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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 #6040 on: September 01, 2020, 10:07:01 AM »
selling 3x 35k Gold elite - 3 for $360

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6041 on: September 01, 2020, 03:23:38 PM »
Selling 2x 35k Gold $240

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6042 on: September 02, 2020, 11:29:17 AM »
(2) nights left, 35k nights each, separate accounts
$100 each
PM me
Expire Jan 2021

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6043 on: September 02, 2020, 01:46:57 PM »
Looking to buy a 25k night (can be short expiry), Ideally Platinum status or above. Willing to pay $75. Please PM me.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6044 on: September 02, 2020, 04:33:47 PM »
Selling a cat8 7nights certs for stay before december at $1500 - The account is silver status
Regular price is $1950

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6045 on: September 03, 2020, 12:20:23 PM »
selling 3x 35k Gold elite - 3 for $360
Long expiry

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6046 on: September 03, 2020, 01:16:33 PM »
Wanted to provide a positive review for Leeboy - booked a Category 7 with him in August.

It was my first time booking with him and everything went off very smoothly - he walked me through the transaction before purchase, was able to request two queen beds, and ensure my name was on the reservation.

There was a confirmation from him that the hotel needed but that was taken care of in 48 hours after sending it to him and there were no issues at check-in or check-out.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6047 on: September 03, 2020, 02:12:26 PM »
Selling 2x 35k gold $240

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« Reply #6048 on: September 03, 2020, 04:38:30 PM »
Wanted to provide a positive review for Leeboy - booked a Category 7 with him in August.

It was my first time booking with him and everything went off very smoothly - he walked me through the transaction before purchase, was able to request two queen beds, and ensure my name was on the reservation.

There was a confirmation from him that the hotel needed but that was taken care of in 48 hours after sending it to him and there were no issues at check-in or check-out.

Highly recommend and it was a great value, looking forward to purchasing from him again!

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. Means so much... hope to help you with your next reservation!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6049 on: September 03, 2020, 08:20:42 PM »
Selling 2 x 35k night certs @ $130 each from same Gold account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6050 on: September 03, 2020, 11:51:01 PM »
selling 1 x 35k cert platinum account for $175

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6051 on: September 04, 2020, 08:41:25 AM »
Looking to buy a 25k night (can be short expiry), Ideally Platinum status or above. Willing to pay $75. Please PM me.

Anyone with a 25k night?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6052 on: September 04, 2020, 04:33:58 PM »
Selling 35K 1 night certificate. Silver Elite Status.
$110 Expires 5/2021

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selling 1 35k night for 110 obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6054 on: September 06, 2020, 01:24:30 AM »
Sellling 2 50k nights $235 each separate Gold accounts and 1 35k night $125 Gold

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« Reply #6055 on: September 06, 2020, 02:12:55 AM »
Selling 2 35k nights from gold acct. $230 for both

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« Reply #6056 on: September 06, 2020, 12:30:39 PM »
1 50k certificate gold elite account  230.00

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« Reply #6057 on: September 06, 2020, 05:01:06 PM »
2x 1-4 7 nights Gold Elite 600 each or BO

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selling 3x 35k Gold elite - 3 for $360
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6059 on: September 06, 2020, 08:46:18 PM »
Have 7 nights, cat 6 cert for $1100. Expires in March 2021

Also a question, how to book it with someone else as a primary guest (their name on the booking)?