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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 #7060 on: April 26, 2021, 07:02:01 PM »
selling 1 7 night cat 6 exp end of aug for 1250
2 certs for 35k 125ea same exp
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7061 on: April 27, 2021, 11:33:15 AM »
Looking to buy 2 35k certificates for trip on 8/13/21 - 8/15/21.

$115 per or best offer
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7062 on: April 27, 2021, 02:27:58 PM »
Hi. I have 2 Marriot certificates 35k each. Would like to sell each for $125 or $240 for both. Exp 8/01/2021

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7063 on: April 28, 2021, 01:02:36 AM »
For sale:

7 nights category 1-4.  Exp 08/01/2021 - Gold Elite Account - $500
Please PM me. Thanks!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7064 on: April 28, 2021, 10:44:42 AM »
I have 4-50K free nights from two gold elite accounts (3 from the same account + 1 from another).  They expire 8/1/2021.  $190 each.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7065 on: April 28, 2021, 05:31:40 PM »
1× 50k              @220                exp 11/21
3× 35k nights  @120 per cert Exp 08/21
               Platinum acc

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7066 on: April 28, 2021, 11:44:46 PM »
Selling 4x 35k certificates $480 for all 4 -platinum elite

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7067 on: April 29, 2021, 12:42:09 AM »
Selling 7 fna gold account 35k $110 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7068 on: April 29, 2021, 04:25:48 PM »
Looking for a last-minute 50K cert for a stay tonight, can pay $220. Any Bonvoy status is fine.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7069 on: April 29, 2021, 11:10:56 PM »
Selling 1 50K Marriot certificate from a gold account @ $225. Expires: Dec 2021
Still have 1 available. PM me if any one interested.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7070 on: April 30, 2021, 07:39:11 AM »
Looking to buy 1-3 60k certs for next week @250/cert OBO.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7071 on: April 30, 2021, 03:02:20 PM »
Selling Marriott - Gold Account
50K Night - Exp 8/1 - $200

25k Night - Exp 8/1 - $75
25k Night - Exp 8/10- $75


35k Night - Exp 8/1 - $100
35k Night - Exp 10/2 - $100

All are in ONE account.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7072 on: April 30, 2021, 03:36:06 PM »
Buying Marriott Gift Cards @ .85obo

Looking for several thousand but smaller quantities are fine.


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Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7073 on: April 30, 2021, 07:05:34 PM »
Selling Marriott - Gold Account

(1) 50K Night - Exp 8/1 - $220
(1) 7 nights category 1-4 - Exp 8/1  - $600

PM me.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7074 on: May 01, 2021, 02:07:42 PM »
Buying 2 35k nights. Paying 115 per. Pm me

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7075 on: May 01, 2021, 02:15:53 PM »
I have 4-50K free nights from two gold elite accounts (3 from the same account + 1 from another).  They expire 8/1/2021.  $190 each.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7076 on: May 01, 2021, 04:53:50 PM »
I have 4-50K free nights from two gold elite accounts (3 from the same account + 1 from another).  They expire 8/1/2021.  $190 each.

Marriott has extended the expiration to January 3, 2022. That extension will take place – and you’ll see it reflected in your Marriott Bonvoy account – as of May 6, 2021.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7077 on: May 01, 2021, 04:59:19 PM »
Marriott has extended the expiration to January 3, 2022. That extension will take place – and you’ll see it reflected in your Marriott Bonvoy account – as of May 6, 2021.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7078 on: May 01, 2021, 09:35:12 PM »
Are there any single night certs that work for a 70k night hotel?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #7079 on: May 01, 2021, 11:19:49 PM »
Are there any single night certs that work for a 70k night hotel?
no