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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 #7040 on: April 21, 2021, 08:10:58 PM »
4 Marriott Certs 125 each (from 3 different accounts)
expiry august 1st

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7041 on: April 21, 2021, 10:40:26 PM »
Looking TO BUY 5 - 7 night certs to use at a cat 6. $1,000 OBO.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7042 on: April 21, 2021, 11:00:37 PM »
5 night, category 6 certificate from a Titanium account
Exp. 4/2022
$1000 OBO
Sold!

Also available:
3x35K free nights from one Gold account (exp. 8/1/21, 8/1/21, 12/2/21)
1x35K free night from Silver account (exp. 8/1/21)

$125 each or $475 for all 4
OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7043 on: April 22, 2021, 07:31:35 AM »
Selling 3 50k nights from gold account $650 obo
1 35k night from gold account $110 obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7044 on: April 22, 2021, 08:49:41 AM »
Buying 1 35k. Need it booked ASAP. For $100 obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7045 on: April 22, 2021, 10:44:47 AM »
I have 3-50k free nights available from the same gold elite account (exp 8/1,8/1,3/1/2022).  $600 for all 3 (prefer to sell them together).

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7046 on: April 22, 2021, 11:44:48 AM »
2 35k nights Platinum
130 each
250 for both
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7047 on: April 22, 2021, 12:28:40 PM »
i have for sale 3 nights cat 35k 100 each
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7048 on: April 22, 2021, 12:46:27 PM »
Looking to buy 4 x 25K certs @$80 each.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7049 on: April 22, 2021, 09:56:32 PM »
Selling 2x 35k at $115 obo 08/01/21

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7050 on: April 24, 2021, 09:36:52 AM »
Selling 1 X 35k cert @ $120, silver account
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7051 on: April 25, 2021, 01:23:23 AM »
Looking to buy 5 night Marriott cert for 40k nights. Please reply here or pm me. Ty

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7052 on: April 25, 2021, 03:52:15 AM »
Looking to buy 5 night Marriott cert for 40k nights. Please reply here or pm me. Ty
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7053 on: April 25, 2021, 11:17:11 AM »
Looking to buy 5 night Marriott cert for 40k nights. Please reply here or pm me. Ty

 Adding price:
Buying for $500 for 5 35k nights

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7054 on: April 25, 2021, 01:40:36 PM »
plat acct all in same acct

Selling
7 night cat 5 $850
3 50k nights $660  for the 3
3 35k nights  $360  for the 3

exp 8/1 or later.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7055 on: April 25, 2021, 02:24:09 PM »
Selling Marriott - Gold Account
50K Night - Exp 8/1 - $200

25k Night - Exp 8/1 - $75
25k Night - Exp 8/10- $75


35k Night - Exp 8/1 - $100
35k Night - Exp 10/2 - $100

All are in ONE account.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7056 on: April 25, 2021, 02:45:03 PM »
selling 2 35k nights same account gold  120 each expires 08/2021

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7057 on: April 25, 2021, 05:32:30 PM »
Selling 3x 35K nights (2 in same account)
expirations 8/1/21, 11/2/21, and 2/1/22 @ $100 each for 2021, and $125 for 2022. deal if buying all 3

Selling 1x 50k night exp 8/1/21 @ $200

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7058 on: April 25, 2021, 11:16:31 PM »
Selling Account Gold Elite
        EXP 8/1/2021 35K $115   
        EXP 8/1/2021 35K $115 
        EXP 3/4/2022 35K $115



OBO ON ALL

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7059 on: April 26, 2021, 11:29:39 AM »
2 35k nights Platinum
125 each
240 for both