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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 #3720 on: June 03, 2019, 09:54:00 PM »
Is this the same cat 4,5,6 that everyone is selling for much less? Or do these have special perks?
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3721 on: June 03, 2019, 10:10:32 PM »
Selling 1 35k certificates @ bo

( silver account)
Please post price
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3722 on: June 03, 2019, 10:27:06 PM »
1 night up to 35K, Gold Elite account- $175 OBO
1 night up to 35K, Silver Elite account- $160 OBO
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3723 on: June 03, 2019, 11:57:58 PM »
Selling:

7 Night Cat 6 for $1500

Titanium Elite Status!

Expires July 31 2019

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3724 on: June 04, 2019, 12:33:46 AM »
selling 1 night up to 50k, Gold Elite account- $250

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3725 on: June 04, 2019, 02:46:51 AM »
Selling my 4 nights from the 29ways to stay promo. My nights are capped at 50k each night (cat 7 in low peak and cat 6 at peak season)
Nights can be used on separate stays (not required to stay 4 consecutive nights)
$620 for 2, or $1175 for all 4. No status on account. Refs. available
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3726 on: June 04, 2019, 01:30:16 PM »
2x 35k MT Nights in same Plat Elite account
$165 each or $300 for the pair.
PM me


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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3727 on: June 04, 2019, 01:39:23 PM »
Selling 2x 35k certs from the same Gold Elite account. $185 each OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3728 on: June 04, 2019, 01:44:27 PM »
looking to buy 7 night to use on 14-21 OCT.
cat4 @500
cat5 @800

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3729 on: June 04, 2019, 02:59:38 PM »
This pricing doesn't make sense. You can purchase 200k MT points for $1,100, which is sufficient for 5 nights at a cat 6 property. And many accounts have status.

But marriott allows only 50k points purchase evry year making ur point good only in theory

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3730 on: June 04, 2019, 03:01:58 PM »
But marriott allows only 50k points purchase evry year making ur point good only in theory
Does marriott allow you to sell these certificates?
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3731 on: June 04, 2019, 05:22:19 PM »
Buying 1 free night for 35k for tomorrow night $140. Pm Asap

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3732 on: June 04, 2019, 05:29:31 PM »
Looking to trade 6x 35k Marriott nights for 30k points each. 4 on platinum account, 2 on gold.
Also selling 5 suite night upgrades for $40 each if buying all 5

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3733 on: June 04, 2019, 05:42:08 PM »
But marriott allows only 50k points purchase evry year making ur point good only in theory

I'm not saying to buy from Marriott...

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3734 on: June 04, 2019, 06:46:43 PM »
Selling Marriott
7night cat5 - $1,050 OBO
5night cat4 - $375
5night cat5 - $700
5night cat6 - $850 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3735 on: June 04, 2019, 07:04:00 PM »
Selling one night up to 35k for $170
Sometimes it doesn't pay to save money.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3736 on: June 04, 2019, 08:25:50 PM »
3 $50 marriott GC, total worth  $150 for $125.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3737 on: June 04, 2019, 09:28:31 PM »
buying marriott category 1-4   1 night paying 120-125

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3738 on: June 04, 2019, 09:31:52 PM »
Selling
1 MT free night up to 50K exp (12/19) $280 obo
and 1 MT free night up to 35k exp (5/20) $170 obo

2 separate gold accounts
Mt 35k night $165 obo

Mt 50k night $275 obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3739 on: June 04, 2019, 10:12:31 PM »
selling MT 50k night, $265 obo