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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 July 24, 2014

    When choosing a hotel through the "Name Your Own Price" feature, the information provided during the "Please Review Your Request" is broad and generalized. Under the Important Information section, they list a plethora of possible fees. Yet, when the confirmation is made, none of these fees are disclosed. Only upon arrival to the resort did I discover a resort fee would be charged and I would have to present evidence of payment prior to being allowed entry into my room. The resort does not list such a fee on their website so how would anyone know? The resort is Maingate Lakeside Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. Will not do business with either Priceline or Maingate in the future!

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    Reviewed July 23, 2014

    I don't even think people will believe this story because it just is incredible that they can abuse the consumer in the shameless way with no intention of reparation. A one way ticket from Xian to Hanoi (was bought for quite a hefty price through Priceline, it had a stop over in Beijing); the day after the purchase was made, a priceline representative contacts us saying the first flight has been changed to depart one hour later, but that the remainder of the trip remains unaffected, and asking to please send the passport copy. We did and then someone at PL used this to make a totally different trip with 3 connections and arriving at the final destination 8 hours after the original flight. 10 days of an average of 3 hours on the phone passed and each day was like a new beginning as no one know what had been done before. No one responded or fixed anything and we ended up having to take this ridiculous flight with not as much as an apology from those thieves! INCREDIBLE.

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    Reviewed July 23, 2014

    I booked a deal with Priceline for a 2-star hotel in Williams, AZ. I was booked Into a MOTEL that is considered -- by Priceline's own website -- as a 1-star. They say the Econolodge here is a 2-star property! BALONEY! The reservation didn't specify room type, but I assumed 2 beds for 2 adults, but no. I had to share a double bed with my teenaged daughter. When I asked for a room with 2 beds or even a larger bed like a king, I was told it would be $20 more per night making this sad excuse of a room nearly $100/night. Priceline was alerted to the issues but refused to do anything to mitigate the situation.

    Bottom line: they have my money so they don't care. If I had known this type of property was even possible, I never would have taken the deal. I have been happy with Priceline in the past but will NEVER deal with them again and intend to dispute the charges with my CC company. This was fraud, plain and simple-- they billed the deal as a 2-star and substituted a 1-star "exception." Unacceptable!

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    Reviewed July 22, 2014

    I am totally not satisfy with the service I got from Priceline. I rent a car from Hertz and the pickup time was not what I wanted. I called Hertz and they told me to call Priceline and have them change the pickup time. Hertz said that they would release the car if Priceline authorized it. Priceline refuse to change the pickup time to 0900 AM instead of 1200 PM. I said I am paying for five days whether I pick it up at 0700 or 1300 PM. No compromise. Last time I will use Priceline. Goodbye forever. I will paid more for a rental just to have better customer services.

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    Reviewed July 21, 2014

    I just had a horrible experience with Priceline. Basically, what is important to know is that they do not care about the customer, they do not care about their site and the mistakes the site makes. They only care about the money-bottom line. It is never a good idea to do business with a company that does not care about the customer. Unfortunately, I got to talk to two different people in two other countries who did not speak very good English. They only could read from a pre-written statement that unfortunately they could not help me, but they could charge me $147 change fee on top of what I already paid to change one night that cost $123. REALLY?

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    Reviewed July 20, 2014

    Priceline does not always have a 50% off compare to other company. A compact car listed from Avis show $24/day. I bid $12, that 50% of $24. My bid was not honor. If you got time, go directly to the official car site and you will probably get a better bargain. Good luck.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2014

    In searching for a good deal on a cruise, I came across what appeared to be a great deal through Priceline on a Carnival ship. The price listed was the same whether I went through Priceline or directly to Carnival. I chose to go through Priceline because it advertised that I could receive either a hotel voucher of up to $1000 or $500 cruise cash. At no point during the online booking process was there any mention of the bonus options (I wanted the cruise cash).

    I ended up paying more for the cruise by choosing Priceline because they charge a booking fee. When I called to check on how I would be credited for the cruise cash, I was told I would get a $50 hotel voucher in the mail in a few months and that there was no way I could get the cruise cash because I booked online. They only give it to people who call and ask for it before booking. I will NEVER use Priceline again.

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    Reviewed July 17, 2014

    On July 11, 2014 thru July 14, 2014, I didn't get a chance to pick up my rental car in time. I didn't read what Priceline had stated on their Rental Cars. To make a long story short, I used a Debit Card to book my rental car but I ran into all kinds of trouble and now they won't refund my money back on my card. That's why no one wants to go thru Priceline and book nothing because they're irresponsible and put a person's money back in their Account. I could have just went thru the Car Rental instead of going thru Priceline. I would have came out cheaper. Times are hard. Nobody have $119.00 & $33.00 to throw away.

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    Reviewed July 17, 2014

    Careful, make sure you make copies and print everything before you agree to anything with Priceline. They're crooks!!! I bid on a room for 2 nights. I decided to extend my stay which is an option given FOR THE SAME PRICE. When I agreed to the 2 additional nights, it was for the price I won on the bid and then magically when I get my itinerary I was charged another price. When I call customer service, I'm transferred to customer relations (all inbound call centers are outsourced by the way) and I'm told there's nothing they can do and that there's no one higher I can speak to. I was given an address to mail a complaint in and that's it. They have horrible customer service with rude members in customer relations. If you have a complaint, here's the address: 800 Connecticut Ave, 3W Norwalk, CT, 06854.

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    Reviewed July 17, 2014

    I searched for the best price for the flight and tried Priceline's bid system. After bidding the lowest possible amount, they came back with "counter" offer, higher but still somewhat compatible with other fares. Purchased ticked and at the end, in tiny fine print saw their $ 17.00 svc fee. Well, whatever savings I thought I accomplished was reduced even more. The shocker came in when I went to Spirit Air, the one Priceline sold, to get boarding pass. This "airline" charged me for 1 carry on whopping $ 90.00 for round trip. And tried to sell more, almost toilet paper - kidding. So, my protracted and complicated search and dealing with Priceline ended costing me more than if I purchase tickets from some other reputable airline. Buyer beware. That is obviously last time I will use either Priceline or Spirit Air.

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    Reviewed July 16, 2014

    I've most likely booked over 40 hotels with Priceline and have always persuaded others to utilize it, but within a 10 day span they've proven to be a deceptive and thieving company which compels me to share their lying and greedy ways with everyone that would care to read about it.

    First deception: I booked up four different hotels in California a couple weeks ago and purchased their trip insurance. We were in a bad car accident and my car got totaled. The airbag hit me in the face and caused Vertigo, nausea, and extreme dizziness. I called Priceline to cancel two nights in a hotel that was up a mountain on a twisting road, knowing that it would be dangerous to continue. I needed to get a physician’s exam and letter stating my condition, which I did. Being dishonest thieves the travel insurance company that Priceline makes money off of denied my claim and has no intention of compensating me for the two nights that I paid for and wasted further money on their nonsensical travel insurance on.

    2nd deception. I bid on five nights in three areas in San Diego, especially Mission Valley West. I was placed in a distinctly different area: Mission Valley East. The city of San Diego has specifically placed the boundary between these areas at Highway 163, and the Days Inn Mission Valley in which they placed me is a few miles beyond this boundary. I have stayed at that hotel before, years ago, and vowed never to do so again. I believe that Priceline is being dishonest with its customers in labeling it in the West boundary. My complaint about this and my request to be able to book myself at another hotel was dismissed by their customer service representative, who just read to me from their manual and did nothing to resolve the problem. The letter that they sent me in a response while denying my facts clearly states on it: "Your hotel is guaranteed to be in this area." Which of course it isn’t and resulted in 15 minutes of additional driving both ways.

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    Reviewed July 16, 2014

    I booked a trip via Priceline.com to Nassau flying out of Orlando MCO to Miami and then to Nassau. Hotel accommodations included in the fare. I am quite used to airports but because I live in Florida. I have never flown into or out of surrounding cities. What an experience. I am used to Hartsfield-Jackson International and Jacksonville International where I know people, but Orlando is a different animal.

    I left from Jacksonville and thunderstorms arose from nowhere covering much of the state and the rain was a pour. Prohibiting fast travel. I got to the airport at 7:30pm and was not so busy, no luggage to check, just a few gates, no lines, so I thought I am good, right? Wrong! When I got to the counter for American Airlines, it was empty. Now this was startling to me because they had planes on the ground and that is just good business. Their kiosk did not work so there was no way to check in or obtain a boarding pass.

    TSA directs me to the baggage claim for help and no one in baggage claim would contact customer service nor could they help. I contacted customer after 3 hours of dropped calls and long waits for contact with a human voice. Customer service had canceled my flight as a no-show and told me that I had to book another flight. There were 2 legs to the flight. So I could see canceling that leg, but to cancel the total flight... are you serious?

    Priceline informed me that they could do nothing, but they would be keeping my money and that was that. Now me being the person that I am... I call a spade a spade and this was clearly wrong and unjustified. These airline mergers and reduction of service do not serve the public at all. Flights keep increasing while service suffers and consumers are treated with disdain and don't seek avenues for resolution and that provide notice to other consumers.

    I am delayed on a business opportunity as a result, but I did get smarter as a result of this rendezvous with injustice. I went direct to a counter in Ft. Lauderdale and found that JetBlue and Nassau Air are inexpensive and accommodating. Direct is better than Priceline and airlines with increasing deficiencies. I am an advocate for destination countries Airlines and I will fly via their Airline in the future because after all if I am traveling to a country that has their own why not be direct. American businesses in some cases take local consumers for granted. We need to take the time to deliver complaints and avoidance of businesses that have a don't care attitude.

    I am boycotting American Airlines and Priceline.com pending resolution of the complaints that I have filed against both as promised to their customer service teams. I escalated my concerns, but did not get resolution with their customer service team most of which is outsourced and without teeth to act. This in itself says that companies hire teams to hear concerns and provide no effective remediation via escalation and they have no way to make a consumer whole.

    I filed complaints with a Consumer Complaints Organization, FAA, Federal and State DOT, FTC, Inspector General's Office, DOJ and Attorney General's Office. I plan to issue letters and direct letters to my attorney. File a civil and criminal complaint as well as file a UCC claim against the CEO, President and Operations Officers of both Business as well as the corporate entities themselves on any assets that I can identify.

    Now this may seem overboard, but if you are wronged, you have to let the parties that wronged you know first that I don't want to engage in litigation, but if you do not make me whole that I will engage and I will not stop until I have resolution. Please take note and do the same when this happens to you. If you are interested in the results subscribe to this blog.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2014

    It all began when me and my boyfriend booked tickets to fly to Grenada months in advance. From separate computers in separate cities we each booked our own tickets on the same plane. We didn't think anything was wrong until a couple weeks before our departure date I noticed that my credit card still hadn't been charged for the flight and my boyfriend noticed although he had been charged, he hadn't received a flight confirmation.

    Accordingly, he called Priceline to ask why he didn't have a confirmation and they told him that he had, but it was sent to my email address and the ticket was booked under my name. They told him that if he wished to use the ticket he would have to pay to change the name. Greatly disturbed by this news, I then called and asked why my credit card had not yet been charged for my flight, that I had received a confirmation for and they told me that my card had been charged and read me the credit card number, which of course was not mine. When I informed them that their system had clearly made a mistake because that was not my credit card number and I would like my credit card to be charged for the flight I had booked, they said I was lying and had entered that credit card information. Even if I did not enter that information they did not see what my problem was, because I had a ticket in my name that I was apparently getting for free (aka they wanted me to condone credit card fraud).

    After days of back and forth and being yelled at by Priceline employees telling me that it was impossible for their computer system to make such an error; a new customer representative called me to admit that they had looked into and yes their computer had made a mistake and somehow combined me and my boyfriend's order into one. Which, although nice, did really solve the problem that two people now only had 1 ticket to a place they needed to be in 2 weeks. So I had to fly alone on a horrible ticket (24 hr) with an overnight layover in Trinidad and my boyfriend had to piece together a new more expensive ticket, because of course flights were now few and far between and prices had greatly increased. In the end all Priceline did after days of fighting was pay the difference of this new ticket. No real apology to boot. In summary: Be wary buying tickets on Priceline because their computer system is faulty, makes mistakes, and they have no qualms with charging random people's credit cards.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2014

    I love Priceline. I have used them several time. I have also booked several trips from them. However, this July I booked a trip for $900. Of course, I had free cancellation. We decided to stay somewhere else, so I canceled my trip. I got the refund for my money. A few days later, Priceline took the money back out of my account. It has been 8 days since I was suppose to receive my "2nd" refund. I still haven't received it. I have been patiently waiting for Priceline to contact me back regarding this, but as always their 5-7 business days are not accurate. I just want my 3rd refund, and then to leave it in there. Management has been contacted, but as usual it'll be 1-3 business days for them to even respond. Please be aware of this while booking through Priceline. This may be a one time ordeal, but it has for sure made me want to reconsider using Priceline and letting them have access to my account.

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    Reviewed July 13, 2014

    I made reservations through Priceline and had to cancel them. I read the cancellation policy, but not clear though. The first sentence of the policy said there would be a $25 booking fee per room. Way down in the cancellation policy it states that they also charge you for the 1st nights stay, which is not refundable. Bottom line is that I paid $242 dollars of $1178 on a seven night booking. I understand the cancellation booking fee, but cannot understand the 1st nights stay fee. The hotel I booked was not full and when I called them they said they had not charged me anything. I tend to agree with something else that I read on the internet, you will get a better deal if you call the hotel directly and don't use a third party at all. I know that is what I will do and recommend others do from this point forward.

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    Reviewed July 13, 2014

    I was in Abilene TX after I booked an express deal on Priceline. When I got to the hotel to check, the girl at the desk told me I didn't have a reservation. I checked my itinerary and come to find out, Priceline booked me for the next day. I was livid and ask that they correct the problem. The guy at Priceline told me the reservation could not be canceled. After arguing with Priceline for several minutes be agreed to cancel. What I wasn't told is I'm only getting half of my money for the room and then they don't return the money to your account right then and there, you have to wait for it. I hook with Priceline almost everyday to travel, they lost this customer forever.

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    Reviewed July 12, 2014

    My husband and I booked a hotel through Priceline (for the hundredth time) and had yet another issue with the hotel. More often than not, the star ratings they use do NOT match the hotel we're given. This time, the hotel we stayed at had no air conditioning in the entire hotel. Like, they don't have any units at all. We called the front desk and they were rude and unwilling to help, so we called Priceline's customer service (it's a joke to even call it that) to ask for some assistance. All they will do is call the hotel. Of course the hotel isn't willing to do anything, so neither is Priceline. They do not care AT ALL about their customers. They're more concerned about the hotels they use. Their customer "service" is a joke. On top of that, there's not even a customer service center in the U.S.

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    Reviewed July 11, 2014

    I have showed up at the rental counter to pick up my rental car. Turns out that Priceline messed up my dates, and there was no reservation available. After I called, they told me to pay a penalty and get back on my computer to do a new reservation. While at the desk at the rental car company... Horrible service, they don't care about you...

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    Reviewed July 10, 2014

    This is not the least expensive way to book a hotel. I had cancelled a hotel reservation for $149 that included breakfast, happy hour, Wi-Fi and parking to book through Priceline at another hotel which accepted a bid of $120. Of course, Priceline doesn't show you the hotel name nor do they disclose the hotel's additional fees until after your non-refundable hotel rate is charged to your credit card. They only disclose there "may be" other fees.

    As I found out, those fees can be significant as the hotel that accepted my bid charges $30/day parking and $11/day Wi-Fi. Not to mention no breakfast or happy hour. When I called Priceline to complain, they advised my bid was non-refundable & there was nothing they could do so I should contact the hotel. When I contacted the hotel they told me my deal was with Priceline and there was nothing they could do.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2014

    I made a reservation for car rental on my smartphone. I was supposed to get a confirmation for my reservation which I did NOT receive. I assumed the reservation did NOT go through and thus made a second reservation. The second reservation did go through and got confirmation, etc. When I got my credit card bill, there was a charge for $55.42 for the first reservation that did not go through. When I called PRICELINE to deal with this charge, I was told there was nothing they could do and the charge would stand. In other words PRICELINE was keeping my $55.42! I personally don't think this is good business practice and told the person with whom I spoke that I would report this thievery. I don't know about you but I can't afford to give money away. Make sure to tell your friends about PRICELINE's business practice of keeping money.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2014

    I signed up for the $12/day damage collision insurance with Priceline and never received a confirmation number and my car reservation was the next day. I left unsure since I thought I was not reliable to miss a confirmation email with the contract and an explanation of coverage in writing, so I called to cancel. They explained the insurance cannot be canceled at this time, you cannot talk to a manager to complain because the escalation process involves talking to a customer relations specialist and then you have to send a written letter to the executive services committee who do not take phone calls. The conversations are recorded but the recordings cannot be shared with customers and I was told to look at the refund policies in my confirmation email. I kept explaining them that is not possible since I DID NOT RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL AND THAT IS PRECISELY WHY I WAS CALLING but they had absolutely no ear for this problem. Terrible experience and shady business model for customer support. I discourage overall to use them. I wonder how much more shady it would actually get with regards to coverage policies if an accident actually happened. Please get another more reliable insurance.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2014

    CONSUMERS BEWARE! Priceline Express Deals and Name-Your-Own-Price features do not provide services advertised. Descriptions are misleading, neighborhoods are stretched (to say the least) and "discounts" are not necessarily discounts at all. Please see my story below:

    I just returned from my recent stay in Dubai for which I used "Express Deals" to book a room at a hotel on Jumeirah Beach. The hotel was nice with great service. However the amenities advertised by Priceline in the Express Deal were inaccurate. When booking the room on my mobile device, the listing mentioned a free airport shuttle - the primary reason why I booked the specific location in the first place. Before boarding the plane to the 15-hour flight, I called the hotel to ensure the shuttle would be available upon my arrival the following day. The concierge did not have access to the reservation (due to a delay from Priceline), but he mentioned that the service is available if advertised on my booking.

    When we arrived in Dubai, a drive was awaiting me and my guests to escort us in the "shuttle" to the hotel. This drive took over 1 hr longer than if we had taken the metro (a second option) and the delay prevented us from attending our plans for the evening. After finally arriving to the hotel, I was asked to sign the bill and was again notified that "it would be taken care of by the travel agency." Unfortunately, this was not the case. When I checked out, I saw that I was charged the $100+ for the ride and it was not included in my stay. When inquiring about the issue with the manager of the hotel, I was told there was nothing the hotel could do about the charge since they did not directly falsely advertise the shuttle - Priceline did.

