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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 #6980 on: April 09, 2021, 03:33:35 PM »
Selling 1 50K Marriot certificate from a gold account @ $225. Expires: Dec 2021

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6981 on: April 10, 2021, 11:55:38 AM »
Looking for 2 30k or 35k for this weekend, $100 each obo. Let me know what you have available. Thank you!


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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6982 on: April 10, 2021, 01:40:11 PM »
Looking for 2 30k or 35k for this weekend, $100 each obo. Let me know what you have available. Thank you!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6983 on: April 10, 2021, 04:36:53 PM »
Try PM'ing this guy. He bought from him once. https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?action=profile;u=6101


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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6984 on: April 10, 2021, 07:37:49 PM »
In need of a 60,000 certificate. $ 225
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6985 on: April 11, 2021, 01:54:33 PM »
Selling Account Gold Elite
        EXP 8/1/2021 35K $115   
        EXP 8/1/2021 35K $115   
        EXP 3/1/2022  25K $90
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OBO ON ALL

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6987 on: April 11, 2021, 03:34:46 PM »
Smooth transaction @deadman01121987

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6988 on: April 11, 2021, 03:46:39 PM »
Selling 2 X Free night 35K certs (gold account) $105 each
Or two for $200

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6989 on: April 11, 2021, 04:08:29 PM »
buying 4 nights (2x35K, 2x40K). $500

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6990 on: April 11, 2021, 04:12:18 PM »
Buying :

4nights 2x50k (180$ each obo), 2x60k ($240each OBO)
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cat 7 feet, 5 or 7 night

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6991 on: April 11, 2021, 06:24:34 PM »
Anyone have 60,000 cert. $250

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
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Selling 1 X 35k cert @ $120, silver account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6993 on: April 12, 2021, 12:17:47 AM »
I'm trying to book for my mother with my certificates but they wouldn't let me make the reservation in her name...
How do people sell these certs? How does buyer check in?
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6994 on: April 12, 2021, 01:15:51 AM »
I'm trying to book for my mother with my certificates but they wouldn't let me make the reservation in her name...
How do people sell these certs? How does buyer check in?
you have to call front desk of the hotel and add her name as a guest that can check in

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6995 on: April 12, 2021, 10:17:21 AM »
you have to call front desk of the hotel and add her name as a guest that can check in
Or you can call Marriott reservations to book and add her as a second guest. Her name will show up in the confirmation email.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6996 on: April 12, 2021, 12:08:36 PM »
Selling 35k cert @ $100, silver elite account expires 8/1/21

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6997 on: April 12, 2021, 02:52:09 PM »
Looking to buy 70K certificate or cat 7 1 night
ASAP

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« Reply #6998 on: April 12, 2021, 03:07:09 PM »
Looking to buy 70K certificate or cat 7 1 night
ASAP
They don't exist
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #6999 on: April 12, 2021, 04:37:42 PM »
Looking for a 7 night cat 5 cert. Can pay $800 with Platinum or higher status.