Priceline Hotel: Tips for booking 3.5 * and up in Downtown NY, June 25+26 for 2 Rooms

Hello, all! I had great success booking rooms on priceline through this forum for a trip to Southern California a month ago, but am getting stuck booking NYC

My steps:

Specified 2 Room at $125 for 4* in Downtown NY, was rejected

Added Chelsea, lowered stars to 3.5*, upped bid to $126, was rejected

Added midtown, lowered stars to 3, upped bid to $127, was rejected

Any tips? Am I just bidding too low? Does booking 2 rooms hurt/hinder me? I thought $127 for a 3* on priceline sounded reasonable.

Good afternoon. :)

Please provide your desired budget per night and which PRICELINE zones you would be interested in bidding for.

Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

Hi Aaron!

We're looking for $125 a night in either Downtown Financial or Chelsea. I will be using BetterBidding's PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links.

Let's back up a moment... is there a reason you're only bidding Chelsea and Downtown, as these aren't exactly the most similar zones, both in terms of 'vibe' and geographic location.

Exactly what criteria are you looking for from this stay?

When you say you added "midtown" above, which zone was it that you select (as 'midtown' is not a PRICELINE zone)

Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know the above and we'll take it from there.