    When addressing the issue with Priceline, I was told that it was my "misunderstanding" of the description for Express Deals. The hotel listed an airport shuttle, but it was not included. Thank you Priceline for setting up a scamming chauffeur (AKA "Airport Shuttle") which cost more than the booking itself. Thanks for royally ruining my trip, Priceline.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2014

    I booked a hotel room with Priceline and didn't check the rate of the hotel room before I booked with Priceline. Don't make this mistake. Priceline has you pay up front and will not reimburse the difference if there's a problem. The room charge was $20.00 more per night with Priceline. Glad I stayed only one night! When I called Priceline they said they were sorry for the inconvenience but they can't match the hotel's lower price!

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    Reviewed July 5, 2014

    I have used Priceline for awhile and all experiences were alright since I was able to find cheap tickets. One thing I noticed was they always charged me some kind of fee every time when I used them, but the fee was not shown in the step while I agreed to pay online or the confirmation email that I got. It just showed up in my credit card bill out of nowhere!! The last time when I used them, they sold me a ticket that was not operational!! I contacted the airline and they told me the ticket shouldn't be sold like that since it was not usable. The airline told me that I have to get it fixed otherwise I wouldn't be able to board the flight at all.

    I called Priceline and started to talk to the agents. The agent told me that it was my fault to buy the ticket that was not operational and when I bought the ticket, I agreed with all their rules! So it wasn't their problem anymore. After spending 14 hours on the phone between airlines and Priceline, I realized the airline companies couldn't help me - the law has stated they can't deal with me since I bought the ticket from the travel company so I had to deal with Priceline. However, Priceline told me that if I wanted them to help me, I had to pay $30 USD to change the date and paid the new price of the ticket. Or I can get a full refund but I have to pay them $184 USD before I can get my refund.

    I couldn't understand how they could sell a ticket that was not operational and then asked me to pay them to fix it for me. It was a horrible experience especially I knew I could be stuck while transit the flight and not able to get to the place I wanted to go. I didn't ask for a lot, but wanted them to fix the ticket for me and admitted they had made a mistake on posting that ticket online but they didn't want to fix it and told me if I didn't want to pay them, I could buy another flight to get to where I wanted to go or asked the airline company to fix it for me. It makes me feel that they are not willing to stand behind their products but only greed.

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    Reviewed July 4, 2014

    When I asked for assistance in booking a flight using the "future credit" and giving them the PNR # that was on my email from a supervisor, I was told they had no record of it and refused to let me speak to the supervisor or any supervisor. It was a flight that cost over $600 and as I'm on a fixed income/senior citizen, it has greatly stressed me out and it's as though they are not even trying to help. I have the PNR #, the ticket number and a print out from the supervisor re the future credit but they say they have no record.

    Why would I be bilked out of all this $ because of their poor record keeping skills? Any advise would be so appreciated. I tried booking with them and never have before. NEVER will again. Air Canada has been very kind but as I booked with Priceline who in turn went through Skylink Travel [only agents can use them], there's nothing AC could do to help.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2014

    I have been a long time customer with Priceline.com. I recently had booked a room for November in Huntington WV. Well because of forces beyond my control I am being sent to Maryland instead. I contacted them and let them know that I had booked my room in Maryland but needed their help cancelling my room in Huntington. They advised me they would not cancel the room due to their no cancellation policy. Ramada advised that it was not their policy and they would have let me cancel. I advised Priceline that I was a long time customer and that if they refused to help me they would lose my business. Well in a nice way they said they didn't care. Its said the lack of customer relations. Companies like this would rather have the mighty dollar than a customer. Well I hope they enjoy the 90 bucks they're putting me out because they will never get another dime from me.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2014

    Do NOT ever book with Priceline. NEVER ever book with priceline.com. YOU cannot cancel a reservation for a hotel even if it is MONTHS IN ADVANCE. Tried to get a refund for my hotel stay and they said no, illegal and fraud. Customer service rude.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2014

    I've been a long time customer of Priceline until today. I bid and was accepted to rent a full size car for $27.00 a day. After everything's done, I was asked if wanted to upgrade to premium class for $30.00 a day (I thought it was an increase of only $3.00 a day). I accepted the offer and suddenly my card was charged $57.00 a day. I contacted to cancel but they refused, saying that was my problem.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2014

    On 6/24/14, I tried to purchase three airline tickets via priceline.com. Upon clicking online to purchase, I received an error message stating that the tickets could not be confirmed. I called Priceline at 8007742354 and typed in my trip number. The automated message stated that the tickets could not be booked because Priceline was unable to confirm the prices with the airline. Later that day, I got an email with the trip itinerary, recontacted Priceline and was told the same thing, i.e. that the tickets could not be booked and that my credit card would not be charged.

    On June 30, I noticed that my credit card had been charged the price of the three tickets. I called 8002592091 and spoke to Annie, then Mark and then manager Edwin. I explained the situation. Edwin said that "for reasons out of our control," sometimes it takes as long as 15 minutes to confirm a reservation. He also said that subsequent to the transaction at issue, he saw that I attempted to book tickets two more times, and that those attempts were rejected. At no time did I receive any communication stating that the transaction had been completed.

    To the contrary, I was told on June 24 over the phone that Priceline had been unable to book the tickets and that "my credit card would not be charged." Edwin also acknowledged that he could see in the system that I had made two additional attempts to book tickets after the first attempt, which had apparently "been accepted." Why would I continue to try to book tickets if the first attempt had been accepted?

    In sum, Priceline offered no relief, telling me that I would only be able to pay fees to change the date of the tickets. After I was unable to book the tickets, I purchased tickets through another provider. So now, of course, I have duplicate charges on my credit card.

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    Reviewed June 29, 2014

    Hello, I recently did a transaction with Priceline.com. I had used this service in the past with success as to type of hotel and price. I always had been able to call the hotel immediately and request room type and up to this point the hotels were cooperative in helping me with request. I realize I did name your own price and was offered to change up but I didn't understand what was going to take place. I was placed in a Super 8 in Alamosa, CO. I called the hotel and first off I could not understand the clerk. She spoke Spanish and I am not fluent. All I got out of her was call Priceline to make changes and requests. I did do that and after hanging up the phone with your rep I felt like I was the most stupid person for the transaction.

    All I was asking for was a room to face the parking lot as we are traveling to bring our son to college there and seeing our vehicle would be nice as we will have items that we are moving him with. I tried to call your customer service again today to possibly see if they could put me at the Best Western which is also a 2 Star hotel in the group I bid on. I realize your policy but being that I am good customer I was hoping Priceline would help me with this frustrating situation. The Best Western is right next to the University and it would be better for us. I offered to pay change fee but I was denied any changes. I guess this will be my last ever attempt to try to save some money for travel and just go right to the hotel I need. At this point I am so upset that I will not step foot in the Super 8. I feel like we were suckered. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2014

    I bought a room from the express on June 24. It show me that I can choose how many beds in the beginning. But even though I all finished my payment. It still didn't tell me how many beds. At the end, I know the hotel is Rodeway Inn, Oceanside LA. So I called the customer to make sure to give me two beds because I (female) go with my father. But I am very disappointed. They said they can't help me to do anything. I won't use the Priceline again. I will tell my experience on the internet to let another one to know it.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2014

    I have the Priceline card and someone swiped it and now I have fraud Delta airline tickets for over a grand. It is ridiculous. I called five times to report it and now I am still having to pay on this mess. Then when I called to cancel the card for good, they refused. They are awful people that steal and damage your credit. DO NOT GO TO THEM FOR ANYTHING. Hotels cheaper if you contact booking.com and cheap cars if contact directly. Anyway website will match Priceline or beat them. Call the customer service. NEVER USE PRICELINE.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2014

    My mother and I needed to make a sudden trip due to an ill family member. I used Priceline to booked the flight and hotel. The hotel was awful. We now know why it had vacancies. When we tried to get some compensation from the hotel, we were told we needed to contact Priceline. When I called Priceline, I was told that I needed the hotel’s approval. I will deal directly with the companies from now on!

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    Reviewed June 24, 2014

    I reserved a car for 3 days for $241.00. At no time did anywhere state that it was limited mileage or that if I was few minutes late returning the car that the rate would change. In the end the charge was $441.00. When I called Avis about the charge, they said that's what you get for going through a third party and to take it up with Priceline which does not make contact easy. Priceline practices blatant advertising fraud by not being forthcoming with all the little tricks they have up their sleeve. Never do business with Priceline or any of the multitude of other names they do business as.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2014

    Everything will go great with Priceline if everything goes according to plan. We bought round trip plane tickets from Houston to London with the Priceline insurance for British Airways. We missed our flight coming home by 10 minutes so we went to the help desk at British Airways and they rerouted us a flight leaving the next day for a transfer fee of $275 per person which was a lot but doable. Well since our tickets were through Priceline, we had to call them to do the rebooking. Priceline would not work with us or British Airway and charged us $3,820.76 to get us home. We didn't have that kind of money being we were heading home from a long vacation and our $140.00 trip Insurance was invalid. We had to have our 60 year old mother make the payment so we could get home finally.

    After I was home and able to call Priceline I was told that if British Airways was willing to do our transfer for $275 then we should have went through British Airway but we didn't, sadly we went through Priceline. Now I can only hope that whatever this Insurance company Priceline rerouted my call to (which is not priceline) gets my claim form, emailed to me and that they will be able to refund some of my $ but I'd be very surprised at this point. In hindsight, I've realized there is really no reason to go through Priceline when you can go through the airline for the same or even better amount of money and if something goes wrong they are right there to help you.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2014

    I feel the advertisement for my car rental was misleading and inaccurate and the customer service was awful. When choosing my car for 5 people, I was shown a 4-door Nissan Altima. My car was to be similar to this car for my reservation when I accepted the confirmation... When I received the car detail I was reserved a 2-door Ford Fusion (Picture still shows a 4-door) so first I did the online chat and tried to get my reservation fixed. I explained to customer service that a 2-door car simply would not work for my family of 5. I also explained to her about when I was choosing car (stated above). I was told to call Hertz and they could upgrade for me. Not so!! I called Hertz and Hertz informed me only Priceline could alter my reservation. I called Priceline back and they refused to help... They said they would cancel my reservations for a charge and it would take up to 5 business days for a partial refund. If I wanted to try and book again, they couldn't say for sure if they would have a car for us or not.

    I will NEVER book with Priceline again, NOT EVER!! I have used Hotwire in the past and have never had any trouble. The customer service for Hotwire is outstanding... I'm so disappointed in Priceline :(

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    Reviewed June 23, 2014

    On June 18th, our employee had a room reserved and paid for the evening through Priceline. Upon arrival, the desk clerk was rude and would not give him a room due to non-payment. The clerk said that he had a reservation, but it did not show Priceline and was not showing as paid. I called Priceline, was escalated to customer service who straightened out the situation, and said that we would not be charged for the room due to all the inconvenience.

    Five days later we are still being charged for the room. I opened a chat with customer service for Priceline, was told that I had to call. I called, and was told that I had to write a letter. No one could tell me the notes, or listen to a recording of the phone conversation, or escalate me to management. I was told there would be no credit, and there was no other option than to write a letter.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2014

    I thought Priceline was a good company. At first, I thought my problem was a "one-off" issue that was affected by some computer error, but then I was quite shocked about how they handled my situation. I bought a ticket online inputting everything correctly (esp. my name!) and everything was fine at this point, but then my credit card was declined for some weird reason, so I inputted it again. So this time the payment was accepted, but then on the confirmation page, my name shows up all strangely (the name on the reservation counted my last name twice and added my middle name at the end). So I emailed/called them saying I don't know why my name shows up all weird now.

    Lo and behold, they say a name change would cost $30 or I could cancel the flight but be charged $7 and there was no way around it. I told them I thought this was quite unethical as everything was fine until the confirmation page but they said they had to charge it anyway. What kind of business is that? One of the representatives on the phone then raised her voice at me in a very rude manner (she apologized as she thought I couldn't hear her but maybe I am being too nice?). I expected better from a company with a household name!

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    Reviewed June 21, 2014

    Priceline guarantees their hotels as well as customer satisfaction. We put in a bid for a 3 star lodging in Edison NJ. Got our price (about $100 with tax) and then got the name of the hotel - rated by Priceline at 3 Star. A quick check on this hotel on Tripadvisor as well as Expedia and Travelocity showed that perhaps, once upon a time this may have been a 3 Star and was so rated but..... Any review newer than a year basically said AVOID AT ANY COST. One reviewer went so far as to say, if given a choice between the hotel and a park bench, you were better off on the park bench. After reading these reviews, we attempted to contact customer service - and when we finally got thru they indicated that according to all the rating sites, this was a 3 star hotel so they would not budge on a refund.

    An email to Priceline, quoting the reviews got a response indicating that if we were not satisfied we could contact their customer service. What a farce, back to the same person (Jimmy) located in the Philippines, who said that policy followed other ratings - even though the newest ratings indicated that the hotel was a pit. My wife called the property the day before, read the reviews to the desk clerk and he promised that we would get one of their best rooms. Went to check in, got to our room, and what a surprise, a dead roach on the mattress. Another call to Customer service (yes it was jimmy again) and he called the hotel. They indicated that we really didn't see a roach (pictures were taken by us) and of course, nothing would be done. Customer service? HAH!!!!

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    Reviewed June 20, 2014

    I booked a room online accidentally through it (choose a room... Priceline) to the wrong website... When I thought it was directly to Microtel and Chattanooga Tennessee... Within 5 minutes after I booked it on Wed... I realized it was the wrong website so I called and cancelled. They promised me that they would put the money back in my account ... Trina, mgr at Microtel, told me it was cancelled so I rebooked w/ her at hotel... Choose a room ... After 3 hrs and several reps, Daniel... SAME DAY WED 6-18-14 Jerry, supervisor, said it go back in my acct and was canceled and would email me. HE DID NOT EMAIL ME...

    TODAY, FRI, 6-20-14, Juan said it was canceled and would send me an email... HE LIED AND NEVER SENT ME AN EMAIL...etc. Within a day or two and it would not come out of my account, it shows as a hold and will drop off By Fri. However THEY DID TAKE IT $313 - Fri -Today UGH...Out ... but I already paid directly through the Microtel Inn Chattanooga $286. THE SAME DAY TALKED W/ TRINA MGR AT MICROTEL. SHE SAID SHE SEES IT CANCELED ON HER INFO. And have been on the phone with them for 3 days now and had 3 people hang up on me and get no customer service whatsoever.

    So for me, I would never use Priceline again or choose a room hotel web - a TERRIBLE COMPANY ... dishonest people... And outright lied when I asked the last girl in customer relations, Emily, for an email to me to verify it was canceled and refunded. She said she couldn't do that and hung up on me!!! So the SIMPLE QUESTION IS WHEN DO I GET MY MONEY - $313 - BACK... NO ONE WILL TELL ME...CORRUPT SYSTEM!!!

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    Reviewed June 20, 2014

    This is the worst company ever. I got a package deal four tickets and a hotel for 2200$ and I found out the hotel is not safe therefore I called to cancel within same hour - not a day but within same hour. When I was reading the way it should be cancelled it said contact the hotel for the conciliation. The hotel manager was so rude to me that it will cost me cancellation fee and I agree as long as it's cancelled and he said "ya ya it's cancelled" and hangs up the phone so I called back and asked again if he's really sure he cancelled it and he said yeah he cancelled it, so therefore I reserved another hotel and again through Priceline, and on the date of my trip I check my account which is a month after I cancelled it, and the money has not been refunded therefore I went to my bank to dispute it.

    I couldn't talk to the manager because he was so rude. So my bank cancelled it five month later. My account is negative for 539$ when I called them that they said the dispute has been reversed because of Priceline. I talked with Priceline. They said it's Non refundable. They took my money from an innocent broke college girl. I keep calling them begging them "please I don't have any money, I can't afford it, on top of that I already got so many bills, that I am already in debt." They said that they can't do anything about it. I asked them why is it just now they have to take the money out and if there is any way that they can do it at least some other time. They said that they can't do anything about it.

    I paid over 500$ for the hotel that I didn't even used. They think it's a free money that they can just take out of people's account. Now imagine I'm 19 years old in college, living pay check to pay check. I have 0$ in my saving and they are so careless. They just but me into a debt, work Macy's 18 hours a week.... What they did to me is horrible and really sad and I don't have anyone to help me, but I don't want this to happen to someone else so please learn from my experience and please don't let the commercial or their website fool you. Please, DO NOT USE PRICELINE !!!! Please it was more than 10 times that I was on the phone back and forth with my bank and them. Please they will make you regret that you went on your vacation. Please just don't do it.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2014

    On April 7th, we requested two rooms in Chicago for one night in June. I submitted the request from a new iPad Air --- perhaps the iPad somehow translated the request incorrectly. However, I sent the confirmation PDF file, with the correct June dates, to my fellow travelers. As the date approached, I opened my account and did not see any trips upcoming. However, a trip to Chicago was taken... in April which I had not scheduled. I called the hotel, thinking that perhaps someone had stayed there and "stolen" my rooms and moved them to an earlier date. The hotel said they had no request with my name. I then called Priceline. I had a Priceline generated email that was proof of a receipt with the correct dates and they indicated they do not accept emails.

    I am out $284, did not stay on my requested dates, and received no help to rectify the situation. Priceline did not offer to attempt to re-book the rooms with a comparable rates, nor did they offer any mitigating opportunity. We fired Priceline partly because we were ripped off and also because there was no offer to assist us with any alternative. We used another service and booked our June dates.

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    Reviewed June 19, 2014

    I purchased two air tickets from priceline.com departing from Hong Kong airport to San Diego international airport on June 12 for my parents. They arrive 3 hours in advance to Hong Kong airport to check in. Cathay airline checked in their luggage and let them wait. 1 hour later, my parents were told they cannot aboard the Japanese airline because they do not have Japanese visa which we have never been notified to get. I have contacted priceline.com four times and Japanese airline two times from June 13 to June 18. Priceline.com won't give us any refund!!

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    Reviewed June 19, 2014

    I bid on 4 tickets to bring my grandchildren to see me. The bid of $250.00 did not go through. I got an email that said I got to bid. I clicked on it and started to go through the protocol of purchasing the tickets. When it was done, it charged me $350.00 per ticket, a $400 overcharge. I called them immediately and was told they would refund my money but I had to still pay a processing fee. I have my documentation as well as my chat with "Bryan" and it was a total Priceline error, but do you think they will refund me? I have contacted my credit card but they gave them some bologna made up email, saying I agreed to it, when I didn't.

    I will NEVER, EVER, EVER buy from them again and I was a pretty good customer. Going directly to the airlines to save myself grief in the future. I suggest everyone else do so, too. If there is ever a class action suit, I want in!

