Yeah, got a paltry 25% bonus offer so that was a HARD PASS.
Just for fun, looked up what it was going to cost me for 35k points...enough for a stay at a property I visit often...was going to be something like $350 USD + tax...equivalent cash price at the property I stay at regularly is $208 - 256 CAD with tax...so don't really see any value in this for anyone but Marriott.