bitburgr

Well, if it ever happens that my nights do get repriced or that I'm forced to pay the extra night, I promise to come back here and post.

RogerD408

Hotels spend a lot of time crunching numbers and do get creative at times. In addition to calculating rates with minimum and maximum length of stay, they play games with "nightly" rates. Business hotels know weekends are tougher to sell than mid-week. When requesting a rate for a stay including a weekend night, some add up all the individual nightly rates and divide by the number of nights. Any change in start or end date will cause a new nightly rate to be appropriate. That's why some systems do not allow a simple "change", but cancel and rebook.

Separating reservations into likely segments will provide the least volatile rates.

nacho

Really different experience here: I actually called the Plat line for shortening several stays in various parts of the world and no problem whatsoever - I always ask if the price is the same, and I always get a confirmation of the price before I hang up.

OU812

Not a new policy, when booking on Marriott.com under rate rules it will state what the requirements are for that rate and how changes will impact the rate. The problem is the stay is being repriced as a new reservation when you try and make changes. For some reason whenever anybody attempts to make a change to an existing reservation, whether you try on Marriott.com, the hotel tries, or the plat desk tries, the system makes this happen. I have been told the same thing when I try to shorten business stays and the government rate is no longer available, it reprices at BAR. So I will make the change at the front desk when checking in and have never had a problem or had the rate change.

That being said, the OP did not identify the hotel or the dates of the stay. If it is a resort, or there is a special event requiring a 3 night minimum, then a rate change may be justified. Also, some hotels, especially resorts and convention hotels charge an earlier departure fee. So be sure to make your adjustment to your check out date when you check in.

Regards,

RIP...

GoPhils

I've done it a few times at the hotel, but with the relatively new 24 hour cancellation policy, I imagine one could get more pushback doing it the day of as opposed to the night before if you know you're not going to need the following night.

mvitale

I'm writing this reply from a room in Marriott Dulles Suites.

90% of the people who stay here during the week are business travelers, and it's a Sunday or Monday-to-Thursday crowd, generally speaking. If you're "only" Platinum here, you're basically nobody. Don't get me wrong, the staff here is fantastic. Really top-notch, and you'll definitely be treated well. But the top two floors are reserved either for Premier Platinum guests, or people paying the full $279/night. And this place is usually pretty full during the week.

I can imagine it's reasonably empty most weekends, but I think I've only been here for 2 weekends in the past nearly two years of staying here, and I wasn't exactly hanging out lounging at the hotel. I've spent more nights in the beds in this hotel than my own bed over that time span...

On Topic to the OP: Sometimes HUCA works with the phone agents. If you have Platinum status, call the Platinum line. I've had them help me out in a couple of situations with a call to the front desk. While I don't know what was said on their phone exchange, it doesn't hurt to have a "platinum agent" on your side if you spend enough time in Marriott beds...

-mvitale

Brucemcdou

This +1.

While I've never asked at the desk in advance, looking on line I've frequently seen the anomalies described by OP. So if I'm leaving early from a multi-night reservation I just check out the last morning. I don't mention that I'm leaving "early." Have not had any negative reaction but I'd be fine if I were charged in accordance with the cancellation policy to which I agreed when I booked.

Lani1

Wait to drop final night after checking in, hotel won't change rate imo with you there