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Priceline Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of the company reveals significant dissatisfaction among customers, primarily due to issues with booking accuracy, hidden fees, and inadequate customer service. Many reviews highlight frustrations with non-refundable reservations and uncommunicated changes, leading to feelings of being misled. While some customers appreciated the initial pricing, the subsequent hidden costs and lack of support during disputes overshadowed these positives. A recurring sentiment is a lack of accountability from the company, prompting numerous customers to vow never to use the service again. This feedback indicates a critical need for improved transparency and customer support practices.

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service
710
value
667
shipping
280
returns
440
quality
588

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New Jersey
12 reviews
30 helpful votes
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... that does not care where they stay. But there are no such things a cheap prices, just bad locations. You get what you pay for, so if you do not care about the location, the room or the service, by all means, use them.

Date of experience: February 21, 2015
Illinois
32 reviews
97 helpful votes
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I have bought plane tickets from them several times never had a problem. In fact on two trips I was upgraded to first class. Very enjoyable service.

Date of experience: February 19, 2015
Virginia
9 reviews
22 helpful votes
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Prices can be beat
February 19, 2015

They may promise lower prices, but Hotwire and Orbitz beat them every time.

Date of experience: February 18, 2015
Texas
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Australia trip ticket 1\3 off that's what I saved I had a great time there and spent the savings on thing I liked

Date of experience: February 18, 2015
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Just so you're informed, DO NOT use Priceline.com when looking for cheap deals or any deal for that matter. Priceline is a joke. They sold me tickets to a hotel that was advertised as being in the town i was in but was revealed AFTER i paid for the room to be an hour and a half away, with an address that wasn't even close to my town. They would not refund, credit me, or help me in any way except to take my money on a room i could not make it to. On top of all of that we ended up spending another $38 (not through priceline, just the normal hotel price) on a crappy little room that priceline showed as having a "DEAL" for but they wanted more than what the actual hotel was asking! This was one of their "Special deals". Yeah right! You're going to upsell hotel rooms as "discounted" when it's higher than what the actual hotel is even comfortable asking? Way to ruin our trip and put a definite ($60) dent in our Valentine day, Priceline.com. I've used this website for a while and never had such false advertising. I was hoping with the frequency that i use this site they would be more accommodating with their advertising mistakes, but it turns out they've probably been taking more of my money without me knowing on these so called "deals".

Date of experience: February 17, 2015
Maryland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I made 3 different reservations in 3 different cities. I was working & required breakfast and internet. NONE of the 3 provided breakfast. Called priceline... they say it wasn't in the contract/ Even though it states that breakfast is to be provided and it was a guaranteed on the receipt, that is actually hogwash and they will never offer refunds for any purpose ever.

Date of experience: February 16, 2015
Louisiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I booked a hotel in advance for 2 separate nights a week apart. The first night we arrived the hotel looked filthy and when we got to the room the sheets not only had hairs all over them, there was evidence of bedbugs. We left. However, priceline.com will only refund the cost of one night and not both. Shame on you priceline.com, we left because the hotel was substandard YOU should refund the cost of the room and take it up with the hotel!

Date of experience: February 16, 2015
Lithuania
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I wish to read all these reviews before i had a deal with them, it was totally nightmare i cant forget.

Date of experience: February 13, 2015
Arkansas
3 reviews
13 helpful votes
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I also had a very trouble experience with Priceline. Taking a business trip to St. Louis, MO, I ended up having to stay at a motel because they representative failed to properly book my hotel.

Date of experience: February 12, 2015
California
5 reviews
9 helpful votes
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I love priceline!
February 10, 2015

I love priceline! I had car rental no one could match their price. I always bit on hotels and I have saved more than 50%. I have always been super satisfied with the 3 and 4 star hotels!

Date of experience: February 9, 2015
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very very bad customer service. They didn't cancel the room that i booked by mistake and literally stole my money.

Date of experience: February 6, 2015
Australia
5 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Have found them a bit slow when I placed an order in Australia, but it came eventually. But much better than their shops!

Date of experience: February 1, 2015
California
5 reviews
6 helpful votes
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I have had a lot of luck with bidding for hotel rooms

Date of experience: January 31, 2015
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I will never use Priceline again! My husband wanted to surprise our kids with a stayover at the Golden Plough Inn at New Hope, PA. Unfortunately, their baby ( our granddaughter) became ill and it was necessary to cancel. According to the confirmation we were sent from Priceline we could cancel in advance before check-in. When we tried to do that Priceline stated that the hotel required 24 to 48 hours in advance. It would've been nice if it stated so on their confirmation! Spoke to a few incompetent people there too! Will never use them again! Very unhappy... Hotels.com is very reliable...

Date of experience: January 31, 2015
New Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very UNHAPPY with priceline. I booked a hotel room. On my original search I put in my accommodations and when I did my name your price they all were overlooked. I wanted a room that has a refrigerator, free continental breakfast and free parking. I was thrown into a room at a hotel that I had no idea what it was going to be. The hotel does not offer any of the accommodations I wanted. The hotel room is going to cost me more then if I went through hotels.com or groupon. Now I am stuck with this hotel and have to pay extra for my accommodations. I would NEVER use priceline again nor would I recommend it to anyone. I give it no stars.

Date of experience: January 27, 2015
Missouri
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I was so incensed I waited months to write a review of Priceline. Apparently truth in advertising is not something that can be enforced. I offered a bid on a hotel, looking for a big savings. The Priceline response was "too little" and came back with an amount that was quite a bit higher, but would be accepted. I took the offer. When the name of the hotel was revealed, I found that it was one block from the edge of the geographic area, far from the action and most of the other hotels. When I attenpted to book a room on that hotel's website, the quoted price (no coupons, no ability to get a special rate) was $4 higher than Priceline's cost. So, all the wasted time with Priceline to save less than 2%. I complained to the BBB, and the Priceline response was what appeared to be an off-shored form letter with poor grammar that addressed a different complaint than the one I made. I rebutted the letter and the BBB response was essentially that the company responded to my complaint and they blew off my rebuttal. I think Priceline maintains a good rating with BBB, but my experience explains how that can happen. All Priceline has to do is make a response, it doesn't have to make sense, it doesn't have to satisfy the customer. I will never utilize Priceline again, and I advise you to avoid it like the plague. I am not surprised to see the incredibly bad rating it has on this website, but I just had to add my own experience.

Date of experience: January 24, 2015
New York
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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It was my first experience and it should be the last. Horrible

Date of experience: January 23, 2015
Alaska
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Go with kayak at one time priceline was good not now they took me 150.00 more then rental car company

Date of experience: January 21, 2015
California
9 reviews
20 helpful votes
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A great place to shop for discount flights and hassle-free services. This is a go-to site when shopping for airline flights.

Date of experience: January 16, 2015
Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes
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They are a scam
January 6, 2015

They are a scam. Charged me $64 more than what they showed on the agreement. Talking to their customer service is a joke. I could hear the manager in the back telling the robot of a person what to say back to me. I will never book through them again.

Date of experience: January 5, 2015