Hi,

I am new to the world of Marriott (from Starwood). I am pretty confused by how their award redemption works. It seems pretty bad when you combine inventory controlled awards with a paper 3 week process.

I guess to get around that, I can always request a few rewards and use them within the 1 year period. The question is: how are availability in general for award rooms. I am primarily interested in using the rewards for US domestic Courtyard properties in major cities. Don't want to get stuck with unused certificates.

Thanks,

Steven