Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
BTW, if a guest uses a 50,000 point free night cert for a room that costs 15,000 points, is the hotel paid more by Bonvoy than if the room had been booked using points? I'm aware that what the hotel receives depends on whether the hotel has exceeded some occupancy threshold for the night.
I don’t believe that’s the case. Marriott pays hotels a fixed amount per award night regardless the amount of points it will charge the guest for that night.