As a longtime Priceline user who's scored some remarkable prices and great rooms, I hate to say I can't find the answer to my questions on smoking. Used to be you set preferences on bed size and could also specify "non smoking" room. Earlier this year, and once last year, I was placed in a smoking room at two different hotels and in each case was told that the Priceline reservation specified "smoking." (And, also in each case, the clerk added that all the non-smoking rooms were occupied, so they placed us in one of the very few smoking rooms the hotel had. Blah!) So, can anyone enlighten me as to (1) when and if the policy changed and (2) looks like there's no way to specify your preferences--is that right? I will say that I've had a lot of luck in calling the hotel a day or so before arrival an inquiring about non-smoking if there was no smoking policy stated on the hotel's website, as well as getting a king bed, although I have had a couple of turndowns on that request. But if you don't ask, you don't get! Comments?
