Sep 16, 2018, 10:20 pm
Last edit by: Zorak
The link for selecting your benefit:
https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/
Can't remember whether/what you picked for your previous benefits? Click on "SEE YOUR PAST SELECTIONS >" on the above page, or direct link:
https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/en-us/history
Once you stay at least 50 eligible nights, you'll get to choose one of these Annual Choice Benefits:
· Five (5) Suite Night Awards™
· 40% off bed
· $100 Charity Donation
· The gift of Gold Elite status for a friend or family member
· Five (5) Elite Night Credits
· One (1) Free Night Award
The list of Annual Choice Benefits is subject to change at any time. Once a Platinum Elite Member becomes eligible to receive the Annual Choice Benefit, he/she must choose his/her Annual Choice Benefit by visiting the following sites: For Marriott Rewards®: https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/en-us/marriott-rewards/; for SPG®: https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/en-us/starwood-preferred-guest/; for The Ritz-Carlton Rewards®: https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/en-us/ritz-carlton-rewards/ and selecting one of the Annual Choice Benefits. A selection must be made through one of the above methods and may not be made through Member Support. All Annual Choice Benefit selections are final and may not be changed after they are made. In the event that an eligible Platinum Elite member fails to select an Annual Choice Benefit by January 14 of the year following the applicable Qualifying Period, the Member will receive five (5) Suite Night Awards as his/her Annual Choice Benefit. One Free Night Awardi. The Free Night Award (up to 40,000 points) must be redeemed for a stay that occurs no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the additional benefit is selected (e.g., if the benefit is selected in 2019, the deadline for redemption is December 31, 2020).ii. The Free Night Award will be credited to the Platinum Premier Elite Member's account within two (2) weeks of the Platinum Premier Elite Member selecting this option as his/her Platinum Premier Elite Annual Choice Benefit. The Free Night Award can be redeemed at any available Participating Property for one (1) night, up to 40,000 points, for a standard room.iii. Members can use their Award while booking an eligible Award Redemption Stay on Marriott websites or they may call Member Support and mention they wish to use their Free Night Award. A Free Night Award is not transferable and may not be redeemed for cash or converted into points. Any unused Free Night Award will be forfeited. Free Night Award stay(s) and night(s) will count toward earning Elite membership status. Free Night Awards are combinable and may be added to existing paid or Free Night Award stays.iv. The Free Night Award includes all applicable taxes; however, the Platinum Premier Elite Member may be responsible for payment of additional mandatory resort fees at Participating Properties where resort fees are applicable.v. Free Night Award redemptions may be canceled pursuant to the standard guarantee and cancellation policies as described in Section 3.2.c.vi. An eligible Loyalty Program Member should check his/her Member account to confirm the expiration date of his/her Free Night Award.vii. Any Free Night Award(s) previously awarded to SPG Members as an Annual Choice Benefit which have not yet been redeemed have changed in value and are now valued up to 40,000 points and will have the same expiration date.
T&Cs:
All Annual Choice Benefit selections are final and may not be changed after they are made. Please note, the Annual Choice Benefit selection process requires double confirmation. Qualified members are required to click a second confirmation button before finalizing their choice.
A Marriott Bonvoy™ Platinum Elite member who has achieved fifty (50) eligible Elite Night Credits annually is eligible to receive one (1) benefit from the list of available benefits listed below.
All Annual Choice Benefit selections are final and may not be changed after they are made. Please note, the Annual Choice Benefit selection process requires double confirmation. Qualified members are required to click a second confirmation button before finalizing their choice.
A Marriott Bonvoy™ Titanium Elite member who has achieved seventy-five (75) eligible Elite Night Credits annually is eligible to receive one (1) additional benefit from the list of available benefits listed below.