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    Reviewed June 19, 2014

    My husband and I booked a room for 1 night at the Serena Inn in Goldsboro, NC. When we arrived at the hotel, we found it to be ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS and FILTHY beyond belief! There was a puddle of stagnant water in the main lobby, the front desk person looked like a meth addict, and while we were discussing our immediate cancellation with the desk person, a probation officer walked in and asked the clerk to call his clients and let him know he'd wait for him in the lobby. So we expressed our concerns to the so-called manager and cancelled our reservation being told we'd receive a full refund.

    Well, when I checked my credit card statement I had been double charged, once by Priceline and once from the Serena Hotel. Priceline refused to budge and the way I look at it, Priceline shouldn't have this HORRENDOUS hotel listed on their site!

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    Reviewed June 19, 2014

    I rented a car through Priceline.com. Did a bid for 2 days and price came back as offer of $44 a day, which I accepted. They failed to let me know before I accepted the offer that taxes and fees were $42.66 almost as much as a day rental. Total price of $130.66 for 2 days rental; this was not a bargain. My flight was delayed and wasn't able to pick up car until 1 day later. I called Priceline.com and informed them and they said it wasn't a problem. I only rented car for 1 day but they charged me the same amount. This is even though on their trip receipt, located on the bottom, under important information, it reads "You will be charged now for this rental reservation. Your rental car reservation in non-refundable, non-transferable and non-changeable even if the reservation is not used. If flight cancellations outside of your control keep you from picking up your car, you will be able to cancel your reservation upon verification."

    I had Southwest Airlines explanation of delay for passenger documentation but Priceline still charged me the 2 day rental. I had to go online to chat with a Priceline representative to get a customer service number that I could actually talk to someone, but all other numbers were recordings with the inability to get a person on the phone.

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    Reviewed June 19, 2014

    I was on Priceline looking for the cheapest car rental for my May 2014 vacation in Clearwater. Priceline got me a rental car through Budget, $210 which I thought was a reasonable rate. But when I went back and looked at my credit card statement, they billed me another $257 dollars and some odd cents. I couldn't believe it!! So I called priceline.com and they were sooo rude and said that's the price, and I wouldn't be getting my money back. I remember when I made this transaction I called them to make sure that I was only being charged the $210 rate that of course I don't want the $257 rate and was assured that everything was okay, and I wouldn't be charged. Well I was charged both!! I will never ever use them again. Bad business practice!!! Very bad!!

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    Reviewed June 19, 2014

    I have called multiple times and currently wait on hold for this issue. I used Name Your Own Price as I have done in the past for other hotels. It came back as failed. I e-mailed and called for verification prior to using it again. I then used it several days later and was given the same hotel at about the same price. This was approximately three to four weeks ago. They double charged me for two rooms because I had two reservations. The customer service agents the first time said it was just a hold and would be gone within 10 days. I recently found out this was a lie when I contacted Paypal who assured me I had been charged twice with no credit (Current wait time at the moment 15 minutes) after several calls and e-mails. Do NOT trust this feature as you may end up in the same situation as me then have to deal with people overseas who don't have a clue.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2014

    I placed a room booking through Priceline "Express Deal", expecting I could get a better deal but instead I found that the room which they have chosen for me is of a much lower price than what they have charged me. They have got for me a room at "Park Inn London Heathrow" for a total price of $138. Now due to my curiosity, I checked the room offer through "booking.com", and I was shock to find that the offer rate is actually only $106. It is so disgusting to know how they have cheated and mislead their customer. I am so outrage with their way of doing business.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2014

    DO NOT USE PRICELINE!! I purchased four flight tickets in the amount of $1,612.48. I called back to change the dates of the flights due to a death in my family. Priceline refused to make any changes and refused to give me any type of refund. So basically I am out of $1,612.48!!! I can't believe Priceline would take over a thousand dollars away from me without any type of air credits for future flights. Priceline scams people. DO NOT USE PRICELINE IF YOU VALUE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!!!

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    Reviewed June 18, 2014

    Priceline Buyers Beware... When you book a vacation trip on Priceline be sure you read the "fine print". YOU WILL BE CHARGED RESORT FEES, ENERGY FEES and OTHER HOTEL FEES THAT CAN TOTAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS which will be charged to you upon checkout. Priceline should let you know what the estimated fees are up front so that you know exactly what your costs will be. SNEAKY MARKETING and contacting Customer Service will do you no good.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2014

    We got airline tickets to Alaska. The connections were changed three times by the airlines. We finally got Priceline to CANCEL the tickets and refund the money. I was able to accomplish this because if an airlines changes the times of flights - some airlines by as little as 20 minutes - they allow you to cancel with full refund - very good thing to know. However, it took at least 2 hours on hold and getting disconnected to finally get Priceline, no service reps to get it done. Also the credit for our supposed trip insurance ($40) was credited back to our credit card but not the $3700 for the tickets.

    However I saved the refund email I got from Priceline and if they don't credit my card back for the $3700 by Saturday, I will contact American Express and show my email to dispute the charge. I will NEVER EVER use Priceline again. I actually got CHEAPER tickets going directly to the airlines. Also got cheaper hotel tickets than using Expedia by going directly to hotel website.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2014

    Pay for 3 stars hotel but get 2 stars old aged hotel in bad area. Bad Experience with Priceline.com.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2014

    So I've used "Name your own Price" for a hotel a few times in the past and have been satisfied with the outcome - until now. I bid on a 5-star hotel in Boston. All but one hotel had a median price of about $450/night except one that was $249. I knew I did not want the $249/night hotel so I placed a bid for $251 just so I wouldn't get that cheaper hotel. For some reason, they excepted my bid for $251 which was $2 more than what that hotel was being advertized on the regular Priceline website! and it's non-refundable non cancelable!

    Luckily I bought the travel ins, so I thought. The travel ins is a total scam. It's only good if you have a life changing event which this was obviously not. After many phone conversations with Priceline all I got was, "I totally understand but all we can do is match the Priceline best price guarantee. Seriously?!? So the net of this is, I could have gone on the regular Priceline page and picked the exact hotel for $2 cheaper and had the option to cancel it at no charge. Both of which I can't do now. My days of using Priceline are OVER!

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    Reviewed June 17, 2014

    I was placing a bid for a hotel, didn't realize it locked you into your bid, charged you immediately, and there's not help at all from Priceline. By the way the room you will get is only for two people and will be a smoking room. This was confirmed by the hotel when I called them. The amazing women at the hotel said Priceline is horrible and their customers always complain. The hotel was fantastic and upgraded my room for just a couple bucks and made it non-smoking. If you're wondering which hotel it was that made right the wrong that Priceline does it's the Econo Lodge Hesperia, CA.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2014

    In March, I made a reservation for a rental car through Priceline from Hertz. When I took my car to the body shop, I asked for a ride to the Hertz when the reservation was made. They had a Hertz in their building and said it didn't matter where I picked it up. So I went ahead and got the rental car from there after being told that. When I got my credit card statement, I was charged almost $400 from Priceline as well as $400.00 from Hertz. When I called Priceline, they asked for the reservation number for the rental car I picked up at Hertz and that they would set up a claim to be investigated and try to refund me.

    After about 2 months of going in circles, Priceline told me that it didn't matter if they had proof that I had received it from somewhere, they weren't going to refund me since I didn't pick it up at the original location. I am in school full time and live paycheck to paycheck. I can't afford to spend almost $800 on the same rental car. Why did they have me go to the trouble of getting all of that information if they knew they were never going to refund me? Everyone I talked was rude and inconsiderate to me.

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    Reviewed June 16, 2014

    I wanted to book a hotel with a pool in a certain area and looked at all of the prices available on common sites. Priceline offered "up to 60% savings" by naming your own price, so I tried this option to save a little more. The first lie is the area. You select an area on the map, but that may not be the actual area of your hotel. Mine was 20 miles away! That seems like a deceptive practice to me, but basically you agree to eat any error they make. They offered to refund me 1/2 of my payment, less a $100 fee. Not very helpful when they were at fault. The second lie is the amenities. I wanted a pool for the kids, but the hotel's pool was closed for renovation. This was clearly spelled out on the hotel's website (I found out after the fact) but Priceline does nothing to monitor things like this. They promise you will have a pool and when they don't deliver, they call out some ** clause in the fine print and won't do anything to assist you in changing hotels.

    The third lie is the savings. I found out that my hotel was not 60% savings, or even 50 or 40 or 20 or even 10%. IT COST MORE!!!! That's right, it cost even more to name my own price. How? Well, they tell you the average room rate in the area and the star rating you are searching for. BUT IT IS A LIE TO GET YOU TO BID MORE. My area was $200 a night, so I bid $100 and was accepted. Then I find out that the average room price is actually $109 and most places have offers of $98. So accepting the limitations of Name Your Own Price doesn't carry any benefit at all. None. Zero. It could even cost you. The bottom line is that Priceline doesn't offer any real discounts, and the hassle is not worth the possibility of saving a few bucks.

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    Reviewed June 15, 2014

    I bid for a 2-star hotel, and Priceline gave me extended stay in America, which is nothing more than a 1 star hotel. This hotel was for 6-7-14. I took a loss on this one and re-booked for a 3-star hotel and got Hawthorn Suites by Windham. They forgot to inform me that this place was also a extended stay hotel. It turned out to be nothing fancy really and just like a apartment. The bath tub had black mold in it. This place was really no more than a 2-star hotel!! This is how Priceline rips you off!! I then booked 6-8-14 for County Inn and Suites by Carlson and got ripped off about $22, because hotel was not really in the downtown as they stated it would be. I stayed at Comfort Suites Waco on 6-6-14 and the place had roaches on first floor and all over the parking lot. The people in room next to me left TV on all night, and hotel staff did not even apologize to me.

    The TV in my room kept shutting down every 30 minutes. The gravy at the free breakfast had a bad taste and had to throw the biscuits away. The orange juice was like water. The bathtub had black mold in it. Priceline did not post my review on this hotel, and is dishonestly keeping the hotel rating higher than it should be. Comfort Suites Waco was to be 2 and a half star hotel, but I give them no more than 2 stars for that. Priceline can't be trusted!!

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    Reviewed June 15, 2014

    I made a reservation and it turned out I got a SMOKING room. How could that be? Health issues prevent me from sleeping in a smoking room and Priceline will not refund my money. The customer service folks in the PHILIPPINES say they don't have a phone number or email address for anyone in the USA, and they CANNOT help me refund my money. Forget this!

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    Reviewed June 14, 2014

    I just found out that Priceline charges more tax and fee than other website. I booked 2 night hotel in Waltham, MA. I paid tax and FEES $41 dollars from total $220, almost 40% more tax and fee than hotels.com (I did analysis with the hotels in same area and same rates). I was upset with Priceline, called customer service regarding the overcharges for tax and fee. Priceline has the worst customer service that I never had with any other online companies. They couldn't tell me what is the tax or fees from my charges. I also questioned $1 dollar additional charges from Priceline through my credit card, NO answers again. So be careful if you book hotels with Priceline, compare the price and FEES with other company. From my experience with Priceline today, I will definitely not book anything from them again. I think hotels.com has the best prices and low tax and fees; I could save $40 dollars if I book the same stars hotel from hotels.com today. Best.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2014

    We were issued a credit for a hotel we booked in October 2013. They send us an email on how to obtain the refund by booking a new hotel using the October 2013 credit. We booked our new hotel in May 2014. When we called for the refund (after getting disconnected twice, on the phone for over an hour), they said they can't issue the credit because you have to call for the refund BEFORE you stay at the new reservation. I asked them where it says that in the email they provided us and they said it's assumed I would know that policy. They were extremely rude and I was transferred to customer relations and they acknowledged their mistake but the only resolution they can give me is "I'm sorry."

    When I told them that it is not a resolution, when they did not provide proper written guidance on how to get the refund (this is after being on the phone with them after an hour), he said he can only say sorry and hung up on me. I really hope this company shuts down. Given the competition out there, I can't imagine how they can stay in business treating customers in this manner.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2014

    I tried several sites and phone calls to book a room in Seattle for June 12th -- apparently the University of Washington is having commencement and the city is almost sold out. I found a room (very expensive - $500 per night) on Priceline and being desperate, I booked it. The cancellation policy said full refund if made by 12 the day before which I read as midnight. The person I am visiting found a nicer hotel with a cheaper room ($400 per day) and booked it for me. I called Priceline back at 1pm and they said I would be charged full rate and fees AND they wanted to free up the room for someone else. I told them if charging me, they better leave the room available for me. Customer service is in a foreign location and there was no ability to speak to a native English speaker to let them know the room could easily be rent out. It is the first and LAST time I will ever use Priceline. Customer service is rigid and their cancellation policies are unclear. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2014

    I purchased a ticket on February 12th. Priceline calls me 4 days before the trip to move 3 days later! This is an international flight and the reason is a wedding. But obviously that does matter to them. Have me on hold for 25 minutes to talk to a supervisor. Which never happened. Called back twice, and nothing. This was worst experience that I had as customer. Will never use Priceline again. Thanks for all the inconvenience. My confirmation: **.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2014

    Screw PRICELINE!!! I just booked tickets thinking that I was saving $1,000 and its site left off the 2nd part of my last name. I've booked many times & even have my profile set up. I've talked to the supervisor & they're charging me $75 in cancelling the tickets, which they say they don't usually refund or cancel. My money is tied up for 5 business days. Uggh!

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    Reviewed June 6, 2014

    If you are renting an Enterprise Vehicle through "Priceline", DO NOT PURCHASE PRICELINE'S COLLISION INSURANCE. I live in North Carolina and I purchased a rental car through Priceline from 5/30/14-6/2/14. When I went to pick up the car, I was told by Enterprise that they do not accept 3rd party insurance and I would have to use my own or purchase insurance through them. I used my own and immediately got on the phone with Priceline to request a refund for the insurance I purchased with them. They said they would research it and get back to me. They stated they did and refused to refund the $33 I spent on the insurance. I suggest to have a follow up with Enterprise because obliviously there is a breakdown somewhere in the process which is sad for the customers because we are wasting money. Don't purchase Priceline's Insurance if you are renting a car from Enterprise in North Carolina. IT IS a SCAM!!!!

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    Reviewed June 5, 2014

    I rented a car for my wife through Priceline from Ontario Int. Airport in Ontario Ca. I paid $375.00 for a 4 door accent or similar. My wife went to pick the car up and they tried to give her a 2 door car called the Chevy Spark. My wife's suitcase would not fit. I had to pay an additional $304.00 at the counter to get a car that would fit her luggage.

    I called Priceline and they told me there is no refunds or cancellations, no exceptions. They told me that I was out of luck and to do what I had to do to get a larger car at my own expense. I am going to call my credit card company and see my legal rights if I can reverse my charges and get my money back.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2014

    I am very frustrated by my most recent experience with Priceline. I called to ask if I could edit my flight dates on an already purchased ticket and they told me yes, as long as I was willing to pay a fee. I had to check on another flight on another airline as well, so I told them I would call back. My second airline changed my flight for no fee, so I changed it (American Airlines) without incident. When I called Priceline back to change this ticket, a different agent told me that absolutely no changes would be allowed on the ticket. I spoke with a supervisor customer service agent, who found the recording from my first conversation with the company in which the agent told me that I could make the change and still refused to help me or even give me a discount. We listened to this exact recording together and the agent refused. More than anything, I am appalled by the extremely low level of customer service. No refunds or discounts were offered. I had to buy a brand new ticket since I had changed my second ticket based on false information Priceline had given me. Shame on Priceline.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2014

    My experience with priceline has been horrible. Booked 5 rooms in a holiday inn hotel in fl and cannot accommodate to double beds. The reservation is for July 2014 and the money was already charged to my credit card. No refund, no change can be done and stuck with this deal. Spoke with one rep and she lied to me that everything was taken care. No resolution yet and my cc was charged over $2400. Called hotel, they say is priceline. Called priceline, they say call the hotel. Priceline guaranteed for 2 people but they assume you will sleep on same bed regardless.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2014

    I had booked a ticket through Priceline. I needed to cancel the tickets which I did. They were clearly stated procedures for cancellation which I followed. However, once the ticket was cancelled, I lost the entire value of the ticket. I called Priceline repeatedly and wasted several hours but no one was able to help me rebook the ticket.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2014

    My experience with Priceline is very bad. I have booked a hotel, advertised as a 3-star, but ended up with a 2-star which is nightmare before. Immediately I called Priceline but they are no help. Customer service is horrible.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2014

    I would like to bring it to your attention a hotel reservation confirmation completed through your website (Priceline.com) on May 27, 2014 for August 9 to August 23, 2014 at the Hilton London Olympia Hotel (Confirmation No. ** Trip Number **). The total amount charged is $2,625.14 USD. It was my pleasure to access to your valuable website that provides incredible offers and very attractive prices; however due to my unfamiliarity of your website, as a first time user, I was confused and made the confirmation to the purchase mistakenly. Unfortunately, my plans are not yet confirmed and my visit to London in August has not yet fully approved by my Employer.

    I am fully aware of your policy regarding reservations, as non-refundable and no cancellation, change, or transferred; however I trust from a customer services point view, you could void the charge and the reservation of 14 nights; as due to my lack of understanding of your site, the reservation will not be utilized and will gravely affect my family capacity to undertake our annual vacation. I will be glad to hear from you as soon as possible for a positive confirmation to cancel the reservation and if required the terms of a fair settlement convenient to both parties.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2014

    I recently booked a hotel and rental car from Priceline. The price was fair for both hotel and car. The trip went well. But... when I received my Visa bill, I discovered the Priceline added a charge for rental car insurance that I did not authorize. When I called the phone number given on my Visa bill next to the reference number, I was told that Priceline is not responsible for rental car charges, even though the whole transaction occurred on their site. They had me call another associated site - RENTALCARS.com, which basically refused to reimburse me. They said I should go to their website, under the "Contact Us" link and write my complaint. This is BS. I will NEVER do business with Priceline again.

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    Reviewed May 31, 2014

    I reserved a hotel room online through Priceline with Days Inn in Azusa, California. I booked the room for a visiting guest and her cat. The hotel had advertised "Pet Friendly" on Priceline. My guest checked in 2 hours early and paid Days Inn $10 cash ($5/hour). An hour later the cat was delivered to my guest. My guest went to the Hotel office to ask that maid service not come in unless she was there because the cat would try to escape. Days Inn said she could not stay because she had a cat and she did not tell them in advance. They said she was not in one of the rooms OK'd for pets, but they did not offer to move my guest to one of those rooms. They just demanded she leave. She said they were insulting.

    She may also have been insulting as well because she is an avid animal lover and can get difficult on animal issues. Days Inn said they will charge for one night even though they did not allow my guest to stay and did not offer her one of the "pet" rooms. I spoke with Priceline to dispute payment of the one night hotel stay and ended up with a supervisor named Andrea. After about an hour, Priceline refused to do anything about the unfair charge. So, my credit card will be charged for a stay that never happened, my guest was "kicked out" of the "pet friendly" hotel because she had a cat and didn't tell them in advance, my guest was treated rudely, and I was dismayed by Priceline's unethical and/or cowardly refusal to do the right thing.

