I have a heart condition and back problem that interferes with my walking and changing flights hence the need for non-stop flights.

    I immediately called customer service to tell them of my condition and that I wanted to cancel my flight. It was only 4 minutes since I had booked it. They do not even give you an option to review the reservation to make sure you can do a layover. I agree with everyone else's comments. I have a few of my own as well. They were very rude and uninterested in what I had to say. All I kept hearing was non-refundable, non-changeable. Even though my Medical condition does not allow me to be very ambulatory. They weren't willing to help in that area either. Expensive lesson to learn. DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE. Wish I had read the review first!!!

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    Reviewed July 20, 2017

    I had made a car rental reservations thru Priceline.com, now I see Enterprise will charge me $141.40 less. Priceline says they do not honor my price and will not live up to their advertisement. They will not cancel my reservations either. My date of travel is in 3 weeks. I'm very upset.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2017

    I booked a hotel through Priceline in Langley, BC. I clicked on the check mark for Langley. Priceline booked my hotel in Aldergrove, which is the township next to Langley. It is completely out of the location I needed to be for my dental surgery. Taking the bus will cause a hardship to get to my appointment. Priceline does not care, quoting some map on their site which shows the two cities are combined. If they are combining 2 cities, then the check mark needs to say Langley/Aldergrove. My receipt even says Aldergrove- not the Langley city I selected!!! I am so upset by this misrepresentation that I have called the BBB as well as my credit card. I will NEVER book with Priceline again.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2017

    I made a reservation for a rental car that apparently suggests that the consumer is locked into the rate without recourse for cancellation for their supposed "lowest discounted rates" (Triple A suggests otherwise in their review). I tried cancelling the car rental reservation 5 days in advance and was repeatedly told by their front line customer service representative in Mexico that they could not cancel the reservation.

    After three transfers later, the "supervisor" in Priceline's Mexico location was rude and repeatedly said they couldn't cancel the reservation. When attempting to go higher AND to seek a US representative she ended up hanging up on me. I've reached out to the corporate offices in Connecticut w/o success as well. The company makes $26 billion per year and was unwilling to reverse what appears to be their contractual agreement with rental agencies - if even for a paltry $254. I would urge ALL OF YOU TO BOYCOTT Priceline. They are not customer service friendly.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2017

    We bought ticket for travel in March 2017. The flight was canceled by the airline, we had to purchase new ticket Contacted Priceline, was told refund will take 4-6 weeks. I have called them numerous times and have not received my refund. My friend bought his thru another travel and gotten his refund in 2 weeks.

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    Reviewed July 14, 2017

    Please beware if you are booking through Priceline. This site is a thug. I had a genuine reason to cancel my trip which I did within hours after I reserved a room but they said they can't refund a single penny for it. They should understand it's a service based company and customer satisfaction matters. You have to listen to the issues we are facing and try to resolve it rather than just sit and eat our hard earned money

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    Reviewed July 14, 2017

    Made a reservation and immediately cancelled it; I have been nearly 30 days trying to get my money refunded to my credit card. They continue to shuffle me from place to place. Telling me I have to call the hotel, the hotel says I have to call Priceline, Priceline says I have to call reservations.com, they say I need to call Travelweb... I just want my money refunded. I will never book another hotel through Priceline again. This has been a terrible experience. Some people get tired of going around and around and just give up... If this happens to enough people they make a pretty good $... Priceline is terrible... call the hotel directly if you need to book a hotel. This place will rip you off.

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    Reviewed July 14, 2017

    My friend Jenn ** and I had booked a room through Priceline at Days Inn in Alsip, IL. We are attending Open Air Fest to see KISS. After an 8 hr drive from Minneapolis, I called the hotel to let them know we would be checking in late. But, they couldn’t find our reservation. This reservation had been made and paid by Jenn way back in January. We called Priceline and were repeatedly put on hold and transferred to different people. At one time the agent hung up and called back not being able to relocate us. We spent 2.5 hours on the phone.

    While Jenn was in the hotel we were supposed to stay at, I found another hotel online and we booked it. We certainly didn’t want to be sleeping in our car in the south side of Chicago! Then a rep from Priceline named John offered to give us a refund plus 20% on the original booking. When I asked that they also reimburse us for the second hotel, he said no, because we found it ourselves. He said if they would have found one for us then they would have paid for it. But I believe we should be reimbursed because they didn’t find us one. We had to do something besides sit on the side of the road on the phone with various Priceline representatives. Does it really make a difference who found the hotel??? If I hadn’t took it upon myself, then we would still be sitting out in the car and probably sleeping in it. Very bad customer service!!! And it almost put a damper on our trip, but I didn’t let it. But, Priceline sure didn’t care about us!!!