https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/
Can't remember whether/what you picked for your previous benefits? Click on "SEE YOUR PAST SELECTIONS >" on the above page, or direct link:
https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/en-us/history
Once you stay at least 50 eligible nights, you'll get to choose one of these Annual Choice Benefits:
- Five Suite Night Awards™
- The gift of Silver Elite status for a friend or family member
- Five Elite Night Credits
- $100 (USD) donation to UNICEF
- 40% off your favorite hotel bed
· Five (5) Suite Night Awards™
· 40% off bed
· $100 Charity Donation
· The gift of Gold Elite status for a friend or family member
· Five (5) Elite Night Credits
· One (1) Free Night Award
The list of Annual Choice Benefits is subject to change at any time. Once a Platinum Elite Member becomes eligible to receive the Annual Choice Benefit, he/she must choose his/her Annual Choice Benefit by visiting the following sites: For Marriott Rewards®: https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/en-us/marriott-rewards/; for SPG®: https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/en-us/starwood-preferred-guest/; for The Ritz-Carlton Rewards®: https://choice-benefit.marriott.com/en-us/ritz-carlton-rewards/ and selecting one of the Annual Choice Benefits. A selection must be made through one of the above methods and may not be made through Member Support. All Annual Choice Benefit selections are final and may not be changed after they are made. In the event that an eligible Platinum Elite member fails to select an Annual Choice Benefit by January 14 of the year following the applicable Qualifying Period, the Member will receive five (5) Suite Night Awards as his/her Annual Choice Benefit. One Free Night Awardi. The Free Night Award (up to 40,000 points) must be redeemed for a stay that occurs no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the additional benefit is selected (e.g., if the benefit is selected in 2019, the deadline for redemption is December 31, 2020).ii. The Free Night Award will be credited to the Platinum Premier Elite Member's account within two (2) weeks of the Platinum Premier Elite Member selecting this option as his/her Platinum Premier Elite Annual Choice Benefit. The Free Night Award can be redeemed at any available Participating Property for one (1) night, up to 40,000 points, for a standard room.iii. Members can use their Award while booking an eligible Award Redemption Stay on Marriott websites or they may call Member Support and mention they wish to use their Free Night Award. A Free Night Award is not transferable and may not be redeemed for cash or converted into points. Any unused Free Night Award will be forfeited. Free Night Award stay(s) and night(s) will count toward earning Elite membership status. Free Night Awards are combinable and may be added to existing paid or Free Night Award stays.iv. The Free Night Award includes all applicable taxes; however, the Platinum Premier Elite Member may be responsible for payment of additional mandatory resort fees at Participating Properties where resort fees are applicable.v. Free Night Award redemptions may be canceled pursuant to the standard guarantee and cancellation policies as described in Section 3.2.c.vi. An eligible Loyalty Program Member should check his/her Member account to confirm the expiration date of his/her Free Night Award.vii. Any Free Night Award(s) previously awarded to SPG Members as an Annual Choice Benefit which have not yet been redeemed have changed in value and are now valued up to 40,000 points and will have the same expiration date.
T&Cs:
50-Night Annual Choice Benefit Terms and Conditions
Members who qualify for an Annual Choice Benefit in 2019 are required to make their Annual Choice Benefit selection by 11:59 pm ET on January 15, 2020. If a qualified member does not make their selection by the deadline of 11:59 pm ET on January 15, 2020, they will receive Five Suite Night Awards as their 2019 Annual Choice Benefit.All Annual Choice Benefit selections are final and may not be changed after they are made. Please note, the Annual Choice Benefit selection process requires double confirmation. Qualified members are required to click a second confirmation button before finalizing their choice.
A Marriott Bonvoy™ Platinum Elite member who has achieved fifty (50) eligible Elite Night Credits annually is eligible to receive one (1) benefit from the list of available benefits listed below.
Five Elite Night Credits
- Upon an eligible Platinum Elite Member selecting the Five Elite Night Credits as his/her Annual Choice Benefit, the Platinum Member will have his/her Member Account credited with five (5) bonus Elite Nights which count toward earning Elite status and Lifetime Elite status. Elite Nights and Elite membership status are subject to the Program Rules in section 4.2.b.
- The five (5) Elite Night Credits will be reflected in the member account within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of the confirmation of the Annual Choice Benefit selection.
- Elite Nights that are awarded to an eligible Platinum Elite or Titanium Elite member as the member's Annual Choice Benefit will be awarded in the Eligible Status Year for which the Elite Nights were earned, regardless of when the member selects the five Elite Night Credits as his or her Annual Choice Benefit. For the avoidance of doubt, the Eligible Calendar Year in which the Annual Choice Benefit is earned is the Eligible Calendar Year for which the Elite Nights will be credited toward earning Elite membership status.
40% off Bed: Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount from Marriott Retail Brands
- Upon the member’s selection of the Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount as his or her Annual Choice Benefit, he or she will receive a promotional code that can be redeemed for 40% off the full retail value valid on any of these mattresses and box springs:
- The Marriott Retail Brands Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount promotional code is nonrefundable and nontransferable.
- The promotional code cannot be duplicated or sold and there is no cash value. In the event Marriott Bonvoy suspects that the use or redemption of the promotional code was in error, fraudulent, illegal or in violation of these Marriott Retail Brands Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount terms and conditions or the Program Rules, Marriott Bonvoy reserves the right to withhold or deduct the promotional code or corresponding credit. The promotional code may be terminated or modified at any time and without any liability to Marriott Bonvoy. The promotional code will be used for its intended and lawful purpose and pursuant to these Marriott Brands Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount terms and conditions and the Program Rules. The promotional code is void where prohibited by law. The promotional code is for a single purchase only.
- The Marriott Retail Brands mattress and box spring 40% discount promotional code is not combinable with other offers. The Marriott brands mattress and box spring 40% discount promotional code is for a single use and is nontransferable. Only the member who elected the Marriott brands mattress and box spring 40% discount as his or her Annual Choice Benefit will be able to redeem the Marriott brands mattress and box spring 40% discount promotional code.To redeem the 40% discount off a mattress and box spring from any of the Company's Marriott Retail brands, call one of the numbers below based on your country of residence.
- In the United States, call 800-311-0708, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET, and Saturday and Sunday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET.
- In Europe and the Middle East, call 33 1 41 51 51 53 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. CET.
- In Asia Pacific, call 86 400 627 6876 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. CST
- Have the promotional code and the member Account Number ready.
