Originally Posted By TiggerRulz I hope this is in the right section. I just used Hotwire to book a hotel room for an upcoming vacation. It was kind of nerve racking actually taking the leap of faith, but I got a great deal. Has anyone used the site for airfare or rental cars? Are good deals to be had? Hopefully I'm not going to hear that I missed the small print and the catch is.....
Originally Posted By Darkbeer I have used Hotwire many times, and never had a problem. The rental cars are always the top companies. The main catch, NO REFUNDS... once you buy, you are stuck, but so long as you understand that, you can get some really good deals.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer By the way, Hotwire is part of Expedia, which also owns TripAdvisor......
Originally Posted By ilvdland Yeah, with Priceline I accidentally rented a car for 3 hours instead of 3 days. I basically riped up $25 and threw it away, because errors are not refundable. Otherwise, Hotwire and Priceline are AWESOME for rental cars.
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 I have tried twice to get hotels on Priceline and couldn't get them for what I wanted. I went to Hotwire and got it. Good deals too. I have never tried for rental cars though.