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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 #1280 on: September 04, 2017, 10:25:05 PM »
Can a category 5 certificate be used on a category 6 property which is on pointbreaks and lowers the points required to that of a category 5 property?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1281 on: September 04, 2017, 10:32:09 PM »
Can a category 5 certificate be used on a category 6 property which is on pointbreaks and lowers the points required to that of a category 5 property?

I highly doubt it why not call reservations and ask?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1282 on: September 05, 2017, 11:18:35 AM »
looking to sell marriott anniversary cert. cat 1-5
$100 OBO

SOLD

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1283 on: September 05, 2017, 12:18:05 PM »
selling marriott anniversary cert. cat 1-5
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1284 on: September 05, 2017, 10:47:38 PM »
Looking for 2- 7 night certificate   Cat 1-5

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1285 on: September 07, 2017, 11:02:20 AM »
Looking for a 1 night cat 5 stay. please PM with offers

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1286 on: September 07, 2017, 01:23:37 PM »
Looking for 2 nights at Category 8.  Please PM with any offers or suggestions. Thank you!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1287 on: September 07, 2017, 01:42:23 PM »
looking for a 7 night cat 7 stay

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1288 on: September 07, 2017, 04:19:13 PM »
Hi,
I am having 3 mariott 7 nights certificates, let me know if you are interested in buying those. Cost $260 each.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1289 on: September 16, 2017, 09:01:27 PM »
Buying 2 Marriott 7 night certs @ bo. 2 separate accounts.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1290 on: September 17, 2017, 08:57:06 AM »
Buying 15 Marriott 7 night certs

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1291 on: September 18, 2017, 11:24:44 PM »
Hi,

I am buying anniversary nights for potential stay at cat 4 or cat 5 hotels.

Willing to buy multiple.

Preferred from a Gold Account.

If you have any please send me your offers. Would prefer to buy from a single source if possible.

Looking for some nights on a road trip next week, so short expiration is ok.

Thanks.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1292 on: September 19, 2017, 02:11:40 AM »
Hello all. Long time lurker. First time poster

I am beyond elated to announce that I have been accepted to attend the Climate Reality Leadership program this year in Pittsburgh in October. I will need to stay in a hotel for 4-5 days. I was hoping to find someone who has a Marriott voucher that they picked up via a SW package redemption that they would be willing to sell for a reasonable  to very cheap price. Please message me if so.

I am on a very very tight budget.

Thanks so much for your time and consideration.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1293 on: September 19, 2017, 08:57:15 AM »
All of you need to post prices!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1294 on: September 19, 2017, 10:16:46 AM »
Hi,

I am buying anniversary nights for potential stay at cat 4 or cat 5 hotels.

Willing to buy multiple.

Preferred from a Gold Account.

If you have any please send me your offers. Would prefer to buy from a single source if possible.

Looking for some nights on a road trip next week, so short expiration is ok.

Thanks.

Looking to pay $95 / night.

Thanks.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1295 on: September 19, 2017, 05:09:41 PM »
Buying Cat 7 and Cat 10 certificate.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1296 on: September 19, 2017, 05:12:04 PM »
selling 7-night certs (cat 1-5).
Silver status or lower- $275
Gold status- $300
Platinum status $325

Certs can be upgraded to any other Marriott hotel category for additional $.

You can be the primary guest on the reservation.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1297 on: September 19, 2017, 07:08:28 PM »
Hello all. Long time lurker. First time poster

I am beyond elated to announce that I have been accepted to attend the Climate Reality Leadership program this year in Pittsburgh in October. I will need to stay in a hotel for 4-5 days. I was hoping to find someone who has a Marriott voucher that they picked up via a SW package redemption that they would be willing to sell for a reasonable  to very cheap price. Please message me if so.

I am on a very very tight budget.

Thanks so much for your time and consideration.

Also. I have gold status. What does it mean when there is a price attached to a certain status? I have never used a cert before so am rather ignorant.

What are the lowest prices typically offered for a 5 night? I do mot have a need for 7 nights. It is overkill for me.

Thanks

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1298 on: September 19, 2017, 07:29:34 PM »
Also. I have gold status. What does it mean when there is a price attached to a certain status? I have never used a cert before so am rather ignorant.

What are the lowest prices typically offered for a 5 night? I do mot have a need for 7 nights. It is overkill for me.

Thanks

Since you have gold, buy a silver cert. Just give them your rewards # upon check in.

Usually a 7 night is cheaper than 5. You can get 7 nights for 275-300. I recommend using Smokey Joe Robinson

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1299 on: September 19, 2017, 07:31:55 PM »
Since you have gold, buy a silver cert. Just give them your rewards # upon check in.

Usually a 7 night is cheaper than 5. You can get 7 nights for 275-300. I recommend using Smokey Joe Robinson
7 night is not cheaper than a 5 night