- Prior to shipping the applicable merchandise, the Company reserves the right to verify that the person who redeems the Marriott Retail Brands Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount promotional code is the member who earned the Annual Choice Benefit prior to shipping the applicable merchandise.
- Shipping is not included and varies by region. Bed frames are not included and are not subject to the Marriott-Branded Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount promotional code.
- The Marriott Retail Brands mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount promotional code is valid through December 31 of the year following the year in which the Annual Choice Benefit was earned.
Gift Elite Status
- A Platinum Elite member who has achieved fifty (50) eligible Elite Night Credits annually may gift Silver Elite status, and a Titanium Elite member who has achieved seventy-five (75) eligible Elite Night Credits annually may gift Gold Elite status.
- The Gift Elite status benefit may only be provided to a member who has not yet achieved Elite membership status within the current Eligible Status Year.
- The Account status of the member to whom an Elite status benefit is gifted will be upgraded within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of confirmation of the recipient’s selection. Such member will hold his or her Elite membership for a minimum of a full calendar year. For example, if a member is given the Silver Elite status benefit during the 2019 Eligible Status Year, the member will become a Silver Elite member for the remainder of 2019, all of 2020, and January and February of 2021. The Silver Elite Minimum Requirement must be achieved in the subsequent Eligible Calendar Year to remain a Silver Elite member during the calendar year following such subsequent Eligible Status Year or the member will be downgraded to the Member level on March 1 of the calendar year following such subsequent Eligible Status Year. In the above example, this means that in order for the member to continue having Silver Elite status after February 2021, the member must achieve the Silver Elite Minimum Requirement during the 2020 Eligible Status Year.
- Under no circumstances will Marriott Bonvoy provide membership details or personal member information of any members to the member providing the gifted status benefit or the recipient of the gifted status benefit in order to facilitate the gifted status benefit.
US$100 Charity Donation: UNICEF US$100 Donation
- The US$100 donation from Marriott Bonvoy to U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Doing Business As ‘UNICEF USA,’ is not a tax-deductible contribution for the member who chooses this donation as his or her Annual Choice Benefit.
- Marriott Bonvoy cannot direct or otherwise guarantee how UNICEF USA or UNICEF will spend the US$100 donation.
- All funds are transferred to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, www.unicefusa.org.
Suite Night Awards
Suite Night Awards may be redeemed for advance confirmable upgrades for select, premium rooms or standard suites on a per-room, per-night basis, subject to availability and the applicable terms and conditions set forth below for Suite Night Awards:- Suite Night Awards may be used only on Loyalty Program eligible paid stays (excluding Advance Purchase Rates) as well as Free Night Award stays and Cash & Points stays.
- A member may request to use his or her Suite Night Awards on marriottbonvoy.com or by calling Member Support.
- Suite Night Awards may only be used for standard suites or other premium rooms as designated by the Participating Property.
- Suite Night Award use is based upon availability of the requested suite or premium room. Checking for availability begins five (5) days before arrival. If availability is not confirmed five (5) days before arrival, availability is checked each day before arrival up to 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property one (1) day prior to arrival. If at that time Suite Night Awards cannot be confirmed, the Suite Night Awards are credited back to the member’s account.
- Suite Night Awards may be used only when there are enough in the member’s account so that one is applied to every night of the reservation.
- One Suite Night Award is required per room per night.
- Suite Night Awards are required for each night of the stay, including any nights that may be designated “free,” such as the fifth night in a Fifth Night Free Award.
- Suite Night Awards may not be transferred or given as a gift or used as part of a multiple room reservation; however, a Member may use Suite Night Awards for additional single-room reservations on his/her own stay as long as the Member is present for the stay and the other reservations are under the Member's name.
- Members who book separate reservations for consecutive nights that precede or follow a reservation that has confirmed Suite Night Awards will be required to change rooms to the confirmed room type on any night(s) where a Suite Night Award is not used.
- If a Participating Property offers multiple room options for the Suite Night Award, once the suite/premium room option is selected, the selection may be changed until 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property the day before arrival so long as the Suite Night Award is unconfirmed. Confirmed Suite Night Awards may be canceled up to 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property one (1) day prior to arrival only if the entire reservation is canceled.
- Suite Night Awards have requesting, booking, cancellation and modification policies that are in addition to — but completely separate from — the booking, cancellation and modification policies for the reservations on which they are used.
- Requests to use Suite Night Awards on a reservation may be made up to 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property one (1) day prior to arrival.
- Requests to withdraw the use of unconfirmed Suite Night Awards may be made up to 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property one (1) day prior to arrival.
- Confirmed Suite Night Awards may be canceled up to 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property one (1) day prior to arrival only if the entire reservation is canceled.
- Once Suite Night Awards have been confirmed, the member must cancel the entire reservation to receive credit back for all Suite Night Awards. Cancellation of a confirmed Suite Night Award reservation after 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property one (1) day prior to arrival will result in the forfeiture of all Suite Night Awards applied to the entire reservation.
- Suite Night Awards cannot be applied to a reservation once the reservation has been checked in to a Participating Property.
