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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 #2960 on: January 20, 2019, 08:10:37 AM »
Looking to buy 5 night Cat 5 (new cat 5) for immediate use.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2961 on: January 20, 2019, 11:23:36 AM »
Still looking to purchase two 1-4 7 night certificates... $430. You make reservation for me, pm me

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2962 on: January 20, 2019, 02:46:01 PM »
Selling:
1 Night up to 60k from a Platinum Premier account for $325

1 Night up to 60k from a Gold account for $315

3 Single cert. up to 50k From Platinum Elite accounts for $275 each.

A Few Single Cert. Cat 5 up to 35k on Gold accounts for $170 each.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2963 on: January 21, 2019, 09:36:10 AM »
Amex free night (Cat 1-5 up to 35K), Exp. 12/2/2019, Platinum
$200 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2964 on: January 21, 2019, 09:41:03 AM »
Still looking to purchase two 1-4 7 night certificates... $430. You make reservation for me, pm me
going rate is a bit above that

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2965 on: January 21, 2019, 10:34:29 AM »
Looking for 7 night category 5 cert for use in 3 weeks.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2966 on: January 21, 2019, 10:54:17 AM »
Looking for 7 night category 5 cert for use in 3 weeks.
Post price
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2967 on: January 21, 2019, 11:22:45 AM »
Post price
I’ll pay whatever the going rate is

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2968 on: January 21, 2019, 11:24:03 AM »
I’ll pay whatever the going rate is
i wish i knew because I have one that I may want to sell.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2969 on: January 21, 2019, 11:56:53 AM »
Selling
5night cat4 - $390 -
5night cat5 - $700 -
5night cat6 - $1200
7night cat4 - $500
7night cat5 - $1050

5night cat4 - $390 - (2 left)
5night cat5 - $700 - (1 left)
5night cat6 - $1200 ( l left)
7night cat4 - $500 (Over 10 left)
7night cat5 - $1050 (SOLD OUT)

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2970 on: January 21, 2019, 11:58:49 AM »
5night cat4 - $390 - (2 left)
5night cat5 - $700 - (1 left)
5night cat6 - $1200 ( l left)
7night cat4 - $500 (Over 10 left)
7night cat5 - $1050 (SOLD OUT)

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2971 on: January 21, 2019, 11:58:59 AM »
i wish i knew because I have one that I may want to sell.
$1050^

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2972 on: January 21, 2019, 12:00:02 PM »
$1050^
Just want to know if thats with status or not. I dont have any status.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2973 on: January 21, 2019, 02:56:59 PM »
Selling a few 5 night Cat 1-4 certs.
One or 2 left.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2975 on: January 21, 2019, 03:57:10 PM »
Selling 1 night, category 1-4 certificate (up to 25k) from gold account, 125 (expires 3/9/2019)
Selling 1 night, category 1-5 certificate (up to 35k) from gold account, 170 (expires 11/2/2019)

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Selling 1 Cat 5, 7 night $1050 no status
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2978 on: January 21, 2019, 10:57:32 PM »
Selling 1 night cat 1-4 gold account. expires in March. $115 obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #2979 on: January 22, 2019, 12:53:55 AM »
Single cert up to 25k -> $100
Single cert up to 50k -> $250
7 night Cat 1-4 -> $500
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