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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 #1320 on: October 06, 2017, 02:48:16 PM »
Selling 7nights Cat 1-5 certificates.
Regular accounts $275
Gold accounts $300

I can get you as primary guest

Hi, traded with Baglach. Happy with transaction.

When I checked into the hotel, they said that there was no e-certificate sent. Anyone had this problem before? Anyone know what to do about it? Will this just get sorted out by the end of the stay?

Just wanted to know if the community has had this issue before and knows what to do about it. Havent been able to get a hold of Baglach the past few hours.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1321 on: October 07, 2017, 09:09:24 AM »
ISO: category 7 cert expiring after 11/5.   Only need 4 nights, so a 5 or 7 would work. 

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1322 on: October 07, 2017, 01:58:38 PM »
Hi, traded with Baglach. Happy with transaction.

When I checked into the hotel, they said that there was no e-certificate sent. Anyone had this problem before? Anyone know what to do about it? Will this just get sorted out by the end of the stay?

Just wanted to know if the community has had this issue before and knows what to do about it. Havent been able to get a hold of Baglach the past few hours.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
It does occur once in a while. It's usually a glitch in the system. A quick call to Marriott with the account info should clear it up. @Baglach will probably not answer you until tonight (and hasn't been responding) due to the holidays. But as long it clears up by the time you check out of the hotel you shouldn't be charged.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1323 on: October 07, 2017, 09:36:31 PM »
Looking for 7 night cat 5’s. PM me please

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1324 on: October 08, 2017, 12:22:32 AM »
It does occur once in a while. It's usually a glitch in the system. A quick call to Marriott with the account info should clear it up. @Baglach will probably not answer you until tonight (and hasn't been responding) due to the holidays. But as long it clears up by the time you check out of the hotel you shouldn't be charged.

yep that is correct was a glitch in the system and should be good now

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1325 on: October 09, 2017, 06:26:53 AM »
Selling 1 Category 1-5 night.
Silver account.
Exp 10/17
Asking $90 OR BEST OFFER.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1326 on: October 09, 2017, 12:20:42 PM »
Are there cat 8 certs ?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1327 on: October 09, 2017, 12:21:46 PM »
Are there cat 8 certs ?
Regular certs can be upgraded to cat 8.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1328 on: October 09, 2017, 02:27:21 PM »
Regular certs can be upgraded to cat 8.

How or at what cost

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1329 on: October 09, 2017, 03:10:13 PM »
yep that is correct was a glitch in the system and should be good now

Thanks for dealing with it. Looks like a quick phone call from Baglach is all it took to take care of it.

The hotel was fine with it being dealt with by checkout so we had some time to figure it out.


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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1330 on: October 09, 2017, 05:52:00 PM »
Selling (1) Category 1-5 Night.

Exp 10/19/17 (last check-in date would be 10/18)

Gold Account

Asking $85 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1331 on: October 10, 2017, 01:32:37 AM »
Still have a few 5 night Certs.
Price varies by category.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1332 on: October 10, 2017, 05:09:30 PM »
Looking for 7 night cat 5’s. PM me please

Still looking for more

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1333 on: October 11, 2017, 12:23:24 AM »
I am looking to upgrade to a suite at the Ritz Hertzalia. If there are any certificates to do so, I am happy to purchase them--. or any other ideas to upgrade to a suite

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1334 on: October 16, 2017, 12:43:15 PM »
If i purchase the category 5 certificate is it in my name - can I use myown SPG/Marriott points to top off to a higher category?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1335 on: October 16, 2017, 01:31:33 PM »
Still have a few 5 night Certs.
Price varies by category.

Messaged.  Interested in a 5 night cert if available. 

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1336 on: October 17, 2017, 11:53:40 AM »
Buying cat 5, 7 night vouchers. PM me

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1337 on: October 19, 2017, 07:26:12 PM »
Selling two 7 night cert 1-5
gold account
Both from same account
$300 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1338 on: October 19, 2017, 08:07:43 PM »
buying 2x 7-night cat-5 from platinum account.  check in is June 2018.  please pm me.  Thanks.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #1339 on: October 20, 2017, 07:14:02 AM »
Selling two 7 night cert 1-5
gold account
Both from same account
$300 each

which hotel in the DC area will it give me?