I can't agree more. I just booked a hotel for a wedding using hotwire. Virtually all the hotels in this town were 2 star by every rating service I could find, so I felt safe buying a 2 star hotel unseen. Wrong, hotwire gave me a 1 star econolodge hotel that they rated 2 stars. Not only that but upon reading traveler reviews it seems that it only was worth a 2 out of 10. (With the exception of reviews that seem obviously written by the hotel owner or manager)
I'll never use hotwire again and will be very wary of using priceline either. captainleming@hotmail.com