modifying reservations question

[mickeymom629]

Sorry if this has been covered but I couldn't find it in search.
I have a reservation for 7 nights, Mon-Mon (made at 7 months). I prefer Sun-Sun but the check-in Sunday is not available, so I'm going to keep looking to see if it opens up. All other days are still available so far.
My question is, if I suddenly see the night I want and try to modify the reservation online, if the night suddenly becomes unavailable, will I loose my original reservation?
I don't want to snag the one night as a reservation by itself and then ask MS to combine because I don't want to borrow more points.
I've never wait listed but I don't know if it is appropriate in this situation.
Thanks!

 

[thanxfornoticin]

The modify process will not cancel your original reservation until you confirm the final changes - and that won't happen unless all the nights on the new reservation are available.

Since you currently have a 7 night reservation, and you're looking to modify/change that to another 7 night reservation, the idea of putting in a waitlist request is a good one. You can continue to stalk the site to see if your Sunday arrival date opens up, but there's a chance a waitlist could come through for you when you're not looking! The waitlist really would have no downside. If you do manage to modify the reservation on your own, you can just cancel the waitlist at that time. Good luck - hope your days come open!

 

[mickeymom629]

The modify process will not cancel your original reservation until you confirm the final changes - and that won't happen unless all the nights on the new reservation are available.

Since you currently have a 7 night reservation, and you're looking to modify/change that to another 7 night reservation, the idea of putting in a waitlist request is a good one. You can continue to stalk the site to see if your Sunday arrival date opens up, but there's a chance a waitlist could come through for you when you're not looking! The waitlist really would have no downside. If you do manage to modify the reservation on your own, you can just cancel the waitlist at that time. Good luck - hope your days come open!

Thank you!