1) I can book now by points and then pay with the certificates that I will have received by the time of my stay.
Where do you get that from?
2) The cost of the room may not exceed the value of the certificate (i.e. I can't pay any difference with points).
True
3) My understanding is that category 5 hotels are moving from 35k to 30/40 depending on peak season.
Sounds right.
Question: What will the certificates cover, post peak/offpeak transition? Will it cover a 40k peak category 5 room? Or still only rooms that are 35k or less?
Only 35k rooms and less
Bonus Q: Do we need two separate reservations since the certificates are in seaparate names? Or can we be on one reservation and then pay with our separate certificates?
2 separate reservations, cause it's two separate accounts. Though the reservations can probably be combined by calling.
TIA!
Apologies if this is answered elsewhere, but I tried searching, to no avail.
Thanks Smart Man! For #1, where did I get that info from? I initially asked in another travel group if I could lock in the 35k rate now as pay later with points, and then "pay" for it with the certificate by adding it to the reservation when I receive them. I was told I could. I then called Marriott and asked, and they acted like I was stupid for even asking, that of course that's what I could do.
Why, is that information wrong in your experience?