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    Reviewed July 12, 2017

    I booked a flight through Priceline. I missed my flight by about 10 minutes and called Priceline to get some help so I could return home that day. First, I was told that they couldn't help me that I would have to go to the ticket counter for the airline since they only book the flights not handle them after they are booked. Then, I was told that they could help, however I would have to pay an additional $30.00 per person agent fee for the help even though I had previously paid it for the trip I booked through them. Also, would have to pay $200.00 per person change fee for the airline and an extra $2,700.00 fee to get on an airline the next day since they said only business class was available.

    There were two of us traveling. This is outrageous! I was not offered any return of my money that I had paid for the trip, no help with getting a voucher from the airline, only an argumentative agent, Oh, and when I initially called I was told that I would have to be transferred to a special section in Priceline that handled missed flights. Very difficult to understand the person on the other end of the phone since it was located in the Philippines. I ended up paying full price for the two of us to fly on another airline. Very expensive trip. I believe I should have received some type of reimbursement from Priceline. They took my money and didn't refund a dime.

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    Reviewed July 11, 2017

    We were renting a hotel room. We chose the deal of the day for $297.00. Priceline charged my card, and didn't have a hotel room to sell us. So... a week later and the charge is still on the card, and no, they didn't have any rooms to rent. So, my money is being floated to fund either the bank, or Priceline until they feel good and ready to give it back. Nice. I called Priceline, and they said they couldn't do anything about it, the bank said they couldn't do anything about it, so, basically at a standstill, forced to wait. Why would they sell a product they can't deliver? I know that Warren Buffet created the float... but doing this is so very unethical. How many millions of people are stuck funding a company's "holdings" to boost assets?

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    Reviewed July 11, 2017

    They did not provide me with the time prior to my reservation so I called the hotel and I was told I should be able to get my money back as the hotel was booked for that weekend. So I contacted Priceline, talked to 3 or 4 agents and they said they have to contact the hotel first and speak to whoever I spoke to the other night, but they weren't gonna give me back my money cause of their policy and the hotel's and they told me they were sorry. My first experience and it was a bad one.

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    Reviewed July 11, 2017

    On July 10th 2017 I booked airplane tickets and hotel and rental car from Charleston South Carolina to San Antonio TX for my son is graduating from the air force for me and my wife. After I paid I got my itinerary for everything and it was totally screwed up. First of all they didn't even have my wife sitting with me also I have to drive 3 and a half hours to catch my plane departure to get there. Also on my way back I have to go to Chicago just to get home so I called them and they said that everything I was charge for was not refundable. Ain't that some **. So the best advice I can give you is don't use Priceline for nothing. They are a bunch of crooks.

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    Reviewed July 10, 2017

    I purchased an airline ticket and booked a hotel. I needed to cancel. I was bounced back and forth between JetBlue and Priceline as well as Priceline and the hotel. The hotel (Sleep Inn Seattle-SEA TAC) said they were going to charge me for one day and credit the rest to my credit card. The refund never happened. My credit card company had to dispute it and issue the refund. I was given a credit for the price of the airline ticket. I was advised that I would have to pay a $180 penalty upon booking a new reservation. Ticket that I wanted to purchase was less than the amount of the credit. The credit was $708. The new ticket was $481. I was told that I would have to forfeit the rest of the credit because the ticket price is lower.

    When I cancelled the original ticket I was advised that I would be issued a credit and I would have 1 year to use it. I was not advised that I would have to forfeit the remainder of the credit if my ticket was cheaper. The supervisor I spoke with asked if I had any other travel reservations I needed to make because they needed to be booked at the same time in order to be able to use the credit. I made plans to visit the same friend a month later the ticket was $207. I called back to book both of the flights and I was advised that I would have to pay a $180 penalty for each ticket. The penalties would be charged to the credit card I used. My issue is still not resolved.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2017

    I booked a hotel for 2 nights and immediately realized I put in the wrong date. I cancelled the reservation and received a confirmation that they would keep 82.66. Of course I called and called and got automated service until I finally found a phone number for live person. After talking to 3 separate agents, everyone is conveniently a supervisor. All they kept doing was reciting their cancellation policy that is clearly on the cancellation page. But NOWHERE does it state that before cancelling consider calling our number (which they do NOT make it convenient to find) to correct any wrong information on your booking. To avoid the cancellation fee. I honestly though, honest mistake they will refund the cancellation fee... but NOOOO they acted like robots and just kept reciting the cancellation policy. We have used Priceline quite a few times and I will NEVER use them or recommend them again. I will be calling my bank in the morning. Shame on you Priceline!!!

