Originally Posted by
cblaisd
It's my understanding that often the details (name, etc.) of the reservation aren't transmitted to the hotel (only the mere fact a room reserved) until day of arrival, so Priceline can't put it in and neither can Hilton.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong

Not my experience.... I just had two priceline reservations two weeks ago... both at Hilton... Doubletree. I simply called and said that I wanted to add my gold number so the hotel knew for my benefits... and it was added and viewable from their website.