Originally Posted by navatwal

I am new to Marriott and a little baffled with earning of points.

I recently stayed at a Residence Inn for 11 nights and my total bill for my stay was approx 1800 Euros, I have only received 7432 Base points for this stay.

I recently stayed at a Marriott for 5 nights, the total bill for this stay was 824 Euros and I have received 10,283 Base points for this stay.

Surely this is some mistake as I would have thought that points are linked to spending at hotel and room rate.

Can somebody please offer me an insight into earning points at Marriot properties.