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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 #10500 on: January 02, 2023, 11:45:28 AM »
Selling 1x 85k cert Gold account for $450. Can sell with extra 15k points(100k) for $550   

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10501 on: January 02, 2023, 01:36:45 PM »
Looking for 3 Platinum 50K certs with 30K top up total (@.75)

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10502 on: January 02, 2023, 06:38:29 PM »
Selling 1 x 35k FNC @ $140. DM me if interested.

Also have total 72k Marriott points which I am willing to trade at 0.75cpp. These can be transferred for free to any existing Marriott account. DM me

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10503 on: January 03, 2023, 07:18:24 AM »
Buying (3) 35k MT certs. $150 each, same account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10504 on: January 03, 2023, 08:10:48 AM »
Buying 25k certificate at $85

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10505 on: January 04, 2023, 09:26:31 AM »
Buying 2 25K in same account for $175 total.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10506 on: January 04, 2023, 12:31:17 PM »
Looking for 3 Platinum 50K certs with 30K top up total (@.75)

Still looking! Offering $300 each but must be platinum account and all same account

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Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10507 on: January 04, 2023, 02:18:54 PM »
selling

Account 1:

1x 35k certificates gold elite - $130.


Account 2:
1 x 50k certificates gold elite - $235

top up available @.75
Bump

1 x 50k certificate remaining, gold elite - $235

top up available @.75

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10508 on: January 05, 2023, 01:18:22 AM »
Any data points on succesfully/unsuccesfully trying to use these certs, (without primary account holder present at check-in) in Avenutra FL?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10509 on: January 05, 2023, 02:25:13 AM »
Any data points on succesfully/unsuccesfully trying to use these certs, (without primary account holder present at check-in) in Avenutra FL?
The hotel will not add the name for you. You must call MT central to add the name. Then call the hotel to confirm that the additional guest can check-in.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10510 on: January 05, 2023, 08:44:15 AM »
Any data points on succesfully/unsuccesfully trying to use these certs, (without primary account holder present at check-in) in Avenutra FL?
have used successfully at Turnberry and Residence inn

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10511 on: January 05, 2023, 10:04:42 AM »
Anyone have recent experience using certificate with second guest at st Regis bal harbor

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10512 on: January 05, 2023, 10:54:16 AM »
The hotel will not add the name for you. You must call MT central to add the name. Then call the hotel to confirm that the additional guest can check-in.
Ive used at JW turnberry-no issue

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10513 on: January 05, 2023, 10:55:17 AM »

Ive used at JW turnberry-no issue

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10514 on: January 05, 2023, 11:05:05 AM »
Looking for 5x 35K certs, between 2-3 accounts is fine since it's for multiple rooms. Paying $140 per cert, any status and expiry is fine.

Thanks.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10515 on: January 05, 2023, 01:01:16 PM »
Selling 1 night certificate up to 35k for $125 with 4/5/23 expiration

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10516 on: January 06, 2023, 12:03:42 AM »
Does anyone have for St Regis Bal Harbour?
looking for 3 to 4 nights starting 1/16

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10517 on: January 07, 2023, 11:21:09 AM »
Looking for 5x 35K certs, between 2-3 accounts is fine since it's for multiple rooms. Paying $140 per cert, any status and expiry is fine.

Thanks.

Still looking, can do $160 per cert. Need 5 x 35K across 2-3 accounts!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10518 on: January 07, 2023, 11:46:52 PM »
buying 1  85k certificate  $450  top up needed

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10519 on: January 08, 2023, 02:40:22 AM »
Is this still accurate? (from the wiki)

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.