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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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Florida
5 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Meh...
February 2, 2016

What once was amazing has now become just average. Half the time I use this I find out at the desk that what I'm paying is the normal rate. Sometimes, deals can be found.

Date of experience: February 1, 2016
New York
5 reviews
13 helpful votes
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They are consistently more expensive than other sites, such as bookings.com, hotwire...

Date of experience: January 31, 2016
Florida
3 reviews
12 helpful votes
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Usually fly super late or early and their hotel deals great! Their name your own price on flights isn't what it used to be deal wise.

Date of experience: January 30, 2016
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Booked a room at Travelodge in Norman OK. Did not get the room I reserved. Sofa bed was broken. Bath faucet broken. Management was no help. Had my two and four year old with me and these people are not children friendly.
Contacted booking. Com and no help there either. The best they said was a refund but that changed to 15% back. On 2 night booking. Waiting still on a call back. 2 days now. Joke joke joke... I would not recommend either service to anyone. It was a total nightmare. Period.
To my wife... sorry it was a horrible birthday experience and we burry my uncle today. Can't wait to see this town and time fading in the rearview mirror.

Date of experience: January 30, 2016
Delaware
2 reviews
13 helpful votes
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Very professional
January 30, 2016

I must say they are very professional and efficient too. I can easily get their services online just in a click. I never face even a single issue.

Date of experience: January 30, 2016
Washington
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Good Company
January 29, 2016

You have to look for deals all the time---This site is good for that

Date of experience: January 29, 2016
New York
3 reviews
12 helpful votes
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Good
January 29, 2016

They provided me amazing hotel reservation service. I liked that.

Date of experience: January 29, 2016
Washington
3 reviews
17 helpful votes
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Level at its best
January 29, 2016

They are best service provider, whenever I hired their services they did fabulous job.

Date of experience: January 28, 2016
Kentucky
9 reviews
35 helpful votes
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Waste of time
January 28, 2016

I have never found a good deal on here... when I go straight to the hotel or airline sites... they are offering the same deals! So, why give them a chance to screw up my reservations?!

Date of experience: January 27, 2016
Germany
7 reviews
48 helpful votes
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5 star service
January 28, 2016

We travel frequently and decided to use Priceline this time. It was easy to use and very quick. The hotel was exactly what we were expecting. I was happy with the service. I will definitely be using Priceline in the future.

Date of experience: January 27, 2016
Canada
2 reviews
20 helpful votes
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Well-done
January 25, 2016

I love being a customer of priceline. Your services are very precious and efficient too. You guys are really doing great job.

Date of experience: January 25, 2016
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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RIP OFF to Canadians
January 25, 2016

Priceline is misleading Canadians. They appear on Canadian websites offering rooms in comparison to other providers in Canadian dollars but when you book you may think you have found a better sale price. They change without telling you that price is now in US dollars. Notified them immediately of the problem and they refused to do a thing about it. You are caught in their trap. Stay away from these clowns! Especially if you are a Canadian!

Date of experience: January 24, 2016
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I get the express deal of hotel of pantages. I choose this option because it similar price as the other offer but it is marked as "free wifi". Turns out it needs to pay for the Wifi for each person for each device. I call Priceline. They told me it is normal, because the free means only the free wifi in public. I know some hotels have only free wifi in public, but is should be stated as what booking.com or expedia.com or whatever the other website all marking it cearly as "free wifi is only in the public area".

How can you trust this compay? Would it possible that they told you it is free parking but it turns out is free parking in street (when it is available)?

Feel sorry to this cheating company.

Date of experience: January 23, 2016
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The worse company ever. They take advantage of people. I called spend more then 4 hours in the phone for a refund do to a winter storm. Call 3 diferentes airlines they did it in 10-15 min. After 3 hours and 3 horrible customer service people from this thiefs I still waiting for my money

Date of experience: January 23, 2016
Connecticut
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Won't handle complaints
January 22, 2016

Ahhh... sunshine, beach, etc! Thought we'd get a good deal in Condado, San Juan, and voila... great deal from Priceline... so we thought. Sheraton at convention center... far from beaches, can't walk so have to take taxi... any savings go to them. Called Priceline to complain and voila! Whatever we said fell on deaf ears, they wouldn't change anything, didn't care in the least, like talking to robot drones. No apologies just a strict business line. No way for seniors to be treated. Won't deal with PRICELINE ever again... William Shatner should be beamed out no up.

Date of experience: January 22, 2016
South Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Called to cancel hotel reservation, because our flight was canceled due to severe winter storm. Gave all my information to the priceline employee, but was told by that person to call back because no one at the hotel had the authority to cancel. I asked why I had to call back, since Priceline had all my information, all they needed to do was cancel with the hotel. They insisted I had to be on the phone when they contacted the hotel. In my view this is their attempt to hassle the customer and make cancellation as inconvenient as possible.

Date of experience: January 22, 2016
India
4 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Best price
January 23, 2016

Best budget hotels with world class hospitality is such a great price.

Date of experience: January 21, 2016
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Change itinerary
January 22, 2016

Over 2 hrs on HOLD to change a name on a ticket, yes they will probably charge me 3 or 400 dollars to change a name and call over 2 hrs on hold good service. I have been through this a few days earlier when on hold for only 1 hr and 10 minutes and was promptly put on HOLD with another department, was assured I was on the top of the list and after 15 more minute had to hang up. GOOD LUCK trying to get any service AFTER you give them your money

Date of experience: January 21, 2016
Illinois
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Great service
January 19, 2016

I had a complaint, the customer service department was exceptional at helping me out.

Date of experience: January 19, 2016
France
5 reviews
21 helpful votes
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They promote that you can save 40% on flight with name your own price... i have gone so low as to they wont even give 10% on the flight we are gonna need... really bad really untrustworthy promotion..

Date of experience: January 18, 2016