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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 #11060 on: May 15, 2023, 06:49:56 PM »
I just did it. I just asked them to extend. No excuses or anything

And they extended it right away ? What did you say ?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11061 on: May 15, 2023, 08:49:04 PM »
Have 4 cert for sale.

2 50k expiring - Jan 10 & Sep 12 -$275 each
2 85k expiring - Feb 03 & May 04 - $500 each

Platinum account. Will top up upto @15k @0.8 cpp

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11062 on: May 15, 2023, 10:02:34 PM »
I just did it. I just asked them to extend. No excuses or anything

What number did you call ?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11063 on: May 15, 2023, 10:17:44 PM »
And they extended it right away ? What did you say ?
Yes. Nothing, just asked.
What number did you call ?
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11064 on: May 15, 2023, 10:25:16 PM »
Yes. Nothing, just asked. Titanium line

Maybe that's why ? I have no status.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11065 on: May 16, 2023, 05:26:25 AM »
Buying 35k night plus 11k top up or 50k night.
In May

Paying $225 obo
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11066 on: May 16, 2023, 09:42:01 AM »
Buying 35k night plus 11k top up or 50k night.
In May

Paying $225 obo
Got you. I just gave it a last try after calling it several times, and bh they did extend my certificate for a year...

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11067 on: May 16, 2023, 12:29:06 PM »
Selling 85k night exp 10/23
$400

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11068 on: May 16, 2023, 03:22:45 PM »
Selling 2x 85k FNC. Platinum status. Both expire 11/5/23. $500 each.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11069 on: May 16, 2023, 07:23:20 PM »
Buying a 50k night for this week paying 225 9k top up needed at .07 or i can gift my points

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11070 on: May 16, 2023, 08:40:00 PM »
selling 2x 35k certificates from gold account $250 for both

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11071 on: May 18, 2023, 12:06:08 AM »
Selling 1x 85k cert Gold account for $375. Can sell with extra 15k points(100k) for $475. Exp Dec 2023

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11072 on: May 18, 2023, 01:34:02 AM »
1x 50k marriott certificate avail $250

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11073 on: May 18, 2023, 09:16:14 AM »
Selling one 35k Cert from Gold account $140

Can top off if needed

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11074 on: May 18, 2023, 03:11:02 PM »
Selling 3x 50K certs from same account for $240/each.  Expiration: 8/3/2023.   I have many successful trades here on DDF, PM if interested in buying.  Thanks.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11075 on: May 18, 2023, 10:32:44 PM »
Anyone selling suite night awards?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11076 on: May 18, 2023, 11:46:11 PM »
Looking for 10x 35K nights at $125 obo. Long shot, I know. The room is 22,500 a night just for reference

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11077 on: May 19, 2023, 10:21:41 AM »
Looking for 2 Certs the rooms are 22500 each 2 rooms for one night

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11078 on: May 19, 2023, 12:55:30 PM »
Looking for 2 Certs the rooms are 22500 each 2 rooms for one night
Please post a price
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11079 on: May 19, 2023, 01:30:21 PM »
110 obo