Originally Posted by
Posco
Someone mentioned that changing the stay to a future date might work as the cancellation policy is updated to the new checkin date. I am wondering whether this is really possible or whether the cancellation fee also applies if the reservation is moved to a future date.
Absolutely no guarantees on this approach. With that disclaimer, I have done this a couple of times in the past, when I made a mistake, and it worked. I.e. new cancellation deadline based on the new date of the stay. About the time standard cancellation deadlines changed from 6PM local time day of arrival to 24 to 72 hours before day of arrival, some folks considered this approach a workaround to still do last minute cancellations. Other folks have reported if you have elite status (platinum or higher), calling MR Customer Service or the hotel and they will still allow you to cancel past deadline. I've never tried that. It has also been years since the last time I changed a stay to a future date to work around the cancellation deadline. TL;DR Many folks have reported success with this approach; however, I wouldn't depend on it. Marriott could shut it down at any time without notice. YMMV...
--Jon