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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
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14380 on: November 27, 2024, 06:52:02 PM »
Selling one 35k free night expiring December 8th.

$130 OBO. Currently Gold elite.

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Selling 5 x 50K FNCs from Silver Account
« Reply #14381 on: November 27, 2024, 06:54:02 PM »
Selling 5 x 50K FNCs from Silver Account
$235 per night if individual.  $225 per night if purchased all together. 

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14382 on: November 28, 2024, 02:51:29 AM »
Buying 50k plus 14k top up or 85k for tonight $250 obo
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14383 on: November 28, 2024, 06:44:54 AM »
Sell one 85k cert from platinum account expiring 1/31/2025 $300
Sell one 85k cert from gold account expiring 2/17/2025 $280

Price is firm. Thanks!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14384 on: November 28, 2024, 02:14:52 PM »
Buying 2x85 certificates in same account for $600 obo. Status preferred. Stay next week.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14385 on: November 28, 2024, 03:10:25 PM »
Selling 35k cert @95 short expiry

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14386 on: November 28, 2024, 04:12:22 PM »
Marriott 35k cert.  Dec 8 expiration

$90

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14387 on: November 28, 2024, 10:12:40 PM »
Looking for a 35k for tomorrow paying $80. Thanks!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14388 on: November 29, 2024, 03:34:09 AM »
Selling 2 x 85k certs from the same Platinum acct. 
$325 FIRM.
Will apply 2 Nightly Upgrade Awards for free if stay is in 2024. 
Expire 1/21/25 & 2/7/25. 
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14389 on: November 29, 2024, 08:32:41 AM »
Selling one 35k free night expiring December 8th.

$125 OBO. Currently Gold elite.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14390 on: November 29, 2024, 09:03:30 AM »
Giving away/free 25k cert with a 5 night+ stay in 2024. Titanium account.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14391 on: November 29, 2024, 07:33:05 PM »
Selling 1 50k FNC expire 5/25 $170

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14392 on: November 29, 2024, 07:35:08 PM »
Selling one 50K FNCs from Gold Account, $220, expire 3/23/25

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14393 on: November 30, 2024, 02:55:54 PM »
Selling 5 x 50K FNCs from Silver Account. Expires 5/16/25
$215 per night.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14394 on: November 30, 2024, 08:44:15 PM »
Selling one 35k cert expiring Dec 08th, silver elite.
Asking for $80.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14395 on: November 30, 2024, 10:47:57 PM »
Selling 3 * 50K Marriot Nights with Gold Account.

Selling each for $220 or 3 for $600  or OBO exp Dec 21, 2024

Note: I sold these certificates and received payment, but due to circumstances, I didn't respond to the buyer for 2+ weeks. Finally, I Booked the reservation and gave him an option to cancel and get a refund. He requested cancellation after a week, so I called the reservations and will refund him shortly.

Due to the above, I can make a reservation and then take the payment.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14396 on: December 01, 2024, 01:27:47 AM »
Selling 3 * 50K Marriot Nights with Gold Account.

Selling each for $220 or 3 for $600  or OBO exp Dec 21, 2024

Note: I sold these certificates and received payment, but due to circumstances, I didn't respond to the buyer for 2+ weeks. Finally, I Booked the reservation and gave him an option to cancel and get a refund. He requested cancellation after a week, so I called the reservations and will refund him shortly.

Due to the above, I can make a reservation and then take the payment.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14397 on: December 01, 2024, 06:45:24 AM »
Selling 35k cert @95 short expiry

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14398 on: December 01, 2024, 08:50:29 AM »
Selling 2x50k 12/30/2024 expiration  (gold) $180 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14399 on: December 01, 2024, 10:44:12 AM »
Selling 5 x 50k certs expiry 9/2025.

$200 each of you take 3 or more nights. $210 if 1 or 2 nights. Can top off a limited amount at .75.