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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 #5180 on: January 11, 2020, 06:53:27 PM »
Selling 2 50k nights from the same account, $500 for both or $260 for one,  Expires 08/20.  PM me if intersted
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5181 on: January 11, 2020, 08:19:36 PM »
1 35k certificate gold elite account exp 1/31/2020 120.00
1 50k certificate gold elite account 250.00

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5182 on: January 11, 2020, 09:34:43 PM »
Selling 7 night category 4 night at $625 -
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5183 on: January 12, 2020, 12:31:54 AM »
Send me your dates and the property you wish to stay at, as well as the primary guest name I'll try to see if I can make it work. text the info to 917-860-6513 and pls include your DDF handle for reference. Thanks

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5184 on: January 12, 2020, 02:25:30 AM »
2x 35 K nights expiring beginning of 6/20 and 7/20. $275 for the pair

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5185 on: January 12, 2020, 02:45:36 AM »
Buying 1 night 35k/Cat 5, willing to pay ~$100, okay if it expires in the next few days.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5186 on: January 12, 2020, 08:06:26 AM »
Selling Mt night cat 6 (50k) gold account for $240 exp 9/20
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5187 on: January 12, 2020, 11:41:47 AM »
Selling 2x 35k cat 1-5 from 1 account
2x 35k cat 1-5 from second account
2 for $280 or all 4 for $550

1x cat 1-4 25k gold account for $110

1x 50k from gold account $240

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5188 on: January 12, 2020, 11:51:36 AM »
$220 60k cert exp 1/19 plat acct.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5189 on: January 12, 2020, 12:23:20 PM »
selling one 35K night, expires 1/31/20 $120
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5190 on: January 12, 2020, 03:30:28 PM »
Selling 7 Night Category 5 night at $900 obo. PM me
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5191 on: January 12, 2020, 10:13:11 PM »
1 35K night, Gold account, expires 8/14/20

$125 OBO
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5192 on: January 13, 2020, 12:22:11 AM »
Selling two 35k certificates from gold account @ $140 each. PM
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5193 on: January 13, 2020, 08:33:07 AM »
1 35k certificate gold elite account exp 1/31/2020 120.00
1 50k certificate gold elite account 250.00

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5194 on: January 13, 2020, 10:01:24 AM »
Selling one 50K cert from Gold account @ $240

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5195 on: January 13, 2020, 10:46:40 AM »
selling one 35K night, expires 1/31/20 $115
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5196 on: January 13, 2020, 11:23:49 AM »
Selling 7 night cat 1-4 exp Nov 2020. Platinum acc.  $650

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5197 on: January 13, 2020, 11:56:56 AM »
Looking for 4 nights at Cat 5 (40k points per night).
Willing to pay $550.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5198 on: January 13, 2020, 10:33:35 PM »
selling 25k certificate exp. 4/10/20  silver account  $115 obo
also selling 35k certificate exp. 4/4/20 gold account  $150 obo
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5199 on: January 13, 2020, 11:00:43 PM »
Selling 2 35k nights, expires 8/1/20 Gold Elite, same account $150 each obo