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    Reviewed July 9, 2017

    I booked room from Priceline Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Pasadena for 4 to 6 Jul. Priceline charged me for 2 bed as that was my preference. After reaching hotel they provided me 1 bed room and asked to pay additional for 2 bed. So I paid twice for bed - in hotel as well as to Priceline. I contacted Priceline but no answer from them.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2017

    Booked and paid for 15 nights at Disney World Hotel through Priceline.com June 20th yet now July 8th and I still don't have a reservation on the Disney system and VERY worried. I got an e-mail June 29th that Disney doesn’t allow more than 14 nights so was given option to modify to 2 reservations for 14 nights and 1 night. So I sent back an e-mail agreeing to that. On July 1st yet still don't have any confirmation. Told that "the management team" is working on it. Seems like a simple fix if someone willing to do it. Will Priceline honor the reservation or wait until hotel is all booked so my family has no place to stay!

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    Reviewed July 8, 2017

    Advertising is a representation of you and your company. I have recently started looking to make travel plans. When I saw an ad for you where you were paying Kali as your representative. She's part of trying to tear down our country and I will use another service. Again she represents you and your company's beliefs, no matter what the claim, she represents you and you her.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2017

    My issues are two fold; the Burlington Hilton in Vermont and Priceline. The Hilton desk clerk initially said at check in that she was going to talk to manager about upgrading us and then they did not honor our reservation, said they don't offer the room we purchased. They said they were sold out. They so (sarcasm) graciously offered to pay for a room at another hotel. Once we realized they were putting us at a holiday inn outside of town right next to the interstate, we went back in. They said no rooms were available at any other hotel.

    We called Priceline once we got to the new hotel. It was the smallest room with one queen, we were traveling with our kids. After being on hold for far too long I spoke to a representative who got my info and put me on hold again to speak to another representative. The new rep would not listen, he kept saying we canceled the room, that we were requesting something not available. We just asked if we could have a room with 2 beds, we'd take one, but would prefer two. While I was on hold the second time the account was updated to canceled and was told because of this Priceline could do nothing. I told him about the room we were given and was told nothing.

    By this time it was after 8 pm, we drove for over 7 hours, we hadn't eaten and we were tired. I hung up, so frustrated that the rep just kept repeating what he was reading on the screen. It truly ruined our first night of vacation. I almost had to laugh when I received an email from Priceline about the cancelation. Here's a snippet: "We would like to remind you that this cancellation has been granted based on the extenuating circumstances related to your reservation. Under normal circumstances, this type of restricted reservation cannot be changed or cancelled." I love how it sounds like they'll let it go this time, but next time we won't be so lucky!! I was a loyal customer of Priceline.

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    Reviewed July 7, 2017

    I recently booked a flight through Priceline. I was booking 3 seats for my wife, my 2 year old, and myself. I went through the process, chose my seats, and received confirmation on the purchase. I later receive an email from the airline stating the tickets were "basic economy" and that my seat selection was invalid. Apparently, these seats are for anywhere on the plane and are determined on arrival. The email from the airline stated that families will not sit together. I rechecked the website to see if I made a mistake and confirmed that it never states a stipulation on the tickets.

    I called the Priceline service department and was informed that they do not need to show in checkout that it is not a standard ticket. They said the only way I would know was to click on a secondary link and it would state on in the contract that these were not the standard economy tickets. I explained the situation with my 2 year old and was told that they would do nothing to resolve the issue. I asked if I could update the ticket to a standard and was told no. They refused to work with the situation at all and stated if I did not like the answer to buy a different ticket. They knowingly leave out necessary information during the purchase of tickets in order to trap consumers into making extra purchases.

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    Reviewed July 7, 2017

    I reserved a room from Priceline for one night July 21st at Comfort Suites in Norwich. I just called the hotel today July 7th and they had no record of my reservation. I never received email confirming this reservation. I printed out my copy of the room giving you my credit card number and total amount of the bill. I better not get a bill for this. I am so mad about this I would never recommend this service.

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    Reviewed July 6, 2017

    If I were you, I would not book through this site. I got caught in the moment and decided to give it a try. I usually don't do this because I don't like the unknown. Should have stayed with Trivago or any other hotel site 'cause this one could care less if you have any issues and will in NO circumstances change your reservation. You can get the same price or better on Trivago or Cheap Hotels and at least you know what you are getting. I got booked on one of the cheapest hotels in town. They also have hidden fees and at the end you will pay more. PLEASE take my word for it, go somewhere else.

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    Reviewed July 4, 2017

    I booked a hotel via Priceline on July 1, 2017, based on their ratings for this hotel. I would have never stayed at this hotel but based on the ratings, we booked it. We checked into the hotel, went to our room to get settled and was getting ready to put our drinks away and noticed food (pizza) that was left from June 25, 2017. Did they not see the food left in the refrigerator. While calling the front desk - I decided to look out the window. Well, as I pulled the curtain back the sheer part was ripped all to pieces like some mad animal had gotten to it. I'm making my way to the restroom and noticed a big hole in the wall around the light fixture. They moved us to another room and that wasn't that better at all. As we're checking out the young lady at the front desk didn't even ask how my stay was nor say anything at all.

