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Worst customer service ever most illiterate people ever extremely rude lazy not helpful at all. Would give a negative 10 rating

I have a big problem. I made my reservation and the hotel is not finding my reservation. The payment has been made. We are in NY for enjoying 3 days and they create this problem for us.

I arrived in the Hotel when it was 1 am and the hotel did not allow me to do the check in. It’s ridiculous.

I paid twice for the same things.
I called 9 times for the costume service.

They don’t return my money and don’t help me with anything.

On or about May 12, 2019 I purchased two tickets from Dallas to Milwaukee. I was due to travel May 16, 2019 for a funeral. I didn’t
realize the first reservation completed due to my browser freezing, so I opened a new browser and tried to complete the transaction a second time. Upon completing the reservation, I discovered that I actually had two reservations for the same trip. I immediately contacted your customer department and I was reassured that it would be credited. However, it was not! And after numerous calls and over 20 hours on the phone NOTHING was done! I have been placed on hold for over an hour at a time, blind transferred to other departments only to be disconnected and promised follow ups and call backs on numerous occasions. Today I finally spoke with a so-called corporate customer service supervisor and I was completed lied to YET AGAIN! He told me that Delta refused to provide a refund code so there was nothing Hotwire could do. He offered a courtesy credit of $150 and told me that I needed to call Delta to get a refund for the unused ticket. He insisted that it was out of Hotwires hands.
I contacted Delta and I spoke with a customer service supervisor and he explained how Hotwire purchases bulk fares and resells them to its customers and everything the Hotwire told me about needing a refund code etc. was a lie!!!!
Hotwire resold me something that had already been paid for...so Hotwire should have refunded me my money. SINCE YOU WERE THE ONES THAT GOT PAID!!!
I will NEVER do business with Hotwire again!

Going on vacation, tried to book hotels on hotwire as I did many times before with no issues in Orlado Fl. Found rooms tried to book and they said this reservation is no longer available. Ok no problem, went to look at other reservations and my bank alerted me that there was a hold from Hotwire for $284.20 but the reservations was never confirmed. Called bank and they said it was on a 5 day hold and if hotwire sends a letter of cancellation then they can lift the hold sooner. Spoke to several customer reps and no one could help they stated it was all on the bank. Mother spoke to Rep today and explained the frustration and aggravation of not being able to book a hotel until the hold is lifted next Monday and we go on vacation on Friday. Not fair that now we cannot get the better deals for rooms because of this. Rep tried to compensate with $15 but still did not seem fair. I asked to speak to a supervisor numerous times and rep said that would not be possible and hung up on us. We just wanted rooms not headaches trying to book. This is false advertisement. Trying to make a purchase but cannot provide merchandise and holding your money for days .... funds should never be placed on hold until your purchase is finalized and authorized by the customer. Me and my family are very upset and disappointed with the lack of service and professionalism from your company and those that represent Hotwire.

Hotwire is a scam. I booked a 2 night stay with 2 double beds, charged 186.56, when I got to the hotel they told me they havent had rooms with two beds in months and there was only 1 room with 1 bed available. They felt bad so only charged me 47.80 for that night and my daughter slept on the floor. After several collective hours and many unhelpful customer service people, one person agreed I would get a refund of $138, but then left me on hold for 18 mins to "note the account" Ofcourse she was to return with the confirmation number and the call was disconnected and she never called back. 7 days later, no refund, I called yet again- and was told I'd only get a refund for $93 & a "hotdollar credit" for $45. That is totally unacceptable, not what was agreed upon after being hung up on and lied to several times- I'm never using their service again, why would I accept $45 in credit when they broke the contract and it was their mistake? The hotel only charged 47.80 of the 186.56 of my money. 186.56 minus 47.80 is not 93 dollars.

