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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 #4980 on: December 14, 2019, 09:46:32 PM »
Still available.  Successful transactions with @misenlai and @elikatz


If anyone is needing elite nights before end of year.  Let me know.  I have a cat 1 in non peak near me.  20k Marriott points for 5 elite nights.      Probably worth it for those close to requalifying.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4981 on: December 14, 2019, 10:47:23 PM »
Thanks @Stallion114 !!! Appreciate it.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4982 on: December 14, 2019, 11:44:54 PM »
Selling 2x 50k nights from same account
$245 for one, $460 for 2.
Refs. available. PayPal or Zelle.
Expires 15 January 2020

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4983 on: December 15, 2019, 08:50:59 PM »
Looking for a cat. 6 certificate..need 3 days for a stay in nov 2020

I can do cat6 for $1,100

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4984 on: December 15, 2019, 11:16:17 PM »
****Selling 4x marriott 35k night certificates from 1 account. $600 for all. Gold elite. expires in 6-9 months****

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4985 on: December 16, 2019, 12:49:07 AM »
Selling 2 35k nights.
Separate accounts.
$140 each.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4986 on: December 16, 2019, 01:43:46 PM »
Selling
2 nights up to 35k each in 1 account $150 each
3 nights in seperate accounts up to 50k each for $245 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4987 on: December 16, 2019, 05:07:23 PM »
Giving away for free 2 nights in 2019. Must be under 15k pts combined. Can sell the remaining bal points. Platinum acc. PM me for details.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4988 on: December 16, 2019, 05:49:23 PM »
25K Cert available from gold acct.
Exp 12/18 - obviously only good for last min booking.
$50 obo.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4989 on: December 16, 2019, 06:08:01 PM »
Selling 2 50k nights from the same account, $500 for both or $260 for one,  Expires 08/20.  PM me if intersted
Bump

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4990 on: December 16, 2019, 08:07:00 PM »
Selling free night (35k) for $135 OBO
BUMP

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4991 on: December 16, 2019, 08:42:23 PM »
Selling one 35k night   Exp 2/28/2020
$125

(I have another from this account also if needed)

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4992 on: December 17, 2019, 01:57:38 PM »
Selling 50k cert expiring 12/20/19. 225 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4993 on: December 17, 2019, 01:58:56 PM »
Selling 50k cert expiring 12/20/19. 225 OBO

You should call to extend

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4994 on: December 17, 2019, 02:35:14 PM »
Platinum elite acc (everything same acc)
Expiring 06/20 2× Cert 35k - 130$
Expiring 1-04/23/20 1-11/03/20 2×Cert 50k - 250$
7 night award cat 5 -900$ expiring mid Feb
OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4995 on: December 17, 2019, 05:07:49 PM »
3 successful deals.  Can still get check in for 5k award nights if they are short.  20k for 5 nights.  You book I check in.  Good deal if needing mattress run for status.


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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4996 on: December 17, 2019, 07:46:04 PM »
3 successful deals.  Can still get check in for 5k award nights if they are short.  20k for 5 nights.  You book I check in.  Good deal if needing mattress run for status.
were are the hotels or what is the deal? i may know someone that can still use 5 night to get to platinum.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4997 on: December 17, 2019, 09:29:30 PM »
25K Cert available from gold acct.
Exp 12/18 - obviously only good for last min booking.
$50 obo.
still avalible need asap

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4998 on: December 18, 2019, 12:33:49 PM »
Selling 4 x 1 nights Won "29 Ways to Stay DS Free Night Award up to 85,000 Points" Expires: 01/15/2020

$1400 for all 4

Bump - Still available (Now selling for $1275)

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #4999 on: December 18, 2019, 01:09:17 PM »
Selling one free night (35k) for $140 OBO Expires: 09/01/2020