    I immediately called Priceline to complain about our stay based on their ratings and how this hotel should not be rated as a 3 star at all. The manager at the hotel is saying that I should've said something in order for me to get a refund. I did what I was supposed to do, call Priceline. I want a full refund not $10.00. I'm very disappointed at this hotel, rating for the hotel and the hotel manager is going to lie. The staff needs to acknowledge their customers and make sure things are ok.

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    Reviewed July 4, 2017

    Priceline asked for a suffix during flight booking. The reservation added these to our names. Because the salutations are not on our passports they had to be dropped. Priceline charges a 30$ fee to change this for each ticket. Ridiculous and totally fraudulent. Never use Priceline. I was in the phone for over an hour trying to change this.

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    Reviewed July 2, 2017

    Chose a flight. Clicked submit. Timer went around and round then the website window popup stated that this was unavailable at the rate and instructed me to try again. Which I did and it went thru. They charged me twice for this same flight and in the same amount - $379.00 I didn't know it at the time. I discovered it when my credit card statement came in the mail.

    I have tried to resolve this with them and also working with my credit card company. This fiasco has been going on for 3 months and Priceline just refuses to acknowledge their computer issue and states they have a no refund policy. They are rude and insist that my credit card company has to give me the money? What? These people are strange. No one cares there and they just jerk you off. I have put in so many hours trying to straighten this out. Basically WHAT WE NEED IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I have shortened the explanation here because it would take too many characters to write it out. They are a scam company. My credit card co told me that they get at least 1 complaint a week about Priceline. I bet their MAIN office is out of the country...

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    Reviewed July 1, 2017

    Needed Hotel just north of Detroit for two nights: Interface stated two separate regions that had worded descriptions. We chose one area and got a hotel in the Northern area (according to the wording that described the areas)... No we didn't look at the map on our phone. We didn't think of it (not obvious resource) and trusted how the regions were described. One area called Pontiac/Auburn Hills (area we did not choose but hotel is in) and other area Madison Heights/Troy (area we chose but got a Pontiac Hotel)... Now customer service (down in Mexico) advised us that if we would have looked at the map we would have seen the (Gerrymandered) blob with a finger reaching way up to Pontiac for the Madison Heights/Troy area (even though there is another area clearly described as Pontiac/Auburn Hills that we DID NOT WANT.

    Once we realized the location of the hotel was in Pontiac and not much farther south in Madison Heights/Troy we immediately called customer support but they were no help... talked to two people. Express Deals are final they said. Even though its clear that the worded descriptions of these two distinct areas on the map are DECEPTIVE. One says Pontiac/AuburnHill. Didn't want that so didn't choose that ... but that's where the HOTEL ended up being!! We chose Madison Heights/Troy... much farther south... but got that hotel....way way too far North. We could not stay at that hotel and used another service to get a Southerly hotel. Priceline stole 123$ from us! Never again Priceline.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2017

    Priceline.com Express Deal scheme. You can choose a property category based on a stars. 1 star is a budget quality and 4 star is a high end lodging. I chose a 3 star category, but they gave me a 1 star type property. Priceline.com gave a cheap, Best Western property a 3 star category and said I got what I asked for. Priceline.com misrepresented the product it sells by stating a 3 star category "Similar to Hyatt and Courtyard by Marriott".

    A cheap motel is not a 3 star. This is a bait and switch scheme. Priceline.com could not defend their action. Svc. rep only repeated a script response. Someone need to start a CLASS ACTION litigation. I am a witness to this fraud. I bet Priceline.com gets tens of thousands of people traffic to their website. Class Action litigation will slap some good into Priceline.com. See my pictures to get my point of view. The pictures are not of "Hyatt or Courtyard by Marriott". I did not stay at this Best Western. I went and checked in at a Hilton Garden Inn (a true 3 Star Category).

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    Reviewed July 1, 2017

    I used their website to reserve a hotel. The website CLEARLY said that no charges would be made until I checked in. Less than 5 minutes later they charged my account. I called and was told multiple times that nothing could be done and that I was made aware that I would be charged immediately. This was never mentioned. I was even told that I could change my form of payment upon arrival. This website is a joke. They rip you off and don't care how it hurts you. Thank God my bank fixed the situation and got my money back. Shame on you Priceline. Horrible company and horrible staff.