I got a " hotdeal"through you with Ace in Sacramento. My whole experience ; flew in got on a shuttle to rental car place, had to call Ace to pick me up from the rental car place. I was told they have no shuttle that day and to take Lyft. I told them that I was told you have shuttle they said wait and we will try to get someone to get you. Hour passes, I tried to call several times just to have someone pick up then hang up the phone. Finally I decided to Uber. I now have to take a shuttle back to the airport because Uber can't come to the rental place, walk to the u er loading and go to Ace. Now. Ace is not Airport rental, it is 20 minutes away. I get there, I have to do a walk around inspection, do that turn in the form, get ready to leave and decided to get a copy of the form. I ask the guy for a copy because the damage is pretty significant and that placed seemed sketchy ( cracked light in back, some small dents and paint chips), he said that it's probably already noted but ok. I get in the van and drive away and noticed the gas isn't full but don't want to go back. Only thing that was easy was the return. The rep went out did a once over the van came back told me the deposit will go back on the credit card, handed me my paperwork and that was it. I will not trust to use you again because of this horrible experience.

Feel very cheated. Hotel run down. Not safe area. Couldnt stay as horrendous. Paid for a room in a safe place

Upon checking in my hotel room I inspected the room and noticed the sheets weren’t clean and it was hair all over the bed and room clearly indicating it wasn’t properly cleaned. The tub was filthy as well as all the counters. I contacted the front desk who told me I can walk around the building to pick up sheets and make my bed myself. Before making it to the desk I received a call back stating they can change room. I inspected the second room and it was the same situation yet this room had dirty towels left hanging in Bathroom which clearly mean yet again these rooms wasn’t cleaned. It also smelled bad like dogs. I contacted Hotwire immediately about changing hotels and was told I will receive a refund in 5-7 business days. I was left to sleep in my car with my kids

Customer Service horrible, no compassion no empathy I never want to do business ever with yall

This hotel was dirty. Curtains did not cover windows. Blinds were broken. You couldn’t sit on the toilet without bumping your arms. Had to close toilet seat to reach back to flush the toilet. Breakfast area was dirty, not enough food for the amount of guests. Dead bolt on door would not lock. Chairs in all areas were dirty.

For the last two days your sight has been advertising flights between Boston and nantucket to be 99 dollars on cape air, but every time to click on a time the fare bumps to 279. Why is that?

Hotwire charged reservation fee and never actually reserved the flight. Car was reserved therefore you had funds access to reserve the flight.
I was NEVER INFORMED THAT YOU HAVE CANCELLED THE FLIGHT!!!!!!!!!
I SHOWED UP AT THE AIRPORT to check in to find out that I have no flight.

I have been flying for years and such outrageous thing has never happened.
Airline was contacted, but they had no information of reservation as none was ever processed

Please let me know what Hotwire is intending to do
What I've been told is that it was failed booking. Unfortunately that does not help especially that you have NOT INFORMED ME OF THE CANCELLATION during the whole month since booking the flight

Agnieszka Dobosz
Itinerary # 7425889566456

781 853 7705

I need to change a reservation made 4 months in advance. I don’t know many people that can afford to waste $1000, but I can’t. I’m traveling for a wedding, I need to be at this wedding. I can’t travel later because I can’t take more time off. Who do you think you are to force something on hard working customers and especially to try to keep people’s money for no service.

I LOST $96.00 plus DOLLARS ON A HOTEL I didn't reserved on 4/3/2019 for Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. I reserved a Hotel for Oxon Hill Harborshore hotel and this company would not reimburse me my money back on my credit card. THEY SIAD I had to reserved the hotel again and get my money back in two weeks. NO WAY WILL YOU GET ME A SECOND TIME. HOTWIRE NEED TO REIMBURSE ME MONEY BACK. Will never use them again. Very Unhappy. Antionette

Need a refund for a hotel reservation that I did not use. Hotel is not safe, I do not stay at hotels that have outside doors only, never saw security guard and they played loud music in parking lot and no elevator for my disabled mother to use. Please call me at 720-404-2712 to resolve this issue immediately.