- If a member departs his or her reservation early, any unused Suite Night Awards confirmed for the stay will be forfeited.
- If a member extends his or her reservation and has enough Suite Night Awards to cover the extension, the member may use his or her Suite Night Awards based upon availability and at the Participating Property’s discretion.
- Not all hotels participate in Suite Night Awards. Suite Night Awards are not redeemable at the following brands (subject to change at any time; see Marriott Bonvoy Terms and Conditions for full details): The Ritz-Carlton®, Protea Hotels®, Aloft®, Element®, Design Hotels™, all-suite hotels, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, EDITION®, Ritz-Carlton Reserve®, The Ritz-Carlton Destination Clubs® and Marriott Grand Residence Club properties. In addition, Suite Night Awards are not redeemable at select Participating Properties. Contact Member Support for individual hotel Suite Night Award participation.
- Suite Night Awards will be placed in the member's account within 48 hours of selecting 5 Suite Night Awards as his or her Annual Choice Benefit.
75-Night Annual Choice Benefit Terms and Conditions
Members who qualify for an Annual Choice Benefit in 2019 are required to make their Annual Choice Benefit selection by 11:59 pm ET on January 15, 2020. If a qualified member does not make their selection by the deadline of 11:59 pm ET on January 15, 2020, they will receive Five Suite Night Awards as their 2019 Annual Choice Benefit.All Annual Choice Benefit selections are final and may not be changed after they are made. Please note, the Annual Choice Benefit selection process requires double confirmation. Qualified members are required to click a second confirmation button before finalizing their choice.
A Marriott Bonvoy™ Titanium Elite member who has achieved seventy-five (75) eligible Elite Night Credits annually is eligible to receive one (1) additional benefit from the list of available benefits listed below.
Five Elite Night Credits
- Upon an eligible Platinum Elite Member selecting the Five Elite Night Credits as his/her Annual Choice Benefit, the Platinum Member will have his/her Member Account credited with five (5) bonus Elite Nights which count toward earning Elite status and Lifetime Elite status. Elite Nights and Elite membership status are subject to the Program Rules in section 4.2.b.
- The five (5) Elite Night Credits will be reflected in the member account within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of the confirmation of the Annual Choice Benefit selection.
- Elite Nights that are awarded to an eligible Platinum Elite or Titanium Elite member as the member's Annual Choice Benefit will be awarded in the Eligible Status Year for which the Elite Nights were earned, regardless of when the member selects the five Elite Night Credits as his or her Annual Choice Benefit. For the avoidance of doubt, the Eligible Calendar Year in which the Annual Choice Benefit is earned is the Eligible Calendar Year for which the Elite Nights will be credited toward earning Elite membership status.
40% off Bed: Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount from Marriott Retail Brands
- Upon the member’s selection of the Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount as his or her Annual Choice Benefit, he or she will receive a promotional code that can be redeemed for 40% off the full retail value valid on any of these mattresses and box springs:
- The Marriott Retail Brands Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount promotional code is nonrefundable and nontransferable.
- The promotional code cannot be duplicated or sold and there is no cash value. In the event Marriott Bonvoy suspects that the use or redemption of the promotional code was in error, fraudulent, illegal or in violation of these Marriott Retail Brands Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount terms and conditions or the Program Rules, Marriott Bonvoy reserves the right to withhold or deduct the promotional code or corresponding credit. The promotional code may be terminated or modified at any time and without any liability to Marriott Bonvoy. The promotional code will be used for its intended and lawful purpose and pursuant to these Marriott Brands Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount terms and conditions and the Program Rules. The promotional code is void where prohibited by law. The promotional code is for a single purchase only.
- The Marriott Retail Brands mattress and box spring 40% discount promotional code is not combinable with other offers. The Marriott brands mattress and box spring 40% discount promotional code is for a single use and is nontransferable. Only the member who elected the Marriott brands mattress and box spring 40% discount as his or her Annual Choice Benefit will be able to redeem the Marriott brands mattress and box spring 40% discount promotional code.To redeem the 40% discount off a mattress and box spring from any of the Company's Marriott Retail brands, call one of the numbers below based on your country of residence.
- In the United States, call 800-311-0708, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET, and Saturday and Sunday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET.
- In Europe and the Middle East, call 33 1 41 51 51 53 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. CET.
- In Asia Pacific, call 86 400 627 6876 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. CST
- Have the promotional code and the member Account Number ready.
- Prior to shipping the applicable merchandise, the Company reserves the right to verify that the person who redeems the Marriott Retail Brands Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount promotional code is the member who earned the Annual Choice Benefit prior to shipping the applicable merchandise.
- Shipping is not included and varies by region. Bed frames are not included and are not subject to the Marriott-Branded Mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount promotional code.
- The Marriott Retail Brands mattress and Box Spring 40% Discount promotional code is valid through December 31 of the year following the year in which the Annual Choice Benefit was earned.
Gift Elite Status
- A Platinum Elite member who has achieved fifty (50) eligible Elite Night Credits annually may gift Gold Elite status, and a Titanium Elite member who has achieved seventy-five (75) eligible Elite Night Credits annually may gift Gold Elite status.
