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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 #10660 on: February 08, 2023, 03:43:02 PM »
2 35k Platinum
135 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10661 on: February 08, 2023, 11:25:17 PM »
Selling
(4) 50k certs same account $280 each
(2) 50k certs same account- $250 each
You book, you can transfer  into top off

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10662 on: February 09, 2023, 11:30:29 AM »
Something super odd happened. I booked 2 nights at Ritz-Carlton Herzliya using 2 x 50K certificates couple of days ago. Everything was fine until last night. Got a cancellation email. Logged in to see that the original was cancelled and a new booking was made with just points instead and no certificates attached. Certificates were also not showing up under "Activity" page. Called Marriott titanium number and they are saying that I booked "Superior" room and certs wont work on that. No idea why the system would even let me book if thats the case.

Is this a known thing?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10663 on: February 09, 2023, 11:56:04 AM »
Buying 35k cert for March 10 for $130.

Got one! Thanks everybody else!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10664 on: February 09, 2023, 05:17:40 PM »
Looking for:
- 4 same acc 35k certs for April $125 each OBO
- 1 35k cert for April $125 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10665 on: February 09, 2023, 06:00:22 PM »
Selling 1 50k cert for $250.
Platinum account.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10666 on: February 09, 2023, 06:01:54 PM »
Looking for 50k +2k top off for tomorrow paying $250
Please call or whatsapp 561-461-1197 want to get this done asap
please email if I dont pick up -  scharfshloimy@gmail.com

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10667 on: February 09, 2023, 10:46:13 PM »
Got one! Thanks everybody else!
I was the one! Thanks @al4nw31 for a smooth transaction.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10668 on: February 10, 2023, 11:07:41 AM »
Does anyone Marriott points that they willing to transfer

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10669 on: February 10, 2023, 04:02:02 PM »
[SELLING] Two 50k cert, Platinum account/s, $250 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10670 on: February 11, 2023, 12:34:52 AM »
Does anyone Marriott points that they willing to transfer
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10671 on: February 11, 2023, 10:47:45 PM »
Selling 1x 85k cert platinum account for $450. Can sell with extra 15k points(100k) for $525
1 ×50K cert platinum account $250 can add points for fee

2×35 k platinum account $135 each can add points for fee[/b]

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10672 on: February 11, 2023, 11:43:59 PM »
[Selling] 5 x 50K certs for 250 each - Titanium account (Expires: 07/20/2023) I am happy to top off at a point rate of 0.45 cents/pt

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10673 on: February 12, 2023, 10:35:48 PM »
1 35k cert silver account for exp 7/11/23 $125 OBO
1 35k cert silver account for exp 3/6/23 $115 OBO

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10674 on: February 13, 2023, 05:34:21 PM »
very quick and smooth transaction with @zimnzam !!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10675 on: February 13, 2023, 08:11:45 PM »
very quick and smooth transaction with @zimnzam !!
Thanks, and likewise! Great working with you!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10676 on: February 14, 2023, 08:30:03 AM »
Interested in buying a 35k Marriott cert for a stay this Thursday. $115
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10677 on: February 14, 2023, 11:18:28 AM »
Looking for 3 nights that cost 21,000 points each.
Paying a premium if all are in the same account.
$110 a night OBO
Extra $20 a night for same account OBO.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10678 on: February 14, 2023, 12:09:20 PM »
[SELLING] Two 50k cert, Platinum account/s, $250 each

One left. Can top up with points if needed.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #10679 on: February 14, 2023, 12:20:29 PM »
1 35k cert silver account for exp 7/11/23 $125 OBO
1 35k cert silver account for exp 3/6/23 $115 OBO
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