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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 #3740 on: June 05, 2019, 09:41:57 AM »
Selling 2x 35k certs from a Platinum Elite account. $175 each. PM Me

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3741 on: June 05, 2019, 02:24:10 PM »
Selling 2x 35k certs from a silver Elite account. $150 each. PM Me

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3742 on: June 05, 2019, 06:01:26 PM »
Selling
x3 35K Certificates 165 Each  Expires 2@5/20    1@12/19

All from same Platinum Titanium Account
Will make reservation and call for upgrade YMMV

Pm me or profile has email
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3743 on: June 05, 2019, 06:49:20 PM »
Looking for 5 nights at a category 5 $700

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3744 on: June 05, 2019, 07:09:14 PM »
Looking for 5 nights at a category 5 $700
leeboy posted he has

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3745 on: June 05, 2019, 07:14:36 PM »
leeboy posted he has

Saw that before. Messaged him, but he doesn't have right now.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3746 on: June 05, 2019, 07:30:07 PM »
Selling
35k $175
60k $340
Same gold account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3747 on: June 05, 2019, 11:42:49 PM »
Selling Marriott
7night cat5 - $1,050 OBO
5night cat4 - $375
5night cat5 - $700
5night cat6 - $850 OBO

So If I want to stay in a cat5 room for 7 nights, how does the booking process work with Mariott? Is it similar to hilton with the certificates? Does it not require the intended recipient to be the primary person on the reservation?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3748 on: June 06, 2019, 12:27:01 AM »
Selling 6x 35k certs Gold Elite account - 3 different accounts

 $175 each OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3749 on: June 06, 2019, 07:24:36 AM »
Looking for 7 night 1-4 cat for $500, you make the booking for me

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3750 on: June 06, 2019, 09:43:02 AM »
3 $50 Marriott gift cards worth $150 for $130

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3751 on: June 06, 2019, 01:22:15 PM »
Looking for 7 night 1-4 cat for $500, you make the booking for me

I can do $650. Platinum account.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3752 on: June 06, 2019, 01:47:47 PM »
I can do $650. Platinum account.

Puff puff pass

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3753 on: June 06, 2019, 02:45:15 PM »
Selling 7 night cat 4 @ $575

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3754 on: June 06, 2019, 03:03:09 PM »
Selling 7 night cat 4 $550

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3755 on: June 06, 2019, 03:10:31 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

Still available, and also have now:

50K night looking to trade for 45k points. Gold account.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3756 on: June 06, 2019, 05:28:14 PM »
I can do $650. Platinum account.
I can do $600

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3757 on: June 06, 2019, 05:48:24 PM »
I can do $600

He's still treating it like he's throwing in a rolex

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3758 on: June 06, 2019, 06:22:40 PM »
He's still treating it like he's throwing in a rolex
+1 going rate is 450-500

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3759 on: June 06, 2019, 06:32:47 PM »
+1 going rate is 450-500

Ok if someone with Platinum account is selling for $450 PM me.. i will only buy it instead of selling.