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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 #12480 on: January 29, 2024, 07:49:26 PM »
Selling 5x 50K fnc, gold elite, $225 each
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12481 on: January 29, 2024, 08:23:14 PM »
Selling 3 x 50k certs, same account
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$207 each

I have top up points available if needed

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12482 on: January 29, 2024, 09:04:47 PM »
Selling 1 85k exp 2/3/2024 platinum
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12483 on: January 29, 2024, 10:39:04 PM »
Selling 1x85k( 2/3/2024) platinum asking $250

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12484 on: January 29, 2024, 10:40:33 PM »
selling 3x35k in the same platinum expire March 2024 asking $150 each

Selling 5x50k in the silver elite account expiring 10/2024 asking $215 each.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12485 on: January 29, 2024, 11:04:23 PM »
Buying 85k Marriot cert @210 obo stay is this week

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12486 on: January 30, 2024, 12:46:47 AM »
Selling 8x 85K (expire NOV2024), Titanium account, all for $3,500 (not selling single nights). Can throw in 8x SNAs for another $500 (if they don't clear, I'll refund).

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12487 on: January 30, 2024, 01:45:03 AM »
Marriott 50K x 2: (11/2/2024) platinum  asking $230 each
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12488 on: January 30, 2024, 07:36:09 AM »
Any recent data points for use at Ritz Herzliya as additional guest ?
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
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sell a 85k cert for 280$, ambassador status, expires Feb 03
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12490 on: January 30, 2024, 08:27:31 AM »
possibly buying 35k cert @ $120 obo PM me
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Any recent data points for use at Ritz Herzliya as additional guest ?
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12492 on: January 30, 2024, 10:01:05 AM »
Selling 1 35K certificate expiring 3/1/24 - $110

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12493 on: January 30, 2024, 11:36:05 AM »
Selling 1 night certificate 35k silver account asking by $100 expires 6/7/24

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12494 on: January 30, 2024, 03:57:16 PM »
Buying marriot 35k $100 booking for tonight

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12495 on: January 30, 2024, 09:48:43 PM »
Selling 35k cert from platinum account for $130
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12496 on: January 31, 2024, 01:45:31 AM »
Selling 3 x 50k certs, same account
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$207 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12497 on: January 31, 2024, 09:35:00 AM »
Selling 85k cert @ $270 obo
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Selling 85K expiring  2/4 Plat account
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #12499 on: January 31, 2024, 01:43:28 PM »
Looking to buy 35k certificate for this Friday 2/2
Paying $125 Platinum or above preferred