This is about refund. Here is the situation:

When I was purchasing this ticket, roundtrip between Ontario, CA and Pittsburgh (April 12), there was something wrong with your website. When I filled in my bank information and moved to the final booking, I was told there was an error and that I had to do it all over again. When I did, I saw the same error message on the screen. So I filled in my bank information twice. Two problems arose as a result:

(1) I was charged twice, $294 twice for American (#2997 and 1716) for Ontario to Pittsburgh via DFW, and $252 twice for United (#2228, 1745) for return flight from Pittsburgh to Ontario via SF;
(2) Then, as soon as I made this reservation, United cancelled the flight from Pittsburgh to Ontario. Since there is no point in making only one way reservation, in seven hours I cancelled my entire reservation by calling you. Perhaps because the return flight was already cancelled by the United, you cancelled only my American flight from Ontario to Pittsburgh, even though I wanted to cancel the entire itinerary.

Now I find that you charged my Visa account $10 twice for your fee (?), $252 (United) twice, and $294 (American) twice. American refunded one of these charges, not both, but I remain charged twice (each $252) by United, even though United cancelled the flight. I also remain charged twice by Hotwire ( $10 each).

I find this absolutely crazy. Would you please rectify this situation by refunding the entire amount ($818) ? I would appreciate it very much if you could resolve this as soon as possible and restore my confidence in Hotwire.

Here is some appropriate information you may need:

Customer's First Name: Anselm
Customer's Last Name: Min
Customer's Email: anselm.min@cgu.edu
Customer's Phone No: 909-294-9806
Appropriate Numbers: Itinerary Number: 7426615500342; Confirmation Number: 7426617217796; American, confirmation, AROEDX; United, confirmation, OSDRNC

My first time ever using hotwire and never again nor will i reccommend you !! THe extra insurance states exactly that now i cant get a refund nor can i just stay where i am !! the hotel i booked says pet friendly, doesnt say a fuckin thing about a fee , now i have to pay an extra 33$ plus instead of the 133$ originally for the room I was charged $177.... I have no money no means of transportation when all I want is to stay in the holtel im in , and pay for it... transferring the reservation is NOTa big deal as you are making it !! I will be calling the better business bureau as well !!

The worse customer experience. Clearly a mistake booking and they refused to refund my money! Wrong city. Wrong amount of people. No credit card! I caught it within 5 minutes. Still they wouldn’t refund! All they offered was to re book. Clearly I don’t wanna rebook! The original was a mistake to begin with! I thought I would have time to book! Nope!

Motel6 Falls Church VA. Lost hotwire reservation. No room for 3 hrs. Then mo6. Tried to say room was never paid. Room was paid via hotwire. Then mo 6. Took debit card ours. Tried to collect second fee. Then. No room for 3 hour. We refused to enter room 3 hrs late. The mo6 said room rescheduled 5 days later....5 days later. More bs. We got room 5 days later. But. Mo6. Was playing victim with insurer. Sitting outdoor in cold bad. Police called..mo6 lied to police

hello, I am writing this complaint because on April 7,2019 I went on your website and did a reservation for a car. You guys had me go to Advantage Car Rental. You guys charged me 72.91. I was ok with it. I got the car and used it like I need to while I was on vacation. when I took the car back the guy at Advantage email me the recipe for the total car rental and it was 62.88. I got to looking at what was on my credit card and my rental agreement. That is when I became a where of the price difference. The price on my agreement was 62.88. So I called your call center this morning and they say all they can do it credit my hotwire account of 9.03 and that was from two of your employees. I told them now that I know you guys don't give use deals . You guys rip your customer off I will not ever use your website again. I want my money back. I hate that you hotwire took my money so easy but now its you guys want to play around and not give my money back to me. I Thinks it messed up how you hotwire wants customer to think that there helping them get the best deal when there really not. hotwire is a joke. Plus there is one star because it wouldn't let me not put anything.

To whom it may concern:

I am a current guest at the Motel 6 Tropicana Hotel. I have been transferred twice because of odors emanating from the rooms. The first room had a marijuana smell and the second room a very strong and pungent detergent odor which made me defty ill. I am still recovering from the second room. I am in my third room and now there appears to be smoke (cigarette smoke?) emanating from the room. However, the impact of the odors on my health has been no less than devastating. I feel ill all the time and I grow weary of asking for a room change from the front desk. This particular occasion actually surprises me because I have stayed at Motel 6 before in other states and locations and have had a relatively good experience. It is indeed unfortunate that I have had to experience this as Motel 6 has always, with the exception of this occasion only, to provide excellent service.

