Marriott Free Nights

[ojefferyo]

How do you use the free night at a higher category? Do you call and say you have a certificate and pay the difference in points or cash or is that even possible and you're limited to whatever category the certificate is for?

[Anonymous]

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@ojefferyo wrote:

How do you use the free night at a higher category? Do you call and say you have a certificate and pay the difference in points or cash or is that even possible and you're limited to whatever category the certificate is for?

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As far as I know. You can't....

I tried to use ours for Cat 5 and they wouldn't go for it even paying the difference.

[ojefferyo]

That's weaksauce 

[Anonymous]

I agree! I would pay extra to a better hotel but free is free I guess.

[-Cal-]

Anyone know if free nights carry over to the next year? Can I accumulate them over 5 years and spend 5 consecutive days at a place?

[onstar]

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@-Cal- wrote:

Anyone know if free nights carry over to the next year? Can I accumulate them over 5 years and spend 5 consecutive days at a place?

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Each free night certificate has an expiration date that is 6 months from the date of issue.

So NO to your accumulation question.

[-Cal-]

how/where do you get this certificate?

[onstar]

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@-Cal- wrote:

how/where do you get this certificate?

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Chase Marriott card members get a free certificate every year. Good for a category 1-5 hotel.

[-Cal-]

Where do we "get" this certificate from? Is it something that is mailed? found online? My first year as a Marriott holder so I'm not sure how/when/where I should get it.

[jsucool76]

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@-Cal- wrote:

Where do we "get" this certificate from? Is it something that is mailed? found online? My first year as a Marriott holder so I'm not sure how/when/where I should get it.

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It will be in your marriott rewards account online. 

Certs have expiration dates but they CAN be extended by a simple call to MR customer service. Others have also had luck getting them converted into points. all a YMMV thing, but extensions seem to be like a 99.99% success rate. 

You can NOT use a cat 1-4 cert at anything above a cat4, cannot use a cat 1-5 at anything above a cat5. They're for standard rooms only, though based on status you may be able to get an upgrade.