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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 #3200 on: February 21, 2019, 03:59:47 PM »
I would do $575... its Free Breakfast + Suite Upgrade + 4pm Checkout (for approx $82/night)

Can you guarantee the suite upgrade?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3201 on: February 21, 2019, 04:05:49 PM »
Can you guarantee the suite upgrade?

If the suite is available during checkin, for sure!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3202 on: February 21, 2019, 06:14:39 PM »
Selling one category 1-4, 7 night certificate for $450.

Expires End of July 2019

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3203 on: February 21, 2019, 07:47:10 PM »
It all starts when one impatient person wants his money right away so he drops price like crazy, and snowballs from there

I guess demand side of supply/demand equation does not exist

If the suite is available during checkin, for sure!

How much you refunding if not?



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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3204 on: February 21, 2019, 08:07:30 PM »
I guess demand side of supply/demand equation does not exist
I do not understand

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3205 on: February 21, 2019, 08:38:15 PM »
Wanted

5 night Cat 5 or 140k points from single account w/ 5th night free - Offering $750 . ...+ if platinum

2 - cat 4 single nights $110 each for March

thank you

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3206 on: February 21, 2019, 09:30:51 PM »
I do not understand

You claim price dropped because some sellers were desperate but if there was enough demand prices would rebound.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3207 on: February 22, 2019, 12:09:07 AM »
buying 7 night cat 4, platinum @ $450
or 5 night cat4 @ $380
have confirm date

thx


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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3208 on: February 22, 2019, 01:58:11 AM »
7 nights Cat 4 -> $500
1 night up to 50k -> $280
Platinum account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3209 on: February 22, 2019, 10:00:16 AM »
I have one Cat 1-4 (25k) certificate from a Platinum account available for $140 OBO.  It expires Feb 2020.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3210 on: February 22, 2019, 03:27:13 PM »
Selling Certificate (up to 25k) for $120 OBO. Expires 12/19
Sold. Thanks @g8trgr8t for smooth transaction

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3211 on: February 22, 2019, 04:04:56 PM »
Wanted

5 night Cat 5 or 140k points from single account w/ 5th night free - Offering $750 . ...+ if platinum

1 2 - cat 4 single nights $110 each for March

thank you

thank you nescafe.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3212 on: February 22, 2019, 09:32:18 PM »
Looking for 7 night cat 1-4 for $400 OBO, pm me thanks!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3213 on: February 22, 2019, 10:21:43 PM »
Actually if you are all selling plat cat 1-4 7night for $425 or $400... instead of me selling, i would just buy from any of you.. coz if thats fair price, ill take it...

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3214 on: February 22, 2019, 11:57:29 PM »
buying 7 night cat 4, platinum @ $450
or 5 night cat4 @ $380
have confirm date

thx

Still buying

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3215 on: February 23, 2019, 04:32:56 PM »
1)  Selling - St. Regis Bal Harbour, April 4-7th, Deluxe king but can change room type, Platinum account

2) Selling - 50k Marriott nt

Please PM me if interested, Thanks!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3216 on: February 23, 2019, 07:14:51 PM »
Wanted

5 night Cat 5 or 140k points from single account 5th night free
Offering $750 Platinum account preferred thanks

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3217 on: February 23, 2019, 10:31:43 PM »
1)  Selling - St. Regis Bal Harbour, April 4-7th, Deluxe king but can change room type, Platinum account

2) Selling - 50k Marriott nt

Please PM me if interested, Thanks!

per forum rules - must post price

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3218 on: February 23, 2019, 10:34:09 PM »
Want to buy:

Cat 5 one night

Cat 4 seven night

Status doesnt matter

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3219 on: February 24, 2019, 12:33:51 AM »
1)  Selling - St. Regis Bal Harbour, April 4-7th, Deluxe king but can change room type, Platinum account

2) Selling - 50k Marriott nt

Please PM me if interested, Thanks!

How much the price for both of them? Interested...