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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 #2580 on: November 09, 2018, 03:03:07 PM »
BUYING

Open to offers for cat 1-4, 5/7-night since I'm not getting offers for the cat I'm looking for below.

Please PM if you have the following.
1x 7-night cat 6 - $1300 OBO
1x 5-night cat 6 - $800 OBO
1x 5-night cat 5 - $500 OBO

Still looking to BUY!!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2581 on: November 09, 2018, 03:04:06 PM »
have 3 cat 1-4 7 nights selling for 450$ each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2582 on: November 10, 2018, 09:27:09 PM »
Thank you @coolmuke for the smooth transaction.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2583 on: November 10, 2018, 09:46:04 PM »
Buying 2x 1 night cert (up to 35k points). $250 for both OBO.

Still looking~

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2584 on: November 11, 2018, 12:33:19 AM »
Still looking to BUY!!
If you pay, you get

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2585 on: November 11, 2018, 02:47:16 AM »
If you pay, you get

I'm taking offers, do you have a cert for sale?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2586 on: November 11, 2018, 05:45:34 AM »
Looking for 2 category 6 - 5 night certificates. Offering $800 each obo

Now at $1150 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2587 on: November 11, 2018, 07:45:15 AM »
[SELL] - 2x 7 Night, Category 6 Certificates

Asking $1,850, each. 

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2588 on: November 11, 2018, 12:00:10 PM »
BUYING CAT 6

Five Nights: $1,050

Seven Nights: $1,400

Long Expiry Preferred

BUYING CAT 6

Five Nights: $1,150

Seven Nights: $1,400

Long Expiry Preferred

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2589 on: November 11, 2018, 03:00:05 PM »
Selling category 6 certificate. 7 nights 1450.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2590 on: November 11, 2018, 03:37:53 PM »
[SELL] - 2x 7 Night, Category 6 Certificates

Asking $1,850, each.
Cat 6 or 7?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2592 on: November 11, 2018, 04:22:54 PM »
have 9*50$+30$  80%

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2593 on: November 11, 2018, 04:43:36 PM »
its pretty clear
I read the post. I was asking if it was a mistake.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2594 on: November 11, 2018, 09:59:27 PM »
Buying a 5 night New Category 5 to use in March. Paying $750. PM or email me, thanks.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2595 on: November 12, 2018, 12:30:23 AM »
looking : 3 nights or less cat 1-4, need it for a cat 4

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2596 on: November 12, 2018, 05:52:08 AM »
Lol I thought so too :D

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2597 on: November 12, 2018, 11:14:12 AM »
Buying seven night cat 5 certs 700 obo
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2598 on: November 12, 2018, 02:07:47 PM »
Selling SPG Luxury $300 credit for 90% (valid at any SPG or Marriott property).

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2599 on: November 12, 2018, 02:41:35 PM »
BUYING

Still looking for 5-night cat 4/5/6  (i only need 5 nights, but will consider 7 night certs if able to reserve)

For immediate use in late Nov, accepting offers!

thanks!