I feel I have no other recourse than to request a full refund for my stay here. Please note that this is a very serious experience as my health has been severely impacted by this experience. Please help me to resolve this matter.

Herman Lorenzo
808-824-9954
hlorenzolaw@yahoo.com

I searched for a hotel for this weekend at "Friday Harbor WA" and hotwire gave me the options as shown in the screenshot attached. When the reservation was confirmed, we were shocked to find out that the reservation was made at Victoria BC, Canada. And please note that I dont have a Canadian Visa, so cannot travel to the country. Please note that our reservation was made for $75+taxes which came to about $100. Since the reservation was confirmed in a different city/state/country - we called customer service to fix this and cancel this reservation. They mentioned that it was a mistake at their end and as a one-time-exception, they can rebook at friday harbor themselves.

Their new reservation came to $174 + taxes and we were not ready to take it. We talked to customer service for more than 30 minutes and they were not giving me any options but to accept the new reservation only. They were not ready to listen to me and just hung up.

Why does your company continue to use ACE rental car? You are aware of hundreds of customer reviews and complaints with your company about this car company but you continue to do business with them. ACE has been scamming customers for YEARS!! I have filed a complaint against ACE/AVR with the FTC and through my AG office. I have also filed a complaint with the FTC and my AG about HOTWIRE. Your company will be sued along with ACE.

You also outsource your customer care so no one knows what the heck is going on! You are compliant with this company and their scams!

February 2 2019

Regarding :

Hotwire Itinerary
3697122158

To whom it may concern; I booked this car rental and when I went to confirm shuttle I was transferred to Budget 2 times and they did not have shuttle option from this pickup point.
Hotwires confirmation page states shuttle service instructions are as follows:

"Shuttle / Pick-up information

Pick up service will be confirmed with a 24 hour advance notice, if customer is within 5 miles of rental location. If less than 24 hours notice or pick up is more than 5 miles from rental location then the service may not be available, in either case the customer must call the rental location directly to arrange. ."
Our rental pickup is on 02/13/19 and distance to airport is less than 5 miles.

Google maps distance:

11 min (2.8 miles)
via E Airport Blvd
Fastest route, despite the usual traffic
Orlando Sanford International Airport
1200 Red Cleveland Blvd, Sanford, FL 32773
Head west on Red Cleveland Blvd
0.3 mi
Continue straight onto Airline Ave
0.4 mi
Turn right onto E Airport Blvd
2.0 mi
Turn left onto S Orlando Dr
Destination will be on the right
0.1 mi
3098 S Orlando Dr
Sanford, FL 32773

So I feel have complied with both of these requirements.

I tried to resolve first by calling customer service and Hotwire was experiencing poor connections on telephone x first two calls and finally I was able to get through to Jenn customer service agent, she noted that I should have called the rental agency to confirm the shuttle service was available that Hotwire had indicated on the check out page, (I did not appreciate that it was suggested that I check to see if Hotwire web page instructions are correct! I don't feel it is my job to make sure web page is correct) who transferred me to Erick ( he indicated he was a supervisor I asked for identification and he could only give me his 3 digit badge number 620 ) at Hotwire # 844-207-0306 . Erick stated that I needed to confirm if Budget offered this service before I booked trip. He noted that a shuttle is not guaranteed on off site bookings. Erick stated that under agreement Hotwire does not guarantee transportation to rental agency.

The only option Erick had to resolve this was to cancel the reservation and reschedule at today's rate, which would cost $22.00 more and go from full size car to a standard car. Very poor option at this point!!!

I did state that my search was for SFB to TPA and hotwire offered this under this search. This makes sense to a customer if transportation is available from airport to car rental agency. But who would chose an option if transportation is not available?

I really feel I have been misled by the statement on hot wires web page under shuttle pick up information. It is very misleading and hotwire representative Eric was very pompous in stating that this is a final decision and he was the supervisor in charge. I feel this was poorly handled by him and especially as a supervisor.

