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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 #14540 on: December 17, 2024, 05:07:04 PM »
Selling 3 35k Certs from different accounts.
$130 each.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14541 on: December 18, 2024, 07:33:04 AM »
Sell one 85k expiring Feb. 7, 2025 from platinum account $300.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14542 on: December 18, 2024, 10:13:23 AM »
Buying 2x 85k marriott certs for 300 next month.  (1 night is 88k so I need 3k extra in points).
Must be platinum or higher.  Both need to be from same account.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14543 on: December 18, 2024, 01:44:43 PM »
Selling One 85k cert from Gold Account. Expires March 22, 2025. $310.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14544 on: December 18, 2024, 02:22:08 PM »
Have a 35k cert, expires 12/5/25.
Willing to add up to 15k points if needed for 50k points.

Looking for $150 or willing to trade for Hyatt

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14545 on: December 18, 2024, 03:15:05 PM »
Selling one 85k MT cert, Platinum Elite account. Expires 1/8/25, also have Suite night award that can be combined with it. $400 OBO
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14546 on: December 18, 2024, 04:55:33 PM »
Selling one 85k MT cert, Platinum Elite account. Expires 1/8/25, also have Suite night award that can be combined with it. $400 OBO
FTFY. i doubt you're selling expired cert.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14547 on: December 18, 2024, 05:27:50 PM »
FTFY. i doubt you're selling expired cert.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14548 on: December 18, 2024, 06:26:31 PM »
Looking for a 50K certificate expiring anytime after 12/23. $170 OBO.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14549 on: December 18, 2024, 06:39:47 PM »
buying 50k Cert for 1/12 stay. paying $150

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14550 on: December 18, 2024, 07:30:42 PM »
Buying (2) 35k MT certs , same account , 5k each top off, paying $150 each with top off. Short expire ok

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14551 on: December 19, 2024, 01:25:08 AM »
Selling:
2x 35K cert, gold accounts (NOT same account): $130 each OBO
2x 85K cert, gold accounts (NOT same account): $300 each OBO
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14552 on: December 19, 2024, 09:46:36 AM »
Selling 2+ 50K cert from Gold+ Account. Expires March, 2025. $190.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14553 on: December 19, 2024, 12:10:11 PM »
buying 2 50k cert for booking jan 24 willing to pay 350

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14554 on: December 20, 2024, 09:34:07 AM »
Buying 2x 85k marriott certs for 300 next month.  (1 night is 88k so I need 3k extra in points).
Both need to be from same account.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14555 on: December 20, 2024, 11:57:32 AM »
Selling 3 35k Certs from different accounts.


All Gold.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14556 on: December 20, 2024, 05:25:19 PM »
buying 2 50k cert for booking jan 24 willing to pay 350
I have few 50k certificates, please ping me and let me know how the process works as i neither sold or bought thse FNA in the past.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14557 on: December 21, 2024, 08:40:43 AM »
Selling 5 x 50K FNCs. $200/night. Expires 5/16/25

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14558 on: December 21, 2024, 09:37:55 AM »
Buy 35k cert with 3k top-up staying on Dec 28th in Vietnam. Willing to pay $130.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #14559 on: December 21, 2024, 01:58:14 PM »
Selling 5x 50k certs @$200 each, gold elite. top up available @ $0.7/pp
Expires: Nov 14, 2025