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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 #5260 on: January 20, 2020, 08:16:17 PM »
1x cat 1-4 25k silver account for $100
Ex 4/4/20

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5261 on: January 20, 2020, 09:16:35 PM »
1 night, Cat 1-5 -up to 35k, Silver Elite, exp: 05/02/2020.
$125.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5262 on: January 20, 2020, 11:50:35 PM »
WHen using a Marriott Certificate, what fees and taxes are covered by the certificate?   Thank you

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5263 on: January 21, 2020, 03:07:19 AM »
WHen using a Marriott Certificate, what fees and taxes are covered by the certificate?   Thank you
everything except the resort fee

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5264 on: January 21, 2020, 07:19:16 AM »
Selling 2x 35k cat 1-5 from 1 account
2x 35k cat 1-5 from second account
2 for $270 or all 4 for $520

1x cat 1-4 25k gold account for $110 SOLD

1x 50k from gold account $235 SOLD

OBO

25k and 50k SOLD
Still left:
2x 35k cat 1-5 from 1 account
2x 35k cat 1-5 from second account
2 for $270 or all 4 for $520

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Re: 7 nights Cat 1-4 for sale expiring 5/12/2020
« Reply #5265 on: January 21, 2020, 02:04:36 PM »
Titanium status
7 nights Cat 1-4 for sale exp 5/12/2020
$600

Please PM.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5266 on: January 21, 2020, 02:05:42 PM »
Selling: free night (35k) for $130 OBO. Expires 7/20
              free night (25k) for $115 OBO. Expires 12/20

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5267 on: January 21, 2020, 02:59:48 PM »
Selling 2 35k nights, expires 8/1/20 Gold Elite, same account $150 each obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5268 on: January 21, 2020, 04:19:39 PM »
everything except the resort fee
and parking etc...

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5269 on: January 21, 2020, 04:25:18 PM »
Selling: 1 x free night (35k) for $135 OBO. Expires 4/02/20
             1 x free night [35k] for $150 obo expires  6/03/20

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5270 on: January 21, 2020, 05:52:39 PM »
Weird they saying can't add second guest..

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5271 on: January 21, 2020, 06:01:34 PM »
Weird they saying can't add second guest..
call hotel

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5272 on: January 21, 2020, 10:47:34 PM »
Looking for one 35k cert. Date of stay is 2/24. 
Looking to pay $125
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5273 on: January 21, 2020, 11:18:02 PM »
**Selling 2x 35k cat 1-5 from 1 account
2x 35k cat 1-5 from second account
2 for $270 or all 4 for $520**

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5274 on: January 21, 2020, 11:21:34 PM »
Selling:
1 free night
Category: up to 50k points
Status: Gold Elite
Expiration: 10/2020
Price: $250

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5275 on: January 22, 2020, 12:31:17 AM »
Hi All,

Can anyone tell me if Im allowed to book and lock in dates this week  with my  7 night certificate for September even though the certificate expires in may ?

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Re: 7 nights Cat 1-4 for sale expiring 5/12/2020
« Reply #5276 on: January 22, 2020, 01:22:37 AM »
BUMP!

Still available? Also, do these work outside the US (thinking about Europe generally)?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5277 on: January 22, 2020, 09:46:55 AM »
Selling 5N Cat 6 - $1150

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5278 on: January 22, 2020, 12:19:48 PM »
Buying 50K X 3 Nights Paying $235

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5279 on: January 22, 2020, 03:38:31 PM »
Selling a 50k fna for 235
Sorry I don't have any snarky line for this space