I have spent over an hour on the telephone and more time to file this complaint.

Please address this issue as it is misleading at the least.

Greg Rummel
701-202-8911
GTKRUM@YAHOO.COM

I am currently staying at one of your properties (3105 Tower Blvd Durham NC) Im not sure if you are aware of this particular property and how its being maintained, this is day two my room has not been cleaned nor does the front desk have any fresh linings, also I was locked out of my room the young man at the front desk tried to use the master key to let me in my room that didn't work he proceeded to call maintainence, maintainence instructed him to open my window, he open my window with no problem, meaning my room room has not been secured!!!! my whole stay, I am livid, I left my room today for business, I am missing a remote by amazon it was on the dresser when I left now its not there, yes I have reported to the young man thats working tonight, I also requested a key report to see who has been in my room for the wrong reasons. I do not feel safe in this room no one has secured this window nor does anyone care this is the worst property that I have ever seen I understand that this is not the best but its not even satisfactory! I have taken pictures because this is unbelievable. I was also told that this property didn't have any housekeepers, there is no one to wash linings towels there are no rooms that are clean that you can get fresh towels from, SAD! I would like a full refund of my stays and the remote that has been taken from my room. If possible I would like someone to please contact me at 919-973-9871 also nettasmith40@gmail.com I would love to elaborate more and I would love to send the pictures of the bathroom and the mole all over the shower curtain.

P.S HOTWiRE

My name is Johnetta Smith and i have booked through you a few times this week please read the email above i am requestiing a full refund for my stays this is unsatisfactory and un safe! before you book people into this property make sure there are clean linings and a secure room. please contact me 919-973-9871 nettasmith40@gmail.com i do have pictures upon request.

Booked a rental car through your site was given ACE rent a car. in Orlando Fl. Narcosse Road..horrible horrible experience no customer service at all....from the first day I picked up the car it was a hassel... Wanted me to pay $59.99 per day for their ins. when I have full coverage on my own cars at home in DE. Had to call my ins. company at 9:30 PM to have someone talk to the front desk lady. Then was given an inspection slip for me to fill out in the dark indicating dents scratches etc. which I did.. then upon returning the car a guy came out to inspect the vehicle and went right to the windshield and said "oh there is a ding and I have to report it. You will have to pay $250.00 on your credit card for the damage. Not how was your trip or your stay or any problems with the car? Nothing nice. Wouldn't let me or my family get on their shuttle to the airport until I gave them my credit card and paid the $250.00 so I did but was also told that they would put the charge on hold until the dispute was settled. I asked to speak to a supervisor but was told at first there wasn't one there. But later a girl at the desk named marlene said she was the supervisor but she didn't say that at first. I contacted my attorney who practices in Florida. I will never ever do any business with this company again. I knew when I first got this car off the lot there would be trouble...I always used a reputable rental car company for the past 30 years when I travel. So much for trying new ones you live and you learn. my confirmation # 4559831286.

Thank you,
Joanne Scullion

After hours of searching for the cheapest 4-star Mall of America (MOA) hotel rate, I finally settled on the "hot rate" listed by Hotwire.com of $103 nightly. This special rate was stated as a whopping 57% savings over the standard room rate for this hotel of $207. I was thrilled to lock in this Fri - Sat night rate at a MOA hotel, especially since it's the first time in a decade that I get to celebrate my birthday alone with my husband all night - without children! Sadly, my thrill quickly turned to disgust.

The first of many Hotwire lies was immediately revealed when the "Hyatt Regency" Bloomington hotel appeared as my overnight destination. This hotel is not near the Hotwire map pin that displayed this hotel's location as being within the MOA campus. The hotel is actually over 1.2 miles away from MOA, and not within walking distance due to several busy freeways and highways in-between. But, this wasn't the only surprise lie that Hotwire had up their sleeve.

After discovering the falsified distance, I immediately navigated to Hyatt's official website and found the standard average weekend room rate of $129 - which is EXTREMELY cheaper than the falsified listed standard rate of $237 by Hotwire. In fact, I only saved $26 over Hyatt's given rate - and ended up paying more overall by using Hotwire after fees were included.

