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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 #5440 on: February 11, 2020, 01:10:50 PM »
What should I tell the hotel in order to allow a "guest" to use my cert?  I already called once and was informed that they aren't transferable so would appreciate your insight since I made a rookie mistake.
You are not transferring anything, you are booking it for yourself and adding a 2nd guest who will also be able to check in.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5441 on: February 11, 2020, 01:30:35 PM »
Selling three one free night cert 35k from gold elite account exp 9/4, 11/8, 11/23 $130 each or $360 for all 3.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5442 on: February 11, 2020, 02:45:38 PM »
Selling 2 35k nights,
1 expires 3/4/20 and
1 1/2/21
Silver Elite, different accounts
$140each obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5443 on: February 11, 2020, 03:50:32 PM »
selling 2 35k certs exp 8/15/2020 and 11/3/2020. 130 each gold elite

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5444 on: February 11, 2020, 03:54:56 PM »
Selling 35k certificate
Gold elite
Expires: 01/30/2021
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5445 on: February 11, 2020, 05:37:21 PM »
Selling 2 - 35K certs
Exp 05/02/2020 & 06/02/2020.
$130 each, or both for $250
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5446 on: February 11, 2020, 06:32:51 PM »
2x 50k certs avail currently plat acct $550 for the pair or 290/ea.  exp . december2020 both in same acct
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5447 on: February 11, 2020, 11:47:58 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
$140 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5449 on: February 12, 2020, 02:27:59 PM »
Selling 3 certificates from same Titanium account:
Free night up to 35k. Expires June 2, 2020
Free night up to 35k. Expires January 8, 2021

$150/each OBO

5 Night Cat 6 - $975

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5450 on: February 12, 2020, 03:01:08 PM »
Selling 3 35k nights, expires 8/1/20 Gold Elite, same account $150 each obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5451 on: February 12, 2020, 04:32:02 PM »
selling one 35K night, expires 2/1/21 $150$140 obo
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5452 on: February 12, 2020, 07:23:49 PM »
Selling three 35K certificates from Platinum account @ $140 Each OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5453 on: February 12, 2020, 07:34:42 PM »
Selling 4 35K certificates from same Gold account.

$135 each or $500 for all.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5454 on: February 12, 2020, 10:11:17 PM »
Selling:

5-night Cat 1-4: $525, exp 5/13/2020, Silver account (NOTE - THIS IS A 5-NIGHT, NOT 7-NIGHT)
7-night Cat 6: $1,150, exp 5/13/2020, Silver account
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5455 on: February 13, 2020, 11:27:41 AM »
Can these certificate to be used for peak?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5456 on: February 13, 2020, 11:31:16 AM »
Can these certificate to be used for peak?
yes on the 7 days, no on the 1 days

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5457 on: February 13, 2020, 11:47:07 AM »
selling 3x35k certs from gold account. $135 each.

still available
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5458 on: February 13, 2020, 05:06:33 PM »
Selling 7-night Cat 5: $900 obo, exp 8/2020

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #5459 on: February 13, 2020, 07:23:19 PM »
Looking to buy 7n cat 4 expiration july for 550

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