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    Reviewed May 31, 2014

    I arrived at my hotel this past Wednesday, only to discover that my reservation was cancelled. When the manager of the hotel called Priceline, he was told "the customer cancelled this reservation a week ago." Yet I did no such thing, and I was standing right there anticipating checking into my room. The hotel manager was very patient with the Priceline employee and continued to work on my behalf, knowing I would not have cancelled a reservation for which I would then show up! The Priceline employee finally agreed to pay the hotel, but the first credit card number provided to the hotel manager was rejected.

    After further troubleshooting with the employee, the manager finally received another Priceline credit card number that was accepted, so I was able to get my room. This may have all been an innocent mistake on the part of Priceline, but it may also be a red flag. If the cancellation was nefarious in some way, coupled with a rejected payment from them to the hotel, and if this is not an isolated incident, it may be an indication that Priceline is in financial trouble. Beware.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2014

    Booking a 3 star hotel in Covina, I got Park Inn. This is a rat's nest. Guests are fleeing when they see it. I stayed there before, and posted pictures in Tripadvisor. This hotel is a tear-down. And Priceline sold it as a 3- star. Customer service did nothing but read their standard piece of paper about how they talk to management. Ridiculous. Supervisor Brandon had the nerve to say, "You saved 20 dollars".... No, Brandon, I lost 75 dollars. Nobody in their right mind, not even me, will spend a night at this hotel. But Priceline do not care. Sad.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2014

    This is not my first time using Priceline but it will be my last. I needed to cancel my reservation and I was told I couldn't cancel because of the discount I was getting I would be unable to do so. Mind you my discount nothing really my room was $50 for 1 night and with taxes its was $59. But I trusted them and went with the flow because of a good experience. I think this is a crock of you know what. This is in very fine print and you have to click on several pages to view this information. I will never ever use them again.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2014

    I rented a car through Priceline/rentalcars.com from Budget in the Cayman Island and was forced to pay additional 280.00 for insurance. I had travelers insurance and coverage from my credit card. I was sent a survey from rentalcars.com, let them know what happened and I got an "oh well" email back.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2014

    I booked a flight at a good price and then the next day the price went down. I spoke to someone on their online chat tool about getting the lower price but by the end of all the questions, I was unsure if I wanted to take the risk of cancelling my flight and rebooking. So they asked, "Would you like me to cancel your reservation?" and I said, "I will do it, thanks" b/c I was still unsure as to what I wanted to do. I figured I would just keep my price. Then I got an email stating that my flight had been cancelled and now they will NOT reinstate it. Saying "I will do it, thanks" does not give them the authority to cancel it. Now I am 10 days away from my departure date fighting them trying to get back on my original flight since it should not have been cancelled in the first place.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2014

    On May 13, 2014 I was checking prices for a one-way car rental from Pittsburgh to Washington D.C. Somehow, Priceline web page makes a reservation for a car that must be returned to the same place I rent. I definitely did not confirm, I just returned to the previous page. Then, I checked the other websites to get one way rental. They have sent me a confirmation and immediately they charged my credit card. When I realized that there is a mistake, they did not refund my money before they charged me $51 to break the contract charge. I DID NOT HAVE any reservation for the car from the beginning, however, they said they cannot do anything about it. They have a faulty website, be careful, better yet don`t even bother to check prices with them. They are not definitely the cheapest one.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2014

    I used priceline.com to book a Carnival cruise in June 2014. I booked two cabins and I qualified for a promotion they were having. I would be able to get two rooms up to a $150 value in New Orleans. We are driving down to leave out of New Orleans so this was perfect and the reason I booked the cruise with them. My agent was very nice while booking and would return my calls, but once I gave deposit it was total confusion. My booking agent had told me to give a deposit and I had two weeks to pay the rest. The next day I get a call from Carnival telling me that I had only 24 hours to pay balance or lose my deposit. Didn't think much about this miscommunication and paid the balance. Then I go online and booked my trip to New Orleans as instructed using Express Deals on priceline.com.

    When it came time for payment I was expecting to be ask for a promotion code and wasn't ask. It is charged on my credit card. I start calling priceline.com. My agent won't return my calls. When I call the cruise number they tell me I have to talk with the hotel department. When I talk with the hotel department they tell me it was offered by the cruise line, have to talk with them. Tried calling the hotel direct and they tell me it is with priceline.com not them. After several calls I find out I wasn't suppose to make my reservations until 5/7/2014 for the coupon to be applied. I made my reservations on 4/20/2014. Nobody at priceline.com will override the date or help me with my problem. If my agent told me I had to wait until 5/7/14, I don't remember this information.

    I now have two free rooms I must use within 90 days of 5/7/14 or lose this $300 coupon. I'm already out the $350 for rooms in New Orleans on my credit card. The most frustrating part is when you call priceline.com you get passed around from department to department with no one willing to solve the problem or help you. They do not support or try to find a solution at all. I wished I had investigated them and seen the complaints with other dissatisfied customers before booking such an important vacation.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2014

    I rented a minivan via Priceline. I did it through the name your own price section. My bid was accepted for $40 per day for 10 days. When I received my invoice for the rental, $219.60 had been tacked on for taxes and "fees". I tried via e-mail and phone calls to find out just what those "fees" were. I was given the run around. Each person I spoke with said their computer didn't have that information. I knew that taxes were 6.85% so that was just a small portion of the $219.60. I finally asked one young man to let me speak to his supervisor. I was given "customer relations". Again I was told that no one there had a break down of the fees. Each e-mail I received pointed me back to the contract which only states the amount of taxes and fees without a breakdown. No one at Priceline was able to give me an answer - I even put in one e-mail that I know they didn't pull that figure out of the air!!! Still no breakdown was ever received. I will NEVER deal with Priceline again - this is a huge ripoff!!!

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    Reviewed May 18, 2014

    I made a rental car reservation through Priceline, picking up the car at Miami airport and dropping off at Tampa airport. The reservation price was approximately $22.00. But what a surprise when I went to pick up the car... The price increase $84.00 - final price $106.00. The reason was due to dropping off the car in a different location. I called Priceline and they did not want to help me. Their excuse was that the price that they provide on the reservation is only an estimate but not the final price. Then It doesn't make sense to make a reservation through them if the rental companies are not going to honor Priceline original fees. I WILL NEVER USE Priceline for any reason. They do not have ethics and they promise you something that they will not be honoring.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2014

    I recently purchased a car rental through Priceline’s Name Your Own Price. My wife was traveling from Sacramento to Redding, about 2-hour drive. I pre-arranged the rental and paid for it in advance. When she arrived to pick up the car, they would not rent it to her because the credit card I used was in my name. However the last names were the same. I spoke with the rental car manager at Budget and he stated that there was nothing he could do and I needed to contact Priceline, which I attempted to do while my wife was waiting for a resolution but was unsuccessful. It was like a merry go round.

    We had to find a rental agency offsite and pay cash for the car which was more than double in price. I sent an email to Priceline’s customer service as I got nowhere with the phone. It stated they would get back to me in about 12 hours. Three days later, their response via e-mail was tough luck, no refund. I contacted Budget and they were very responsive and also agreed I should not have to pay for a vehicle I did not receive. They are refunding 100% of my money. Now that is customer service. Priceline on the other hand shows their true character and it’s all about the money and not the people. I will never, ever use them again for anything even if I have to pay a little extra on another site… Users of Priceline beware.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2014

    My first experience with Priceline wasn't the greatest. Got a decent hotel for a good price; however, I had an issue with my car rental. I had thought that I was getting a car that would fit 4 people - it even stated that the car would fit 4 people. When I went to the service counter I was told that the car I requested wouldn't be able to fit 4 people and I would need to upgrade to a bigger car. I wasn't very happy about this and was given the run around. I eventually had to get a bigger car and pay more for it.

    My second experience, I bidded on a hotel. Got an excellent deal. Called the hotel right after to see what kind of room I had gotten. The excellent deal I got my room for was for only a single queen bed - not what I wanted for the four of us. I asked if there was any way I could get a double bed room instead. The lady told me I could upgrade to one for an extra $40 per night. Not such a fricken great deal after all. Needless to say I most likely will not be making any of my future travel plans through Priceline anymore.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2014

    I book a flight through Priceline for 578 which they authorize and no tickets which I don't have cause the airlines doesn't have none!! I really think this is bad business to take money for flights that you have to see if the airlines have them!! I'm really piss about this and I will never book with Priceline again.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2014

    Beware when you book a car rental via Priceline. It is prepaid and if you return the car sooner as I did you get no refund and the car rental company will not tell you. I booked a compact car for 7 days $312 and returned it after 2 days. If you book with a rental car company directly they give you a refund. Never again.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2014

    I've used Priceline.com many, many times over the last seven years and was very pleased with them until a few years ago. I found that I wasn't getting any good deals from them so I stopped using them for a couple of years. Just over a month ago, I tried using them again with terrible results. I booked a room in Las Vegas through Priceline.com for two nights. At checkout, there were over $70 in additional fees. I tried to explain that I had prepaid through Priceline but the staff told me I had to take it up with Priceline. Calling Priceline proved pointless. They told me that in the fine print on my reservation contract, it stated that the hotel could basically add on whatever charges they wanted and the issue was between me and the hotel. If I had booked directly through the hotel, these charges would have been included in the price and known in advance. I can only assume that Priceline does not include these charges to make it seem as though a customer is getting a deal.

    Last week, I attempted to use Priceline to book a hotel room in El Paso, Texas. BEWARE, if you look carefully at the location areas, they cross the border into Juarez, Mexico (a city that was recently averaging 2,500 murders a year). They'll book you not only in a different city, but in a different country. A very sneaky practice considering that once booked, you have no recourse through Priceline.

    Today, my wife and I booked a room in a vacation area for a weekend getaway where we won't have a car. The room we booked turned out to be many miles from the town. I immediately called Priceline and asked to switch the hotel stating that I'd be happy to pay full price through them but the answer was "No, is there anything else I can help you with?" It's basically "go to hell" said with a smile. We'll have to book a second room where we want to stay and just eat the cost of the first room. Priceline was a wonderful company years ago and I unfortunately sung its praises and successfully encouraged many of my coworkers to use it. Not a single one still does as we've all had the similar experiences recently. There are just too many other good travel/booking websites out there to ever use Priceline again.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2014

    I made several attempts to book hotels on Priceline over two days. Each one was either rejected, timed out or they told me they would "get back to me later" (in a 5 minute time window). Unfortunately on one of these attempts the bid actually went through. I had no knowledge of this but received an email timestamped hours after my bid. When I called to complain they told me there was nothing they could do. They cited a signed document which agreed to their terms. I of course did sign it; however I signed it hours earlier than the timestamp indicated. They were completely unhelpful and offered nothing by way of resolution.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2014

    First time I ever used priceline. Plans changed, am unable to fly confirmed ticket time, called to initiate a later flight, no changes allowed even though I offered an additional $200 which is higher than advertised price on the airline! Absolutely no changes. This is hard to accept since the flight was booked 2 months in advance. So now I eat a $500 ticket. Never again Priceline.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2014

    I booked a room for funeral services I will be attending. Less than 2 hours of booking the room, I received a call from my family saying the funeral services were moved a couple days out. I tried to cancel my reservation with no success. I then tried to move my check-in dates out a few days with no success. Priceline gave me the number to the resort so I called them but they were confused because they take direction from Priceline. They were just trying push me off. Either way, the cancellation policy is (as I read it) you can cancel your policy but it has to be a month in advance. That doesn't make sense when I rarely book anything over a month in advance. I will never use Priceline again....especially so I do not have to deal with the customer rep...

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    Reviewed May 6, 2014

    When we booked an international flight through Priceline, we were told we could change the return flight day for a fee, but then when we tried to change it, after being transferred around on the phone for over an hour, we were told that it is in the fine print that the flight date cannot be changed. Quite expensive as we had to book a new international flight.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2014

    After finding a room on Priceline website we took it and received confirmation numbers from both Priceline.com, Bookings.com and Extended Stay America. Now they are backing out on their advertised price, tripling the price. They are CROOKS and will advertise anything and then tell you there was a disclosure and they don't have to stand by their advertised price.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2014

    2 customer service reps said they could give me one time refund of $200 cancellation fee and be charged $50. After speaking with a different rep I was told that was an error on their part but could not cancel. Now I am out $345.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2014

    I had the worst experience with Priceline last week. I had a job to do in New York so I was debating between getting car service, or getting a car rental. Finally we found a 100 dollar rental for 2 days through Priceline. My plane was late, then they put me on a different flight. Finally at 12.30 in the morning, I am at budget rental and they are trying to charge me 300 dollars instead of 100. I spent an hour on the phone with Priceline. They try to give me bogus excuses, of why that could of happen. They didn't do anything to accommodate me. Finally at 1:30 in the morning, they said "have a good night!" I will never use them again! And if you don't want a chance to end up stranded in a not so familiar location in the middle of the night without a car, or a hotel, don't use their flaky services neither!

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    Reviewed May 5, 2014

    I booked 1 room and then added a room. When we got to the hotel, I found out I was booked for three rooms. I said I only needed two and to cancel one. They said I had to do it through Priceline. When I tried to cancel one room with them, they said it was too late and they marked me as a no-show for one of the rooms. The hotel didn't put a charge on one of the rooms so that means Priceline kept all the money for it! I will NEVER use them again. I will deal directly with a hotel from now on!

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    Reviewed May 5, 2014

    My fiance and I decided to book a hotel through Priceline.com. We used "Express Deals" option and we didn't forget to purchase "trip protection". Where was saying 100% of cancellation. So, we got nice hotel but no pets allowed. We called customer service, explained everything and asked to switch a hotel with in the same price group but pets allowed. They said it's impossible because all deals are final. Then we remind them that we have trip protection. But we found out that it's only for illness and death of one of us.

    Oh and by the way, they also charged us taxes and fees. Before you decide to use Priceline.com, I would recommend you to think 10 times.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2014

    I booked a hotel reservation online with Priceline's "Name Your Own Price" option today. I have used Priceline numerous times before and have been very happy with their booking service. However, today I attempted to book a hotel and when asked how much I wanted to bid I entered $70 per night. Priceline then had me confirm the booking I was requesting as well as the offer I entered for $70/night. Priceline then went ahead to search and book a hotel per my request, but when I reviewed the reservation confirmation, the per night booking rate was charged/booked at $96/night. This was obviously not what I submitted the request for and at no time was I asked if I would accept $96/night for the booking.

    Obviously - I'm not very happy. I phoned customer service and explained the problem and all they would offer is an alleged confirmation that I must have bid $96/night and accepted that Bid rate before they booked. I explained numerous times to the customer service rep that at no time did I ever bid $96/night nor did they come back with an offer to up my bid to $96/night to accept a successful booking. Even though my phone call was escalated to "Client Dispute Services", I got no customer service other than repeatedly hearing their non-cancellation policy and a Dispute Address (even though I did not request it). I will note that both representatives I spoke with were more concerned with disconnecting the call than actually listening to and trying to understand my predicament/situation and offering alternative resolutions.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2014

    I made 8 bids for a hotel room in Baltimore, 5/5 - 5/8 or for 3 nights. All were failed bids. In the meantime, Priceline sends email saying "try again". When replying to the email, it shows up in "express bids" with the correct dates. However, I moved to the "make a bid" section. There it changed the dates on me and reduced the stay by one night. I didn't pick up on it until the bid went through or "won". I called them within 5 minutes. After 30 minutes, first with the support and then with Customer Relations, they would not either cancel (at no cost) or add a night at the same cost. They said I must have put the shortened trip length in.

    I have a record of the previous 8 bids, all failed, all showing the correct 3 night dates requested. I now remember, a few days ago, on one of those failed bids (in response to a Priceline email), I had noticed a change of dates. Today, being in a hurry, I did not, especially when I had made several attempts in the past, and most of them had the correct dates. Priceline's software seems to change the dates depending on what is available. This is deceptive behavior. If I am replying to a failed bid, they should keep the dates the same. Of course, they deny it and said I must have manually changed the dates. No way, especially when I have 8 other bids with the correct date on them - some done manually through a new web page, and some with the reply button on a Priceline email. I am happy to bid again, go to Hotwire or to an express deal. Obviously, if I could pay the full price, I would not use this method.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2014

    I booked a Hertz rental at Bradley International (Windsor Locks, CT) thru Priceline and prepaid for the 3 days I needed the car. When I arrived at the Hertz counter, people were sitting waiting for cars, and the Hertz representative said that no cars were available in the category that I ordered (the lot was full of cars). She did offer to give me a "premium" car at $50.00 extra per day. Having no recourse, and having an appointment that was important to me, I reluctantly agreed to pay for the "upgrade". Hertz had plenty of cars to give its clients, but chose to sell them rather than issue upgrades to those of us who did not have the "correct" car waiting for us upon our arrival. What was the sense of paying Priceline for a car that was not available in the first place? Priceline does not look after its customers' needs, and does not provide the kind of support that a company of its size and weight should. I will not use Priceline for any further trips until they change their policy.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2014

    After trying to cancel my trip and even having a cancellation insurance, Priceline's employees gave me a very hard time, were disrespectful and rude, tried to tell me that I cannot cancel, etc. They talked in a very discriminatory way especially an employee by the name of Ana ** from the Philippines. I never ever book with them anymore and I fly once a month.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2014

    It was the first time I tried the foolish name your own price. I didn't know what really happened. They couldn't accept my price, so I had to add different choices and add price. I was so confused. When the booking succeeded, I found that they also added the taxes, and the price was even more than regular booking. I called the customer service. They said that it could not be cancelled. I have pleasant cancelling experiences with other websites. All other websites can cancel booking, except damn Priceline! They say name your price, but never accept any price that is lower than regular booking price. Priceline is just cheating! Priceline is the worst booking website ever! Never go with Priceline!

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    Reviewed April 22, 2014

    I admit that I booked for the wrong evening. However when I contacted Priceline.com customer service, I ended up getting connected to sales people instead. What should have been a 5-10 minute call at max turned into a 30+ call where I was never able to talk to anyone about changing my reservation date because they kept going through item after item that they were trying to sell me.

    First a guy told me that today they are offering a "free" $100 gift card as long as I pay for shipping ($5, which seemed high for shipping a gift card alone...). Catch is that this package wasn't just for a gift card. They were also including "free" 14-day trial memberships to X, Y, Z... After which each would cost X, Y, Z per month unless cancelled. All would be charged to the credit card that I provided to cover the original shipping...