I contacted customer support within 10 minutes after this purchase and clearly stated my disappointment and disgust with their sales ploy that used exaggerated rates and a falsified location to scam me as an unsuspecting buyer, into purchasing something that I did not want. The brash representative not only refused to refund this purchase, but she also would not even let me pay more to stay at a desired hotel like the one they promised and failed to deliver. She also (in a rude demeanor) refused to compromise, and firmly stated that the sale is final, could not be refunded or exchanged, and there is nothing that can be done to resolve this matter. A non-specific, not verbatim policy was loosely repeated by the foreign speaking representative (with poor English skills) as the reason for not fixing this problem, and after asking - no site or disclosure location containing such a policy was ever provided.

I have used Priceline and Expedia in the past to great satisfaction - I wish I would have stuck with what works, because Hotwire certainly does not!

In June I booked a room thru Hotwire. The booking was one of the "we will tell you where you are staying after you book."

The hotel was the Econo Lodge Tech Center in Denver, CO. Not necessarily my first choice but, I needed a room for the night. I have pasted the reservation Information below.

Upon arrival I found that there were no rooms available. The hotel did not, would not, find me a room anywhere else. I talked with Hotwire customer support and got nowhere with them either. I ended up driving 90 miles back home for the night, had to leave home the next extremely early to make a meeting. I booked a room to avoid this. To no avail.

I am out $103.60 for a room that my account in Hotwire shows as being cancelled. I did not cancel it. The hotel nor Hotwire has come thru with any recompense nor explanations beyond pointing the finger of blame at the other business. Hotwire customer service said the hotel was responsible for the room not being available. Econo Lodge says that Hotwire should not have booked the room because they did not have the rooms available for booking.

Something is not right. I feel that regardless of Hotwire refund policy I am due reimbursement of the $!03.60. I was also offered points from Hotwire and do not see them applied to my account either.

Also, with this experience, please tell me WHY I would want to book any travel through Hotwire in the future.

I booked a pair of tickets from El Paso, Tx. to Columbia, SC for July 14 to July 21 with HOTWIRE. After ordering the tickets I wanted to bundle the purchase with a rental car so I called HOTWIRE to see if it was OK to do that. The HOTWIRE representative I spoke to told me I would have to cancel my tickets and rebook later. At that time the rep. informed me that I would be getting a refund in 2 to 3 days (that did not happen). I called on Friday, June 29th to see where my refund was at since it had not yet been deposited in my bank account.

THIS IS WHEN IT REALLY GETS DOWN RIGHT STUPID.

I spoke to a rep. at HOTWIRE who apparently thinks what she had to say was more important than the customer since she constantly kept interrupting me as I spoke. She kept informing me that my tickets were non-refundable and there would be NO REFUND. I told her the 1st rep. I spoke with on Monday said I would and he sent me a e-mail telling me just that. I asked to speak to a supervisor and after asking her 6 times that I wanted to speak to one she said she would put me on hold to see if she could find one. After about 10 minutes on hold the rep. came back and said she was still looking for a supervisor, but had not yet found one. Finally after another 5 minutes on hold ANNA came on the phone. The 1st thing she said was the tickets were non-refundable and there was nothing she could do. I informed her that the original rep. I spoke to me said I would so what was the problem. She stated that company policy did not allow a refund on my tickets. I said that was unacceptable and asked to speak to someone in the corporate office (which I found out later that the CEO, per Jonathan, does not have a phone or office and if I wanted him to email me, he was too busy to do so. He stated he was to busy to contact me or anyone else). I asked ANNA to have someone from the corporate office to contact me within the hour to discuss this matter. THAT CALL NEVER CAME. MORE LIES AND LIP SERVICE FROM HOTWIRE.

