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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


« Last edited by David61 on January 02, 2025, 11:27:09 AM »

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14520 on: December 15, 2024, 02:46:39 AM »
selling 3X50 K  SHORT expiration  asking $165each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14523 on: December 15, 2024, 07:35:44 AM »
Have a FNA up to 35k points, expires 12/5/25.
Willing to add up to 15k points if needed for 50k point room.

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selling 35k cert @$130

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
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2x35k in the same account (no status) 12/272024 and 2/2/2025 expire. package sale asking $125 each
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14526 on: December 15, 2024, 03:41:10 PM »


Selling 35 k Cert $125

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« Reply #14527 on: December 15, 2024, 08:50:50 PM »
Selling:
2x 35K cert, gold accounts: $130 each OBO
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14528 on: December 15, 2024, 11:53:24 PM »
Selling 2 50k certs for $195 each OBO on a Silver account. 1/15/2025 Expiration

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14529 on: December 16, 2024, 10:28:20 AM »
Sell one 85k expiring Feb. 7, 2025 from platinum account $300.

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« Reply #14530 on: December 16, 2024, 11:49:43 AM »
Selling a Marriott 85k FNC for $325 and 35k FNC for $140 booked under my Titanium account (Platinum if in 2025).

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« Reply #14531 on: December 16, 2024, 04:53:08 PM »
Selling 3 35k Certs from different accounts.
$130 each.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14532 on: December 16, 2024, 05:40:52 PM »
Selling one 35k free night from Gold Elite account.

Expiring late 2025.

$130.
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« Reply #14533 on: December 16, 2024, 08:35:01 PM »
@milow your inbox is full. Please clear and reach out again for the 50k FNC.


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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14534 on: December 17, 2024, 01:33:47 AM »
Selling one 35k cert for $125
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14535 on: December 17, 2024, 12:38:17 PM »
Selling 5 x 50K FNCs from Silver Account exp 04/16/2025
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@milow your inbox is full. Please clear and reach out again for the 50k FNC.

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Selling 1x 85k exp Dec 27 for $275.

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Selling


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« Reply #14539 on: December 17, 2024, 04:56:10 PM »
Buying 2x 85k marriott certs for 300 obo stay this week