    I was fine with the first offer (some kind of saver discount membership) because I thought, "Heck, I'll just cancel this and go about my business"; however, even after giving my info to the first guy I talked with, he transferred me on to a second guy. This second guy made me repeat everything I told to the first guy. Then after that the second guy made me repeat everything I told him to a computer to record everything... Wasting my time. I told him a couple time through this I just want to cancel. I don't want to get anything sent to me; however, both times he said I have already authorized this and am being charged the $5... I thought, if I have already authorized this why am I still on the phone with you and not someone regarding getting my reservation corrected??

    Finally I asked the guy if I could get transferred on to someone regard getting my reservation changed around and he told me that I first need to confirm for another offer (something about shipping saver membership). At this point I was pissed because I didn't want to continue down this trail of wasting my time on things I will only have to cancel in the future, and if I don't cancel the only reason why I talked in the first place ($100 gift card) would cost me more than what it was worth. I have heard of people having trouble getting these things cancelled and am afraid I might end up in that boat.

    To summarize everything, I'm sure Priceline.com is just fine unless you have to deal with a non-existent Customer Service (sales group). If you do need help you will feel like someone in a canoe without a paddle headed for a waterfall (maddening and frightening at the same time). Even though they are probably fine 95% of the time with booking, that 5% of the time there might be an issue is enough to keep me from ever caring to deal with Priceline.com again. It's probably always best to book directly with the hotel even if you think it will save you $5-$10... End of Rant.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2014

    (Priceline Scammed Me) I am a Military Mom who knew my flight dates to see my son could change at any time. I talked to the representative at Priceline and told them I had to have refundable tickets, as dates change due to military procedure. I was told by the rep that all I needed to do was buy the trip insurance. So I bought the trip insurance and then the date changed! Priceline then tells me the insurance company is not owned by them and they have no control over what they cover! I absolutely asked this question when I was booking the tickets for my son, Mother and I. The insurance company tells me there is no way to reschedule my flight except for death or if I'm in the hospital. I just wanted to change dates, I wasn't going to cancel the trip! Now all of a sudden I have non-refundable or exchange tickets. Do not trust what they tell you! They are all a bunch of liars and could care less about my soldier who is serving for each of them also.... Make It Right Priceline ........ Serve your customers as my son serves his country! Become an American and do what you promised me!!!!!

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    Reviewed April 21, 2014

    Made a reservation with Priceline for a hotel room. Advertised as hotel near Newark Airport. Hotel was located about 10 minutes from downtown Newark. Arrived at hotel and had a problem checking in; hotel did not have reservation. I had a copy of reservation from off line. Got to the room and it was so old and smelly. Sheets on bed are so old they are yellow. Curtains cover 3/4 of the window. Bathroom is so old and outdated; tile so old and cracked. The room was furnished with old furniture with signs in the lobby advertising furniture for sale. This place is more like a rooming house. The next morning at the desk, they attempted to make me pay for the hotel room a second time. This Place is nasty beyond belief.

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    Reviewed April 20, 2014

    This is the first and last time I deal with a car vendor. If you make a mistake on your computer and put the wrong info and hit that booking key, you just got screwed. You can't change, cancel, ask for a different car. But they charge your credit card and lock you in with that fake contract you haven't even sign yet. I've never heard of a contract that can't be modified the same day you call them. Boy are they nasty and rude. I thought I lived in America. This is bull.........never again. You read this, don't do it. These people are not even human.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2014

    I decided to use Priceline for the first time for a car rental and after looking at rentals on the actual car rental site, I realized I could have gotten the car for $40.00 cheaper. My mistake for not looking at the direct car rental site first. I called Priceline up and asked if I could change the drop off location and only mentioned to the Priceline rep my dissatisfaction with Priceline pricing. I was not asking for a refund because I did read the NO refund clause. The Priceline rep then proceeded to tell me they can cancel my rental for a $55.00 fee so I can rebook it direct at the $40.00 cheaper rate! I will never get used to how some companies enjoy insulting their customers and treat them like complete idiots. I will never use Priceline again and will do all I can to warn others how rude they are. Keep away from Priceline and check every other site first. Companies like Priceline need to go out of business fast...

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    Reviewed April 13, 2014

    This company has terrible customer service. I phoned in to change a flight. They told me that there would be a $80 charge through the airline, Virgin Airlines. I phoned the airline itself and they advised me that there was no such charge and that I should tell Priceline to contact them about the charge. Every time I called Priceline they would hang up on me. I spent over 4 hours on the phone, every time the agent would tell me they were making notes that there was no charge, every time I would call back there would be another hour on hold, followed by them telling me about the charge, and then they would hang up on me. I would have changed the flight directly through virgin but had to do it through priceline as per the policy. DO NOT USE PRICELINE!

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    Reviewed April 9, 2014

    I booked hotel accommodations through Priceline for a trip to Disney World. I did the express Deal and chose a 3-star hotel. I assumed that I would get one of the hotels that was listed in the example. Was given the Clarion Inn in Buena Vista, Florida. I read reviews that were not good about the Hotel. I filed for cancellation since I bought travel insurance; I've read that they don't give refunds for cancelling. I am waiting to see and hoping.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2014

    It happened to me with a rental car. My wife and I booked a bucket list trip to Virginia for a week. I used Priceline for the first time to rent a car. We decided on Dollar Rent a Car through Priceline. They showed a picture of a Dodge Charger and advertised it a "Full Size Car." They stated in the ad and the rental confirmation agreement "Dodge Charger or similar."

    I showed up at the Dollar counter and presented the confirmation. Dollar had a Dodge Charger available, but would only rent it at a higher than agreed upon price. Dollar's attendant stated that "the Dodge Charger is not a full size car, it is a Premium car." I showed him the confirmation with the picture of the Charger advertised as a full size car. Dollar's attendant made a statement to the effect that Priceline is notorious for not advertising properly, and that Dollar was not bound by their mistake. Dollar rented me a Toyota Camry as a full size car. Clearly the 4-cylinder Camry is not similar to the Charger. If Dollar had offered a Camaro or Mustang as similar, I would not have an issue.

    I got on the phone with Priceline customer service while I was at the Dollar counter, and all I could get from them is that Dollar could rent me only what Dollar considered a full size car, and that Dollar can choose the or similar car. It appears clear to me that Priceline "Baited" me with a Charger, and had to know what the outcome would be when I arrived at the Dollar counter. At that point I am stuck and have to accept whatever they say. Angry is an understatement. Priceline was at a minimum "negligent" in its advertising, but after reading all of the bait and switch posts it is more likely that this has become a standard of practice for Priceline. I have saved all of the documentation about which I have written here. I think a class action lawsuit against Priceline should be in the future. Bait and Switch is illegal.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2014

    Priceline is very deceptive in its listing of Resort Fees. I would not recommend using this company. I have used this company previously, but this last time, pushed me over the edge. I have found it's less expensive to either call the hotel directly or use a different travel agency. Priceline should be replaced.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2014

    Before you do business with this greedy website, make sure you are aware that the customer service is dump ass and does nothing, just take advantage of your hard situation to charge you.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2014

    I have used Priceline in the past, but NEVER again!!!! No one you can speak to on the phone knows anything, all they can do is read off the legal verbiage, and no one has any power to do anything! I wanted to be IN the French Quarter, and I am ACROSS THE STREET from the French Quarter. I was told, in writing, I was saving like 33%, but I can get the same room without the hassle on the Hilton site for THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY. NO SAVINGS! I want a King bed, Priceline says I have to call the hotel, I did. The hotel says I have to call Priceline, I did that too. Even though the rep I spoke to at Hilton said they have King beds, and even though I can get a King bed on the Hilton site, the Priceline rep said they are sold out of King beds and that he can't do anything.

    This is a scam! A bunch of employees who probably don't even work in this country just standing by the fine print and doing NOTHING to make customers happy. NEVER AGAIN!!! NEVER!!!!! Now I am going away on a much needed vacation with my husband, and we won't even be sleeping in the same bed. I hope everyone can read my review so no one EVER uses Priceline again. I can find cheaper/better hotels on my own and not have my hands tied. I am so completely disgusted. It will now be my mission to get on every site possible to tell everyone who will listen to NEVER use this site again!!!!

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    Reviewed April 7, 2014

    Even if you have a family emergency and through no fault of your own have to cancel, even if you contact them a MONTH AHEAD, they will not issue a refund. Yes, you read and sign their cancellation policy. IT IS TO YOUR BENEFIT to pay the $6 or $7 a night savings TO THE ORIGINAL VENDOR, HOTEL OR CAR. The people I spoke with offer no leeway of any kind. On Social Security, this was a huge amount of money to have them put into THEIR accounts! SO DON'T HAVE AN EMERGENCY OR FOR ANY REASON, THINK THEY WILL WORK WITH YOU. THANKS FOR LISTENING.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2014

    We reserved a rental car using PRICELINE in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They made the reservation with EZ Rent A Car and emailed us the information. We picked up the car at EZ Rent A Car, and they said Priceline had not paid them. EZ Rent A Car did say the reservation was thru PRICELINE, but they had received no payment. PRICELINE messed up the reservation on their end, and made it with HERTZ, although they emailed us the information for EZ RENT A CAR. So we ended up paying for this car rental twice, and are still fighting with them about it a month later. DO NOT USE PRICELINE EVER FOR ANYTHING. Their reservation/computer system is completely full of bugs and you could end up paying for AIRFARES or HOTELS or CAR RENTALS two times.

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    Reviewed April 5, 2014

    I have only used Priceline once before under the exact same circumstances. I needed a hotel in an area that I am very familiar with. I specified that same area and ended up with a hotel several miles away in a different area. I called customer service and was told that I included the other area in my search. Suspicious after reading other comments. I repeated several times that I had specified area 'x' and I was nice but firm. The gal hung up in me. Didn't escalate to a supervisor. A very telling sign.

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    Reviewed April 1, 2014

    My wife made reservations at a Hampton Inn and Suites in Greensboro, NC on the 27th of February through Priceline for the 29th of February. We then realized it wasn't going to work for us. So we tried to cancel but they told us that we needed to cancel by the 26th of February. So we called Hampton direct and the manager, Nishant **, was rude, got loud and hung up on us. At this point we thought we should just go there and try and fix the situation. The staff on duty was very short with us so we left and didn't stay the night. Apparently they have a 100% satisfaction guarantee and we were anything but satisfied. I have never been treated like that before at any hotel I've ever been to. Since we didn't stay I don't think we should be charged. Please get back to me and let me know what's going to happen. Thank you. You can call me at **.

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    Reviewed March 28, 2014

    Do NOT USE Priceline!!! I won't get into the length of my experience but if you are booking a room at a hotel, find the cheapest price on-line then call the hotel directly and tell them what you found. Most will meet that price and this way if you have to cancel anytime during your stay, the hotel is more then likely to give you some refund. Priceline does not.

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    Reviewed March 26, 2014

    I booked a a hotel thru Priceline for 1 night. I got 2 confirmation emails from them and my bank was charged twice. I called Priceline, was informed by Anabelle that it was only a confirmation fee and would go away, "don't worry, you will only be charged $57.91." I got to the hotel to check in and asked if there were 2 hotel confirmation numbers for me. I was told "no, we show one." I called Priceline and never got to speak to anyone. I called back in the morning when indeed my account had been charged 2 times, and now my account is overdrawn. Called again, I got the whole, no refund crap.. But we will call hotel and confirm.. After forever, she got back on and told me the hotel had confirmed that both numbers had been booked and used.. Then got the policy again. I called the hotel and was told there was a mistake on Priceline's side. They showed nothing for me being charged twice or that there were two bookings for me. I am writing this as I am still in limbo to see IF ANYTHING will be done.. For now I agree, who we have to get a hold of to start a mass lawsuit?!?! Cause all this theft is bs.

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    Reviewed March 25, 2014

    I booked a car rental through Priceline expecting big savings. Priceline only paid the car company a small part of the actual cost, and the car rental company says it is my problem. Ended up costing almost 3 times as much to rent a car as if I had just booked it directly myself. Priceline is just a scam!!!

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    Reviewed March 24, 2014

    I'm very unsatisfied with Priceline. The ads are misleading and you will be charged additional fees and taxes. I will be using Hotels.com next time.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2014

    They gave me wrong car and now they won't change it or refund my money.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2014

    I understand the express deal feature means no changes/cancellations/etc. However, I take real issue with the fact that at the END of the form it asks you to log in to your priceline account and in doing so, refreshes the page and reverts all your fields to blank and your selections back to the top of each list. I went back to re-enter the information, not realizing my selections had been changed upon refresh. I ended up with a smoking, handicap accessible room (I am not handicap and I am traveling with a small child). Of course they wouldn't change it even though it was their system that changed it from my original choice. They should have made it right. Reverting everything after you have filled out the form is pretty slimy. I will NEVER use their service again.

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    Reviewed March 18, 2014

    After making hotel reservations through Priceline we called the hotel room to confirm the hotel had the wrong room and advised us that it would be an additional $15.00 per night to change from a king size bed to 2 double beds. We agreed to pay the difference and when we went to check in, the hotel said they did not have the room. We contacted Priceline to be told, "Oh well, there is nothing we can do and we will not refund your money." They didn't even offer to find another hotel, NOTHING!! Now we are out of town searching for a hotel room and out over $100.00. Priceline has the worst customer service and they are a horrible bait and switch company. DO NOT USE PRICELINE EVER!!

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    Reviewed March 16, 2014

    I booked a flight through Priceline using a Visa/Debit card. After taking the money from my account and sending me a confirmation e-mail with itinerary, Priceline e-mailed me hours later to let me know that the flight was not booked and I was not charged. I called Priceline and was told that their database hadn't been updated and that the flight I wanted wasn't available. I was assured that my money would be returned to my account within 24 hrs. The following day my money still wasn't returned. I contacted Priceline again and was told that it was my bank's problem and there was nothing they could do. I contacted my bank and was told that Priceline needed to reverse the charges to my account and that there was nothing they could do.

    Once again I contacted Priceline (you have no idea how hard it is to get a hold of a real person there!!!!), and once again I was told that they didn't charge my account and that it wasn't their problem. My bank has launched an investigation and I've been told that it will take at least 2 weeks. I'm traveling to Sri Lanka on a Humanitarian Mission and need to be there in 2 weeks. I am now left with no flight and no money to book another one. Not one person at Priceline apologized or took any kind of responsibility for THEIR error. They were all clearly reading from a script and it was incredibly impersonal and patronizing. I am absolutely disgusted with Priceline and will walk to Sri Lanka before I EVER deal with Priceline again!

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    Reviewed March 15, 2014

    Asked Priceline "written" specifics on cancellations IF occurs, and, REFUND on a flight, say MONTHS in future IF necessary. HOW and IF $$$$ refunded?!! NO REPLY EVER!!!! Priceline REFUSED and DELTA refused a REFUND after made 3 days PRIOR ONLY!!! And distant flight reservation for MONTHS ahead!!!!!!!! In PRINCIPLE. Why no reply, why NO Delta/Priceline even ANSWER!??? After a DAY Priceline said "no part in this refund" as Delta should handle BUT Priceline MADE the freaking offer!!!!!! DELTA refused refund!!!! Going to sue you scum bags and con liars and even if it takes decades will shove your GREED and LIAR process up your **!!!!!!! MILLIONS from you LIARS and greedy **!!!!!

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    Reviewed March 13, 2014

    I rented a car through Priceline in September 2013 and the next month, my debit card bill came back as billed twice for the same car and the same dates. Priceline is refusing to refund the second booking saying the bank that issued the debit card is responsible for this. The bank said it was a double billing error from Priceline and Priceline will not even look at the data and proof that they received twice as much as they were entitled to. They say the bank is responsible for refunding me. Their polices are unbelievably BAD!!

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    Reviewed March 10, 2014

    I have booked a rental car for 2 weeks with Priceline. All previous bookings were okay, except for this recent one that due to my family's situation I have to return home earlier, 1 week instead of 2 weeks. When asking for a change/refund, I was informed that it's"'NON-REFUNDABLE & NON-CHANGEABLE". As I did not notice of their term stated above that by booking with them, if anything change, they will not refund the money on the part of the rental that is not used. My fault for not looking at their small prints at the end of the receipt.

    There are other websites that offer the same "low rates", same price, without the clause of "NON-CHANGEABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE or NON-REFUNDABLE". However, because I was their long term member and had all member of my family's info in there, I mistakenly chose a bad place to do business with. Anyone has booking with them should be aware about their service in this matter. I was their long term customer but now I have to drop them like a hot potato: I will not use their service ever again! Just plain disappointed customer.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2014

    Booked a hotel stay for one night in New Orleans, two rooms reasonable rate for the French Quarter. There was a box in red on the top right of the hotel info that stated they only had three rooms left. I booked as fast as possible because we were staying there the next day. After booking, I read reviews of the hotel and the complaints of the hidden fees such as the $40.00/night for parking in the hotel's parking garage and a $9.95/room fee for phone service even if we don't use the phone. I called Priceline immediately and tried to cancel and was told I would have to go through the hotel. Called the hotel & was told to call back in the morning when a manager would be working. Called in the a.m. & manager said I would have to go through PL to cancel. Called PL and was told I would still be charged $145.79 for BOTH rooms because I did not cancel by 3/4.

    I booked the rooms on the night of 3/6 needing to stay on 3/7. What crock of ** are they dishing out to customers?? Asked to speak to a manager at PL and was given to a customer DIS-service rep and she read a script repeatedly, talked over me, cut me off, and would not negotiate at all telling me we would be charged in full for the first night $311.58 (we were only staying one night!) and that I already knew all of these details when I agreed to the reservation. I told her that I was previously told it would only be $145.79 for both rooms and she said that it was $145.79 per room even if I was quoted wrong with the first rep. Asked to speak to a manager and she said they do not have managers. Now we have to stay and pay $311.58 plus the extra fees of $80.00 to park and $19.95 to NOT use the phone. I would give negative stars if possible. Priceline SUCKS!!

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    Reviewed March 4, 2014

    Priceline is the worst if you are going to book using a third party. Please pick a good and reliable company like Expedia for example and you won't have to deal with this people. I booked a hotel using Priceline just to save a few bucks over Expedia, thinking I would have the same experience.... BIG MISTAKE... I spend over $1500 on my booking to Cancun. To get there I had a connection flight and unfortunately my first flight got delayed and I missed my connection and since it was the last flight of the day I had to be rebooked for the next day.

    I have traveled all over the world and things like this happen that's just a fact of life, so I called Priceline to see if they could call the hotel and advised them of my predicament, and to let them know that I would get there the next day and to either help me extend my stay for one day since I was getting there a day after or just refund one night stay. Obviously customer service is not a priority to this company. First the girl kept saying "no you have to call the hotel directly and see what they can do." "Lady if I wanted to deal directly with the hotel I would have made my reservation directly with them. I'm in the US and I don't have an international plan, please help me." And all she kept saying was "no, I cannot do that." It was so ridiculous. Then she said "oh but if you don't get there tonight the hotel will charge you for the first night as a fee for being a no show," so I said "great so then I will be refunded the remaining balance right..." She said "no there's no refunds on your booking."

