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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 #2620 on: November 16, 2018, 06:10:46 AM »
How do we pay for transactions on this site?
the transaction are not done through the site you pm the person you want to buy from and you both agree on a payment method. Usually PayPal or quickpay

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2621 on: November 16, 2018, 06:11:58 AM »
How do we pay for transactions on this site?
However you and the seller agree on. It's a private transaction between you and the seller, you're only using this site to communicate.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2622 on: November 16, 2018, 10:26:54 AM »
sellign cat 1-4 7 night cert - $500 gold account.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2623 on: November 16, 2018, 12:36:32 PM »
Selling two 7 nights cat 1-4 @ $500 each
Gold account, sold separately.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2624 on: November 18, 2018, 01:19:18 AM »
For sellers who know how to make the buyers the primary on reservations, does the seller collect the buyer info (buyer's name, hotel desired, travel dates) and make the reservation or is the buyer supposed to make the reservation under "advance points" (no points in my Marriott account currently) and then the seller calls in to attach their cert to my booking? Please help! Thank you!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2625 on: November 18, 2018, 01:34:44 AM »
The seller is not able to attach the certificate to a booking the buyer made. The certificate can only be used on the owner's account . Therefore, the seller needs to make the buyer the primary guest, do the booking and attach the certificate to it.


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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2626 on: November 18, 2018, 08:38:41 AM »
Now at $1150 each
Now at $1300 for a category 6 five night certificate
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2627 on: November 18, 2018, 09:04:24 AM »
selling 7 night  cat 1-4 - $500

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2628 on: November 18, 2018, 10:12:00 AM »
Selling 7 night cat 1-4 @ 475. Thanks

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2629 on: November 18, 2018, 10:13:58 AM »
Selling 7 night cat 1-4 @ 470. I have references.  :)
I just found a new supply of forks!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2630 on: November 18, 2018, 03:23:05 PM »
Looking to buy an award for Ritz in New York. Pls let me know- Thanks

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2631 on: November 18, 2018, 05:40:53 PM »
The seller is not able to attach the certificate to a booking the buyer made. The certificate can only be used on the owner's account . Therefore, the seller needs to make the buyer the primary guest, do the booking and attach the certificate to it.

Thanks for the info!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2632 on: November 18, 2018, 06:44:21 PM »
selling 7 night  cat 1-4 - $500

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2633 on: November 18, 2018, 07:43:52 PM »
Selling:
. 1 night,
. Good at any marriot/spg hotel!
. Platinum elite account.
. $325

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2634 on: November 19, 2018, 04:06:46 PM »
Buying TWO cat 1-4 7 night packages @ $450 each -- travel in April 2019. Please PM.

Looking for someone who has experience making these bookings with the buyer being the PRIMARY on the reservation. I've encountered a few sellers who didn't know how or were unable to do so.

Thank you!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2635 on: November 19, 2018, 06:27:45 PM »
Looking for two nights good at a 35,000 a night hotel (cat 5).
Paying $110 each OBO.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2636 on: November 19, 2018, 06:32:28 PM »
Selling 7 night cat 1-4 @ 470. I have references.  :)
Good or bad?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2637 on: November 19, 2018, 06:44:23 PM »
Good or bad?
I was going to use you as one of them so you tell me.  :)
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Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2638 on: November 19, 2018, 08:13:56 PM »
Selling 7 night cat 1-4 @ 470. I have references.  :)
Don't trust anything this man tells you, he has multiple identities.
ETA: This was a bad joke btw, I can vouch for @ChaimMoskowitz
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2639 on: November 19, 2018, 11:46:18 PM »
5-night cat 4 - $400
5-night cat 5 - $600 obo

Still looking to BUY!