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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 #3440 on: April 04, 2019, 10:29:50 PM »
Selling one marriott cat 1-4 7 night cert titanium account for $600
way overpriced

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3441 on: April 04, 2019, 10:59:05 PM »
way overpriced
But fairly priced, IMO

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7 Night CAT 1-4 valid through October 2019 -- $450 Net
« Reply #3442 on: April 05, 2019, 11:11:37 AM »
Send me a message if interested. Status is Platinum Elite, but don't count on getting any particular benefits. You will be added as guest with instructions that you will be the one checking in, getting room cards, etc.

Here are the DansDeals original notes/tips on these certificates, in case you don't know them:


For those that don't know how certificates work.

Seven night and five night certificates

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) below is a list of all the category 1-4 hotels  http://www.marriott.com/hotel-search/Category1.hotels.Category2.Category3.Category4.Category5/


2. A 5/7 night certificates must be used for 5/7 consecutive nights. The reservation cannot be split up.

3. 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.

4. Certificates can be gifted BUT the room needs to be booked under the account holders name and you will be added a secondary guest.

5. Gold or plat benefits depend heavily on the hotel. At check in you may or may not get an upgrade.

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Re: 7 Night CAT 1-4 valid through October 2019 -- $450 Net
« Reply #3443 on: April 05, 2019, 02:53:47 PM »


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) below is a list of all the category 1-4 hotels  http://www.marriott.com/hotel-search/Category1.hotels.Category2.Category3.Category4.Category5/


So my question is CAT 1-4 certificate can book a hotel worth 25k/ night. Even of its categorised as CAT 5.

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Re: 7 Night CAT 1-4 valid through October 2019 -- $450 Net
« Reply #3444 on: April 05, 2019, 02:56:55 PM »
Send me a message if interested. Status is Platinum Elite, but don't count on getting any particular benefits. You will be added as guest with instructions that you will be the one checking in, getting room cards, etc.

Here are the DansDeals original notes/tips on these certificates, in case you don't know them:


For those that don't know how certificates work.

Seven night and five night certificates

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) below is a list of all the category 1-4 hotels  http://www.marriott.com/hotel-search/Category1.hotels.Category2.Category3.Category4.Category5/


2. A 5/7 night certificates must be used for 5/7 consecutive nights. The reservation cannot be split up.

3. 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.

4. Certificates can be gifted BUT the room needs to be booked under the account holders name and you will be added a secondary guest.

5. Gold or plat benefits depend heavily on the hotel. At check in you may or may not get an upgrade.
what are you selling and for what price?

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Re: 7 Night CAT 1-4 valid through October 2019 -- $450 Net
« Reply #3445 on: April 05, 2019, 03:31:53 PM »
So my question is CAT 1-4 certificate can book a hotel worth 25k/ night. Even of its categorised as CAT 5.
is there such a thing?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3446 on: April 05, 2019, 03:44:36 PM »
I am asking. I am not sure.   Since category 4 is usually 25k points /night. Can 1-4 certificate  also book a category 5 which is still 25k point/ night value.

Has anyone tried it.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3447 on: April 05, 2019, 10:15:37 PM »
I am asking. I am not sure.   Since category 4 is usually 25k points /night. Can 1-4 certificate  also book a category 5 which is still 25k point/ night value.

Has anyone tried it.

No, cat 1-4 cert only works at hotels that are categorized 1-4. Don't look at the points/night amount

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3448 on: April 06, 2019, 12:04:28 AM »
Ok thanks.

Need CAT 5 certificate.   Either 5 night or 7 night.
I was in discussion with someone, post the thread restriction, people seem hesitant to deal with new members.  I offer safe paypal payment.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3449 on: April 06, 2019, 05:43:42 AM »
Price now $165. PM please

Have one left. 35k cert.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3450 on: April 06, 2019, 10:23:39 PM »
1 nightly certificate up to 25k, expires 4/19, asking $110, from Platinum elite account
Bump, $90

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3451 on: April 07, 2019, 12:32:40 AM »
7 night still available, CAT6, Platinum account, $1,800

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3452 on: April 07, 2019, 03:31:29 AM »
7 night still available, CAT6, Platinum account, $1,800

Don’t you realize you’re selling MT here for .6? You’re just gonna sit with this up to expiring date. I’ve bought 5 of these on these forums in the $1,200-$1,500 range.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3453 on: April 07, 2019, 04:45:46 AM »
Don’t you realize you’re selling MT here for .6? You’re just gonna sit with this up to expiring date. I’ve bought 5 of these on these forums in the $1,200-$1,500 range.
I do realize it. I'm not in a rush to sell, plus I'll just use it if it doesn't sell. win-win for me

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3454 on: April 07, 2019, 12:09:26 PM »
R u allowed to trade points ?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3455 on: April 07, 2019, 06:20:08 PM »
R u allowed to trade points ?
I think that would fall under buying and selling a you can't do that on this forum

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3456 on: April 07, 2019, 08:42:25 PM »
R u allowed to trade points ?
Nope
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3457 on: April 07, 2019, 08:56:16 PM »
Selling 1x 7 night cat 1-4 @475 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3458 on: April 08, 2019, 07:16:38 AM »
Looking for two, 7 night 1-4 cat cert, for stay at July two rooms at same time.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3459 on: April 08, 2019, 09:10:30 AM »
looking for one ASAP, $500, you book for me, paypal.
Thanks