What should I do?

[Emma Iveli]

In my boredom today I decided to see if the Marriot had any rooms through it's site. As luck would have it... it did have room. However it much more expensive than if I had waited. While I did book it, I was wondering if I should cancel the room I booked through housing (which at the Doubletree) or wait to see if my spot in the wait list get me a close hotel...

I should also point out that my friend is paying, I was just in charage of booking...

[phr34kish]

Most people get moved off the waitlist in April when the cancellation deadline for FaniHousing approaches. It's up to you how much you want to spend, but I would at least till the cancellation deadline to see if you get off the waiting list. I'm not sure, but I think cancelling your room at the Doubletree might take you off the list (since they need you to have a reservation to get on the waitlist to begin with.)

If you're really concerned about the details, talk to the Fanime Housing group.

[ewu]

In my boredom today I decided to see if the Marriot had any rooms through it's site. As luck would have it... it did have room. However it much more expensive than if I had waited. While I did book it, I was wondering if I should cancel the room I booked through housing (which at the Doubletree) or wait to see if my spot in the wait list get me a close hotel...

I should also point out that my friend is paying, I was just in charage of booking...

Take a look at the cancellation deadlines. Fanime's CMR cancellation deadline is 4/25. However, the reservation you are looking at (Marriott room) likely has a no charge, full refund cancellation deadline of 3-7 days before your check in date. You can book the Marriott room you saw and still stay on the CMR waitlist. If you get off the CMR waitlist and get a CMR room, you can cancel the Marriott room. Make sure that the Marriott room is not a prepay room which you would not be able to cancel. The CMR rooms tend to only charge your credit card at checkin. ALSO, the 4/25 CMR deadline is important because some tend to cancel their reservations, so the waitlist moves very quickly on that day.

Hope that helped.

[Admiral Donuts]

You should find out what the Marriot cancelation policy is, most hotels I know of only require a 24 hour notice with no charge, so it will likely cost you nothing to keep your Marriot booking while you wait for your waiting list hotel to come through.

[Emma Iveli]

I booked through Marritot, so it's fine...

Also I saw that the last day I can cancel is well... the day I'm supposed to be there... So It's fine.