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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 #8060 on: November 23, 2021, 02:20:39 AM »
Looking for 4 40k certs (or a five night).
Please pm

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8061 on: November 23, 2021, 01:54:36 PM »
selling one 35k cert gold for 120 please pm me

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8062 on: November 23, 2021, 02:03:44 PM »
Buying 7 night, Cat 7 certificate. Please PM, thx!

Got what I was looking for. Thanks, Dave.brown0112 for your patience with my room search and for completing a smooth transaction. Highly reliable seller!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8063 on: November 23, 2021, 03:21:39 PM »
Looking to buy 24K marriot point for transfer. Need it urgent

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8064 on: November 23, 2021, 07:25:30 PM »
Selling 7 Marriott 35k nights, $130 each. (6 are in same account, 1 is seperate)
Sold 5, have 2 left.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8065 on: November 23, 2021, 11:18:50 PM »
selling 7 nights certificate cat 1-4 $600

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8066 on: November 24, 2021, 11:36:48 AM »
Is there a 40k Cat5 certificate ?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8067 on: November 24, 2021, 10:09:27 PM »
Is there a 40k Cat5 certificate ?
No

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8068 on: November 25, 2021, 12:23:00 AM »
Then how do u book a CAT5 quoting 40k points a night with certificate

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8069 on: November 25, 2021, 02:46:39 AM »
Then how do u book a CAT5 quoting 40k points a night with certificate
You use a 50k FNC

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8070 on: November 26, 2021, 10:14:14 AM »
Looking for 4 cat 6 60k certificates (or 2 if that’s all you have). Please pm me best offer.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8071 on: November 27, 2021, 07:21:10 AM »
Selling 2x 50k certificates, 2 separate accounts, $200 each OBO
-1. Expires: 11/02/2022
-2. Expires: 10/03/2022

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8072 on: November 27, 2021, 02:06:02 PM »
Looking to buy 7 day cat 5 cert please pm

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8073 on: November 27, 2021, 07:23:53 PM »
Sold 5, have 2 left.
1 left, asking 130

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8074 on: November 27, 2021, 08:55:44 PM »
Selling one 35K Night for $120

PM me please

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8075 on: November 28, 2021, 05:43:04 PM »
Hey what's up would love to buy the 35k hotel Marriott one night

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8076 on: November 29, 2021, 05:00:14 PM »
Looking for 1 35k certificate

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8077 on: November 29, 2021, 05:31:25 PM »
Post bid/ask price. It's forum rules and will also likely help your chances of getting a response.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8078 on: November 29, 2021, 05:55:12 PM »
Seeking 1 35k cert  for $130

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #8079 on: November 30, 2021, 03:47:45 AM »
anybody knows what is the going rate for 220k points it can also be partially if price changes?