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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 #13980 on: October 03, 2024, 11:19:28 AM »
Selling 4x 50K cert for @ $230/ea OBO. Expiration 11/03/24. Platinum account. Top up possible.
1 - $230
2 - $440
3 - $660
4 - $880
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13981 on: October 03, 2024, 07:56:05 PM »
2 night stay - need 93k points. Currently have 10K points available.
Stay is for next week and want to see if i can purchase 2 x 35k certs and 13k top off points?
Not sure if that works or not

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13982 on: October 03, 2024, 08:57:19 PM »
Selling a Marriott 85k FNC booked under my Titanium account for $375. Expiry is in May 2025.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13983 on: October 03, 2024, 09:46:25 PM »
Looking for a 35K cert, short expiry is fine. Paying $120 OBO.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13984 on: October 03, 2024, 11:55:50 PM »
85k FNC for sale, $330, Titanium account. exp. 11/17/24. Can top off at 0.75cpp. Will apply SNA for free

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13985 on: October 04, 2024, 08:33:34 AM »
Have 2 * 85k certs from separate platinum accounts expiring 07/02/2025, looking to trade for $340 each
Can top off up to 15k at 0.7 cents per point.

Reducing to $330 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13986 on: October 04, 2024, 03:51:11 PM »
Selling 2 35K FN @130
Status: Gold long expiration

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13987 on: October 04, 2024, 06:27:26 PM »
Selling FNC from Gold account:

3x 35k - $140 each - 12/24, 4/25, 8/25 exp

5x 50k - $225 each - 7/25 exp

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13988 on: October 05, 2024, 09:54:07 AM »
Selling 4x 50K cert for @ $230/ea OBO. Expiration 11/03/24. Platinum account. Top up possible.
1 - $230
2 - $440
3 - $660
4 - $880
Bump - negotiable

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13989 on: October 05, 2024, 11:59:25 PM »
Selling 3 Marriot FN 50K cert for $180 each. Exp 10/24/24

DM if interested. can buy a portion of them.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13990 on: October 06, 2024, 05:45:01 AM »
Does anyone know if properties in Israel charge an additional 17%VAT on points or FNC redemptions?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13991 on: October 06, 2024, 10:43:01 AM »
Buying 25k or 35k Marriott cert. paying $125 or best offer, stay is this coming Thursday

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13992 on: October 06, 2024, 11:09:56 AM »
Does anyone know if properties in Israel charge an additional 17%VAT on points or FNC redemptions?
they do if your a student or citizen tourist visa is exempt

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13993 on: October 06, 2024, 06:16:29 PM »
Does anyone know if properties in Israel charge an additional 17%VAT on points or FNC redemptions?
There never is tax on any free night as tax is on nightly rate which is free. There can be tax if there are any additional charges

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13994 on: October 06, 2024, 06:18:47 PM »
Buying 25k or 35k Marriott cert. paying $125 or best offer, stay is this coming Thursday
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13995 on: October 06, 2024, 07:38:59 PM »
Selling 35k cert
Gold status
$130

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13996 on: October 07, 2024, 01:55:03 AM »
Price drop-Still For Sale

Selling 1 85k cert for $299.  Originally asking $350.
Platinum account.  Expires December.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13997 on: October 07, 2024, 05:18:44 AM »
There never is tax on any free night as tax is on nightly rate which is free. There can be tax if there are any additional charges
Using fnc comes up as $0 charge so no vat if using chase amex etc they are basically offsetting the charge for you but charge is there so will be charged vat

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13998 on: October 07, 2024, 11:52:25 AM »
Selling 35k cert from Gold account. Expires 11/4.
$125
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13999 on: October 07, 2024, 12:10:15 PM »
Selling 35k cert
Gold account
Exp 12/8
$125