- The Gift Elite status benefit may only be provided to a member who has not yet achieved Elite membership status within the current Eligible Status Year.
- The Account status of the member to whom an Elite status benefit is gifted will be upgraded within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of confirmation of the recipient’s selection. Such member will hold his or her Elite membership for a minimum of a full calendar year. For example, if a member is given the Gold Elite status benefit during the 2019 Eligible Status Year, the member will become a Gold Elite member for the remainder of 2019, all of 2020, and January and February of 2021. The Gold Elite Minimum Requirement must be achieved in the subsequent Eligible Calendar Year to remain a Gold Elite member during the calendar year following such subsequent Eligible Status Year or the member will be downgraded to the Member level on March 1 of the calendar year following such subsequent Eligible Status Year. In the above example, this means that in order for the member to continue having Gold Elite status after February 2021, the member must achieve the Gold Elite Minimum Requirement during the 2020 Eligible Status Year.
- Under no circumstances will Marriott Bonvoy provide membership details or personal member information of any members to the member providing the gifted status benefit or the recipient of the gifted status benefit in order to facilitate the gifted status benefit.
- If the desired recipient of the gifted status benefit is not currently a member, the desired recipient must register at https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/createAccount/createAccountPage1.mi before the gifted status benefit can be provided.
US$100 Charity Donation: UNICEF US$100 Donation
- The US$100 donation from Marriott Bonvoy to U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Doing Business As ‘UNICEF USA,’ is not a tax-deductible contribution for the member who chooses this donation as his or her Annual Choice Benefit.
- Marriott Bonvoy cannot direct or otherwise guarantee how UNICEF USA or UNICEF will spend the US$100 donation.
- All funds are transferred to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, www.unicefusa.org.
Suite Night Awards
Suite Night Awards may be redeemed for advance confirmable upgrades for select, premium rooms or standard suites on a per-room, per-night basis, subject to availability and the applicable terms and conditions set forth below for Suite Night Awards:- Suite Night Awards may be used only on Loyalty Program eligible paid stays (excluding Advance Purchase Rates) as well as Free Night Award stays and Cash & Points stays.
- A member may request to use his or her Suite Night Awards on marriottbonvoy.com or by calling Member Support.
- Suite Night Awards may only be used for standard suites or other premium rooms as designated by the Participating Property.
- Suite Night Award use is based upon availability of the requested suite or premium room. Checking for availability begins five (5) days before arrival. If availability is not confirmed five (5) days before arrival, availability is checked each day before arrival up to 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property one (1) day prior to arrival. If at that time Suite Night Awards cannot be confirmed, the Suite Night Awards are credited back to the member’s account.
- Suite Night Awards may be used only when there are enough in the member’s account so that one is applied to every night of the reservation.
- One Suite Night Award is required per room per night.
- Suite Night Awards are required for each night of the stay, including any nights that may be designated “free,” such as the fifth night in a Fifth Night Free Award.
- Suite Night Awards may not be transferred or given as a gift or used as part of a multiple room reservation; however, a Member may use Suite Night Awards for additional single-room reservations on his/her own stay as long as the Member is present for the stay and the other reservations are under the Member's name.
- Members who book separate reservations for consecutive nights that precede or follow a reservation that has confirmed Suite Night Awards will be required to change rooms to the confirmed room type on any night(s) where a Suite Night Award is not used.
- If a Participating Property offers multiple room options for the Suite Night Award, once the suite/premium room option is selected, the selection may be changed until 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property the day before arrival so long as the Suite Night Award is unconfirmed. Confirmed Suite Night Awards may be canceled up to 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property one (1) day prior to arrival only if the entire reservation is canceled.
- Suite Night Awards have requesting, booking, cancellation and modification policies that are in addition to — but completely separate from — the booking, cancellation and modification policies for the reservations on which they are used.
- Requests to use Suite Night Awards on a reservation may be made up to 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property one (1) day prior to arrival.
- Requests to withdraw the use of unconfirmed Suite Night Awards may be made up to 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property one (1) day prior to arrival.
- Confirmed Suite Night Awards may be canceled up to 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property one (1) day prior to arrival only if the entire reservation is canceled.
- Once Suite Night Awards have been confirmed, the member must cancel the entire reservation to receive credit back for all Suite Night Awards. Cancellation of a confirmed Suite Night Award reservation after 2 p.m. local time of the Participating Property one (1) day prior to arrival will result in the forfeiture of all Suite Night Awards applied to the entire reservation.
- Suite Night Awards cannot be applied to a reservation once the reservation has been checked in to a Participating Property.
- If a member departs his or her reservation early, any unused Suite Night Awards confirmed for the stay will be forfeited.
- If a member extends his or her reservation and has enough Suite Night Awards to cover the extension, the member may use his or her Suite Night Awards based upon availability and at the Participating Property’s discretion.
