I just ordered $2,000 worth of Marriott vacation cards for delivery to a hotel this week. I hope to pay my bill this week using those cards. I saw someone else ask about whether or not paying with a gift card counts as a Visa stay. I know that since I charged the purchase to my Visa card that it's a "Visa" Marriott purchase, but that doesn't mean it's a "stay". Are the gift cards truly processed on Marriott's end as if it were a pre-paid Visa card? This might be obvious to one who has actually seen these cards before, but I have not. Thanks for any input!

PS: I plan to order a boatload of these gift cards. After looking at it from every angle, it's really hard to see reason why one wouldn't get a pile of these things.