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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 #4140 on: July 30, 2019, 10:45:06 PM »
Selling 1 cat 1-5 (up to 35k) $150 OBO
Make stuff happen.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4141 on: July 30, 2019, 10:47:09 PM »
Selling 1 night category 6(up to 50k). $250. Platinum elite account.

is this still available?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4142 on: July 30, 2019, 10:54:12 PM »
Higher odds of getting an upgrade, only certain status levels get free breakfast.

What are the odds of a meaningful upgrade with silver vs. gold vs platinum vs titanium? low/high/certain if available?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4143 on: July 30, 2019, 11:47:38 PM »
looking for two CAT 8 nights. thank you.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4144 on: July 31, 2019, 12:21:20 AM »
looking for two CAT 8 nights. thank you.

Booked with points? How much are you offering?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4145 on: July 31, 2019, 12:28:08 AM »
Certificate must be used by expiration date or booked by expiration date?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4146 on: July 31, 2019, 12:49:21 AM »
Need to be checked in by expiration date.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4147 on: July 31, 2019, 05:03:23 AM »
ymmv outside of US dont count on it.

Thanks that is good to know as I paid more for the titanium status. I will book with status for my trip to LA otherwise won't bother :) - Cheers

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4148 on: July 31, 2019, 08:51:37 AM »
Selling one free night up to 35k from Gold Account for $165. Expiration is 12/2019.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4149 on: July 31, 2019, 09:10:34 AM »
Still Looking for 1 night category 6(up to 50k).

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4150 on: July 31, 2019, 01:00:43 PM »
Selling one 60k night for 300 expires 7/25/2020
Bump

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4151 on: July 31, 2019, 01:45:47 PM »
Selling 2 free nights (35k) for $150 each (different accounts)

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4152 on: July 31, 2019, 06:42:26 PM »
Does a free night cert from the chase Marriott cc get canceled when the card is closed?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4153 on: July 31, 2019, 06:56:47 PM »
Does a free night cert from the chase Marriott cc get canceled when the card is closed?
no

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4154 on: July 31, 2019, 09:14:44 PM »
Selling 50k cert 06/2020 expiry. $290

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4155 on: July 31, 2019, 09:42:39 PM »
Still Looking for 1 night category 6(up to 50k).
See post right above this one

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4156 on: July 31, 2019, 10:09:50 PM »
Selling 50k cert 06/2020 expiry. $290
Platinum Account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4157 on: August 01, 2019, 01:20:54 AM »
Anyone selling 2 night 35k ?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4158 on: August 01, 2019, 09:38:39 AM »
Now Available - Gold Elite Account:

2X 35K night - $210 each
1X 50K night - $300

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4159 on: August 01, 2019, 01:00:01 PM »
anyone selling cat 1-4 5 or 7 night cert? pls pm me