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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 #4600 on: October 05, 2019, 11:03:39 PM »
FOR SALE-
Gold Elite - 1 night up to 35K  - $150 $140

Platinum Elite - 1 night up to 50k  - $250 $240

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4601 on: October 06, 2019, 11:42:26 AM »
Selling 7 night Cat 5 cert- $950 OBO
Gold Elite Acct
Quick sale today at $850 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4602 on: October 06, 2019, 03:23:49 PM »
selling 2 cat 1-5 nights (up to 35k)
2 seperate, gold accounts.

$140 each.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4603 on: October 08, 2019, 12:51:22 AM »
Selling 1 35k certificates for $160 from gold account. PM
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4604 on: October 08, 2019, 01:15:35 AM »

2 40k Certificate from ambassador account 175 each or $340 both


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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4605 on: October 08, 2019, 10:56:19 AM »
Selling the following

2 X 5 Nights Category 5 Package $850 each

1 X 5 Nights Category 6 Package $1300

Expiration mid 2020

Platinum status

Lowering the prices 1 of each left $800 and $1200



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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4606 on: October 10, 2019, 01:39:18 AM »
selling 2 cat 1-5 nights (up to 35k)
2 seperate, gold accounts.

$140 each.
Still Avail.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4607 on: October 10, 2019, 02:20:07 AM »
selling 3 night certs 60k from plat acct $1000 OBO
Selling @900
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4608 on: October 10, 2019, 02:49:16 AM »
Can someone here shed light on using this method of booking - and checking in - at Bonvoy hotels in Israel? Have they given you (the additional guest) problems? Have they honored status? Given upgrades? Any hotels better than others? Any to avoid? TIA.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4609 on: October 10, 2019, 10:30:32 AM »
Selling 1x 35k nights for $165 from a Gold Elite account.
Expires 05/02/2020

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4610 on: October 10, 2019, 01:43:40 PM »
Selling

7nights certificates category 5 - $950
7nights certificates category6 - $1,100
7nights certificates category7 - $1,400 (SOLD OUT)
7nights certificates category8 - $1,700

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4611 on: October 10, 2019, 03:09:43 PM »
Selling 1 night up to 35k from Platinum Elite account for $150
Sometimes it doesn't pay to save money.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4612 on: October 10, 2019, 05:27:38 PM »
$100 gc for $85 Qp or zelle

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4613 on: October 10, 2019, 10:00:48 PM »
buying 1-4 7 night for $600, need ASAP

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4614 on: October 10, 2019, 10:38:02 PM »
Selling a 35k night from gold acct for $150

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4615 on: October 11, 2019, 01:36:53 PM »
Selling up to 3 Cat 1-5 certs, Gold account, for $145/ea

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4616 on: October 11, 2019, 05:27:54 PM »
Buying cat 1-4 7 night for $600

I'd prefer to buy from someone with significant reputation or reliable vetting

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4617 on: October 12, 2019, 08:38:37 PM »
Selling 2 Cat 1-5 certs for $165 each or $320 for both.
Gold account.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4618 on: October 12, 2019, 10:43:07 PM »
1 night up to 35k points from Gold account. $160
Price is down to $150

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4619 on: October 12, 2019, 11:46:50 PM »
Selling 1 35k certificate for $155 from gold account. PM
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