- Not all hotels participate in Suite Night Awards. Suite Night Awards are not redeemable at the following brands (subject to change at any time; see Marriott Bonvoy Terms and Conditions for full details): The Ritz-Carlton®, Protea Hotels®, Aloft®, Element®, Design Hotels™, all-suite hotels, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, EDITION®, Ritz-Carlton Reserve®, The Ritz-Carlton Destination Clubs® and Marriott Grand Residence Club properties. In addition, Suite Night Awards are not redeemable at select Participating Properties. Contact Member Support for individual hotel Suite Night Award participation.
- Suite Night Awards will be placed in the member's account within 48 hours of selecting 5 Suite Night Awards as his or her Annual Choice Benefit.
One Free Night Award
- The Free Night Award (up to 40,000 points) must be redeemed for a stay that occurs no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the additional benefit is selected (e.g., if the benefit is earned in 2019, the deadline for redemption is December 31, 2020).
- The Free Night Award will be credited to the Titanium Elite member's account within two (2) weeks of the member selecting this option as his or her Annual Choice Benefit. The Free Night Award can be redeemed at any available Participating Property for one (1) night, up to 40,000 points, for a standard room. Members can use their award while booking an eligible Award Redemption Stay on Marriott websites or they may call Member Support and mention they wish to use their Free Night Award. A Free Night Award is not transferable and may not be redeemed for cash or converted into points. Any unused Free Night Award will be forfeited. Free Night Award stay(s) and night(s) will count toward earning Elite membership status. Free Night Awards are combinable and may be added to existing paid or Free Night Award stays.
- The Free Night Award includes all applicable taxes; however, the Titanium Elite member may be responsible for payment of additional mandatory resort fees at Participating Properties where resort fees are applicable.
- Free Night Award redemptions may be canceled pursuant to the standard guarantee and cancellation policies as described in Section 3.2.c.
- An eligible Marriott Bonvoy member should check his or her member account to confirm the expiration date of his or her Free Night Award.
- For legacy SPG® members, any Free Night Award(s) previously awarded as an Annual Choice Benefit that have not yet been redeemed are now valued up to 40,000 points and will have the same expiration date.
FAQ : Selecting Annual Choice Benefit
Nov 4, 2021, 9:49 am
#1501
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too
Posts: 5,050
Just note that Lifetime Platinum also requires earning Platinum for at least 10 years (or Marriott Gold in the pre-Bonvoy years), and it sounds like the OP doesn't hit 50 nights very often, so this may not be of much use to them if they're going to have the nights for LTP but be far away from the required years.
Nov 16, 2021, 10:19 am
#1502
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Englandshire
Programs: SPG LT Plat, BA G, BD*LG, MG Blue+ ...
Posts: 16,032
Just noticed an additional option has appeared :
$100 Donation to the Arne M. Sorenson Hospitality Fund.
"We’ll make a US$100 donation to the Arne M. Sorenson Hospitality Fund at Howard University on your behalf.
Your contribution will help Howard University build the next generation of hospitality industry leaders. The fund, established by Marriott International, supports the programmatic and career development elements of the Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership, housed within the Howard University School of Business"
$100 Donation to the Arne M. Sorenson Hospitality Fund.
"We’ll make a US$100 donation to the Arne M. Sorenson Hospitality Fund at Howard University on your behalf.
Your contribution will help Howard University build the next generation of hospitality industry leaders. The fund, established by Marriott International, supports the programmatic and career development elements of the Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership, housed within the Howard University School of Business"
Nov 16, 2021, 7:00 pm
#1503
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,762
Members qualify for the 50-night Annual Choice Benefit by crossing the 50-night threshold, not simply by being a "50-night member" (Platinum Elite).
You can make one choice any time between now and 11:59 p.m. January 7, 2022. If you don't make a your choice during this period, you'll automatically get 5 SNAs. You don't get to "select again" at the start of 2022 just because you'll still be a Platinum Elite member.
Regardless of when you make your selection, the 5 elite-qualifying nights would be added to your 2021 count, or the 5 SNAs would expire at the end of 2022.
The 5 SNAs can work very well if you stay in hotels with suites, especially full-service and luxury properties in Asia and Europe. The 5 SNAs can be worthless if you primarily stay in brands that don't participate (such as Marriott Vacation Club) or cookie-cutter hotels without real upgrade opportunities (such as most Springhill Suites properties).
If you're now Lifetime Gold and getting close to Lifetime Platinum, then the 5 elite-qualifying nights could work well for you. They'll move you 5 nights closer.
The 5 elite-qualifying nights are especially good for members who would otherwise end the year at 70 nights. It allows them to reach Titanium Elite and to qualify for the 75-night Annual Choice Benefit (including the choice of a 40K free night award).
You can make one choice any time between now and 11:59 p.m. January 7, 2022. If you don't make a your choice during this period, you'll automatically get 5 SNAs. You don't get to "select again" at the start of 2022 just because you'll still be a Platinum Elite member.
Regardless of when you make your selection, the 5 elite-qualifying nights would be added to your 2021 count, or the 5 SNAs would expire at the end of 2022.
The 5 SNAs can work very well if you stay in hotels with suites, especially full-service and luxury properties in Asia and Europe. The 5 SNAs can be worthless if you primarily stay in brands that don't participate (such as Marriott Vacation Club) or cookie-cutter hotels without real upgrade opportunities (such as most Springhill Suites properties).
