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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 #5000 on: December 18, 2019, 01:10:08 PM »
2 free 35k nights same account (gold elite) $140 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5001 on: December 18, 2019, 02:17:19 PM »
25K Cert available from gold acct.
Exp 12/18 - obviously only good for last min booking.
$50 obo.

Sold

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5002 on: December 18, 2019, 05:47:44 PM »
2 free Gold 35k nights $140 each OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5003 on: December 18, 2019, 06:02:54 PM »
Bump - Still available (Now selling for $1275)

Does this have to be booked or actually stayed by then?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5004 on: December 18, 2019, 06:18:12 PM »
1 35k certificate gold elite account exp 1/31/2020 125.00
1 50k certificate gold elite account 250.00
BUMP

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5005 on: December 18, 2019, 09:23:05 PM »
Selling two 35k certificates from gold account @ $150 each, or $285 for both. PM
I am sometimes accused of overthinking things. I am still mulling over whether that accusation has merit.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5006 on: December 18, 2019, 09:56:29 PM »
selling one 35K night, expires 1/31/20 $150 obo
gold account
still available
$130

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5007 on: December 18, 2019, 10:40:57 PM »
Selling one free night (up to 35k).

Gold Elite account. 

$150 OBO

Expires: 03/04/2020

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5008 on: December 18, 2019, 11:10:42 PM »
Buying 7 night certificates 1-4@ $600

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5009 on: December 18, 2019, 11:24:05 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 #5010 on: December 19, 2019, 04:46:43 PM »
Selling two 35k certificates from gold account @ $150 each, or $285 for both. PM
Exp: 09/2020 and 11/2020
I am sometimes accused of overthinking things. I am still mulling over whether that accusation has merit.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5011 on: December 19, 2019, 05:00:50 PM »
Selling 1 x 35k cert exp 1/3/20 Platinum Elite account $130

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5012 on: December 19, 2019, 07:04:00 PM »
Selling one 35k certificate
Gold Account
Exp. 12/18/20
$150 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5013 on: December 19, 2019, 08:01:34 PM »
Selling 1x 25k 1-4 certificate $110 gold account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5014 on: December 19, 2019, 10:35:03 PM »
Selling one free night (up to 35k).

Gold Elite account. 

$150 OBO

Expires: 03/04/2020


$130

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5015 on: December 20, 2019, 12:31:32 PM »
Selling hotel rooms for yeshivah week
St. Regis bal harbour - $4600
Ritz carlton Bal harbour -  $4600
Residence in bal harbour - $2600

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5016 on: December 20, 2019, 12:33:09 PM »
Selling reservation for Cadillac hotel Miami Beach dec 25-30 booked from gold elite account $2400 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5017 on: December 20, 2019, 08:16:16 PM »
Seeking Cat 1-4 7-night certificate.  I offer $600.  Please DM me.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5018 on: December 20, 2019, 10:01:27 PM »
Selling:
1 night
Category: up to 50k points
Expiration: 10/2020
Status: Gold  Elite
Price: $255

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5019 on: December 21, 2019, 12:03:47 AM »
7 night cat 5, can it be use for 40k night?

thank you