    So then I said "ok so can you guarantee me that I will be able to check in when I arrive at the hotel tomorrow for my remaining nights?" Again, she said "no I cannot guarantee that." Unbelievable. I said, "so to make sure I get this right, you are saying that you took my $1500 and you cannot call them to help me, you cannot change my reservation for the next day, you cannot guarantee that when I arrive I will get a room at the hotel since my reservation will cancel since I won't arrive today and you cannot refund my money?" Wow..

    I had a similar situation with Expedia and the experience was the complete opposite. They showed they care, they call the hotel for me and everything was worked out in a fair way.... How was this fair Priceline???? That's my question. In conclusion I had to buy a international calling card, call the hotel on my own and the hotel was great about it. They help me with my reservation.... I will never book with Priceline ever again... lesson learned. From now on I will only book directly with the hotel or with Expedia or similar companies that are there for their customer that truly care about providing you a great vacation. Priceline never again...

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    Reviewed March 3, 2014

    I missed my flight out of JFK to LAX by a minute. The plane was still at the gate but they stopped boarding. And would not allow us to to board even though the plane was still at the gate. This provider was JetBlue. This was not our fault, we were at the airport on time. JetBlue's instructions were not clear so we got in line to check our bags for our flight. Then my wife realized she forgot her license. So the TSA put her through a very unnecessary situation, by making her go out and get a paper boarding pass even though she had her electronic one on her phone. She had all her credit cards and medical card and I was there, her husband with his ID.

    After she got the paper pass, she tried to get back to the TSA person who said come right back to him. He left and my wife once again had to go through the boarding TSA checks. She told the TSA agent she was going to miss the flight, they said they did not care. I had already checked my bag and it was on the flight to LAX. So needless to say I didn't get on because of JetBlue's willingness not to help. I was put on standby for three flights, none of which I was able to get on due to flights being full. And the flight the next day which I would have been on standby for was cancelled. I called Priceline and they said there was nothing they could do for me. And said they would not and cannot give me a refund. Thanks.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2014

    I wanted to make a reservation via Priceline for an upcoming stay in San Francisco. I made four booking requests, three of which were unsuccessful, as can be shown in the image below. I was told upon arrival at the "Civic Center" I would pay them directly. So I did. As can be shown in the second image, 4. When I realized Priceline.com had charged my card 3 times for unsuccessful bookings. I called them. They confirmed with each of the three hotels that I hadn't stayed there. After Hours of frustration w/ Priceline, they refused to refund 2/3 reservations. I then called my bank and the issue remains, outstanding. [SARCASTIC] I'm so happy Priceline is holding more than $600 dollars from me and hope they use it well.

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2014

    I booked a vacation hotel and plane fare two weeks out, then realized I needed to cancel within a hour of booking. I tried to cancel by phone - Priceline would cancel the airfare, but not the hotel. The hotel wouldn't cancel either. I'm out $1600.00. I had no idea when I booked I was using Priceline - I thought it was Hilton hotels. I would have paid a reasonable fee (10% or so), but a 100% cancellation fee is just plain gouging!! They got paid $1600 for just entering an order into their computer system, and I guess the hotel (Hilton Waikiki Beach) will get most of it. Shame on them. They are thieves.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2014

    On the late evening of 12-1-2013, I made a reservation using Priceline.com and made a human keystroke error. I entered 12/1 when I meant to enter 1/1. As soon as I made the reservation I immediately called Priceline customer service within minutes and advise they cannot make any changes. I requested for a manager and they said, they would call me back. In the interim, I would have to wait. I then called the hotel and advise them not to expect me tonight as I made an error in reservation and they advise I call Priceline. I called back, no supervisor. They never called me back either.

    They have rejected my request for a refund after I have called them numerous times. I even called my credit card company (Amex) and they could not help either I need Priceline to stand up and provide a refund instead of bullying me a repeat customer. I even asked for a credit and they would not help. Please help me. Thanks.

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2014

    Poor customer relations at Priceline. They should not even have a customer relations department. Priceline accepted a hotel bid from me unknowing to me. I suppose their system was working slow and I did not get an approval right away by email so I bid again and was approved twice for a hotel at a different location. I called them when I noticed this discrepancy right away and they said I would get my money back for one of the transaction. My bank gave me back the money right away, but money hungry, non-customer oriented Priceline disputed the charges after their customer service representative told me I would receive a credit. Everyone on here needs to do a class action lawsuit against them because their practices are bogus and unfair. When doing a bid you have to initial ahead of time pending the bid, not guaranteeing you will get it, but it also supposedly sticks you with the charges upon approval... Oxymoron.

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    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2014

    I chose a hotel offered by Priceline. The comparisons were to 2 star decent hotels that everyone has heard of. They say if you have special requests like non smoking you have to call the hotel. Since it was my wife and I, I requested a non smoking king bed. Oops, that will be $20 more per night. Okay then I'll stick with the 2 double beds. Oops, that will be $15 more per night. This place only gives you a queen size bed (for 2). I was totally duped by this bait and switch. Who would even wonder about a Queen size bed for 2 or think that you would need to ask? Priceline does not care at all. They have no policy in place to right these obvious wrongs as they participate in them and collect their fees. No one in their right mind would sign up for a pig in a poke which is exactly what Priceline has to offer. I won't get caught again...EVER!

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2014

    I made a reservation online for my son for a trip on Porter Airlines. When I received the eticket, the first name was mine, not my son's. Every other information was correct. So my son, then I, called both the airline and Priceline. Each reverted saying they couldn't change the first name, they had no right to do so but that the other party should do it. From what Porter Airlines told me, they had a lot of problems with Priceline which is why they charge 50*+tax for the change, which obviously Priceline does not want to pay!... Finally, I had to book another ticket - I chose a direct booking with Air Canada this time.

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2014

    I will never use Priceline.com again. Their "take it or leave it" attitude and complete disregard for customer satisfaction is infuriating. If that's their business model, fine. I'll take my extensive business to their competitors. Expedia is much better so far.

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2014

    Checked into our nonsmoking room and the whole hotel smells like cigarette smoke. The hotel is only willing to switch rooms, and Priceline will not refund the reservation if we leave right away. We won't be booking with Priceline again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2014

    I accidentally made a reservation in another state but the names of the towns were the same. I immediately called Priceline and the hotel. After about 2 hours, I was defeated... Nobody could reverse the charge. I will have to dispute the charge with my credit card company. Priceline does not have a policy to refund a mistake... It's very sad and aggravating. The hotel said the charge by Priceline for the room was much higher than what they charge and Priceline advertised that the Fee was slashed. This is false advertising. I will never use them again... Always call the hotel directly.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2014

    I tried booking a direct flight through Priceline and they showed at least 2 direct flights and after putting in my financial info I hit the send button and Priceline came back with a flight using unauthorized connections and did not give me a chance to decline this flight with connections. I tried calling them To cancel this unwanted reservation or have them book me a direct flight but was transferred to Malaysia and given the runaround by two ladies reading a script in their Customer Relations sham of a department. I am now soured to Priceline.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2014

    I think their website is very difficult to navigate and not straightforward at all, and I have a lot of experience purchasing things on-line. I was trying to get to the part where I could name my own price, but before I knew it I had "successfully purchased" an unknown hotel. I quickly got off site hoping not to get billed. I never got a confirmation and I logged in to see my account and it did not show up. I did not get a text. Priceline made no effort to inform me of a confirmed transaction. I thought since our address had changed and I had a new zip code the charge would not go through and so I had been unsuccessful, especially since the request did not even show up on my account and still doesn't.

    I waited 45 minutes before booking another hotel. I still have not received confirmation. I have called them and I have emailed a complaint and nothing is helping. It is like I threw away $175 for nothing! I DID NOT RECEIVE CONFIRMATION. How would I have known what hotel to go to? Their customer service is worthless. I will never, ever use Priceline again and I will warn anyone and everyone I come across to stop using it. They do not stand behind their customers and are only out to make a buck, and they don't respond to complaints. I am going to fight it at the credit card level as well. I am very angry. Really, do they think I would have stayed somewhere else had I known I had a confirmed hotel, and do they think I was just supposed to guess where it was? DON'T USE PRICELINE!

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2014

    We have purchased through Priceline and other sites like Expedia and hotels.com many times. Our experience with Priceline is if anything goes wrong there is no assistance, you will not be helped. If at all possible, you will be smart to try to avoid purchasing any package through Priceline. We have had problems with them before, problems as simple as booking a room with them, they charged our credit card, we have a confirmation but the hotel had no reservation for us. No help from Priceline, LOL they wanted 48 hours to straighten the problem out.

    Recently, we booked another hotel that says you get a free breakfast, when you click on the "details" it says something to the effect that it is only for registered guests. So we carried on and booked, at the payment page (we didn't notice) the free breakfast disappeared. When we completed the reservation and payment, we noticed that the free breakfast was not on our confirmation so we called priceline. First employee says, no problem I see it there, you should get it, I'll transfer you to the department that will add it for you. The next person said, we did not register in the proper room. So my husband asks for a refund so we can find something else. No way, in fact you can only write a letter (not email - snail mail only) and get this, to Investor Relations. Since when do investor relations in any company deal with complaints or refunds? Anyway, we have just decided to enjoy our vacation, bring some extra money, lesson learned. Do not trust Priceline.

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2014

    I book on a regular basis with Priceline. I have in the past been very happy with everything, cars, hotels, you name it. I usually try the bidding where you pick a price especially for last minute hotel stays. Never had a problem what they say you will get you usually do. Option I selected today offered Hyatt, Double tree, Four Points, Holiday Inn and Courtyard. So I think, not bad so I put in my info. Today it gives me a Best Western. I did the online chat where she told me no changes and proceeded to tell me there was no point in complaining, then called customer service where the woman/person proceeded to read, yes read policy to me. It makes no difference if you are a regular customer or if you have an issue. It is what it is. I have told many people to try them. Now I will tell everyone to stay away. I am beyond disappointed and stuck with a 2-star hotel at most.

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2014

    I was on Priceline to book a vacation package to Bermuda... Found the hotel I wanted (Fairmont Southampton), chose the room, chose the flights, entered all my information, clicked purchase then a message pops up that reads there is something wrong with the itinerary, my credit card has not been charged but the amount has been reserved & will take 4-10 days to have the reserve removed or I could call their 1-800 number & they will contact the bank to cancel the authorization. First I was flabbergasted that there was something wrong with the itinerary, would this have not shown up prior to my clicking purchase???

    I called customer service who told me the hotel was no longer available!!! I asked why is it still on the site then, to which the person said they are in sales & get to see the availability more regularly than on the site... Again I pressed for how often the site is updated....he responded usually every hour. I asked to be transferred to someone who could remove the authorization & was kept on hold for 40 minutes, listening to Moon River over & over. I finally hung up.

    Surprise, surprise that the next day the vacation package I wanted to book is still being offered (I have picture of screen)! I chat on-line this time with an agent who also could not understand & said it could be the hotel is booked or the room choice I selected is no longer available (I kept a transcript of my conversation). Again why would you offer something that is not available? This is fraudulent in my opinion. The next day I tried the 1-800 number to have them cancel the authorization & after being on the phone for almost an hour... guess what they cannot do it so the flight portion of the trip is being held on my card for up to 10 days!!! Because of the way Priceline does business, I am now prevented from using over $750 on my credit card to book a replacement trip.

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    Price

    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2014

    I used Priceline to rent a Hertz car. After using car 2 days it locked me out , returned car. Hertz was great, they credited my account. Not Priceline. They charged me for the full 9 days and said it was non-refundable, would not credit my account for only the days I actually used the car. They are a rip off, don't ever use this company. Go directly to car company, at least they have a heart. Priceline are cold-hearted ...**.

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2014

    I booked a night in Las Vegas and requested a 5 star hotel. Came back and gave me a 4 star hotel. When I called to inquire why my room was booked when my criteria wasn't met I was told I selected both 2 and 3 star??? Absolutely incorrect. Why would I call if I asked for a 2 star and received a 4 star for the same price?? I am very capable of checking the box next to 5 stars. I called and asked if I could pay more and upgrade but NOPE! Not unless I wanted to pay the fee to cancel which is the night's stay plus taxes? Sure, that made sense...

    I argued with two different individuals in the Philippines that kept insisting I selected BOTH 2 and 3 star check boxes. Insane! Told me I was speaking with the absolute highest escalation team and nothing at all could be done! Amazing! I will never ever book through them again. If they don't meet the requested criteria they need to reject the bid not give whatever they seem fit! This company needs to be put out of business ASAP.

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2014

    This review shows my naivety. Priceline claims that you can save up to 60% on hotel costs using the "name your own price" feature. I tried two bids prior to the recommended bid (of $72) with no luck. I input the $72 bid (after reviewing the hotel's site, which showed their rooms started at $79) hoping it would include additional amenities. I saw my total due to Priceline ($89.25) and the hotel's total due ($88.95) and realized that I'd been scammed. I initiated an online chat with a Priceline agent and he confirmed that I would be in a standard room and cancellations/changes are not possible. He referenced a "contract" that I had signed. In my excitement to "get a deal," I skipped the fine print. Don't get scammed. I'm usually a pretty smart cookie and they got me.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2014

    Wow! After seeing this website I see that I am not the only one with issues with Priceline. What a rip off!! I had never used this website before, and will never use them again. If you are reading this and thinking about using Priceline better beware. I accidentally booked two rooms in two hotels in different cities for the same date without realizing it. Obviously I could not use both hotels in two different cities on the same dates. However, Priceline said they don't care. It went through so I had to pay for both. They are a huge company and yet, continue to screw the little guy, and could care less whether it was an honest error by the customer or not.

    I think we should all get together and file a class action lawsuit against them. Obviously one person alone cannot harm them, but in numbers I believe we could. So any attorneys out there please step forward. Shame on them, Bill Shattner and Kaley Cuoco. They should all be ashamed! Please think twice before using the travel scam artists they are.

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2014

    My husband showed up to his prepaid hotel reservation for a 3 night stay booked through Priceline. They gave away his room and sent him with a letter in hand to another hotel 6 miles away. They never sent me a cancellation letter or anything - all I had was a CONFIRMATION letter. When he arrived at the new hotel he was directed to, they never heard from him. After driving around for 2 hours, he was able to find another hotel at 2am (and obviously paid the new hotel's rate). I called Priceline the next day and they asked me how my husband enjoyed his stay after explaining the unbearable situation he was put through by the Residence Inn West Palm Beach AND Priceline THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THEY were happy to let me know they were able to issue me a refund. I said a refund for WHAT, we never stayed at any hotel and they gave away our reservation.

    When I asked them if they could please find my husband a room in West Palm for the next 2 nights they said SORRY once you requested a refund we can no longer help you. They act like I purchased a sofa, didn't like it, and then they gave me my money back and let me keep the sofa! They were so happy to offer a refund on a room he never stayed in because they gave his room away! A fully paid 3 night stay. NEVER EVER again will we use PRICELINE! After getting passed around on the phone and waiting over 1 hour while they spoke to the hotel... and then at the end of the conversation, they said and we are even going to send you an email confirming your cancellation! Never been treated so poorly and with such poor customer service. Barely an apology - they blamed it on their partner that wholesaled the hotel - I said I booked it through PRICELINE not through your partner.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2014

    I used Priceline using the Name Your Price tool. It kept denying my bids. I had to increase bid, choose new areas, & finally had to lower the star rating. I would only increase it little as necessary, hoping to get a good buy & big discount, as the site advertises. Finally, it gave me a deal and charged me. I never had to make so many changes to get an offer before. Because I finally got a "deal" was happy and couldn't wait to see where. Never had problems in past.

    Priceline gave me a 2 star room at $53.00 a night. I used Priceline in past (USED TO BE GOOD BUT EVIDENTLY WENT WAY DOWNHILL TO POINT OF BAD BUSINESS PRACTICES), & when deal would pop up, it would say "You saved [so much] percent!" Well, that didn't even come up. Apparently they KNEW there weren't any savings. The REGULAR LIST PRICE (where you can book, not have to pay until arrival, & able to cancel) was $55 per night! So my savings was only $2 off per night! That's NOT EVEN 4% OFF! Wow!

    You know, the point of having this Name Your Price tool, sacrificing your choice of hotel, not knowing where you'll be staying, etc. until AFTER you make the purchase (which I understand), is to get GREAT, SIGNIFICANT savings. Well, I do not call just over 3% off GREAT SIGNIFICANT savings. Now I am locked in, my card has already been charged, I cannot cancel or change when all along I could have just booked at this hotel at $55 (just $2 more per night) with all flexibilities, & not even have to pay upfront. Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, & the regular Priceline reservation options listed this hotel at $55.00 per night the same day I booked.

    Priceline kept denying my bid and made me lower my standards, expand the area, and up my bid until I reached within $2 of their normal listed rate. I called Priceline customer service, talked to 2 agents, even talked to a customer relations agent they transferred me to. No resolve, terrible customer service. On top of that, they picked a hotel that has reports of bed bugs. I WILL NEVER USE PRICELINE AGAIN!

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2014

    I choose a flight and car rental offered by Priceline and also Hotwire. After entering my credit card information they said this flight is not available but they took the funds from my bank account and held it. When I inquired about this, they said it would take 3-7 days to release the funds back to me. Not only do not have airline tickets but my bank account is wiped out and in the negative. Unfortunately it is the weekend and Monday is a holiday so I cannot even attempt to fix this w/ my bank for days.

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2014

    I bought a flight to Fargo and when I searched it was to Fargo, when I booked the hotel along in the package deal it said Fargo. Next thing I know after I'm reviewing the itinerary after I have paid, I notice it says Minneapolis. So I called the customer service requesting if they can either change the flight destination OR refund me. Out of 5 or 6 people I spoke to, I got nothing but the same crap. "Due to the agreement policy associated with your package, we can't change or cancel your flight." Then I am told, "We can cancel your hotel room and give you a refund but not your flight." So I yelled, "Why can you refund me a hotel and not the flight? That makes no sense. Why would I want a flight to MSP and drive 3 ** hours to Fargo for my hotel?" "I'm sorry, ma'am, but I cannot do anything on my end."

    If you allow the ticket itinerary to go through then you can most certainly change it, cancel, and refund the damn thing. So I raged more after asking to talk to a manager or the next higher up person and got told the same BS excuse. So I said, "You know what, just give me the refund for the hotel. I want a confirmation number and email." A stupid mistake made and they can't even accommodate their customers to change the destination for a fare in difference or even cancel the damn thing. Told the last person I talked to, "You all are robbing people, that's what it is. You can't expect a customer to book something and you cancel part of it and can't refund the rest."