I called another customer service number HOTWIRE had posted (3rd one of the day) and ran into another CSR who did not understand me when I constantly asked for a supervisor. Without rehashing what I went through earlier, it was the same result with this rep. also, I finally got RAVEN on the line who also went to the HOTWIRE School of treating customers, being RUDE and talking over the customer, on the phone by thinking what she had to say was more important than me. After getting NO where with her I asked to speak to corporate and that too fell on deaf ears. It was only with my persistence that she finally agreed. I was told she would call back in a hour with an answer (NO ANSWER) which I did not get except more LIP SERVICE. She said she would attempt to connect me with someone above her in the Las Vegas office by the name of Jonathan who was anything but helpful. He was not interested in helping me except to spout company policy that means nothing to me. When I asked if I may speak to the CEO, Mark Okerscram he told me it was but per the web site the CEO is Barbara Bates - MORE LIP SERVICE I GUESS, he informed me that he does not speak to customers. I asked for his phone number Jonathan said he had none. What about an office address. He had NO OFFICE. Jonathan stated he was TOO BUSY to deal with the public. Jonathan finally decided to refund me my money, but now I had to wait another week to receive it and that was his final decision. This was even after I explained to him I have a Cancer appt. on Monday and I needed that money to pay for my co-pay. He did not care. "COMPANY POLICY STATES" constantly was his answer.

WOW! A customer generated business and the CEO is too busy to speak to a customer. It is a miracle they are still IN business. Then not caring about a customer well being that is a shame on their part.

To wrap this up all I wanted was my money back that was promised to me by the first rep. who the all the supervisor I spoke with said was a mistake on the rep. side. If this rep. works for them then why do I have to suffer for his incompetence or the company's inability to hire or train quality employees. I have an email that states I would get my refund so why can't the company just pay my money back. This company in my opinion is not customer friendly and have lied to me on a number of times and in fact they are stealing my money. LIP SERVICE IS A TRAINING TOOL OF HOTWIRE again this is my opinion.

I finally received an email stating I would get a refund and that it could take up to 15 days not counting the 5 I already waited (Jonathan in his infinite wisdom pretty much told me to POUND SAND) minus $68 for travel insurance that I should not have paid and if I did why was it so difficult to redeem a refund. I guess HOTWIRE executives need that money to paid for part of their LAVISH lunches in my opinion.

I don't expect a response from you on this since you have already exhibited that CUSTOMERS ARE ONLY A MEANS TO AN END - CASH COWS TO YOU. Again just my opinion.

I am asked to rate you on a 1 to 5 star rating. You really don't want me to rate you the way you should be rated and that for a fact

"IS IN MY OPINION"!!

I called in to customer service tonight to request an itemized bill for my stay May 24, 2018 - June 2, 2018. I explained to the representative that we are a military family and that the military needs for the receipt to be itemized. She told me she couldn’t do that. I asked to speak to a supervisor.I the explained to her that it has to be itemized per night because the military needs that. She told me to just give them what I already have. I explained to her again that that will not work,it has to be itemized. She then stated that if there was nothing else she would disconnect the call....AND SHE HUNG UP ON ME!! I can’t believe a supervisor would actually hang up on a customer. I can’t be the first military family requesting an itemized bill. I would like someone who is capable of handling this to please call me.

Thank you,
Chanda Staab
910-320-0472

last evening, our car broke down and we booked a rental from Hotwire. We were given the address of 1965 N. West Shore Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33607. The address was incorrect. I walked there to find that this location had closed down long ago. I then had to walk to the airport. It was a frightening experience as it was a very bad part of town. When I got to the airport, I realized that at some point during my walk, my wallet had fallen out of my pocket and I was unable to rent a vehicle. In total I walked about 5 miles. I spent $110 on an uber to get home hours later. I called customer service and spoke with Kasha - Badge #418. I tried to escalate the situation because she said there was nothing she could do. She put me on hold for longer than she said she would and when questioned as to why she didn't check back in she told me "you are not our only customer." She also said she could do nothing for us and when I asked for a manager she said she didn't have one and that she reported to no one. I called back this morning and spoke with Joy - Badge # 325. Joy said she had a manager, but that her manager didn't take calls and that she was the final word for hot wire. Although the wrong address forced me to walk for over an hour and I had to take an uber costing $110, she offered a $25 credit and said she was the final word for Hotwire. I have used your services for several years and am shocked by this poor customer service. My account should be credited $110 for the uber as well as at least another $140 for the mistake on your app, the time I had to spend walking and the poor customer services. This is the very least that should happen. I await your reply.

