May 31, 2019, 4:42 pm
Last edit by: SPN Lifer
This discussion thread is focused on the "classic" (or "old") Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card issued by Chase (a black metal card) that is currently closed to new applicants. The classic card provides one elite night credit for every $3,000 of spend, an annual free night certificate (which may be used at Category 1-4 hotels), and 15 elite night credits annually.
The discussion thread on the "current" Marriott Premier Plus Visa Card (a/k/a Chase Marriott Bonvoy Visa Card) may be found here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...on-thread.html.
There is also a discussion thread in the Chase credit card forum on the Marriott cards: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...ts-2016-a.html. Note that this Chase forum discussion thread has posts on both the classic and current cards (which have slightly different benefits.)
The discussion thread on the "current" Marriott Premier Plus Visa Card (a/k/a Chase Marriott Bonvoy Visa Card) may be found here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...on-thread.html.
There is also a discussion thread in the Chase credit card forum on the Marriott cards: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...ts-2016-a.html. Note that this Chase forum discussion thread has posts on both the classic and current cards (which have slightly different benefits.)
Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Credit Card
Jun 19, 2020, 9:11 pm
#241
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Elite nights posted.
Is anyone else experiencing a delay on their elite nights from the 3K spend posting?
A while back I had issues with long delays but for months now my nights have posted soon after my statement closed.
This month however it’s delayed again.
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Interested if others are having the same problem this month.
A while back I had issues with long delays but for months now my nights have posted soon after my statement closed.
This month however it’s delayed again.
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Interested if others are having the same problem this month.
Ditto for me - . . . .
Also agree with YoungBubbie , the 1 night per $3K spend would post with a few days of the points from my Visa bill posting to my Marriott account.
Also agree with YoungBubbie , the 1 night per $3K spend would post with a few days of the points from my Visa bill posting to my Marriott account.
Jun 20, 2020, 6:39 am
#242
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,815
I ended up doing some spend this month and when added to previous must have totaled $3000 plus as I did receive an elite night credit a few days after statement closed.
Nov 19, 2020, 4:46 pm
#243
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Southern California
Programs: AA Exec Plat, UA Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Gold, National Exec, Hertz Pres
Posts: 212
I have not put spend on my Marriott Bonvoy Premier card in 4 years. I now need one more elite night credit and was wondering how close I was to the next $3k so I can earn another elite night, so I called the number on the back and they told me that I have a total lifetime spend of $7300 on the card, but my last charge was in 2016. Based on this info, it seems that I need another $1700 to earn an elite night, but the agent told me that the progress toward the next $3k resets every calendar year. This doesn't seem to be true based on what I've read here.
QUESTIONS:
1. Regarding earning an elite night, does the progress toward $3k reset every calendar year?
2. Given that I have $7300 lifetime spend with the last card usage in 2016, do I need to put $1700 or $3000 on my card to earn my next EQM?
Thanks in advance as your response will help me decide whether to put more spend on this card or do a mattress run.
QUESTIONS:
1. Regarding earning an elite night, does the progress toward $3k reset every calendar year?
2. Given that I have $7300 lifetime spend with the last card usage in 2016, do I need to put $1700 or $3000 on my card to earn my next EQM?
Thanks in advance as your response will help me decide whether to put more spend on this card or do a mattress run.
Nov 19, 2020, 8:03 pm
#244
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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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I have not put spend on my Marriott Bonvoy Premier card in 4 years. I now need one more elite night credit and was wondering how close I was to the next $3k so I can earn another elite night, so I called the number on the back and they told me that I have a total lifetime spend of $7300 on the card, but my last charge was in 2016. Based on this info, it seems that I need another $1700 to earn an elite night, but the agent told me that the progress toward the next $3k resets every calendar year. This doesn't seem to be true based on what I've read here.
QUESTIONS:
1. Regarding earning an elite night, does the progress toward $3k reset every calendar year?
2. Given that I have $7300 lifetime spend with the last card usage in 2016, do I need to put $1700 or $3000 on my card to earn my next EQM?
Thanks in advance as your response will help me decide whether to put more spend on this card or do a mattress run.
QUESTIONS:
1. Regarding earning an elite night, does the progress toward $3k reset every calendar year?
2. Given that I have $7300 lifetime spend with the last card usage in 2016, do I need to put $1700 or $3000 on my card to earn my next EQM?
Thanks in advance as your response will help me decide whether to put more spend on this card or do a mattress run.
David
Nov 19, 2020, 11:38 pm
#245
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I have had this card since 2012, and never stopped using it for a year at a time. I suspect most users don't know whether the $3,000 elite-night threshold resets every year. I used it as my primary card and never noticed that.
Maybe you can spend $1,700+ before your final statement date to find out for us? 🙂
To be safe, I would just stay the night. Perhaps redeem some points?
Maybe you can spend $1,700+ before your final statement date to find out for us? 🙂
To be safe, I would just stay the night. Perhaps redeem some points?
