It's cool to hear some more good experiences. I, for one, was so unused to staying in hotels or at least being a member of frequent stay that I forgot to attempt to get HHonors points for my Priceline stay at DoubleTree Boston. (Forgot to get points??? That must be sacrilege around here. )

It is all hit or miss, though, and this goes for Hotwire as well as Priceline. The stated terms of both sites is that you get no miles and/or points. And that you can't stand by for other flight. Elite status I don't think it mentions at all. But even those two previous items that it does are flexible by airline. I had TWA give me miles on a Priceline ticket (but refused to let me standby). United is supposed to have a policy that Priceline tix *can* standby (FF status irrelevant), so I dunno what happened there Yongs. Perhaps it was before that was clarified. For that matter, Continental (this may have been a Hotwire booking, can't remember) accommodated my friend when she showed up for an earlier flight by rebooking the entire two-segment trip that day with confirmed seats on both flights (bit more than your usual standby). But only the United is known to be any kind of official policy. The others are all at the whims of the agents. I've never had a hotel treat me any different because it was a Priceline booking, but then again I've not tested for points or elite status.