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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 #3320 on: March 12, 2019, 07:02:10 PM »
I have a category 1-4 certificate up to 25k (expires 4/17/19) gold elite account that I would like to exchange for 20,000 bonvoy points/Obo.  I will also throw in two united passes (expiring 3/31/19). Please PM me if interested. 

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3321 on: March 13, 2019, 01:29:54 AM »
Buying 2 7 night cat 6 certificates. ( Same account)

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3322 on: March 13, 2019, 04:20:36 AM »
Looking for 7 night stay certificate of category 6 or 7 willing to pay 1300+ Usd ....

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3323 on: March 13, 2019, 06:43:40 AM »
Buying 2 7 night cat 6 certificates. ( Same account)

Paying $1600 each. Different accounts also good.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3324 on: March 13, 2019, 08:46:52 AM »
Looking to book category 1-4 hotel for one night. Willing to pay $90 OBO Will book the hotel for next week.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3325 on: March 13, 2019, 12:41:49 PM »
ISO a 7 night Category 5 Certificate OR possibly 2 - 7 night Category 1-4 Certificates from the same account? (2 rooms/same dates/same party).

Would like to pay around $1000 for the Category 5 and around $900 for the 2 Category 1-4's.  (prices negotiable).
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3326 on: March 13, 2019, 05:00:43 PM »
Looking for 3 single night category 1-4 certificates paying $300 obo.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3327 on: March 13, 2019, 05:49:55 PM »
Also looking for category 4 five night certificate.  Paying $375 obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3328 on: March 13, 2019, 05:54:29 PM »
Selling Category 4 5 night for 400

Also have 1 50k night (gold account) for $275

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3329 on: March 13, 2019, 05:56:38 PM »
Seeking 5 night cat 5 for Dec 2019. 140k points if booked with points. $750. $800 if platinum +

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3330 on: March 13, 2019, 07:38:36 PM »
Looking for 3 category 1-4 - 5 nights. Please PM me if you have any available. $375.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3331 on: March 13, 2019, 10:02:07 PM »
selling category 6 - 7 nights for 1600 expires in october

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3332 on: March 13, 2019, 10:32:41 PM »
Looking to book category 1-4 hotel for one night. Willing to pay $90 OBO Will book the hotel for next week.

willing to pay 100

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3333 on: March 14, 2019, 05:08:11 AM »
When booking for someone else and i'm listed as primery guest, is it enough if i list him as secondery and notify the hotel that the second guest will check in before me (the rep. said that i can't book him as primary bc the certificate is in my name)? and what if in the end i dont show up at all?
Thanks
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3334 on: March 14, 2019, 05:54:46 AM »
When booking for someone else and i'm listed as primery guest, is it enough if i list him as secondery and notify the hotel that the second guest will check in before me (the rep. said that i can't book him as primary bc the certificate is in my name)? and what if in the end i dont show up at all?
Thanks
I didn't have a problem doing such a thing

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3335 on: March 14, 2019, 05:58:32 AM »
I didn't have a problem doing such a thing
even if it says explicitly?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3336 on: March 14, 2019, 09:34:59 AM »
paying $500 for a 1-4 7 night certificate, need it this AM and need you to book the reservation for me. Paypal/Venmo
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3337 on: March 14, 2019, 12:31:07 PM »
paying $500 for a 1-4 7 night certificate, need it this AM and need you to book the reservation for me. Paypal/Venmo



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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3338 on: March 14, 2019, 07:54:54 PM »
Selling 7 night category 6 for $1700 gold account
closed thanks @Mordeyj for a smooth transaction

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3339 on: March 14, 2019, 08:43:34 PM »
Selling 3x 50k nights from Platinum Elite Account - $300/ea. Expires 03/2020