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2014

    I prepaid a reservation thru Priceline for a car to pick-up at Hertz on Thanksgiving day. The prepaid amount is 181.25 and when I arrived at the New Orleans Airport Hertz did not have any cars available for any reservations either prepaid or just reserved. If I took one of Hertz cars and did not pay for it, I would be arrested for theft. I want my money back either from Hertz or from Priceline. I work HARD for my money and can't throw it away and not receive a product for that money. I was not the only person, there were about 25 or more people who were not given cars that night.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2014

    I booked and paid for a 2.5 star hotel with Priceline on 1/5/2014. The "what hotel" link compared it to name brand hotels like Holiday, Marriott, etc but after I paid for the transaction, I got some unknown hotel. I could not imagine of staying there after seeing its online pictures. The hotel was not at all comparable to the brand names that Priceline shows prior to payment. I called Priceline right away and talked to Customer Service to explain how I have been misled by their 'deal' but they just pointed me back to the "no cancel/no refund" policy and said that this hotel was just as good. I told them that this was not what I expected but they said that could not do anything.

    I saw further misleading items. My room faced a parking lot. The advertised free breakfast was just donuts and coffee. I decided to abandon my stay at this hotel as I was not ready for any more unpleasant surprises especially with small kids. I basically lost $66.05 due to being totally misled by advertising that did not present the facts to me prior to the transaction. I am posting this complaint so that this can be a lesson to all and beware of being misled and losing their money on a so called deal.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 1, 2014

    Everything started wrong... When we placed the bid in Priceline and went thru got us a place in Orlando, FL but when we saw the address, it was far away from were we supposed to stay so we decided to call the Hotel Suburban Extended Stay and told the receptionist what happened. So they cancelled the reservation, hanged up phone, read the email Priceline sent us and said no refunds/no changes. So we called back right away the hotel and spoke with same agent, ALEX, and told him we wanted the room back due to Priceline will not refund our money back. The agent Alex told us "the hotel was cancelled and he did not have any room available". We called Priceline right away and complained. The investigation center called the Suburban Extended Stay and the same agent Alex reinsert the reservation for a room.

    When we finally drove to the hotel and got there at 2am, they hung up the keys in the door knobs because they closed the reception and went home at 11pm. We inserted the card key and was not active. We called and request some help but they said they will get us a maintenance person to help us. The HELP never came until hours later, so we slept in the car until 5am with 2 babies, cold weather, raining and I had an urgent to used the restroom. When we finally got in the room, it had a strong bad smoke odor. My son is asthmatic. The cleaning lady opened our door at 7am to clean our room. She woke us up. We told her that we just got there so didn't needed to clean the room. We told this other receptionist that we needed to stay longer without extra charges and she answer ok. I would NEVER STAY or RECOMMEND anyone to deal or stay with this people!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2013

    So I booked a ticket from Dallas Fort Worth to Ontario, Ca for January 5th 2014 today. After submitting my credit card information, the website give me a itinerary number and said I will get my ticket in 15 mins. I waited for almost 1 hr and tried to contact the customer service and the only phone number they provided (1800 340 0575) says my request cannot be processed! I tried to talk to a human but they are very hideous that I don't even have an option to talk to human. This is really frustrating. I emailed them and tried different numbers and no response. They should have a working number and option to talk to human beings over the phone. My itinerary number is **.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2013

    We booked a cruise through Priceline and I can tell you this was the most stressful vacation ever. It started with not having all the correct information/directions to the hotels and even the cruise ports and parking directions for the cruise. The hotel we were staying at in Tennessee could not even give us accurate directions so we were not able to locate them and missed the deadline to sign in, thus losing money. It took us over an hour to find the hotel in Louisiana because of inaccurate directions. The hotel we stayed at I am almost positive had mold in it, we are getting checked on Monday because we are both really sick with flu-like symptoms which we are told could be from mold.

    The hotel in Tennessee told us if Priceline okayed it, they would allow us to be refunded for the no show, due to the difficulties. Priceline told us the hotel had the say-so over the refund, thus no refund, no surprise. I will never use their service again. When coming into the states and stopping at the travel centers, I found Priceline prices are actually higher for the cheap hotels than the actual hotel prices for better quality hotels. I would not recommend using them ever. Bunch of scammers that's all they are.

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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2013

    Bought tickets for a round trip flight. Missed the flight. Had trip insurance which explicitly stated on the website was useful in the instance of a cancel, missed flight, or death and dismemberment. Not only did I get counted as a no show, but I was not helped, then I was put on hold with their customer "DIService" for over 2 hours. Instead if just telling me they weren't willing to help, they made me wait those 2 hours, THEN told me my insurance was useless and wouldn't even reimburse me for the insurance portion which amounted to around 17 bucks. BE WARNED, travel insurance is useless with them and they put you on hold for hours before they deny your refund. Also, they will pass you off to whatever airline your ticket was purchased from which is ANOTHER waste of time because the airline won't help either. DON'T USE THEM. THEY ARE SCAMMERS.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2013

    I booked a hotel for 4 nights through Priceline.com, about a month before I traveled for a work meeting. During booking, I was told I could cancel the reservation until 24 hrs before I arrived, but for some reason my credit card was charged the entire amount of the reservation immediately. I stayed at the hotel I booked, it was awful, but sometimes that's what happens when you book in haste. However, I asked for a receipt from the hotel, so that I could apply for reimbursement from my employer. The amount on the receipt I received was $80.19 less than what my credit card was charged.

    When I called Priceline to ask for help in correcting the problem I was told it was the hotel's fault. They gave me a receipt for the price paid by Priceline rather than the amount Priceline was going to charge me. I was offered no compensation, solutions or service. I am not hoping to find a way to get fully reimbursed by my employer, but may have to cover the difference out of pocket. I have never felt so dissatisfied, and I will NEVER use Priceline.com again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2013

    I reserved a rental car through Priceline on 5/30/2013 for a vacation 11/21/2013. I paid for a full sized vehicle on the date I made the reservation. When I arrived, Hertz refused to give me a full sized vehicle. I called Priceline on the parking lot of Hertz on 11/21/2013 they told me to take the car and that they would resolve the issue for me within ten days. Priceline has said that Hertz gave me what I paid for, even though I've provided the documents below to show they did not. Hertz is saying they will do nothing because my problem is with the third party (Priceline). Ultimately, I have approached both Priceline and Hertz multiple times and neither have resolved this issue. Attached you will see my confirmation as well as what they rented me. I have confirmed per the Chevrolet website that a Malibu is a mid-sized vehicle. You will see that I paid for a full.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2013

    Tried to book flights to Chicago for Xmas and were "deal is in the bag" when every thing changed and the dates and times changed and personnel could not give me new higher priced flight or airline info with 5 hour connections. What a PF!!!! ** this folks and the horse they rode in on. ** that fat Shatner to boot. Bait and switch would be a better name for this bunch of shysters. Merry ** Xmas.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2013

    I was traveling with 3 children. Seats were not assigned. As soon as I booked the tickets, I went to assign seats and only ones left were upgrades that would have taken the price OVER what I agreed to pay with the "negotiator". The customer service representatives were terrible and only repeated the same sentences over and over and over. They didn't even understand or try to understand the problem. They talked over me and interrupted me repeatedly. When I asked to escalate, they said there was no one to escalate to and ended the call. I have NEVER had such terrible service and I will NEVER use Priceline again. I will be sure to tell everyone I know the same thing.

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2013

    I reserved a hotel room in Bozeman, Montana. But since the company doesn't let you see where you are booked, Priceline booked me in a completely different city rendering my reservations useless. If you book a room in Cleveland, don't be surprised if you end up in Columbus. I called customer service--the CS Rep told me he was in the Philippines and I could barely understand a word he said. They did nothing to remedy the situation and said I was out of luck. I called the corporate offices in Conn. and spoke with Oliver ** (CS Services) and he was even less willing to remedy my situation. I wasn't asking for a freebie, or a discount, or a better room. I was simply requesting that priceline place me in the same city I requested and needed to stay. They refused to help and I had to throw away 76 dollars on a hotel room I couldn't use. DON'T USE PRICELINE!

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2013

    I don't think there are any words I can say expressing how much I dislike Priceline and how NO ONE should book anything with them because they WILL be ripped off. When I filled out the flight reservations for my sister I wasn't in the best state of mind considering I was booking this flight for A FUNERAL not for joyful fun reasons, and I mistakenly put her maiden name. When I called to ask to change that one tiny detail which I know was a mistake on my part and could happen to ANYONE, I refused to get any answer other than you may cancel for a fee of $200 and you can rebook another flight. If I had the money to pay $700 for a flight, do you really think I would have went through Priceline???

    I completely understand it was my fault and their policy. I'm not asking to change flights or prices, I just need to correct a name for God sakes. And even explaining the situation they were extremely rude and unsympathetic. I don't ever think I will forget the robot sounding voice saying I understand but I can't help you. Who can seriously listen to someone knowing that they’re making not only the saddest day of someone's life harder but also turning it in to the most stressful.

    So not only did I spend hrs on the phone in a time that my family needed me most and hundreds of dollars later, I have a useless ticket and my sister can't even come home to bury our grandpa. And I know that it’s my fault but one would think that something so small could be fixed but.... not with Priceline. SO PEOPLE PLEASE BE cautious and read every tiny detail and pick someone else!!!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2013

    At a glance...Priceline seems to provide a good value. Dig deeper and you'll find there is no way to adjust or cancel a hotel reservation. Even worse is the fact that they HIDE the hotel's RESORT fees until it is too late! Add an EXTRA $20 a DAY and it's no longer a good "deal". Go elsewhere & avoid Priceline! Oh, and I should mention the hotel says call Priceline. Then the rep at Priceline says "Nothing we can do. You should have read the fine print." I asked for a supervisor and she stated, "We don't have supervisors so there is no one else for you to talk to!" Thanks Priceline for the NO customer service or clarity in contract.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2013

    I purchased a hotel room online with Priceline for December 25, 2013. After paying, I was never E-mailed confirmation or my itinerary. There is no way to contact them. The recording keeps saying my e-mail and my phone number are not correct. My bank account statement confirms that Priceline was paid. It gives a phone number but it's the same number with that recording. What can I do to get either my money back or confirmation for the hotel?

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2013

    I reserved a rental car from Priceline for 2 days in Atlanta. I did not pay for the car in advance, just merely booked it via priceline. I've used this service many many times. It's no different that booking a car rental direct from the car rental companies. You pay after you return the car. I received the usual email confirmation from price line a few days ahead. When I arrived at the rental car counter, Thrifty says they are all out of cars. I called priceline, and they said, sorry, but they don't keep up with the car rental companies and since I wasn't charged, all they can do is cancel my reservation. Meanwhile, I had to scramble and rent a car from another company at the last minute and pay double the price. Shame on you, priceline for deceptive advertising. Your disclosures should mention that there's no guarantee you will have a car. The reservation is worth **.

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2013

    Booked a rental car. Website clearly stated, "guarantee we'll book a big deal or give you $25". After booking, found a better deal for same type car and itinerary and notified Priceline. Here's the rub, better deal from a different rental car company so Priceline won't honor their guarantee. Misleading guarantee on their page. Not an honorable company.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2013

    My husband and I were travelling from NY to Florida with our dog. We decided to stop for an overnight in Rocky Mount, NC. After narrowing our search criteria to include "pet friendly", we accepted a bid on a hotel in the area. It turned out that the hotel that they reserved and charged us for did not accept dogs and we had to find another hotel to stay the night. Priceline refused to refund our money, claiming that their disclaimer does not include any wording stating that the hotel must be pet friendly, even though we included that in our search criteria. Their practices are deceptive to the consumer and I can state that we will NEVER use Priceline again! Shame on you, Bill Shatner!

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2013

    If I could rate them -2 star I would! I try to make a reservation last night on their web site since they offer "best rate" (hotel only), after choosing the amenities, etc. and then proceeded with the checkout. On my first attempt, the system said, "Sorry, we were unable to process your CC." I thought that I made a mistake on a number or something, so I tried again, same thing. I used a different CC, same, and got the same message. At this point, I say to myself, "Forget it," and move on. Within an hour, I receive an alert from my bank notifying me of 3 transactions for the same amount! Surprise! Priceline.com charged the card anyways!

    I tried calling their 800 number (good luck with that!), got frustrated with their system (not even voice response!). So I email them about the problem. This morning, I see 2 of the charges were removed but 1 remain, so I thought, "Great, I got my reservation." WRONG, I call the hotel to verify it but of course they didn't know anything about this transaction! After a long 1 1/2 hr of back and forth between the phone and website (chat), I got hold of a human, who then transfers me to someone in a call center in the Philippines, then again transfers God knows where!

    The last agent told, "Sorry sir for the inconvenience but your $ should be released back to you between 5-10 business days." At this point, I basically lost it, I told her, "YOU fix this right now! I'm not willing to wait a single minute!" So we call my CC on a 3-way conference call and then she requested the refund for me in their behalf! The lady at my bank told, "Just keep an eye on your account because I've seen them charging for reservations over and over again!" Unbelievable! Priceline.com, DON'T even think about dealing with them!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2013

    Be aware when using the best price guarantee with this Priceline. I recently booked a trip to Europe using Priceline. I have used them in the past and was very satisfied. I felt reassured that with the guarantee, I would be able get the best price on airline tickets if I was diligent in checking the site. After all, upon checkout, the big orange "best price guarantee" was prominent everywhere. A few days later, the price for the exact same flights dropped. I did call right away and was given the credit. Yesterday, the price dropped another $30.00 and I called right away, very excited. The representative said it is a one-time guarantee and it is listed on the website in tiny print once you click on another link.

    I have spent several phone calls and emails trying to get an answer of why it is considered a "one-time guarantee". The only response I keep getting is a cut and paste copy of the tiny wording that it is a one-time guarantee. Perhaps it should be listed as a "one chance guarantee" in big orange letters as opposed to the "best price guarantee" making the consumers think they will always "get the best price".

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2013

    I believe it is not safe because they get your credit card info before they give you choices. I was browsing into their deal last April, when I just received an email of a purchase; itinerary # was given which I did not order. I was trying to contact them because I definitely believe it was their system error. I called, no answer, I emailed-no reply. Just today, when I get hold of them, they said that they cannot help, it is in their contract "non changeable; non-transferable." My question remains the same, what about SYSTEM ERROR? I did not purchase but was charged. What about customer service? There is nobody that you can talk to. Yes, I understand the contract but I did not buy it, why was I charged?

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2013

    Put myself and wife in a crackhead hotel again… I called fire dept and a cop shows up. No smoke detectors. And when I call fd, a cop shows up... Puts us up in welfare hotel. Wow, Bill, you should be ashamed of yourself... Whoops! I forgotten you’re not even a person that could run for president. They should deport you back to Canada. Where is ice when you need them?

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2013

    My wife booked a hotel with two rooms for her, me and my parents, for a trip to visit our son & daughter-in-law during Thanksgiving. She used the Name-Your-Price tool and was awarded an acceptable price for a nice hotel. When we were notified as to the hotel in which we would be staying, I visited the hotel website to inquire as to what we could expect. Wow, was I surprised to read (in BOLD print) "Please note: Our resort has a $15.00 service fee per room per night to be collected upon departure." Okay, $15.00 is not much, but it raised our room rate by $90. I called PL to inquire, since this surcharge was hidden from us during the Name-Your-Price process, and because this fee is not customary or one which is charged by other area hotels in the same star classification.

    If you have experienced a problem with PL, and contacted customer service, you can stop reading here. The PL company logo says, "No Refunds, No Cancellations, No Customer Service. Once you book, you are on your own. Good Luck from Priceline! " Even though I worked through the first tier of customer service up to level two, the representative agreed that the surcharge was hidden and would only be revealed once I booked the accommodation and paid for it. I was told that such practice was an acceptable PL policy and was included in the fine print I should have read before bidding. I asked level 2 customer service if there was anything which could be offered to help me have a positive outcome to this experience with PL, and she said, "No. There is nothing I can offer you," which will bring happiness to this situation. That's almost the end of the story. I have enjoyed some positive experiences with PL, but this is not one of them. Just remember: "No Refunds, No Cancellations, No Customer Service, No Happiness. Once you book, you are on your own. Don't bother calling us. Good Luck from Priceline!"

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2013

    Their "no-refunds" policy is just a way to rob people who make honest mistakes. If you made a reservation in error, you should be able to cancel it with no hassle. I made a hotel reservation for the wrong date, realized it within minutes, and when I attempted to change it became aware that the reservation was non-refundable. This is just a form of robbery facilitated by the internet.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2013

    Priceline overcharges! I booked a room online (via my phone) with Priceline for the Hotel Florence in South Carolina on 11/3/13, checking in a couple of hours later for a one night stay. The room rate according to Priceline was $119.00 with taxes and fees bringing it up to $133.28. Priceline advertises that they negotiate the lowest rates available, so I assumed we had a good rate. The next day when we checked out, the hotel gave me a receipt showing a room charge of $95.20 which came to $106.62 with taxes.

    When we arrived home we discovered that we'd been charged $133.28 by Priceline and $106.62 by the hotel. I called Priceline on 11/5 to complain. I informed them of the double charging and expressed my major concern regarding Priceline overcharging me $26.66 over than the hotel rate. They said they'd get back to me in 5 business days. The hotel refunded the $106.62 but I received no response from Priceline so I called again on 11/14. I was told they had sent me an email but I never received it.

    The customer representative I spoke to at that time said that the $106.62 was what Priceline negotiated with the hotel but they can charge whatever they want online and I agreed to the $133.28 when I made the reservation. I said that in checking out the hotel's website, it shows the lower price and that I went through Priceline because they advertise they will get the consumer the best price. It turns out that is false advertising. Had I booked with the hotel directly I could have saved myself over $25.00. I asked to talk to a supervisor in Priceline's customer service and apparently that is not possible. I was transferred to someone in customer relations who told me I wasn't eligible for their best price guarantee because I didn't call within 24 hours of making the reservation. So in other words, Priceline is only obligated to give you the best price if you can prove you've been overcharged within 24 hours of making your reservation. And I am out $26.66 because I used Priceline. I will never again use Priceline for anything!

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2013

    We bid on a rental car. The picture of the standard car was a Ford Fusion and stated that it was for 5 adults and 4 suitcases. When we arrived at the Hertz counter, we were informed that we would get a small 2-door car instead. We were told that Priceline showed a picture of a different car all the time. We were charged an extra $64 to upgrade. I will never use Priceline or Hertz again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2013

    This is my first experience reserving anything online. I had never purchased something online, but everyone does it and I have friends who always find amazing deals. It is my cousins 50th birthday in Boston, mass and I wanted to be there. I googled car rentals and Priceline was the first site on the list. I went ahead and bid a great price and go that plus taxes and fees and it doubled with that but it was still a pretty good price. Since these were last minute arrangements I went through the motions fairly quickly.