If you're now Lifetime Gold and getting close to Lifetime Platinum, then the 5 elite-qualifying nights could work well for you. They'll move you 5 nights closer.
The 5 elite-qualifying nights are especially good for members who would otherwise end the year at 70 nights. It allows them to reach Titanium Elite and to qualify for the 75-night Annual Choice Benefit (including the choice of a 40K free night award).
It is a dilemma for me to decide whether to keep the BonVoy Brilliant card which AF has become more than the benefit(s).
Nov 17, 2021, 5:27 am
#1504
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
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Off topic for this thread, but don’t you ever use the offers on your card? Even though I live in Canada (so not much travel in the last 2 yrs) I still managed to get $125 back on offers which more than covers my $95 annual fee. Chase is a different story and I canceled that card.
Nov 17, 2021, 6:49 am
#1505
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,762
Off topic for this thread, but don’t you ever use the offers on your card? Even though I live in Canada (so not much travel in the last 2 yrs) I still managed to get $125 back on offers which more than covers my $95 annual fee. Chase is a different story and I canceled that card.
I have other AMEX cards incl a no AF Blue Business Plus card that get far more useful offers than the BonVoy cards (both the biz and the personal) for unknown reason.
Case in point - we booked a Dec B2B Caribbean cruise - 8 days South followed by 6 days West - with the AMEX $500 / $1500 offer and $350/$1000 on Royal Caribbean. That is a total of $850 statement credits coming back within 6 days of the booking. Virtually ALL my other AMEX cards saw the cruise line offers which are very generous this year. BonVoy cards see NONE. When you check Travel category, BonVoy cards have a pitiful 3 while other cards have 9 to 11...
We will book a Princess TATL 16 days cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Southampton sailing in Mar 2022, with a $1500/$400 AMEX offer. BonVoy cards do not see the offer.
Even the usual Marriott $ off offers I have seen little this year. I used to buy gift cards at a local Ren. Due to the Pandemic I still have over $800 unused Marriott gift cards at hand and have no desire to add more. So even if I have those offers it would mostly moot point until I can clear 50% or more of the stack.
The BBP cards have given us many statement credits / membership reward offers that we can use thru the year. BonVoy cards have none of that. BBP is a no fee card, earns 2x on anything so it is almost a no brainer to become our go to cards.
The only useful offer I got on the BonVoy is the $15 monthly credit on wireless services since Feb, on the BonVoy business card.
Nov 23, 2021, 11:17 am
#1506
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: San Francisco
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 100K, Hyatt Globalist, and Marriott Titanium Member
Posts: 266
Titanium 40K Certificate Annual Choice Benefit
Would you use your Platinum 5 Elite Night Credits to go Titanium and choose the Titanium 5 SNA's benefit? OR would you do a mattress run to get the Titanium 40K Certificate and save your Platinum SNA's benefit?
Currently Platinum and striving for Titanium, I'm debating of doing a cheap mattress run instead of using the 5 Elite Night Credits, that 40K certificate looks tempting. What would you do?
Currently Platinum and striving for Titanium, I'm debating of doing a cheap mattress run instead of using the 5 Elite Night Credits, that 40K certificate looks tempting. What would you do?
Nov 23, 2021, 11:20 am
#1507
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Manhattan, Palm Beach Island, San Francisco, Boston, & Hong Kong
Programs: Lifetime United Global Services, Delta Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Ambassador, & Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,165
Save yourself the money from the mattress run and take the 5 EQNs. In this case, you would be basically buying the SNAs (since you would end up with Titanium regardless). SNAs are not worth very much. I would not even pay $10 for one.
Nov 23, 2021, 11:25 am
#1508
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: TOA
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott LTPP/Platinum Premier, Hyatt Lame-ist, UA !K
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Would you use your Platinum 5 Elite Night Credits to go Titanium and choose the Titanium 5 SNA's benefit? OR would you do a mattress run to get the Titanium 40K Certificate and save your Platinum SNA's benefit?
Currently Platinum and striving for Titanium, I'm debating of doing a cheap mattress run instead of using the 5 Elite Night Credits, that 40K certificate looks tempting. What would you do?
Currently Platinum and striving for Titanium, I'm debating of doing a cheap mattress run instead of using the 5 Elite Night Credits, that 40K certificate looks tempting. What would you do?
If you're not a fan of SNAs, pull the trigger on ENCs and then select the 40K cert.
David
Nov 23, 2021, 11:45 am
#1509
Join Date: May 2002
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum, United Silver, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 2,276
The value of SNAs depends on how and where you stay in hotels.
In 2019, I put in SNA requests for a total of nine nights at three hotels in Spain for a vacation with my wife. In each case, the SNA cleared five days before arrival. We had a much more space than we would have had in the room category I booked. It's possible I would have been upgraded anyway based on my status, but I doubt it. Our suite at the Hotel Alfonso XIII, Luxury Collection in Seville was particularly wonderful.
On the other hand, SNAs are of much less value if traveling solo. While a suite is nice, it's not as if having a separate living room and bedroom is particularly useful. And, of course, SNAs are not guaranteed. I was lucky to have 100% success rate in 2019.