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    Reviewed June 30, 2017

    I insured the price of a flight for one week at a cost of $25. The price went up by $32. They e-mailed me to confirm they owed me the $32. Had to send them my banking info. Did not get money. Sent 10 e-mails. They tried to blame my bank. Now they will not pay as I am too late. A total rip off. P.S. If I could give a minus star I would. DO NOT DO NOT USE PRICELINE.

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    Reviewed June 30, 2017

    In April 2017 my son used my debit card to reserve a hotel with a pool for my granddaughter's birthday that evening. It was done on the phone, not online. While we were on the way to the agreed upon hotel they called stating it was overbooked and there weren't any rooms. They tried to set us up in a different hotel that we refused because the pool would close in less than an hour. They reserved it anyway and charged for it. I filed a mechanic complaint as soon as I returned home from my trip.

    That was 2 1/2 month ago. The company, Priceline, waited until last week to dispute it. Their paperwork says we did it online although we handled it all via the telephone. It also states the hotel was overbooked, but once the bank contacted me I was only allowed 3 days to review their response and file an additional dispute. Because I wasn't able to complete it within that time, according to a time limit set by the Federal laws, I am being charged for something I didn't agree to. Priceline wasted nearly all of the allowed time to respond to my dispute, 2 1/2 MONTHS! I was only given 3 DAYS! IT WAS ALL ORIGINALLY DONE VIA THE TELEPHONE BY A THIRD PARTY THAT IS APPARENTLY IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. I will never trust Priceline or any of those 'services' again.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2017

    These guys are a joke. Advertise low prices and hide the small print which is no flexibility. I made a booking mistake and they would not refund me or allow me to move funds to another reservation despite being a long term customer. Their customer service is stupid. Don't try to save a buck with these losers. Could've simply booked direct with hotel and had no issues. Never again with these idiots.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2017

    I put a name your own price in the system and picked two areas, both in Saint Charles. The computer glitched and excepted my offer but in Hazelwood. Not in any of the areas I choose. The customer service agent I first spoke to didn't understand anything I said. The team leader I spoke to said "Sorry you made a mistake." Well no I didn't. I have been going to the same area for 5 years, I know where I need to be at. They will not help me in any way. All they will do is sorry. Will never use this site again. I will tell all my family and friends around the country not to either.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2017

    I found Priceline very misleading! I had a horrible experience with them, and will never use them again. Their system has different "options" of types of reservation and switches you between them without alerting you that the switch changes the reservation rules. In my opinion, it's EXTREMELY misleading and, in my case, lead to the customer getting screwed - which they refuse to do anything about. It's hard to have the "buyer beware" when they're switching things around without being upfront about it.

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    Reviewed June 25, 2017

    While traveling across States in the US, I booked a room with a hotel in a town I was heading to. Finished the booking to discover to my horror that the dates were incorrect. Hurriedly canceled to re-book which was instant and no warning or disclaimer before canceling. I wasn't given the opportunity to first read policies or restrictions. Called PL to no avail. They refused to assist me.

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    Reviewed June 25, 2017

    In my car rental reservation, I prepaid the full amount $500+ for a full week's car rental service. I showed up on the 25th hour, and was told that my entire reservation has been canceled. I am out the full amount of $500+ without a car. You can charge me for the first day, or even for some extra penalty. But if you're taking the full amount, I will initiate a FTC consumer protection complaint. When I booked it, there is nothing on the Priceline website that suggested this would be a possibility.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2017

    The customer service representatives are not competent to deal with issues that customers face. The level of professionalism is less than favorable and this is the last trip I will book with Priceline. The policy is too rigid and doesn't leave room for change or amendments. There are too many other options to have to pay thousands of dollars and still be disappointed.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2017

    I was looking for a hotel with a casino. Priceline advertised the exact "Hotel with Casino" so I booked it through there express deals... But my problem is very simple. (No Casino.) When I called and told them there is no casino at this hotel, they said since I used the express deal, there are no refunds...

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    Reviewed June 24, 2017

    Booked 2 rooms for 2 nights on 06/14/2017, at the Grand Ferdinand in Austria. Rates were $199.12eur per room per night. At checkout we were charged $220.00 per room for one night and 230.00 per room for the other night.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2017

    I booked through the "name your price" option. I have booked through this option in the past and have been very satisfied - however this time was much different. I searched for 3 star hotels in Grand Rapids (all were hotels $200). I named a price for $170 and was placed at a hotel which was not originally listed as available under Priceline (the Grand River Hotel).

    On all competitor websites (Trivago, Hotels.com, Expedia, etc.) this hotel is listed at ~$125. My total bill came to $206 with taxes. If I would have known this hotel was available through Priceline I would have lowered my price or just booked through another website. I called customer service which was not helpful at all and eventually got transferred after an hour to a supervisor (Mike) which stated that he could not do anything for me. This experience with Priceline has made me extremely disappointed with the company and after multiple attempts for them to "make it right" they did nothing for me.

