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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 #13880 on: September 09, 2024, 01:30:31 PM »
Selling one 35k cert for $115
Expires 12/8/24

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13881 on: September 09, 2024, 02:21:19 PM »
Selling one 35k cert for $115
Expires 12/8/24

Looking to purchase 35k or 50k cert. (room is 48k) so 35 ok if have enough to topoff. also looking for suite night award-and high status

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13882 on: September 09, 2024, 03:44:36 PM »
selling 35k cert for  120 obo. will topoff at going rate.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13883 on: September 09, 2024, 07:51:10 PM »
Selling 35k cert for $115, exp Sep 29

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13884 on: September 10, 2024, 12:38:50 PM »
Selling one 35k cert for $110
Expires 11/4/24

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13885 on: September 10, 2024, 08:28:47 PM »
I also have one 50K certs from a Gold Elite account. Expiration 11/30/24. $230 each.
Supporting top-off up to 15,000 points for extra cost if needed.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13886 on: September 10, 2024, 11:31:21 PM »
Selling: 1 x 85k from Gold account. exp. 6/24/25 - $350
5 x 50k exp. 5/25 - $240 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13887 on: September 11, 2024, 07:42:04 PM »
Buying 2 x 35k certificate for 11/01, need two rooms for one night at the same hotel.
$115 each obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13888 on: September 12, 2024, 06:32:00 AM »
Selling 1 fnc 35k $105 October 2 2024 expiration - gold elite

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13889 on: September 12, 2024, 11:19:10 AM »
Selling a Marriott 85k FNC booked under my Titanium account for $375. Expiry is in May 2025.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13890 on: September 12, 2024, 12:06:58 PM »
selling: 85k FNC, Platinum account, exp 06/24/25. $400

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13891 on: September 12, 2024, 03:01:53 PM »
Selling 4x 50K Certs. silver elite Exp 11/06/24. In one account. $190 each top off possible.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13892 on: September 12, 2024, 03:48:08 PM »
Looking for 4 35k certs. Can be 2 and 2.
Expiration after 2/5/25
Willing to pay $125 each

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13893 on: September 12, 2024, 05:11:56 PM »
Selling one 35k cert for $110
Expires 11/4/24

Sold to @dovid1375

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13894 on: September 12, 2024, 06:11:25 PM »
Selling 85K FNC, titanium, exp 11/17/24. $360, top off at 0.75cpp

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13895 on: September 12, 2024, 06:38:02 PM »
2 x 50k certificates for sale, gold account.

Expiring September 26th.

$200 each, can top off for 0.7

Established accounts only.
Sold.

Smooth transaction with @letav_aved
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13896 on: September 13, 2024, 07:53:14 PM »
buying one 35k cert for tonight. no top off needed. any status
$115 obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13897 on: September 14, 2024, 12:51:06 AM »
$300 anyone?

Bump. Booked under Gold account. 10/30 exp. 85k asking $300 or best offer.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13898 on: September 14, 2024, 02:49:37 AM »
Sold Marriott 35K cert Sold to @pokeruni Thanks very much!

buying one 35k cert for tonight. no top off needed. any status
$115 obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #13899 on: September 14, 2024, 11:19:53 AM »
Selling 3 50K certs. Expiration 10/20/24. Platinum account. $225 each. Top up possible.