Originally Posted by
bdschobel
Membership in Marriott Rewards is open to anybody. Therefore, the rates are "publicly available." At some point, the hotel just gives up arguing with somebody as relentless as I am and a long-time Platinum member besides.
"9) This coupon is not valid toward any rate that requires ID or membership."
Until Marriott added this sentence to the T&C, M11 rate was eligible for BB use per reasons you quoted (MR membership being publicly available). Now it isn't, as being MR member
is membersip.