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IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW REWARD BOOKINGS WORK BEFORE YOU TRANSACT.

1.   Marriott certificates can be used for any reservation that can be booked with points. To search for reward availability simply go to marriott.com and check the box to search "using points".
Marriott hotels are divided into categories. (Cheapest being category one)

What room types can you book?
You can book any STANDARD room that's available at marriott.com using reward points with no cap on the number of points. (standard room means it not an upgraded room. Every hotel lists their rooms differently, In some hotels, the standard room may even include suites)
To check, go to marriott.com and search for rooms. Make sure to check the option "Use Points/Certificates".

If it says:
Redemption - You can book that room no matter how many points it is
Redemption with Cash Upgrade - You can book however, the cert will cover the basic portion you will need to pay the additional cash upgrade fee.
Redemption with Points Upgrade - You cannot book using a certificate

2.   There are a few different types of certificates. Seven/five night certificates are the hotel portion of "Marriott travel packages" that the owner does not want or need anymore (google Marriott packages to learn more about them). Individuals many times buy these packages just to receive the airline miles and don’t end up using the hotel portion of the package. There are also single night certs given to account holders for holding a Marriott brand credit card

3.   A 7/5night-night certificate must be used for 7 consecutive nights. The reservation cannot be split up.

4.   In order to hold the room, you need a credit card. Your card will be kept for incidentals and you won't be charged for the room.

5.   MUST be booked BOOK 30 Days in Advance. THIS IS A TECHNICAL GLITCH WHICH MARRIOTT CLAIMS TO BE FIXING, HOWEVER, ITS MORE THAN A YEAR THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. In order to book with a certificate, reps must create the reservation as a points advance and then attach the cert. Marriott recently made a new rule that reservations made within 30 days aren’t eligible for points advance. If the account, you are booking with has enough points to cover the reservation you can book it as regular points and have the rep detach the points and attach the certificate.

6.   Travel package certs must be booked over the phone. Single night certs can be booked online

7.   The certificate sits on the account holders account and the elite night credits are officially credited to them. There is no way to transfer those stays to your account.

8.   If you are the traveler do not call Marriott reservations. This reservation is in someone else's account and calling may result in his/her account getting audited and the reservation canceled.

9.   The certificate covers the cost of the reservation including tax but does NOT include any resort fees, parking, and incidentals (for example food charged to the room)

10.   It's not possible to entirely remove the certificate owner from the reservation but your name is added as a secondary guest and a special code is added (M8 code) to inform the hotel that this reservation is in fact gifted to you. The hotels are very much aware of this.

You should be able to check-in as you would to a regular reservation with your own ID. You will need to provide a credit card to cover any incidentals, resort fees, and parking fees if there are any.

11.   You cannot add your Marriott account number to the reservation and generally, the hotel will go by the status on our account (which may be silver or gold at the time of check-in) however, it depends very much on the front desk rep at the time of check-in

12. Certs cannot be combined - e.g. you can't combine two 35k certificates to book a 60k room.

13. The "free fifth night" only applies to points bookings, not certificates.

See post #5805 for a history of bid/ask on these 1/5/7 night certificates of different levels
« Last edited by David61 on November 16, 2022, 12:09:46 PM »

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1060 on: May 16, 2017, 08:47:45 AM »
Still selling at 275$ regular account and gold for 300$

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1061 on: May 17, 2017, 08:12:16 PM »
Selling several cat 1-5 7 night certs @ $300 each.
Can be upgraded to higher category upon request for an additional fee.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1062 on: May 17, 2017, 08:15:54 PM »
Can you guys put when your certs are expiring?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1063 on: May 18, 2017, 12:33:02 AM »
Looking to trade 3 category 1-5, 7 night certificates for 1 category 8 certificate.

 

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1064 on: May 18, 2017, 06:00:44 AM »
Selling 1 night Cat 1-5 at $105 OBO.

Still available.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1065 on: May 18, 2017, 08:50:56 AM »
Still selling at 275$ regular account and gold for 300$
All my certificates expire mid 2018

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1066 on: May 18, 2017, 05:49:11 PM »
Looking to trade 3 category 1-5, 7 night certificates for 1 category 8 certificate.

 
All 3 in the same account?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1067 on: May 18, 2017, 06:35:39 PM »

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1068 on: May 18, 2017, 11:39:39 PM »
All 3 in the same account?

Won't Marriott give you points back if you tell them you don't want to use the certificate? I think I read that somewhere.  Would those points be enough to upgrade the 3rd one to Cat 8?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1069 on: May 19, 2017, 12:36:36 AM »
They aren't being very helpful lately.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1070 on: May 19, 2017, 11:02:41 AM »
bump: selling a cat 1-5 7 night cert from a Gold account @ $320. expires 12/4/17. PM please

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1071 on: May 19, 2017, 02:08:47 PM »
They aren't being very helpful lately.
Tell them exactly what you wanna do, They will be more helpful when you tell them you're doing it for a specific redemption.

You will get 90k rewards points for returning 2 certificates, That's the exact amount you need to upgrade your 1 left certificate to a cat 8...

Good luck !

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1072 on: May 20, 2017, 02:43:18 PM »
Selling 1 7-night Cert (category 1-5) from Gold Elite account @ $435

Sold! Thanks for smooth trade :)

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1073 on: May 21, 2017, 01:12:58 AM »
Buying a Marriott free night cat 1-4

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1074 on: May 21, 2017, 05:12:56 AM »
Buying a Marriott free night cat 1-4

I have a Chase free night available. Selling for $85

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1075 on: May 21, 2017, 10:21:27 PM »
Selling 1 night Cat 1-5 at $105 OBO.

Sold.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1076 on: May 21, 2017, 11:48:52 PM »
Silver account is sold

Gold still available

Bump. Gold still available

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1077 on: May 22, 2017, 03:32:55 PM »
selling Marriott 7 night certs for $300 OBO

https://urwex.com/Search/?q=marriott%20seven

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1078 on: May 23, 2017, 12:26:49 AM »
Looking for one more certificate!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1079 on: May 24, 2017, 09:31:01 AM »
selling Marriott 7 night certs for $300 OBO

https://urwex.com/Search/?q=marriott%20seven

pls purchase through the link above