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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 #2460 on: October 20, 2018, 02:01:31 PM »
Hi I want to buy new cat 5, 7 night certificate. Willing to pay $750 on it.

Please PM me if you are willing to sell.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2461 on: October 21, 2018, 04:21:01 AM »
still looking to buy for new cat5 5-night cert. offering $650 obo

bump...$650 or PM your offer

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2462 on: October 21, 2018, 03:45:39 PM »
available for sale 1 7 night cat 1-4 certificate for $450

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2463 on: October 21, 2018, 07:37:08 PM »
Looking for cat 1-4 night. Anyone have? 1 night

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2464 on: October 21, 2018, 07:55:05 PM »
Still looking for 2 cat 1-4 nights at $100 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2465 on: October 21, 2018, 09:32:14 PM »
Buying 4, 7 night category 5 certificates.
Bump

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2466 on: October 22, 2018, 02:31:49 AM »
Selling
3x cat 1-4 7 night $450 ea (discount for multiple)
1x cat 6 7 night $1300
2x single night 1-4 $100 ea or 180 for both

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2467 on: October 22, 2018, 08:51:53 PM »
Sold
This world is like a hotel mini bar... everything looks free, but when you checkout you see everything is accounted for.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2468 on: October 22, 2018, 08:54:45 PM »
Selling 1, 7 night new category 1-4 certificate for 450$
sold thank you michal2500 for a smooth transactions
This world is like a hotel mini bar... everything looks free, but when you checkout you see everything is accounted for.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2469 on: October 23, 2018, 12:52:20 PM »
I'm looking for 2 Marriot Cat 1-4 nights if anyone has any available. Just message me your price and if it looks good I'll have everything sent over. Thanks a bunch!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2470 on: October 23, 2018, 03:40:00 PM »
Looking to buy 1 cat 5 7 night certificate @ $550 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2471 on: October 23, 2018, 08:43:03 PM »
Have a 7 night category 1-5 Marriot Cert. Expires 4/19. Not sure what it's worth, how much to ask for selling price?

Oops. iy is showing category 1-5 on the certificate, but being that this was from a while back that would now be only for category 1-4? Can anyone confirm that, or should I be calling marriott?
If my assumption is correct, then it seems market price is about 450 for a seven night certificate? 

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2472 on: October 23, 2018, 10:56:15 PM »
Looking to buy a catagory 6, pm me.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2473 on: October 24, 2018, 12:33:51 AM »
Looking to buy a catagory 6, pm me.
Price?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2474 on: October 24, 2018, 08:50:00 AM »
Looking to buy a catagory 6, pm me.
1200

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2475 on: October 24, 2018, 08:51:14 AM »
I have a category 1-5 7 night certificate but i want to stay at a  category 6. Is there a way for me to pay more to upgrade with points or cash?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2476 on: October 24, 2018, 09:25:52 AM »
I have a category 1-5 7 night certificate but i want to stay at a  category 6. Is there a way for me to pay more to upgrade with points or cash?
No such thing and no.
You prob have an old cat 1-5 which is now a cat 1-4

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2477 on: October 24, 2018, 09:27:28 AM »


Selling
3x cat 1-4 7 night $450 ea (discount for multiple)
1x cat 6 7 night $1300
2x single night 1-4 $100 ea or 180 for both

1-4s all sold
Cat 6 and single nights still avail

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2478 on: October 24, 2018, 10:50:28 AM »
I have 2 cat 1-4 single night certificates available
$100 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2479 on: October 24, 2018, 11:25:54 AM »
available for sale 1 7 night cat 1-4 certificate for $450
BUMP