If I could give Negative stars, it would be a Negative 5. I stayed at the at the Quality Inn in Placentia, CA on 01/29/17, and again on 01/30/18, and three were issues the first night, but at least the employee/Emily was customer service friendly. When I checked in on 01/30/18, Mr. Montoya, was rude, unprofessional, and had no customer service. The gentleman had a dispassionate look, he never greeted me upon arriving at the hotel, and he never looked up from the computer as I was checking in. I told him that the King bed wouldn't do, and asked him for 2 queen beds, he said, "Ten dollars," Look, I can take no for an answer, I might even pay an extra fee for a bed choice ( never given the option to choose bed, even though it clearly says "bed choice when choosing the hotel.), but rude people are unacceptable. I still have 7 additional days in this area, but I want to be sure that I will get 2 queen beds, and I can't be assured of that with using Hotwire.
Ms. Moore
Confirmation # 6083460059

I made a car rental reservation several months ago through Hotwire. As life goes, plans change and I called to cancel the reservation. The customer service agent and her supervisor were far less than "customer service" oriented. They held fast to non-refundable, non-transferable. Even after I explained that I would not even be in the city where I reserved the car and asked if the amount could be credited to my account.

Nope, they stuck to their robotic corporate line and offered no solution. Now Hotwire has my money, I have no need for the car. Instead of working with a customer and keeping them loyal they have lost a customer and created someone that is going to make it my mission to tell everyone I know, use social media and every online complaint forum to spread the word about this company that cares more about keeping $140.00 than working with a customer.

I have tried to get a refund from hotwire because my mom died and wasn't able to use my ticket. I done every they told me to do and got the run a round .Even spoke to Emily Jade from corporate office, she was very rude and nasty to me. She doesn't know what customer service.

I am writing to you in order to make a complaint about accommodation I got after booking a hotel on the Hotwire company website. I booked my accommodation in 3star hotel Aryan residence in Brussels for 5 nights/2 persons ( itinerary No. 6440335374). When we got to the hotel on 12th of November hotel was closed due to technical issues as it was written  on the front door together with the information that we are relocated to Hotel Albert, a 2star hotel 1km further of previous one.

Our complaint is based on the fact that we had no information either from your company or the hotel that it was not working and that we were relocated to lower rank hotel. I am seriously hoping to get any type of reimbursement from the Hotwire company for this inconvenience.

Booked a room on Hotwire, got a confirmation email from customer support go to the hotel to stay the night. Now they tell me it's been cancelled and my monies are refunded. They give you no reason why then I check my bank account and the transaction is pending so they made a false reservation took my money and I had nowhere to stay and it's happened to other people I know. Please check them out they are not reliable nor are they providing the service of a room it's a scam to take your money from Hotwire.com and the CEO is probably crooked at the top.

I called into hotwire customer service regarding flight prices. The customer service agent convinced me that I would get the best rate by booking on the phone. He took about 45 mins to book it and once he sent me the confirmation email with my itinerary number, the problems started. The itinerary number he sent me wasn't coming up as accurate. Every time I tried to look up my itinerary number on hotwires site, it came back as an error saying that it is deleted and that itinerary does not exists. Of course, my account was charged $4,015 immediately. I pointed this out to the agent right away and he told me not to worry about it and he transferred me to another agent because I was concerned.

The second agent transferred me to a third person and that third person said that the initial booking agent had made a mistake and didn't input some needed information. He put my on hold for about an hour and a half. Finally told me that he cant find my complete package in the system and that my best option is to cancel. Finally got put through to a supervisor and he was able to cancel the trip and told me I would have to wait 5 days for my refund. Wasn't very apologetic. I spent a total of 3 hours on the phone because one of their sales agents made a mistake and didn't even get an apology.

I am a singe mom and was very excited to book this trip to take my sister and my kids to mexico. Now, I will loose more money because I have to wait for the refund and try to find another good deal to rebook.