    I wanted to either get the reservation refunded or get price matched for what the hotel was actually worth; however, because I booked the day of then there was nothing they could do. This is the last time I will ever book with Priceline and will not advise anyone to use the "name your price" option. I expected better from Priceline. Very disappointed. To make matters worse I called the hotel and they charge Priceline a total of $89 and stated Priceline cancelled the reservation without refunding anything.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2017

    I wanted to plan a birthday trip with my family to Chicago and was told that Priceline had the lowest rate for the hotel rooms that the family was staying in. I found the hotel and booked the room and was informed to use my credit card to reserve the room but that you can change the payment method at the time of check out. So I gave my credit card information only to discover that they charged my credit card and that is also when I found out there is no refund. The deceptive part is that they are ready to take your money without allowing you to room to breathe.

    This trip is more than a month away. Anything can happen. Then when you call into the goofy customer service department, they talk to you as if you have never traveled before, or have you ever made arrangements in reserving a room which traditionally, you would just use your credit card information to hold the room and if at the time of check out, you want to pay with a credit card, cash or even pennies, you are given that option. In my opinion, don't ever use this site. It's not what they say, it's how they say it. It is very confusing and not user friendly. You would have to have your wits about you in order to understand that if you miss a step with this site, it will cost you. There are other booking sites that are less deceptive and consumer friendly. Priceline is gangster and doing business with is a risk. Also, the only reason it gets a star is because I have to in order to try to prevent this from happening to anyone else again. This is a buyer beware.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2017

    When booking a flight through Priceline they gave me the wrong information on my estimate. Call them back to change. In just seconds the lady said it was a nonrefundable ticket. So I asked to talk to A supervisor. He could not do a damn thing too So they charged me $15 for a cancellation fee. They are wrong for what they do and I hope they get caught for these. Now I have to wait to see if my money is giving back to me.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2017

    I booked a hotel room on the Name Your Own Price tool. Confirmation went thru and went back to website to see how much was saved. Paid $92.00 the room had a mobile deal for $80.00. Priceline stated since the hotel stay was for that night it was not eligible for the low price guarantee. The reservation has to be 24 hours out. This is not written or said in any advertisements or on their webpage. Customer relations e-mailed me the rules. Called back and even the customer service person did not know this rule. Very deceptive.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2017

    When our flight was changed they did not notify us. Customer service was horrible to deal with. When using a travel agency one pays to be notified. Priceline is inefficient. I will never use this agency again. It has cost me $2,500.00 extra for my vacation.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2017

    I booked an express hotel deal with this company. The deal they offered was for a 3 star hotel with a high guest rating. I was booked in a hotel I would never set foot in. The guest rating was far below what was advertised. Upon contacting their "customer service" department, they argue in broken English and eventually tell you there is nothing they do. They lie then take your money. I will never use this company again.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2017

    Do not use this site for travel. They change your flights with no notification and do not help you when you are stuck. We sat for 4 hours and had to buy new tickets. They said, "File a complaint on a desktop." Hello.... in an airport... really. Now they changed our return after verifying it. They are not worth it!!! They are not worth a star.

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    Reviewed June 21, 2017

    I made a hotel booking for 12 nights at Priceline on Monday evening. And on Wednesday they dropped the rate significantly for the same hotel booking and when I contacted their agent through chat, all they can say is "I do not qualify for the rate reduction as it was not within 24 hours." They are not at all consumer friendly. They do not make you aware of such a policy until you ask them. If they are genuine and wanted to help the consumers, they should highlight such policies in bold and make it prominent so that consumers are not missing to read it. I will not go through them as I strongly feel that PRICELINE is PURELY PROCRASTINATORS!!

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    Reviewed June 20, 2017

    On June 20, 2017, I made a hotel reservation online and found out it was not what I wanted so I called the customer service immediately (within 10 minutes). The "supervisor" was super rude. She said her name is Alex, her employee ID is **. Not only did she refuse to help the customer, but also challenged and yelled at the customer, even hanged up on the phone. She said she was the highest one I could reach on the phone and refused to transfer the line to her manager. She did not care about customer or lost business from now on as the company was not hers. I have been using Priceline for years and made more than 10 trips per year just because I had great customer service before. Very disappointed! I hope Priceline will do something to educate their customer service team! Yelling at customers is never right!!!

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    Reviewed June 20, 2017

    Tried to book a hotel late at night. Didn't know area but I put in the town I was in. Went for the hotel that was 2 1/2 stars and that was the most. When I booked it the hotel was in a different town. 11 miles away. Drove there. The name was the American Budget Hotel which looked exactly like the word "budget." Called Priceline and they said since I booked it in that location I would not get my money back. Asked them why that location came up. She didn't know. Ended up in the Walmart parking lot after driving for 10 hours. Not happy to spend $70 on a fleabag hotel. Will not go through Priceline again. EVER!

