Originally Posted by
thedude99
Getting same issue. Transferred SPG to Marriott and transfer was near instantaneous. Booked hotel (and given confirmation) and then message about not enough points but yes you can book now and wait for points to arrive. Then given message about needing an e-cert. OK click on that and it wants to charge me $1500 for the stay lol.
I'm a bit confused about your post. Did you have enough points in your account when you tried to order the e-certificate? If not, that's why they wanted to charge you for the missing points. Although you can book and get a confirmation number without having enough points in your account, you have to wait until you do have enough points before you order the e-certificate (unless you want to buy those points).