Originally Posted by
Retired FF
I did not know that bonus bucks and EEO can not be used back to back, so it is good to know. Is it the same for Cert. and EEO back to back?
No - the way I'm reading it, both the OP stay and your stay are perfectly legit.
The BB requires two paid nights. OP did three. Then did the two EEO nights. The BB and the EEO are unrelated.
Yours, an award, a 2-night EEO, and an award is another completely normal scenario.
I've done both of these several times, never with a problem beyond the front desk losing my certificates (which they usually do and I just give them a 2nd copy). I'd say over half of our three-day weekend trips at Marriott go Cat 4/5 Award cert for Thursday and then EEO for Fri/Sat.
Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure I've done a single three-night reservation using both an EEO and a BB since it was two paid nights. That might technically be a stretch...gets into the "two promotions on one reservation" territory...but neither of your scenarios seems to involve any gray area at all.