Originally Posted by
yyzflyer
I would definitely take the approach of trying to move the reservation to the 2nd, for example, whether online or by contacting the hotel directly. Option A is likely to work and Option B is to the hotel's benefit, allowing them to resell the room - possibly at a higher return. There is a good chance that Marriott central reservations will either refuse or mess up the transaction. Good luck.
I have tried to modify the reservation to Jan 2 and it is offering me a standard room like what I currently have, showing it as a 65,000 points redemption. My current reservation was an 85,000 point redemption, that then attached my FNA.
I'm afraid to click on the Update icon because I don't know if it will take the points, or if it will move the FNA from the existing reservation to the new one.
Does anyone have any experience with this?
EDITED TO UPDATE: After my husband told me that tomorrow is a definite no-go for him (he's been running a fever), I called the hotel. They were super nice and have cancelled our reservation, waiving the fees. Apparently, had I just cancelled outright, there would have been a charge of $223.
I forgot to ask him if there would have been a fee if I had just changed the date, but since he said the FNA would be re-deposited, I accepted the cancellation with fee waiver for now. There is plenty of availability for Jan 2 and Jan 3 for well under the 85,000 FNA value, so if we feel better, we will grab a reservation. I'm guessing it is not worth a call to Marriott to ask to have the FNA extended.