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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 #6140 on: October 03, 2020, 06:13:05 PM »
Titanium account

One 25K night - $100
Two 35K nights - $120 each

Stay must take place in 2020.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6141 on: October 05, 2020, 07:38:47 AM »
For sale:

7 nights category 1-4.  Exp 01/31/2021 - Gold Elite Account - $550 OBO
Please PM me. Thanks!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6142 on: October 05, 2020, 11:18:07 AM »
1 35K night silver Elite account for sale exp 8/14/2021


$135. Please PM.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6143 on: October 05, 2020, 12:29:29 PM »
Selling one 60k cert. Plat account. $300
Expires mid Oct.
Bump. Willing to exchange for points OBO.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6144 on: October 05, 2020, 01:44:23 PM »
Up to 4 x 35k nights available at  $115 each. Or 105 if taking all 4

Cat 1-4 7 night certs available at 525 or 500 if purchasing multiple

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6145 on: October 05, 2020, 05:54:24 PM »
Selling 2 35K nights.  Expire 1/31 and 2/28
190$ for both from same account.
Can also sell one if you need for 95$

Also have third from same account with later expiration that I can give if someone needs three
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6146 on: October 05, 2020, 07:41:04 PM »
1 35K night silver Elite account for sale exp 8/14/2021


$135. Please PM.
I’m pretty negotiable on this. $130 OBO.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6147 on: October 05, 2020, 08:13:58 PM »
Selling One 35K certificate. $100
Expires 5/2021
Gold Account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6148 on: October 05, 2020, 10:58:09 PM »
1x 35k -> $100
1x 50k -> $200
7 nights 1-4 cat -> $500

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6149 on: October 06, 2020, 07:55:53 PM »
Selling One 35K certificate. $95
Expires 5/2021

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6150 on: October 06, 2020, 10:11:05 PM »
Cat6, 7-Night Cert @ $1050 Exp: 3/3/21 Gold Account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6151 on: October 06, 2020, 10:42:54 PM »
Subsidizing 2 nights - $20 per night

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6152 on: October 06, 2020, 10:45:03 PM »
Wow. The market is already going down the tubes. Not sure if it’s worth renewing my Marriott cards anymore.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6153 on: October 06, 2020, 10:59:13 PM »
Wow. The market is already going down the tubes. Not sure if it’s worth renewing my Marriott cards anymore.
Why would you make long-term decisions DTC?
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6154 on: October 06, 2020, 11:04:43 PM »
Why would you make long-term decisions DTC?
Had to look that up ;)

Fair. I meant it’s going down because of the new Marriott offer, but maybe you’re right. Won’t matter for quite a few months now so we’ll see.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6155 on: October 07, 2020, 01:13:30 PM »
2 50k certificates gold elite account
225 for 1
430 for both

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6156 on: October 08, 2020, 02:11:47 PM »
Selling 35k certificate from gold elite account for $120. PM. Exp: 01/31/2021

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6157 on: October 08, 2020, 08:24:01 PM »
Selling 7 fna 35k, for $120 each gold account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6158 on: October 08, 2020, 09:18:54 PM »
50k night (expiration: 02/17/2021) - $230 Platinum Elite Account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6159 on: October 09, 2020, 10:08:15 AM »
Subsidizing stays booked through my gold elite account -$25 per night


got 1/2

need 1 more night