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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 #5140 on: January 06, 2020, 08:16:05 PM »
selling one 35K night, expires 1/31/20 $150 obo
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5141 on: January 07, 2020, 06:56:31 AM »
Selling 2 35K Cert, one expires Jun 2, 2020, and 2nd expires on Sep 1st, 2020 for 150$ each.
Also, Cat 1-4 7-Night Certificate expiring on Aug 20, 2020. 650$ OBO.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5142 on: January 07, 2020, 10:07:42 AM »
1 35K expires 1/31 Plat Eliete acct $135
1 35K expires 1/31 Silver Acct $110
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5143 on: January 07, 2020, 11:12:26 AM »
Selling 2 50k nights from the same account, $500 for both or $260 for one,  Expires 08/20.  PM me if intersted

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5144 on: January 07, 2020, 01:39:09 PM »
Bump - Still available (Now selling for $1275)

Sold.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5145 on: January 07, 2020, 03:00:32 PM »
Selling 7 night Cat 1-4, Gold account
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5146 on: January 07, 2020, 03:47:16 PM »
Selling 35k certificate silver for $135 obo Exp 05/2020
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5147 on: January 07, 2020, 05:03:08 PM »
selling free night 35k silver account @ $140

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5148 on: January 07, 2020, 06:22:53 PM »
Selling two 35k certificates from gold account @ $140 each. PM
Exp: 09/2020 and 11/2020
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5149 on: January 07, 2020, 06:30:18 PM »
Selling 7 nights certificates category 5 - $1000 Expires Apr-2020
Coming from a Titanium account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5150 on: January 07, 2020, 09:23:04 PM »
Selling 2x 50k nights from same account
$230 for one, $420 for 2.
Refs. available. PayPal or Zelle. (can also trade for ebay/amazon gc from verified members)
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5151 on: January 08, 2020, 12:28:59 AM »
Selling 2 nights cat 1-5 35k from same account. Both for $275. silver
expiration in 6-9 months

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5152 on: January 08, 2020, 09:15:24 AM »
1 35k certificate gold elite account exp 1/31/2020 120.00
1 50k certificate gold elite account 250.00
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5153 on: January 08, 2020, 03:52:10 PM »
Selling

7 nights Cat 5 - $900
7 nights Cat 8 - $1800

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5154 on: January 08, 2020, 04:17:58 PM »
Can anyone tell me whether five night Category 7 certificates exist?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5155 on: January 08, 2020, 09:16:08 PM »
Selling 2 nights cat 1-5 35k from same account. Both for $275. silver
expiration in 6-9 months

selling 1x night 50k from gold account $250

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5156 on: January 08, 2020, 10:59:13 PM »

Selling Cat 5 - 7 night.
$900

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5157 on: January 08, 2020, 11:35:45 PM »
Selling 3 nights, Cat 1-5 (35k) , Silver Elite, separate accounts, exp: 05/02/2020, $140 each.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5158 on: January 08, 2020, 11:44:19 PM »
Selling 2x 50k nights from same account
$230 for one, $420 for 2.
Refs. available. PayPal or Zelle. (can also trade for ebay/amazon gc from verified members)
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Bump, $220 one, $398 both

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5159 on: January 09, 2020, 09:46:55 AM »
Selling 2 50k nights from the same account, $500 for both or $260 for one,  Expires 08/20.  PM me if intersted
Bump