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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 #6000 on: August 23, 2020, 11:25:13 PM »
Selling from a Platinum Elite account:
50k night (expiration: 02/17/2021) - $250
Bump

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6001 on: August 24, 2020, 01:32:07 AM »
Selling 2 x 35k night certs @ $130 each from same Gold account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6002 on: August 24, 2020, 01:16:42 PM »
Looking to buy 5-night stay category 5, willing to pay up to $500 please send private if you have thanks

Giving 450 for 4 nights higher status preferred please pm.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6003 on: August 24, 2020, 05:39:27 PM »
selling 3 35k certificates from the same account, gold, $120 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6004 on: August 24, 2020, 06:08:37 PM »
1 50k certificate gold elite account  235.00

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6005 on: August 24, 2020, 06:14:46 PM »
Any chatter out there about Marriott extending certs beyond Jan 31 2021 like most other hotel operators?

Haven't heard anything and I doubt they do it.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6006 on: August 24, 2020, 06:15:28 PM »
Selling 1 free night up to 35k.  $120

Sold to @pointer

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6007 on: August 24, 2020, 07:34:43 PM »
Selling 2 Marriott nights up to 35k pts from one account gold elite (exp 5/1/21 and 7/2/21)
$120 each or $230 for both
Please email or pm me.
Sold

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6008 on: August 24, 2020, 08:25:45 PM »
Sold to @pointer
Thanks for the pleasant transaction!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6009 on: August 24, 2020, 08:30:03 PM »
Selling 50K certificate - 220$ (x2)
Selling 35K certificate - 120$

Bump. The two 50K are from the same account.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6010 on: August 24, 2020, 11:02:45 PM »
Selling 4 35k free night awards, all in same gold account, $135 each, $520 if you take all.
Now $130, $500 if you take all 4,
also potentially selling another 3 from different account.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6011 on: August 24, 2020, 11:20:16 PM »
I HAVE 4 CERTS AVAILABLE 3 EXPIRE 1/31 ONE EXPIRES 4/25 $120 each or $440 for all four.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6012 on: August 25, 2020, 02:14:19 AM »
4 x 35k night certificates from gold account (2 expire 1/31, 2 expire 6/121)
$120 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6013 on: August 25, 2020, 10:41:52 AM »
Selling 1✖️ 35k expires 1/31 for $115
And 1 ✖️50k expires 1/31 for $215
Gold elite account
Pm please

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6014 on: August 25, 2020, 05:18:58 PM »
2 35K nights from a Gold account
$130 each, $250 for both OBO
Bump

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6015 on: August 25, 2020, 10:21:51 PM »
why is it worth it for you to pay for platinum?

Free breakfast is the main reason : )
The room upgrades are a nice touch too though

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6016 on: August 26, 2020, 03:14:43 AM »
Selling;                      Expires
35K  Gold Acct  $120    01/02/21
35k  Gold Acct  $130    06/01/21
50k  Gold Acct  $260    06/09/21

35K Silver Acct  $120   01/31/21
35k Silver Acct  $125   07/02/21
Bump.
Taking best offer

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6017 on: August 26, 2020, 11:22:11 AM »
Selling 35k certificate for 120 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6018 on: August 26, 2020, 11:30:49 AM »
I doubt they do it.
Why wouldn't they do it, if all other hotel chains have done it already

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6019 on: August 26, 2020, 11:41:47 AM »
7 nights cat 1-4 $550