Nov 21, 2020, 2:38 pm
#246
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Southern California
Programs: AA Exec Plat, UA Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Gold, National Exec, Hertz Pres
Posts: 212
DELee SPN Lifer Thank you for your responses. Looks like most users don't know and there isn't enough info on the internet on this legacy card. I'm sitting at 74 elite nights and it'll be silly to not get to 75 and earn those extra 5 SNAs. I was going to burn a Cat 5 cert and take a mini weekend vacation, but the recent COVID surge is getting me to reconsider unless COVID cases drop before 12/31. I might either burn a Cat 5 cert on a mattress run, pay for the cheapest hotel I can find close to where I live, or put some spend on this card. Unfortunately, putting $3k spend on this card has an opportunity cost attached to it that's more expensive than the cost of 1 night at a cheap hotel (1 Marriott pt/$ vs 2 AMEX pts/$ on general spend). Putting $1.7k is cheaper than spending $90 on a cheap hotel, but it isn't guaranteed, so it would be a gamble. I know I'm pinching pennies, but I enjoy optimizing credit card usage.
Mar 9, 2022, 11:06 pm
#247
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So, I still have this card. I remember I stayed with this because it has/had this benefit:
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TRIP CANCELLATION/TRIP INTERRUPTION INSURANCE
If your trip is canceled or cut short by sickness, severe weather and other covered situations, you can be reimbursed up to $5,000 per trip for your pre-paid, non-refundable travel expenses, including passenger fares, tours and hotels
***
and the new $95/Category 5 Certificate card does not have it.
Are the benefits still different?
With the new variable pricing and the top-off feature, I am looking at basically $85 buys me 25,000 points and $95 buys me 35,000 points. Or, I can switch to the $0 card and still get a lot of the travel benefits. I don't really care much about earning more Marriott points or elite benefits (LT Titanium). I usually use the Costco Citi Visa but that one only has Car Rental and Accident Insurance when it comes to travel.
Any thoughts? Thanks.
***
TRIP CANCELLATION/TRIP INTERRUPTION INSURANCE
If your trip is canceled or cut short by sickness, severe weather and other covered situations, you can be reimbursed up to $5,000 per trip for your pre-paid, non-refundable travel expenses, including passenger fares, tours and hotels
***
and the new $95/Category 5 Certificate card does not have it.
Are the benefits still different?
With the new variable pricing and the top-off feature, I am looking at basically $85 buys me 25,000 points and $95 buys me 35,000 points. Or, I can switch to the $0 card and still get a lot of the travel benefits. I don't really care much about earning more Marriott points or elite benefits (LT Titanium). I usually use the Costco Citi Visa but that one only has Car Rental and Accident Insurance when it comes to travel.
Any thoughts? Thanks.
Mar 10, 2022, 3:21 am
#248
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,815
So, I still have this card. I remember I stayed with this because it has/had this benefit:
***
TRIP CANCELLATION/TRIP INTERRUPTION INSURANCE
If your trip is canceled or cut short by sickness, severe weather and other covered situations, you can be reimbursed up to $5,000 per trip for your pre-paid, non-refundable travel expenses, including passenger fares, tours and hotels
***
and the new $95/Category 5 Certificate card does not have it.
Are the benefits still different?
With the new variable pricing and the top-off feature, I am looking at basically $85 buys me 25,000 points and $95 buys me 35,000 points. Or, I can switch to the $0 card and still get a lot of the travel benefits. I don't really care much about earning more Marriott points or elite benefits (LT Titanium). I usually use the Costco Citi Visa but that one only has Car Rental and Accident Insurance when it comes to travel.
Any thoughts? Thanks.
***
TRIP CANCELLATION/TRIP INTERRUPTION INSURANCE
If your trip is canceled or cut short by sickness, severe weather and other covered situations, you can be reimbursed up to $5,000 per trip for your pre-paid, non-refundable travel expenses, including passenger fares, tours and hotels
***
and the new $95/Category 5 Certificate card does not have it.
Are the benefits still different?
With the new variable pricing and the top-off feature, I am looking at basically $85 buys me 25,000 points and $95 buys me 35,000 points. Or, I can switch to the $0 card and still get a lot of the travel benefits. I don't really care much about earning more Marriott points or elite benefits (LT Titanium). I usually use the Costco Citi Visa but that one only has Car Rental and Accident Insurance when it comes to travel.
Any thoughts? Thanks.
Otherwise I put spend on my Marriott Amex where I get 6x instead of 5x on Marriott spend and 2x on all other spends.
Apr 15, 2022, 7:10 am
#249
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
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Details on Elite Night Credit per $3,000 in spend
I just wanted to be sure I understand the details. Essentially, there's a counter that increments for all purchases; every time the counter hits $3,000 an elite night is credited and the counter is reduced by $3,000. The counter doesn't reset at the end of a year (or month).
As an example, if the counter has $100 on it and I buy something for $3,400 (or pay $3,400 in taxes with the card), I'll get an elite night credit and the counter has the $500 residual.
I ask because I've had other offers on some credit cards where the amount of each purchase that exceeds the threshold is "lost"; with those offers, in the above example, I'd get the benefit of hitting the $3,000, but the counter would reset to zero rather than $500.
As an example, if the counter has $100 on it and I buy something for $3,400 (or pay $3,400 in taxes with the card), I'll get an elite night credit and the counter has the $500 residual.
