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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 #1040 on: May 08, 2017, 07:39:48 AM »
Selling Premier Visa Anniversary Free Cat 1-5 Night certificate - Gold Account - $95 OBO - Expires 08/23/17
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1041 on: May 08, 2017, 01:41:56 PM »
Looking to buy a certificate 1-5 for $75

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1042 on: May 11, 2017, 06:53:57 PM »
Selling 1 7-night cat 1-5  from a silver account @ $300

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1043 on: May 11, 2017, 10:12:29 PM »
Selling some cat 1-5 7 nights for 275$

Still have some available

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1044 on: May 11, 2017, 10:13:42 PM »
Silver account is sold

Gold still available


Bump.

Gold still available for $85

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1045 on: May 11, 2017, 11:59:27 PM »
Have a few 5 night certs from Gold account that can be upgraded as needed.

Price varies depending on category requested.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1046 on: May 12, 2017, 12:49:34 AM »
Selling 1 7-night Cert (category 1-5) from Gold Elite account @ $435

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1047 on: May 13, 2017, 09:29:44 PM »
Selling Premier Visa Anniversary Free Cat 1-5 Night certificate - Gold Account - $95 OBO - Expires 08/23/17

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1048 on: May 13, 2017, 10:49:04 PM »
selling a few 7 nights certs for $300 each.

sold some, still have some left. 
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1049 on: May 15, 2017, 02:10:11 AM »
How can we sell anniversary or 7 nights certificate? Do we need to call Marriott to book for someone or is that something can be done in Marriott online account?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1050 on: May 15, 2017, 06:31:19 AM »
How can we sell anniversary or 7 nights certificate? Do we need to call Marriott to book for someone or is that something can be done in Marriott online account?

you have to book it under your name and add the other person as a guest on the reservation

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1051 on: May 15, 2017, 08:49:34 AM »
I know this might be a stupid question.. but what's the difference between a tier 5 and category 5?   

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1052 on: May 15, 2017, 08:51:18 AM »
I know this might be a stupid question.. but what's the difference between a tier 5 and category 5?   

Cat 5 is for marriott, tier 5 is the high end properties of the Ritz.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1053 on: May 15, 2017, 08:52:04 AM »
Are there certificates I can buy for the Ritz?

Cat 5 is for marriott, tier 5 is the high end properties of the Ritz.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1054 on: May 15, 2017, 08:53:16 AM »
Are there certificates I can buy for the Ritz?

Yes, but won't work for tier 5.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1055 on: May 15, 2017, 01:06:12 PM »
Looking for two(2) 7-night certificates, Cat 1-5 for $550

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1056 on: May 15, 2017, 01:33:49 PM »
you have to book it under your name and add the other person as a guest on the reservation
-1 can make him primary.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1057 on: May 15, 2017, 03:55:14 PM »
Selling 1 7-night Cert (category 1-5) from Gold Elite account @ $435

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1058 on: May 15, 2017, 04:01:29 PM »
you have to book it under your name and add the other person as a guest on the reservation

Thank you! Another quick question, can I use 7 nights certificate on two rooms for 4 nights and pay one night by cash?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1059 on: May 15, 2017, 04:12:32 PM »
bump: I too am selling a cat 1-5 7 night cert from a Gold account @ $325. PM please