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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 #5400 on: February 06, 2020, 11:09:35 AM »
Buying a cert 1-4 or 1-5 for tonight
Looking to pay $85

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5401 on: February 06, 2020, 11:14:46 AM »
Selling 3 35k free nights from the same account.
Gold Elite status

Expires:
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02/01/2021

Asking for $150 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5402 on: February 06, 2020, 09:29:37 PM »
Selling
1 free night (35k) for $125
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5403 on: February 06, 2020, 09:57:36 PM »
Buying 3x 25k certificates platinum status. $120 each
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5404 on: February 07, 2020, 12:25:34 AM »
Selling 3 35k nights, expires 8/1/20 Gold Elite, same account $150 each obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5405 on: February 07, 2020, 12:50:17 AM »
Buying 2 x 35k cert for a 2 night stay (same property) end of Feb. $220 for the pair OBO

Does anyone know if we can get a different bed type from the one in the booking? For example, if I book a 1 king bed room using a cert, can I ask for 2 queens at check in? (Marriott is usually very flexible with this- but I’ve only tried that with points or cash bookings, not a certificate stay.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5406 on: February 07, 2020, 03:26:59 AM »
selling:1 35k cert expo 6/03/20  $150 gold account. plz pm

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5407 on: February 07, 2020, 09:23:36 AM »
For the 7 nights cert, does any one know if it is possible to bring three extra people? Myself and two other people, not including the cert holder.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5408 on: February 07, 2020, 10:34:46 AM »
Have two Category 1-4 7 night certificates Titanium account exp 02/27/2020. Asking $600 each.

One sold. One remaining new price $585. Thank you @sniks for a smooth transaction.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5409 on: February 07, 2020, 11:06:09 AM »
Selling 2 35k nights,
1 expires 3/4/20 and
1 1/2/21
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5410 on: February 07, 2020, 11:07:52 AM »
2 35k-certificates on the same gold account, exp 09/20. Asking for $130/night. Thanks.
BUMP: $240 if you buy both.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5411 on: February 07, 2020, 11:38:34 AM »
Selling 5N Cat 6 - $1050
Expires june 25, 2020

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5412 on: February 07, 2020, 11:49:06 AM »
selling one 35K night, expires 2/1/21 $150 obo
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5413 on: February 07, 2020, 03:43:47 PM »
For the 7 nights cert, does any one know if it is possible to bring three extra people? Myself and two other people, not including the cert holder.
It's possible depending on the max capacity of the room. If it allows 4, you can bring 4 (but you will also pay additional fees for those 2 extra people). If it doesn't allow 4, you can do a cert+cash upgrade to the next size room

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5414 on: February 08, 2020, 06:13:16 PM »
It's possible depending on the max capacity of the room. If it allows 4, you can bring 4 (but you will also pay additional fees for those 2 extra people). If it doesn't allow 4, you can do a cert+cash upgrade to the next size room


Thanks for the reply.
I tried to book a 6 nights stay at a hotel with 3 guests but the total mount is the the same as 2,3,or 4 guests in a room that can accomodate 4 occupants. The charge summary only lists the rates for the dates, taxes and goverme t fees,and the total cost. It does not list any extra person charge. I also tried to book with rewards and the same thing, no extra person charge, just the total points. My question is does this mean the hotel doesnt charge extra occupancy fee or they will charge at checkout?  Reay dont want any suprises. Thanks in advance.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5415 on: February 08, 2020, 08:13:53 PM »
5 night category 5 from a titanium account.
Expires 8/2020
$750 OBO

1 category 1-5 free night from a gold account.
Expires 12/18/20
$150 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5416 on: February 08, 2020, 08:58:32 PM »
Selling 1 category 1-5 Free night certificate from Titanium Elite account. Expires June 2, 2020
Selling 1 category 1-5 Free night certificate from Titanium Elite account. Expires January 8, 2021

$155 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5417 on: February 09, 2020, 01:12:31 AM »
Selling one free night cert 35k exp 6/3 $140. Currently gold but probably will be downgraded at the end of the month
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5418 on: February 09, 2020, 10:09:18 AM »
selling:1 35k cert expo 6/03/20  $150 gold account. plz pm

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5419 on: February 09, 2020, 12:04:48 PM »
2x 35k night from platinum elite account 1 for $160, 2 for $305
1x 50k night same account at $250