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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 #13820 on: August 29, 2024, 10:15:09 AM »
do 25K certs still exist? and if yes anyone selling?
as alterative, looking to buy 1 35K night at 100$ - short exp works
  Yes, I have a 25k cert for sale. Expires April 2025. Titanium account. I'd give for free if you have a long enough stay. 

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13821 on: August 29, 2024, 11:54:51 AM »
Only the 85k night  still available!

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13822 on: August 29, 2024, 02:55:44 PM »
Selling 5x Marriott 85k (All from my Titanium account). exp dates are 10/23, 10/31, 11/4, 11/7, 11/17. $400 each, or all 5 for $1,850. You will provide a credit card for the reservation. Can top off at 0.75cpp, do you research for availability of standard rooms.
1x 85k FNC left, exp. 11/17. $380, Titanium acct
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13823 on: August 29, 2024, 03:02:04 PM »
Selling 1 Marriott 85K FNC. Platinum account. Expiration 10/11/24. $350

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13824 on: August 29, 2024, 04:15:30 PM »
Selling 1, 35k cert expires June 2025. $130

Is this available? What is the member status?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13825 on: August 29, 2024, 05:08:00 PM »
selling a 35k with long expiration for $150

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13826 on: August 29, 2024, 10:47:37 PM »
Selling 5 50k nights 220 each top off available at .75

Selling 1 85K night $350

Selling 2 85K nights $400 same account

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13827 on: August 30, 2024, 06:23:10 AM »


Sell 1  35k cert from gold account  expiration   Aug.25th , for $120 Sold
      5  50k cert from plum account  expiration  Jau.9th,    for $230 each
      3  50k cert from gold account  expiration   Mar.10th,  for $220 each Sold

Selling the last 5 50k cert from plum

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13828 on: August 30, 2024, 07:25:02 AM »
Selling 1 35k night $132
Long expiration 8/21/25
Gold Elite account status

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13829 on: August 30, 2024, 10:54:25 AM »
Buying 25k FN for $75 or bo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13830 on: August 30, 2024, 11:12:04 AM »
Buying 2 85k Certs short expo is fine
Preferably from same account, status is a bonus
$350 per night obo plz pm

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13831 on: August 30, 2024, 12:48:48 PM »
Selling 1 85k Cert 10/02/24 expiration Gold elite $300
Selling 1 35k Cert 10/02/24 expiration $110 obo
Selling 1 85k Cert 06/05/25 expiration Gold elite $380
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13832 on: August 30, 2024, 04:27:04 PM »
buying 2 x 40k certs paying $150 each preferably platinum account
for stays next week

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13833 on: August 30, 2024, 05:18:53 PM »
Buying 2 85k Certs short expo is fine
Preferably from same account, status is a bonus
$350 per night obo plz pm
now 1 night.
same details

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13834 on: August 30, 2024, 06:24:01 PM »
2 35k certs. separate accounts. $140 each. Long exp.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13835 on: August 31, 2024, 10:11:29 AM »
Selling 40k cert. titanium. $180.
next year expiration


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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13836 on: August 31, 2024, 11:57:45 PM »
Anyone has any experience as 2nd guest at JW Marriott NYC or Edition Times square?

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13837 on: September 01, 2024, 12:48:08 AM »
selling 85k for 400$ gold elite status. expires 07/25

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13838 on: September 01, 2024, 04:29:03 PM »
selling
2x 50k 2 left in the platinum expire in Oct. $240 each

5x 50k in silver or gold expire in Oct. $190 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13839 on: September 01, 2024, 04:29:21 PM »
Buying 2x 35k short expiry