Online booking question: book part, waitlist part?

[snackyx]

When booking online, if a week is selected that has some days available and some days not, the options seem to be waitlist the entire stay or book the available days.

My question: If I waitlist the entire stay, does that actually book the days that were available or does it waitlist the entire week as a all or none proposition: If ALL the days do not become available it does not book any?

It seems the most beneficial action would be to 1) book the days that are available and 2) waitlist the days that are not. In my instance I would rather have some of the days that I can be guaranteed and take my chances with the others, but how can I do this online? Do I have to call MS to make this scenario happen?

 

[cvjw]

You can do all of the above online, I did it last week. Put in your dates, and the computer will show you the days that your room type is available. At the bottom of the page, it says book XX available days - when I clicked on that, I could book the part of the days that were avaialbe. After the booking was finished, I searched for the exact room type/dates again, and waitlisted the days that I wanted that were not available for booking. I am a big fan of the new online booking option.

 

[icydog]

You can do all of the above online, I did it last week. Put in your dates, and the computer will show you the days that your room type is available. At the bottom of the page, it says book XX available days - when I clicked on that, I could book the part of the days that were avaialbe. After the booking was finished, I searched for the exact room type/dates again, and waitlisted the days that I wanted that were not available for booking. I am a big fan of the new online booking option.

I found it a little cumbersome to do that. I called MS and they did it very easily. I tried to change the guests on a reservation and there was no way to do that. The online booking program is very convenient but it is not finished yet. There should be a way to make suggestions to make the process easier. Most new system cutovers find some areas that need tweaking. That's what's wrong with online booking ....it just needs a little tweaking