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Old May 25, 2011 | 7:30 am
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alxir
 
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Originally Posted by YosefTraveler
After this week I will have a free night certificate from the current promotion. The certificate is good for only category 1-4 hotels but I am planning on staying in a category 5 hotel in July. I don't have any other personal hotel stays planned for the rest of the year so I would like to use the certificate for that stay. Is there any way that Marriott would let me use the certificate plus some points for a free night? A category 4 hotel is 20,000 points for a free night and a category 5 is 25,000 so I don't see why I couldn't get that to happen (at least mathematically).
Nope, they won't let you use the cert for anything but a Cat 1 - 4 hotel. I've had to let two of those expire because I couldn't use them and they won't let you use them for a family member either. It is only good for you. Thus, I try not to get free night certs. I only get points or miles.
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