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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 #7260 on: June 23, 2021, 02:46:06 PM »
I actually just had one. French Press in Lakewood nothing better.
coffee redifined in Brooklyn is better but excellent coffe nonetheless

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7261 on: June 23, 2021, 04:39:37 PM »
I have 2x 50k Certs - $225ea.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7262 on: June 23, 2021, 05:22:28 PM »
Thanks @ffam for a smooth transaction.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7263 on: June 23, 2021, 08:39:59 PM »
Looking for 1 35k asap $100 obo
Bought one still need one more paying 110

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7264 on: June 23, 2021, 08:49:24 PM »
selling 3 certs 35k for 100 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7265 on: June 24, 2021, 07:29:49 AM »
Buying 5 night cat 8

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7266 on: June 24, 2021, 09:07:05 AM »
Bought one still need one more paying 110
Bump need ASAP
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7267 on: June 24, 2021, 09:55:37 AM »
Buying at $120 need booking to be made now

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7268 on: June 24, 2021, 10:38:53 AM »
Buying at $120 need booking to be made now
bought thanks guys

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7269 on: June 24, 2021, 05:44:21 PM »
Buying a 2 35k @ 115 must be same account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7270 on: June 24, 2021, 11:24:08 PM »
Looking for 7 night Cat 5 certificate. Please PM if you have one. Thank you.

Still looking. $900. Thank you.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7271 on: June 24, 2021, 11:36:31 PM »
is there such a thing as a 60k cert? im looking for a stay at the Phoenician in scottsdale

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7272 on: June 24, 2021, 11:54:11 PM »
is there such a thing as a 60k cert? im looking for a stay at the Phoenician in scottsdale
Very rare. Even the 60,000 cert they use to give with the Ritz card, are technically only able to be used at a Ritz. I got a rep to allow to use on a regular booking but there aren't many people here that have them.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7273 on: June 25, 2021, 03:14:37 AM »
Buying 2x 50k Marriott certificates from same account.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7274 on: June 25, 2021, 10:26:47 AM »
Buying 1 25k @80 obo

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« Reply #7275 on: June 25, 2021, 12:18:44 PM »
Buying 1 25k @80 obo
Bump offering 90

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7276 on: June 25, 2021, 06:22:43 PM »
selling 8 35K night certs (across 2 accounts 5 & 3) for $125 obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7277 on: June 27, 2021, 07:34:35 AM »
Buying 25k cert for tonight.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7278 on: June 27, 2021, 09:56:37 AM »
Selling a 35K Certificate from silver elite account for $120

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7279 on: June 27, 2021, 12:04:45 PM »
selling 3 35k certs for 100 each