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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".

Certificates (often awarded to those with Marriott-branded credit cards) are generally available in the following levels 35,000, 40,000, 50,000, 85,000. The person making the reservation can also top-up the reservation with up to 15,000 points from their own account (e.g. a 35K Certificate can be combined with 12,000 points in their account for a hotel night listed for 47,000 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. The name of the second guest needs to be added via phone. There are certain hotels (particularly in south-Florida such as Miami) that won't allow a second guest to sign-in without the primary account holder present. 

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 #14622 for a history of bid/ask on these hotel certificates of different points levels


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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11880 on: October 25, 2023, 04:46:43 PM »
Looking for two 35K certificates for this week will be staying two nights beginning on Friday so looking to buy ASAP

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11881 on: October 25, 2023, 05:20:14 PM »
I sent you DM
I have a certificate and 35k of points if the previous offer does not work out.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11882 on: October 25, 2023, 06:47:32 PM »
Selling:
- 1x 85K cert (Titanium account) = $400
- 1x 35K cert (Titanium account) = $150
- 2x 35K cert (Gold account) = $135 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11883 on: October 25, 2023, 09:43:09 PM »
Selling 35k cert @$135. Gold account. Top-up available.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11884 on: October 25, 2023, 10:21:51 PM »
selling one 85k  $350 expire in Dec. 2023
bump $330

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11885 on: October 25, 2023, 10:23:11 PM »
Selling
5 x 50k certs, gold elite account
$225 each
Expiration 9/19/2024

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11886 on: October 26, 2023, 12:03:07 AM »
I have five 50k Certs at $240 each. Silver Elite Account, top-up points available.

Expire 10/14/2024. PM if interested.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11887 on: October 26, 2023, 06:56:41 AM »
Selling one 50k Cert from gold account for $200. Expiring February 2024.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11888 on: October 26, 2023, 11:31:28 AM »
Selling:
- 1x 85K cert (Titanium account) = $400
- 1x 35K cert (Titanium account) = $150
- 2x 35K cert (Gold account) = $135 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11889 on: October 26, 2023, 03:13:58 PM »
Following certs remain:
- 1x 85K cert (Titanium account) = $400
- 1x 35K cert (Titanium account) = $150

Top ups available

Selling:
- 1x 85K cert (Titanium account) = $400
- 1x 35K cert (Titanium account) = $150
- 2x 35K cert (Gold account) = $135 each

Top ups available

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11890 on: October 26, 2023, 04:47:38 PM »
1 cert is still available. Expiration 11/1.

Selling for $95

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11891 on: October 26, 2023, 09:50:09 PM »
Selling 35k cert from platinum account for $135.
Sometimes it doesn't pay to save money.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11892 on: October 27, 2023, 09:29:31 AM »
Looking for three 50k certs with top off same account need to book today

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11894 on: October 27, 2023, 08:35:04 PM »
I have one 85k cert left from a Titanium account, expires 11/5/23. Asking for $300/each.

For redemptions above 85k, I can top up / add points if needed at 0.7 cpp.

Lots of points (0.7 cpp) available if you want to buy those too.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11895 on: October 27, 2023, 09:22:00 PM »
Selling 85k cert @$400
35k cert @$150
5 x 50k certs on same account @$250 each
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11896 on: October 28, 2023, 12:28:17 AM »
selling one 85k  $350 expire in Dec. 2023
bump $330

bump

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11897 on: October 28, 2023, 06:15:20 AM »
Looking to buy 2 85k certificates. Can expire by 2/25.  $300 each.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11898 on: October 28, 2023, 09:32:31 PM »
1 85k certs and 
selling three 85k  $350 and 3 X 35K $140

bump

1X 85K and 3X 35K certs left

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #11899 on: October 28, 2023, 09:53:32 PM »
selling 3  50k certs expire July 2024 asking $220 each

85k expire in Dec. 2023 asking 330