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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 #2820 on: January 01, 2019, 09:51:05 AM »
Selling:
1 night up to 25K points for $110 from Gold account
1 night up to 35K points for $165
PM me.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2821 on: January 01, 2019, 09:52:02 AM »
Looking for 1-4 7 nights certificate. Only platinum accounts. 450$. For August 2019.
Also looking for 3 nights up to 35K. Only platinum accounts. 500$ (Can be 2+1). For August 2019.
Also looking for 1 night up to 35K, no matter which status. 155$. For March 2019.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2822 on: January 01, 2019, 11:38:20 AM »
Selling cat 5, 5 night cert, no status

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2823 on: January 01, 2019, 11:44:40 AM »
Selling cat 5, 5 night cert, no status
price?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2824 on: January 01, 2019, 05:33:39 PM »
Selling cat 5, 5 night cert, no status
Selling cat 5, 5 night cert
update: has gold status, expire dec 26, 2019 $650

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2825 on: January 02, 2019, 12:56:43 PM »
Looking for cat 4, 5 night, please PM

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2826 on: January 02, 2019, 03:07:24 PM »
I booked an award night and then tried attemted to add on my buyer. I didn't see that option online so I called in. First rep. told me that because it's a certificate I can't add guest. 2nd rep. told me that they can add guest but if they arrive first it will be charged as a regular room, and reversed once I arrive. Is this a new policy? Is there someway around this? Thanks.
I am sometimes accused of overthinking things. I am still mulling over whether that accusation has merit.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2827 on: January 02, 2019, 03:22:38 PM »
Hoping to purchase a 7 night, cat 5 cert with platinum status for a November 2019 stay. Please PM me if you have one available.

I'm also interested (for the right price) in a 5/7 night, cat 8 cert with Platinum status for an August 2019 stay.

Thanks!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2828 on: January 02, 2019, 04:04:05 PM »
I booked an award night and then tried attemted to add on my buyer. I didn't see that option online so I called in. First rep. told me that because it's a certificate I can't add guest. 2nd rep. told me that they can add guest but if they arrive first it will be charged as a regular room, and reversed once I arrive. Is this a new policy? Is there someway around this? Thanks.
I was told the same thing as rep #1 told you and she elaborated with the story of rep #2.  Additionally, she told me this is the new policy as of January 1, 2019.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2829 on: January 02, 2019, 04:05:26 PM »
I was told the same thing as rep #1 told you and she elaborated with the story of rep #2.  Additionally, she told me this is the new policy as of January 1, 2019.

Any idea if this also applies to pre-existing bookings??

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2830 on: January 02, 2019, 04:11:19 PM »
Selling a few 5 night Cat 1-4 certs.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2831 on: January 02, 2019, 04:12:42 PM »
Any idea if this also applies to pre-existing bookings??
I don't know but I figured I would do a HUCA to check since this would suck.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2832 on: January 02, 2019, 04:13:47 PM »
I don't know but I figured I would do a HUCA to check since this would suck.

YES this would suck!!! Thank you for responding.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2833 on: January 02, 2019, 04:27:09 PM »
Selling a few 5 night Cat 1-4 certs.
Price?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2834 on: January 02, 2019, 07:18:55 PM »
I was told the same thing as rep #1 told you and she elaborated with the story of rep #2.  Additionally, she told me this is the new policy as of January 1, 2019.

Does that mean we can't buy cert from others anymore?  Is there an option for the seller to put buyer's name as primary?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2835 on: January 02, 2019, 07:22:33 PM »
Does that mean we can't buy cert from others anymore?  Is there an option for the seller to put buyer's name as primary?
It’s too early to tell for sure yet but please read post #2827 on previous page.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2836 on: January 02, 2019, 10:05:34 PM »
Selling 1 night up to 40k for $180. Exp 12/31/19
Selling 1 night up to 50k for $300. Exp 11/28/19
Selling 5 night stay at Pantheon Iconic Rome for $1100. 5/19-5/24.
Selling 3 night stay at Mystique for $1800. 7/26-7-29. 
Plat premier account
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2837 on: January 02, 2019, 10:52:16 PM »
buying
7 night cat4 @$430, platinum pls

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2838 on: January 02, 2019, 11:09:13 PM »
I booked an award night and then tried attemted to add on my buyer. I didn't see that option online so I called in. First rep. told me that because it's a certificate I can't add guest. 2nd rep. told me that they can add guest but if they arrive first it will be charged as a regular room, and reversed once I arrive. Is this a new policy? Is there someway around this? Thanks.

Wiki states "Certificates can be gifted and the room can be booked with anyone's name as the primary guest (and not just secondary guest)" . . . unless that is no longer the case.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2839 on: January 02, 2019, 11:36:28 PM »
Buying cat 1-4 5 nights $330

cat 1-4 7 nights $460

must have plat
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