I ask because I've had other offers on some credit cards where the amount of each purchase that exceeds the threshold is "lost"; with those offers, in the above example, I'd get the benefit of hitting the $3,000, but the counter would reset to zero rather than $500.
Apr 15, 2022, 7:31 am
#250
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I responded to your earlier post in the other thread.
Elite night/3k spend on OLD Marriott VISA card
Elite night/3k spend on OLD Marriott VISA card
Jun 11, 2022, 2:43 pm
#251
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: San Diego
Programs: UA LTP, AA LTG, DL Plat, Marriott LTT, HH Diamond
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Earnings at Autograph (and Design)?
Hi. I had a recent reward stay at an Autograph hotel (Ivens, Lisbon); paid some incidentals using my Visa Premier card. I was surprised that I didn't get any bonus for that spending; it was just credited 1 point per dollar.
Is there something about Autograph hotels that they don't offer the usual 5X or 6X (I forget) points? I tried looking up online on both Marriott and Chase but was in an endless loop of noninformative pages, probably since they don't offer it any more. All I can find is "hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy program," which this hotel and others certainly do. If these hotels don't offer the multiple, does anyone have a list of the other chains that do or don't?
The amount of points hfor this stay was pretty small but I have a future stay at another "new" brand that is more loosely tied to Bonvoy, a "Design Hotel," where I'll have a lot more spending and so now I am wondering about them too. Any insights are much appreciated.
FTF
Hi. I had a recent reward stay at an Autograph hotel (Ivens, Lisbon); paid some incidentals using my Visa Premier card. I was surprised that I didn't get any bonus for that spending; it was just credited 1 point per dollar.
Is there something about Autograph hotels that they don't offer the usual 5X or 6X (I forget) points? I tried looking up online on both Marriott and Chase but was in an endless loop of noninformative pages, probably since they don't offer it any more. All I can find is "hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy program," which this hotel and others certainly do. If these hotels don't offer the multiple, does anyone have a list of the other chains that do or don't?
The amount of points hfor this stay was pretty small but I have a future stay at another "new" brand that is more loosely tied to Bonvoy, a "Design Hotel," where I'll have a lot more spending and so now I am wondering about them too. Any insights are much appreciated.
FTF
Jun 11, 2022, 3:36 pm
#252
Join Date: May 2013
Location: DTW
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Posts: 866
Earnings at Autograph (and Design)?
Hi. I had a recent reward stay at an Autograph hotel (Ivens, Lisbon); paid some incidentals using my Visa Premier card. I was surprised that I didn't get any bonus for that spending; it was just credited 1 point per dollar.
Is there something about Autograph hotels that they don't offer the usual 5X or 6X (I forget) points? I tried looking up online on both Marriott and Chase but was in an endless loop of noninformative pages, probably since they don't offer it any more. All I can find is "hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy program," which this hotel and others certainly do. If these hotels don't offer the multiple, does anyone have a list of the other chains that do or don't?
The amount of points hfor this stay was pretty small but I have a future stay at another "new" brand that is more loosely tied to Bonvoy, a "Design Hotel," where I'll have a lot more spending and so now I am wondering about them too. Any insights are much appreciated.
FTF
Hi. I had a recent reward stay at an Autograph hotel (Ivens, Lisbon); paid some incidentals using my Visa Premier card. I was surprised that I didn't get any bonus for that spending; it was just credited 1 point per dollar.
Is there something about Autograph hotels that they don't offer the usual 5X or 6X (I forget) points? I tried looking up online on both Marriott and Chase but was in an endless loop of noninformative pages, probably since they don't offer it any more. All I can find is "hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy program," which this hotel and others certainly do. If these hotels don't offer the multiple, does anyone have a list of the other chains that do or don't?
The amount of points hfor this stay was pretty small but I have a future stay at another "new" brand that is more loosely tied to Bonvoy, a "Design Hotel," where I'll have a lot more spending and so now I am wondering about them too. Any insights are much appreciated.
FTF
Jan 22, 2023, 5:15 am
#254
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
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Made a payment at the Sheraton Full Moon Resort & Spa, Maldives for my room charges earlier this month using my Chase Bonvoy Visa. My statement closed earlier this week & the points for spends posted today. However, the posting shows in the general spend category & not the Marriott category so I didn't get any bonus points.
Has anyone else here used a Marriott branded card at this property & not received the bonus points?
Has anyone else here used a Marriott branded card at this property & not received the bonus points?
Jan 23, 2023, 7:56 am
#255
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: San Diego
Programs: UA LTP, AA LTG, DL Plat, Marriott LTT, HH Diamond
Posts: 865
I don't think it's property based; I think it's a problem with the card. I've recently noticed it doesn't seem to be recognizing former Starwood and some of the newer brands as purchases that should receive the Marriott bonus. I've had this happen at an Autograph in Europe and Westin/Sheraton properties in plain ol' New Jersey. I've put off going to fight with them about it because I don't know how long it's been happening and so I have to go back and check for some time to see how many times I've got ripped off. But that's what I'm seeing, FWIW.
FTF
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