In 2019, I put in SNA requests for a total of nine nights at three hotels in Spain for a vacation with my wife. In each case, the SNA cleared five days before arrival. We had a much more space than we would have had in the room category I booked. It's possible I would have been upgraded anyway based on my status, but I doubt it. Our suite at the Hotel Alfonso XIII, Luxury Collection in Seville was particularly wonderful.
On the other hand, SNAs are of much less value if traveling solo. While a suite is nice, it's not as if having a separate living room and bedroom is particularly useful. And, of course, SNAs are not guaranteed. I was lucky to have 100% success rate in 2019.
Last edited by Horace; Nov 24, 2021 at 8:37 am
Nov 23, 2021, 12:29 pm
#1510
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Manhattan, Palm Beach Island, San Francisco, Boston, & Hong Kong
Programs: Lifetime United Global Services, Delta Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Ambassador, & Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,165
The value of SNAs depends on how and where you stay in hotels.
In 2019, I put in SNA requests for a total on nine nights at three hotels in Spain for a vacation with my wife. In each case, the SNA cleared five days before arrival. We had a much more space than we would have had in the room category I booked. It's possible I would have been upgraded anyway based on my status, but I doubt it. Our suite at the Hotel Alfonso XIII, Luxury Collection in Seville was particularly wonderful.
On the other hand, SNAs are of much less value if traveling solo. While a suite is nice, it's not as if having a separate living room and bedroom is particularly useful. And, of course, SNAs are not guaranteed. I was lucky to have 100% success rate in 2019.
In 2019, I put in SNA requests for a total on nine nights at three hotels in Spain for a vacation with my wife. In each case, the SNA cleared five days before arrival. We had a much more space than we would have had in the room category I booked. It's possible I would have been upgraded anyway based on my status, but I doubt it. Our suite at the Hotel Alfonso XIII, Luxury Collection in Seville was particularly wonderful.
On the other hand, SNAs are of much less value if traveling solo. While a suite is nice, it's not as if having a separate living room and bedroom is particularly useful. And, of course, SNAs are not guaranteed. I was lucky to have 100% success rate in 2019.
I also think it’s annoying that SNAs cannot be used at Ritz Carlton and EDITION properties as that compromises of a huge portion of Marriott’s “nicer” portfolio
Nov 24, 2021, 8:00 am
#1511
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: MCO
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum / Titanium, AA Executive Platinum
Posts: 959
I like SNA’s
I have had great success with them - in the best cases getting suites selling for $2,000+ at St Regis in Bal Harbour and New York. In both cases they were confirmed days in advance. I can’t say what I would have received without using them, but in both cases I received suites above the ones that were offered with SNA’s. I have had lesser successes as well, having used them going back to their origin with SPG.
They are obviously hit or miss, and I have never used all 10 of them in a year, but if used effectively they can be a great value. Of course, it depends on personal preference and how one travels.
They are obviously hit or miss, and I have never used all 10 of them in a year, but if used effectively they can be a great value. Of course, it depends on personal preference and how one travels.
Nov 24, 2021, 8:24 am
#1512
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA Plat/2MM, DL Silver, UA Silver (via Marr), Marr LTT, HH Gold (via cc), Hyatt Disc
Posts: 1,039
This (bolding mine). I'm in a similar situation; 70 nights YTD and deciding whether to take the 50 night 5 SNAs benefit or 5 EQNs to get the 75 night 40k FNA benefit. I've mapped out my 2022 travel and came to the conclusion that it is unlikely that we will be doing a family vacation at Marr next year (looks like Hyatt will get those), and I don't value the SNAs for myself. Net, the 5 EQN to get the 40k FNA should work better for my 2022 plans.
Nov 24, 2021, 2:16 pm
#1513
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Manhattan, Palm Beach Island, San Francisco, Boston, & Hong Kong
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I have had great success with them - in the best cases getting suites selling for $2,000+ at St Regis in Bal Harbour and New York. In both cases they were confirmed days in advance. I can’t say what I would have received without using them, but in both cases I received suites above the ones that were offered with SNA’s. I have had lesser successes as well, having used them going back to their origin with SPG.
They are obviously hit or miss, and I have never used all 10 of them in a year, but if used effectively they can be a great value. Of course, it depends on personal preference and how one travels.
They are obviously hit or miss, and I have never used all 10 of them in a year, but if used effectively they can be a great value. Of course, it depends on personal preference and how one travels.
Nov 24, 2021, 2:35 pm
#1514
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: San Francisco
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 100K, Hyatt Globalist, and Marriott Titanium Member
Posts: 266
Oh damn really? That’s sucks about the STR NY, that was actually one of the hotels I was hoping to use an SNA at.
Nov 24, 2021, 2:49 pm
#1515
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Manhattan, Palm Beach Island, San Francisco, Boston, & Hong Kong
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Yes. If I they worked the way you described, I would like them too. However, they just do not. The only STR NY upgrade option is the Grand Luxe room which is just a slightly larger base room. The hotel is pretty good about upgrading Ambassadors but it’s not always a given (especially on points stays).