    Long story short, the pickup location was the airport. Having no sense of direction, I didn't realize that the fare from my home to the airport would end up costing me more than my car rental to Boston for 3 days!!! Obviously I called to ask to change locations as after the cab company I called gave me the price I googled to see if they had closer locations. They did, so sounds pretty easy, right?

    It's the same car rental company! Same dates, same car, etc... This turned into an hour of calls and speaking with Avis and Priceline to be told the contract I had paid for with credit card, was with no changes, no refunds, no transfers. I tried to explain that I understood that and wasn't asking to change the price, conditions, car fees, etc; nothing that would change the price, it was just about the location. I had already called, they had said they had the car available. It was not a problem but I had to modify it with Priceline. But the Priceline agent just kept repeating the sane phrase, the contract is unchangeable, non-transferable, non-refundable.

    He was like a robot, giving that as a response after every comment I made. So I had no choice but to drive out all the way there. The surrounding airport area is under construction and after about 45 minutes of my GPS making me go in circles, I finally made it inside the airport area. Then inside the car rental areas I turned in circles for about another hour. It was very stressful! When I finally decided to pull over and stop at the Avis pick up area the Avis employee that greeted me was rude. When I asked him where I could pick up a car as remember this was the drop off area, the employee responded, well it's not here and you can't park there. Omg!

    At this point, I'm exhausted and starting to panic. I tried to keep looking, driving in circles, until I finally gave up and drove back home. Now I am going to miss my cousins 50th because I can't get my money back from Priceline!!! I understand the policy is no changes and it says that on the site, but it's ridiculous because I was sure it was referring to any changes that would impact the price! They buy from Avis, not from particular branches, they are just being money grabbing thieves because they. Know people are helpless against them once they give them their credit card!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2013

    I booked a room for 2 nights. An hour later, found I would only need one night and called them to cancel the one... No way, it was written in stone! They would not work with me at all, even though it had only been an hour!! This was the last time I do any business through them and I would advise anyone thinking about using this dot com company to think again...

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2013

    Priceline claims to give you the best deals and they do. The problem is once you get your deal, discount, negotiation or whatever it is they do for you, you're screwed. They play games while taking your money and no satisfaction of helping you get the service you just paid for. My Pastor went to speak for a week in the West Coast. Upon his return home, I was going to surprise him and pay for car rental for a few days because his car is being fixed. Well of course I used Priceline and they mess the whole purchase up. I got a rental from Hertz at the airport in one State and he needed it to get home in the next state. Because Priceline does not allow you the option of choosing where you will return the car, he couldn't get the car at all.

    I now have a rental car that is paid for and no one is driving it. I call Priceline several times to confirm that he would not have a problem with this and they told me he won't and I continue to ask them to note this in the car rental computer system and they assured me they did. Liars!!! If you don't need to use Priceline, please don't. Hotwire will work with you and help if you run into a problem. This all included speaking with a Supervisor!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2013

    I booked a stay with the Microtel Inn in Tallahassee, Florida from Sunday October 27, 2013 until November 1, 2013. I reserved Sunday even though I knew I would not arrive in Tallahassee until 7am Monday. The hotel explained that they would not allow early check in so that I would have to reserve Sunday. Upon arrival it took the attendant almost an hour to confirm my reservation and check me in after a 9/12 hour drive. This should of been my red flag to run.

    When I got into the room, the room was subpar at best. The towels were discolored and the shower mat had hair in it. I know this because I was attempting to shower and head to a conference scheduled that day. I called the hotel to complain. They gave me another room that was no better than the first. The bed had been haphazardly made, the towels in the bathroom were discolored, the bathroom floor was sticky and the mirror was smudged! Yuck! I called the attendant and immediately asked for a checkout and refund.

    Priceline was extremely unhelpful and told me that someone would call me back at some point that day. Meanwhile I check out of the hotel, the hotel agrees to only charge me one night and I check in the hotel next door which was far cleaner, Baymont Inn and Suites. After no call from Priceline I call them back to follow up and they give me the same bogus story about having to contact the hotel and I repeatedly explain to them that the hotel has agreed to refund the stay. I even get customer service emails from Priceline explaining this to me.

    After all of my aggravation, Priceline still had the nerve to charge me for the full stay! After many battles with Priceline the agent informed me that I would receive a refund in 5-7 business days. I do not trust that this will happen. No offense but outsourcing everything is not the option. I spent half of my time trying to overcome the ESL barrier with the agent. I will never use Priceline again. I have booked online before through Kayak and never had these issues. I also plan on placing my concerns in writing with a formal grievance sent to their corporate office.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2013

    Pissed. Why DID I even do this? Never ever again. They screwed me over. I made res. for hotel for one day in Akron, Ohio. After I paid, the city changed on me. I called right away to cancel my res. at that hotel and used it for another closer. They told me they could not help me and that I got charged full price for that hotel. I said I just did it not even a min. ago and now I'm out 90 bucks. All they told me was that I agreed to it. They told me that I had till afternoon of 24th to change it even though what I read it said afternoon of 25th to change it. They asked me if I would like their help in my suing them. What kind of cs is this? Never again will I use Priceline. We should find a way to go after these people in court. We just have to come together.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2013

    I used to get great deals on Priceline. I would get bids $58 or $50 for a Marriott or Hilton that was actually $185 or $150 if you just walked in and didn't bid. Now I haven't been able to get a bid in about 6 months. Other people that I used to bid for are asking me and I'm telling them Priceline is just not the same. I get a better deal just typing in cheapest hotels in a city. I didn't indicate a star for my experience, because it is 0.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2013

    I recently booked a trip to Detroit through this atrocious company. The process includes placing a bid. When the bid is too low, Priceline suggests a higher bid. When I increased the bid to their suggested price, it was accepted. All emails from Priceline show the bids from LA to Detroit. When the confirmation came in, Priceline screwed up the departing and arriving airports by having them reversed. When I called the customer service number and told them about the mistake, AND offered to show them the corresponding emails proving THEIR screw-up, they would not accept responsibility and had the nerve to offer me a cancellation of the ticket for an additional $175! UNBELIEVABLE!! How this irresponsible behavior is tolerated by the public by keeping Priceline in business is a mystery. Thankfully this has gone to dispute with my credit card bank. I will never use this company again. They have proven to me to be totally unaccountable for their actions.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2013

    Today, I contacted Priceline to receive a price adjustment on my hotel. I was on the phone for 10 mins and disconnected. Called again on the phone for 22 mins, disconnect, then on the phone again for 10 mins for the gentleman to tell me that they could not find the deal now. I lost the deal due to the amount of time your customer service rep took to assist me. The gentleman then proceeded to tell me that they do not disconnect their calls. I have been a loyal customer with Priceline for years but after today's service, will no longer use your services any longer.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2013

    I tried biding on a room. They gave me a certain area. I wanted something close to my wife's Christmas party so we did not have to drive. They gave me something about a mile away in the city of Philadelphia. Not a good thing to walk around the city. I called right away to get it cancelled, was given no satisfaction. I asked a manager same answer. Not even "Can we offer you something closer?" What a crock.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2013

    Last week, I hunted for a deal in San Francisco for Fri, Oct 18. After several consecutive efforts to score a 3.5 star hotel for $65.. $70... $75... etc. I finally secured a hotel at $90+fees. Priceline.com advertised 60% off comparable hotels (Hilton, Sheraton, Doubletree, Crown Plaza, Marriott) that average $279/night. The deal I was provided after my bid was for Club Quarters San Francisco. I was not familiar with the hotel so I quickly looked it up and found the hotel to be listed as 3-star (not 3.5 star) on independent, non-Priceline.com partner websites. Proceeding to the hotel's website, I was able to go through the booking process to secure a room for $99+tax/fees.

    I took screen shots of the transaction totals and comparable advertising. At the end, I saved $2.83, which is far from 60% off advertised rates. The hotel was 2.5-star and not even close to the advertised comparable brand names. It looked relatively nice and clean on the inside, but there were no amenities and the walls/windows were absolutely paper thin. Soon after realizing the unfair transaction, I called Priceline.com to express my dissatisfaction with saving $2.83 and the fact that the hotel is not a 3.5-star hotel. They proposed no resolution to my claim of false advertising.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2013

    Today, I booked an Express Deal with Priceline. When I got to the hotel, Omni Parker House in Boston, MA, I was informed by an Omni rep, Sherri, that my room was a double bed and not the Queen bed I bid for. I looked at my reservation and the room was a double and would accommodate 2 people. I asked Sherri how 2 people were going to sleep in a double bed and Sherri replied in the utmost condescending tone, "I know it can be done because my mother and my kids slept in a double bed while visiting Disney". At this point, I knew I wasn't going to get anywhere with the epitome of poor customer service and stupidity, Sherri, and decided to call Priceline. After waiting on hold for 30 minutes, I spoke with an overseas rep who didn't speak English and so I requested to speak with a manager which never happened because I was disconnected.

    I understand mistakes happen and can accept when this happens if I'm treated with respect and understanding. What I refuse to accept is being spoken to and treated in the most unprofessional manner. And to think l would have been okay if Sherri had the brains to use a tone that was understanding and somewhat empathetic and not the demeaning and disrespectful tone she did use. Little does Sherri realize right now how damaging her behavior is going to be for her and the Omni Parker House, but I promise you she will realize it when the hotel is tired of the complaints issued against her and they let her go. Too soon for her being fired is not soon enough for me!! To add insult to injury, the place is a dump and no one should waste 5 cents in this poor excuse of a hotel.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2013

    Booked a flight and hotel to visit brother in Boston, got stuck in Chicago O'hare airport for 15 hours, no apologies but by email. no help, screwed out of a night with my brother, a good night's rest, and one of the nights in our hotel I paid for. No help, no discount, terrible customer service if that's what you would call only being talked to by email. Will never use again and I'm telling everyone I know and those I don't.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2013

    We bought several legs of flights within Australia with Priceline (choosing the actual flights shown NOT the 'name your own price' option). The airline we chose to use was Virgin Australia which is one of the most used airlines within Australia. On Priceline, we choose to fly Economy. We did not know Virgin Australia has 3 levels of Economy class: Flexi (allows changes to tickets), Saver (allows one bag to fly for free and is used by most in Australia) and Saver Lite (does not allow ANY checked baggage without large fees). Priceline gave us different levels of tickets within our 3 legs of our trip, but the itinerary never indicated at all which level we got until we arrived at the airport.

    The result was that for one leg of the trip, our tickets were SaverLITE and we had to pay $40/bag to be checked. Of course, we had one bag each to check as we were U.S. travelers (bought the ticket on US website) and were flying internationally. The issue we had was this was NOT a detail we were able to choose and was NOT even shown to us on our itinerary/ticket bookings. So, since all legs of our trip looked to be the same, where class = Economy, we had no idea we were going to be hit with these large bag fees until we checked in at the airport! If Priceline wants to use all airlines as available options, then they should be aware of how each airline provides tickets and provide the same level of detail to their customers.

    To make random decisions for customers (they pick whichever flight level they can get in economy) and then not tell them is bad business and results in surprise fees to the customer. At a minimum, this level of detail should be stated on the itinerary under the Economy class to indicate WHICH economy class they booked you on. What is worse is when we talked to Priceline customer service about this upon our return, they only responded with their standard CYA policy answer of 'baggage fees are usually not covered - check with the airline.' The problem is that if the customer does not know WHICH level of ticket was bought, checking with the airline does not answer your question!

    Priceline does not own up to any problems on their side, just says customers should expect fees. Well, I, for one, would like to know what fees I will get PRIOR to traveling so I can budget my trip. If I will get random fees based on poor/random decision based on how tickets are bought, this is NOT a vendor I will use in the future to help me get flights. They did not result in cheaper flights - only surprise and frustration during our vacation.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2013

    We bid on a hotel room that we thought was pet friendly per conversation with their online chat customer service. When we arrived, the hotel was not pet friendly and we had to purchase a hotel room elsewhere. When I called Priceline, they said there was no way to give a refund and would not refund our money despite my explanation that we did talk to someone prior to paying and were unable to use our reservation. We feel like we were misled and robbed. I won't ever use Priceline again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2013

    I bid on a rental car for a one way drop off. Simple deal. I picked the car up at Avis in Charlotte, NC and was to drop it off in Columbia, SC. Avis was horrible!! They had one trainee at the desk and 15 people on line. One guy stood there in the "Preferred Customer" section and wouldn't help. What a business model!! I quickly got out of there once I got my car and proceeded to my destination. Two hour later and 115 miles I dropped the car off at CAE only to find out that they imposed a $75 one way drop off fee because Priceline booked it wrong. I know exactly what I requested and they changed it to a same destination drop off locations. When I complained to Avis their response was “Call Priceline. They screw up reservations like this all the time!” Well I called Priceline and spoke to a woman Erin who had no answer. She stated that I signed the contract. I cannot find that contract and nor would they send me a copy of it. This is the first time I had a problem with Priceline and will be the last time I use them. The company should think twice about how they deal with complaints. Is it worth the $75 to have an unhappy customer? Maybe I should call William Shatner. He has come back from the dead!

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2013

    I bid $50 for a 3 star hotel in Henderson, NV and Priceline gave me the Sunset Station Hotel. When I checked in, the desk clerk said there was a $15 extra charge making the total, including tax, $78.76. I found out later through Hotels.com that the room was offered at $28. The room is rated as a 3 star accommodation, however, I certainly question that rating. The rating should be 2 1/2 at best. It is a very long walk from the check-in desk to the elevator. A very long haul pushing my wife in her wheelchair.

    Of course that is not Priceline's fault, but not letting me know that there would be an extra charge is. I have not had that experience before, but you can be sure I will do more research from now on. Also, Priceline, with their experience, should know whether or not the bid is a good deal for their customers and advise them. I certainly will be checking with Hotels.com, Expedia.com, and Travelocity.com/Hotels before I bid on Priceline again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2013

    I made a reservation for air and hotel for 4 people and a rental car. I put 4 extra letters in 1 of the names. I called and tried to change it and the customer service person cancelled the flight part of it and without the hotel it now cost more to fly than the entire package was. The package was $338.00 ea. Now just the flight cost $447.00. Another customer service told me for a fee they could of removed the extra letters in the name. I wasn't given this option. Also they could of canceled the 1 person and I would of paid higher for 1 ticket instead of 4 tickets. I just wished I was told everything. I think it’s poor training.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2013

    Priceline is the worst. I just booked a flight with them. I called the customer service line a few minutes after the purchase was made when I realized that the airport was wrong. I told them that I can't physically get to that airport that early in the morning. I can't make the flight! I can get there if the flight is a little bit later in the morning. I was told that there is no way I can change or cancel the tickets. Then after much back and forth, I was told that I can spend about $70 to change the tickets. So that means that a ticket can be changed??? Just not for free even though the ticket was purchased just a few minutes ago. I told the representative I'm not asking for a refund. Just a later flight. This is the worst customer service!!!!!! I have never had a company not work with me on a purchase if the purchase was made within 24 hours...let alone a few minutes.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2013

    Priceline customer service sucks! They double billed my credit card and won't remove the charge. I disputed the charge with my credit card company and apparently this is a common event for Priceline. Anyway, 6 weeks later, I'm still arguing with Priceline as they disputed my dispute and now I have to start over again. After a lengthy conversation with another Priceline customer service rep, they basically told me to just sue them as they weren't going to help. Unfortunately it's not that easy to sue Priceline as you have to sue them in CT. Simply put, book direct and don't use Priceline as they are very unethical and don't care about you after the sale. Please feel free to post this anywhere you'd like as I have the evidence to prove my case. I even recorded my conversation with the Priceline customer service rep. DON'T USE PRICELINE!!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2013

    I booked a round trip flight for my sister and I to go to family gathering. Our flight was to leave 9/20/13 at 705 AM from Seattle to LA and we were to return 9/23/13. Everything was fine until we tried checking in the night before. It said we had no flight and when we called, we were informed that our flight was leaving from Seattle on 9/23/13 and to return 9/27/13. These are dates we never agreed to and would never want. The "customer service" person I spoke with that they had a glitch on their system and he will see what he would do. Put us on hold for long period of time and when he finally came back, he said that he couldn't do anything about the error and that if I wanted to change the times I'd have to pay $1200. I've been calling them every day since that with no luck. At this point, I'm going to be calling news outlets. I've never dealt with people with disgust. I've lost the cost of round trip tickets for two but extra $400 for buying new tickets. Priceline owes me my money and time. Beyond pissed!

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2013

    I recently tried to book a Flight and Rental car through Priceline.com. I went through their system as directed, but when I got to the last page I realized the dates were off. So I used the "Previous" tab on their site to navigate backwards and got to the date section. I made the correction and since all the information was correct I used the "Buy my Tick now" tab to purchase my tickets. However when I got my Confirmation notice I seen that the original wrong date had repopulated and was now booked. I called their customer service and they refused to fix it or anything else for that matter without me paying a fee...

    Apparently in their term and conditions they state the following: “Priceline.com is not responsible for any failures caused by server errors, misdirected or redirected transmissions, failed internet connections, interruptions in the transmission or receipt of ticket orders or any computer virus or other technical defect, whether human or technical in nature.” So now it looks like I got took for $1400.00 by a company who doesn't even take responsibility for their own site and its technical problems. Bottom line is they are crooks and no one should use them...

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2013

    Made reservations for a hotel and I purchased the TRAVEL INSURANCE when it was suggested that if I needed to cancel, I could only do so with the insurance. When my business was cancelled to that location, I called to cancel and was directed to read the basis for legitimate cancelling. It must be sickness, death or natural disaster. My mistake for not reading the contract carefully. HOPE YOU DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2013

    I booked what said was a ticket through British Airways with a British Airways ticket number and the contact info was British Airways, but small print below said operated by Iberia Airlines without any detail of what this meant. I booked it with British Airways because there was no baggage charge for a small surfboard whereas Iberia charges $150 each way. No contact info was provided for Iberia so I called the British Airways and they informed me that whereas they weren't happy about how this is presented, it's a Priceline issue and they can't do anything about it. Priceline offered no assistance or credit as well. I won't use them again. Also, I would like to note that when you do the Name Your Price for a hotel, if it's a decent hotel, it's usually because it's under some type of construction or renovation and this is not something they disclose at all.

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    Priceline Company Information

    Company Name:
    Priceline
    Year Founded:
    1998
    Address:
    800 Connecticut Ave.
    City:
    Norwalk
    State/Province:
    CT
    Postal Code:
    06854
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.priceline.com