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    Reviewed June 20, 2017

    I found a deal on the Priceline website for the Grand Hyatt in Denver that was advertised as a 50% off last minute booking deal (around 200 dollars instead of a regular price of about 459 dollars). After choosing this deal and paying, I instead received an itinerary for the Hyatt Regency which is actually a different and cheaper hotel. I did not notice this because I had no idea there were multiple Hyatt hotels in downtown Denver. I arrived at the hotel late at night and was very tired. I did sense that the hotel did not look like in the pictures but I did not fully realize what happened until the next morning.

    I then called Priceline customer support to complain. The first person that I spoke with confirmed that I did, in fact, chose the Grand Hyatt, but since I already spent the night at the Hyatt Regency that there was nothing he could do about it. I then asked to speak to the manager who said, 'there is no way for us to know what you originally clicked on.' This is classic bait and switch and FRAUDULENT. I complained to both the managers at the Hyatt Regency and the Grand Hyatt. The Hyatt Regency manager said that I should not trust 3rd party sellers. This is crazy!!! The manager at the Grand Hyatt said that maybe they were oversold so I was moved to a 'sister company'. So basically they made me pay 50% more for a room that was advertised as 50% less! The rooms at the Hyatt Regency could be purchased for 100 dollars!

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    Reviewed June 20, 2017

    Horrible experience. They told me I was booking an 8+ rated hotel. Got the reservation and it was a super 8 rates at a 6.2. Called Priceline and was on the phone for over an hour and finally came back on and told me there was nothing they could do and would not refund my money or book another hotel. Very disappointed.

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    Reviewed June 19, 2017

    I used Priceline for the first time looking for cheap price flying from St. Paul, MN to Newark, NJ... Had to give my CC# before they showed itinerary but since I filtered my choices I was confident... Gave me wrong flight so I cancelled immediately and rebooked another through them 5 mins. apart. They took payment for both and haven't returned my payment for cancelled flight yet... This was on 6/8. It is now 6/18... Never ever again!!!

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    Reviewed June 18, 2017

    I made a hotel reservation through Priceline on 5/1 for a trip on 6/12 - 6/14. When I checked into the hotel the rate was $156.66. Priceline had charged my card $183.62. I contacted Priceline and was told no adjustment would be given because the hotel changed the rate. Is it not Priceline suppose to have the best rates offered?

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    Reviewed June 16, 2017

    Cruise from Los Angeles to Vancouver. Booked with Sandie ** of Priceline. Contract called for a $25.00 shipboard credit and a $25.00 voucher for future Priceline purchases. No credit received on board. Finally received a hotel voucher for $25.00 with a 3-week expiration date. Spoke to Priceline once but no credit. Called a second time and had no response. It's not a lot of money... but they didn't live up to their contract. Very disappointed.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2017

    If you reserve anything from priceline.com the staff will treat you bad. If you reserve hotel from Priceline the hotel staff will give you room at the far, far end with probably no wifi and sometimes not a clean room. Priceline.com shows low price but at the time of reservation did you ever check the taxes and fees? In their express reservation the total amount is lower than regular reservation but the taxes and fees are higher than regular reservation. I am here to share my experience not to hurt anyone's business.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2017

    I was a little hesitant on posting this about Priceline since I have used them a few times in past with mediocre experiences, however this time has pointed to everything I've personally seen firsthand, as well as heard directly from hotels that Priceline books through. To quote "they can give best deals on up to 60% off". First off I know this to be a clever and very unfair scam by Priceline to say up to 60% off when that is never remotely close to the price they want you to believe you're going to get. They have contracts with all these hotel chains that are already negotiated before anyone books anything through them. Once you pay the amount they see fit that fill their pockets up they take your money, book the room for the price Priceline inflates and sells to you, and then uses a business account credit card on their end to pay the negotiated price for "a lot" less than what you paid Priceline for, claiming this was the best price available.

    This site I know now to be a full pledged scam, and someone should shut these liars and scam artist down! This site is crooked and do not care on the principle on which they are doing. They only care about filling up their pockets by lying to everyone that you're getting a deal when merely it's not a deal at all. Beware of this site.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2017

    DO NOT USE Priceline. They do not show your itinerary until AFTER you have paid. I clicked that I needed a flight with NO layovers. After I paid, they had one layover. I was traveling for a funeral of a baby and traveling with two small children. I saw no contact phone number so I called the airline directly. United said that I would get a full refund because I canceled within 24 hours (I called within 5 minutes). They said that I would get the refund within 10-14 days. I then went through another online site and got a flight with NO layovers.

