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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 #7360 on: July 13, 2021, 02:47:09 PM »
Looking to buy 2 cat 1-4 certificates
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7361 on: July 13, 2021, 03:25:20 PM »
looking for 1-3 35k certs paying $90 a piece obo please PM
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7362 on: July 13, 2021, 03:27:49 PM »
Selling 2 35k cert (different accounts) for $120 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7363 on: July 13, 2021, 06:18:23 PM »
Buying 25k cert for 100$

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7365 on: July 13, 2021, 07:39:49 PM »
Selling 3 35k cert (2 from same account) for $120 each OBO
25k cert for $105 OBO
25k cert sold. Thanks @Mordeyj for smooth transaction. 3 35k cert left (2 from same account)

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7366 on: July 13, 2021, 09:11:54 PM »
selling 1 35k certificate for 100 provided the stay will take place on or before july 26
or will give 20 for any paid stay before july 26

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7367 on: July 13, 2021, 09:42:55 PM »
not sure if this is the  right place to ask but if i book 4 nights with 4 35K certs from 1 account do i get the 5th night free?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7368 on: July 13, 2021, 10:59:26 PM »
looking for 4 40k night certs. {cat 5 at 40k a night} Do i need to get 50k certs?
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7369 on: July 13, 2021, 11:14:09 PM »
not sure if this is the  right place to ask but if i book 4 nights with 4 35K certs from 1 account do i get the 5th night free?
No. I tried to escalate the case with Marriott once because the T&Cs are ambiguous.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7370 on: July 14, 2021, 05:56:45 AM »
Looking for cat 4-7 day certs please pm thank you

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
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looking for 4 40k night certs. {cat 5 at 40k a night} Do i need to get 50k certs?
paying $225 obo per
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7372 on: July 14, 2021, 12:42:22 PM »
two nights for category 7 please pm

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7373 on: July 14, 2021, 01:33:13 PM »
Looking for 7 night Category 5 for booking first week of August.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7374 on: July 14, 2021, 04:44:54 PM »
Selling:
2 50k nights $250 each
2 35k nights $125 each
1 25k night $100
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7375 on: July 14, 2021, 06:32:06 PM »
i would like one set please pm me

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7376 on: July 14, 2021, 07:38:52 PM »
Buying 1 35K marriot night for tonight.
$100 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7377 on: July 14, 2021, 09:26:14 PM »
Buying 2x 35k certs and 1x 50k cert. Will pay $450 for all 3. PM me if interested

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7378 on: July 14, 2021, 11:33:51 PM »
Looking for a 7 Day - Cat 7 certificate

Can expire end end of August

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7379 on: July 14, 2021, 11:50:30 PM »
Selling:
2 50k nights $250 each
2 35k nights $125 each
1 25k night $100
Gold account
Various exp dates
Sold both 35ks to jellis. Thanks for a smooth transaction
Others are still available