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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 #6360 on: December 03, 2020, 02:17:51 AM »
5 50K nights available, Gold account. Exp 11/2021.

Asking $250 each OBO.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6361 on: December 03, 2020, 11:59:13 AM »
Updated with an additional night available

All 4 35K free nights are available from the same Gold Elite account expiring,
1/31/21, 3/31/21, 8/27/21, 12/2/21

Asking price is $350 for all 4 or $90 per night.
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Selling 3 Nights x 35k certificates

All 3 35K free nights are available from the same Gold Elite account expiring,
1/31/21, 3/31/21, 8/27/21

Asking price is $280 for all 3 or $100 per night.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6362 on: December 03, 2020, 12:35:33 PM »
Looking to buy 2 50k night's from Platinum account for $400 OBO.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6363 on: December 03, 2020, 02:26:57 PM »
Selling 7 X Free night 35K certs $100 each

3 in one Gold Elite Account:
1) Expires 1/31/21
2) Expires 7/13/21
3) Expires 12/2/21

Buy all 3 for for $285

4 in one Gold Elite Account:
1) Expires 1/31/21
2) Expires 1/31/21
3) Expires 9/1/21
4) Expires 11/2/21

Buy all 4 for $380

PM me

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6364 on: December 03, 2020, 03:44:15 PM »
Selling:
1 50K night (Gold) must use before end of month
$225

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6365 on: December 03, 2020, 09:38:22 PM »
Selling (1) 35k night
expires 1/31/2021
silver elite
$100

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6366 on: December 04, 2020, 03:28:27 AM »
Buying 7*50K certs at $200 each, better with Platinum status.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6367 on: December 04, 2020, 09:16:27 AM »
 I booked a category 8 7-night certificate through them by the end of last year. I tried to use this reservation but...everybody knows the reason. These guys refused to refund,cancel or even change the reservation. I can understand the big blow to travel industry. But at least you should try for your customer to change to a later date. But they said it took 2-3 hours to change. When i asked the detail of the first guest and I call marriott to change, there is no response after that.

So...be careful!


selling marriott 7night certs and Chanukah reservations...

Prices are for certd expiring Jan
7night cat5 - $800
7night cat6 - $950
7night cat8 - $1900

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6368 on: December 04, 2020, 10:51:40 AM »
Selling 2 X Free night 35K certs (gold account) $100 each
Or two for $190

Expires 07/01
10/01

Please PM

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6369 on: December 04, 2020, 01:14:52 PM »
Good Afternoon DDF,
I wanted to say a big "Thank You" to Israshot for assisting me with a last minute Marriott Suite Night Award upgrade. I reached out to Israshot yesterday morning about an SNA for use on a last minute trip coming this Saturday. Israshot was not only prompt in his response but provided me an SNA, his time throughout the day and insured that I will receive a wonderful upgrade to a suite that the hotel was selling for almost $1600 at no cost. He is definitely a DDF superstar in my book! Thank you again Israshot!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6370 on: December 04, 2020, 01:30:38 PM »
Good Afternoon DDF,
I wanted to say a big "Thank You" to Israshot for assisting me with a last minute Marriott Suite Night Award upgrade. I reached out to Israshot yesterday morning about an SNA for use on a last minute trip coming this Saturday. Israshot was not only prompt in his response but provided me an SNA, his time throughout the day and insured that I will receive a wonderful upgrade to a suite that the hotel was selling for almost $1600 at no cost. He is definitely a DDF superstar in my book! Thank you again Israshot!
Thank you for this message. Was a pleasure to help out.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6371 on: December 04, 2020, 02:39:26 PM »
selling marriott 7night certs and Chanukah reservations...

Prices are for certd expiring Jan
7night cat5 - $800
7night cat6 - $950
7night cat8 - $1900

Is the cat8 one still available? Thanks.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6372 on: December 04, 2020, 09:09:38 PM »
I booked a category 8 7-night certificate through them by the end of last year. I tried to use this reservation but...everybody knows the reason. These guys refused to refund,cancel or even change the reservation. I can understand the big blow to travel industry. But at least you should try for your customer to change to a later date. But they said it took 2-3 hours to change. When i asked the detail of the first guest and I call marriott to change, there is no response after that.

So...be careful!

I lost a cat 6 7 night certificate after requesting to cancel 7 days in advance and offering to pay a rebooking fee. not sure why the service fell of the cliff but it did

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6373 on: December 05, 2020, 11:24:02 AM »
I booked a category 8 7-night certificate through them by the end of last year. I tried to use this reservation but...everybody knows the reason. These guys refused to refund,cancel or even change the reservation. I can understand the big blow to travel industry. But at least you should try for your customer to change to a later date. But they said it took 2-3 hours to change. When i asked the detail of the first guest and I call marriott to change, there is no response after that.

So...be careful!

Oh man, that sucks sorry.  No way I would book with these guys.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6374 on: December 06, 2020, 12:20:23 AM »
Selling 3 x 35k night certs @ $130 each OBO from same Platinum Elite account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6375 on: December 06, 2020, 09:44:23 AM »
SELLING:
4x 35k cert 100 each
2x 50k cert 230 each
Gold acc

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6376 on: December 06, 2020, 12:38:17 PM »
Selling 1 Category 8, 7-night certificate.

$1,400

Expires 1/31/21, pls keep in mind that the reservation must be booked 30 days in advance
Bump

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6377 on: December 06, 2020, 12:45:25 PM »

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6378 on: December 06, 2020, 03:11:24 PM »
Looking to buy 2 50k night's from Platinum account for $400 OBO.

Sent PM.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6379 on: December 06, 2020, 03:26:04 PM »
Looking for two 50k Marriott FNCs for December 31st and January 1st. Would prefer higher level status, willing to do $250 / Night through PayPal Goods and Services if Titanium status, $225 / night if Platinum, $200 if gold