    After 14 days, I called about the refund. United referred me to Priceline. Priceline referred me to United. Priceline said their contract page states that tickets are non-refundable and non-changeable. Had I seen a contract page, I would not have gone to the trouble of getting another flight. While I was on the phone (2 1/2 hours) they conveniently sent me a contract page (twice). Their prices are cheap because they take money when no services are given! DO NOT USE Priceline. I know I have learned my lesson, a $1600 lesson. I have contacted my bank and am in the process of contacting my lawyer.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2017

    Beware of Priceline. They have billed us 2 times for the same reservation of the exact amount of dollars. Upon contacting someone via phone I was told that one of the charges was for a request bid that was rejected and that it would be dropped from my bank in 3 to 7 business days. Not true. The rejected bid was for less and they have no authorization to put a hold on rejected bids. When I pressed further I was told they NEEDED MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER in order to call my bank and have it dropped immediately. Can no longer be trusted.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2017

    I rented a car through Priceline at Hertz on 7/9/17. The only place to pick it up was the airport, because it would be 8 pm. When I went to pick it up they denied service, because I did not have a major credit card. I pulled up my bank account to show I had already paid. They didn't care. I tried to contact both Priceline and Hertz, both were closed. Priceline had 2 numbers with a very annoying automated circular loop. Choices 1 and 2 takes you back to one! Even on Monday this was all I could get. I was never able to talk to a person, or even leave a message. I got a hold of Hertz who of course said they would look into it. 7-10 days for a refund. So, I didn't have a car, and also didn't have access to my money that they are holding up. To add insult to injury, the lady would not let me speak with anyone else. I will not shop with either company again. They obviously do not care about their customers. I would advise everyone to steer clear.

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    Reviewed June 10, 2017

    My family and I booked an hotel through Priceline that was advertised as an newly renovated hotel!! Upon arrival to location our eyes were horrified!! Drugs and prostitution all over in plain site!! Scared from the appearance we attempted to see the room just to get away from what we were seeing. Room was disgusting. Feces on wall. Horrible smell. Termites flying all over room. Over a hundred flying. I ran out of room. And immediately reserved an hotel directly through a credible chain!! Called Priceline immediately about issue. They promised to resolve issue and refund out money.

    After several fake promises. Well after a week of trying to get our money back for a room we didn't stay in. Priceline says they will not refund us now. After I offered to fax them. Give them any and all information to prove that we did not stay in hotel. They didn't care!!! They have no customer service at all. They basically put my family in harm's way and stole our money in process!!! Do not use Priceline!!! Worst experience ever!!!

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    Reviewed June 10, 2017

    I booked two tickets for my children and when I wanted to cancel them just 2 minutes later, website asked me to call customer service which I did. They told me that it cost $7.50 for cancelation while at the bottom of that exact page it said I could cancel w/o penalty until 2 days later. Following is the message on their page, "Departing: Free Cancellation until 11:29 PM on 06/12/2017 EDT. After that time standard airline cancellation and change penalties apply. See your airlines full fare rules here. Estimated fees for baggage and other optional services."

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    Reviewed June 10, 2017

    I went to an online hotel booking service (TripAdvisor. ca) and when I found a room, clicking on it brought me to another service, Priceline.com. The price quoted on the original site, and Priceline.com was in Canadian dollars. After entering in my credit details the room was purchased. However, once I got my confirmation email, I learned that I was still quoted the same price ($118) but now it stated that all quotes are in US dollars. Since I still had the web pages open on my phone, I made screen shots of them. They clearly show that I was quoted in Canadian. When I checked with my credit card company it showed I had been billed in US adjusted to Canadian. A difference of $50.

    When I called Priceline.com I spoke to 2 different people. The first one put me on hold several times, as did the 2nd person. The 2nd and final representative was hostile, contradictory, and evasive. When I told her that I had screen saves of the quote from their website in Canadian funds, they told me to send the image in an email. When I did, they said I sent it in an incompatible format, that it needed to be in jpg or PDF. When I ensured that the attachment was indeed in jpg (sending it to my wife) the Priceline clerk stated that she was getting no image. That it showed the name of the attachment but no image. I did not believe her as I have many years of experience in sending attachment online and took extra steps to ensure it was in the correct format. This person was clearly stonewalling. In the end she insincerely (very rude tone) told me she was sorry it was not resolved to my satisfaction then hung up on me.

    It has left me the task of informing my credit card company that I have been fraudulently overcharged and I will have to seek a dispute. This service is blatantly misleading and fraudulent in my opinion. To quote you in one currency then, using the same numbers (118) charging you in a different currency is clearly fraudulent billing. I will never deal with Priceline.com again, and as it was them that shuttled me to that service, I will never use TripAdvisor again as well, as I cannot trust either company to give me an accurate quote.

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