Sep 26, 2019, 1:59 pm
Last edit by: Oxon Flyer
Marriott page on C&P:
https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/red...cash-points.mi
To view the calendar of Peak / Off-Peak points rates, on the booking webpage check the "Use Points / Certificates" box, open the calendar and select 'Flexible Dates'.
https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/red...cash-points.mi
To view the calendar of Peak / Off-Peak points rates, on the booking webpage check the "Use Points / Certificates" box, open the calendar and select 'Flexible Dates'.
Bonvoy Off-Peak and Peak Redemption Rates, LIVE from 14 Sep 2019
Sep 14, 2019, 5:00 pm
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Bonvoy Off-Peak and Peak Redemption Rates, LIVE from 14 Sep 2019
Starting today, all 7,000+ hotels participating in our program will offer three redemption levels for free nights: Off-Peak, Standard or Peak rates. You will begin to see these new rates appear when you search for hotels and check the “Use Points” box on Marriott.com and the mobile app. It will take a few hours to fully update our servers, but while this is happening you will still be able to book award stays.
Get a sneak peek—below are examples of when we expect some popular destinations to offer Off-Peak rates. Please note, rates may vary by day of the week and larger markets – like New York – may be divided into submarkets. Award rates will be updated monthly to reflect market conditions.
• Bali: November 2019 through mid-December 2019, mid-January 2020 through March 2020
• Many European cities: Primarily November 2019 through March 2020
• California Wine Country: Mid-November 2019 through April 2020
• New York: January and February 2020
• Maldives: May 2020 through June 2020 and the end of August 2020 through early October 2020
• Capetown: May 2020 through August 2020
• Costa Rica: August 2020 through October 2020
As a reminder, any reservations booked with points made prior to today will remain at the reserved Standard redemption rate. However, if you need to change that reservation, you may see a new redemption rate when you rebook. If the hotel you booked moves into Off-Peak, you can rebook at the new, lower redemption rate and then cancel the original reservation (standard cancellation time periods apply).
Start exploring—when searching for a hotel, select “Flexible Dates” in the dates field to explore a hotel’s redemption availability calendar. This is a great way to find the best rates to redeem your points at a particular hotel. In addition, we will introduce new and improved search functionality in the coming weeks. You will be able to search for award stays with enhanced filters, by point range and quickly access a hotel’s flexible date finder. More details about this will be coming soon.
Explore what’s new and redeem your points. ]https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/redeem/hotels/free-nights.mi
Get a sneak peek—below are examples of when we expect some popular destinations to offer Off-Peak rates. Please note, rates may vary by day of the week and larger markets – like New York – may be divided into submarkets. Award rates will be updated monthly to reflect market conditions.
• Bali: November 2019 through mid-December 2019, mid-January 2020 through March 2020
• Many European cities: Primarily November 2019 through March 2020
• California Wine Country: Mid-November 2019 through April 2020
• New York: January and February 2020
• Maldives: May 2020 through June 2020 and the end of August 2020 through early October 2020
• Capetown: May 2020 through August 2020
• Costa Rica: August 2020 through October 2020
As a reminder, any reservations booked with points made prior to today will remain at the reserved Standard redemption rate. However, if you need to change that reservation, you may see a new redemption rate when you rebook. If the hotel you booked moves into Off-Peak, you can rebook at the new, lower redemption rate and then cancel the original reservation (standard cancellation time periods apply).
Start exploring—when searching for a hotel, select “Flexible Dates” in the dates field to explore a hotel’s redemption availability calendar. This is a great way to find the best rates to redeem your points at a particular hotel. In addition, we will introduce new and improved search functionality in the coming weeks. You will be able to search for award stays with enhanced filters, by point range and quickly access a hotel’s flexible date finder. More details about this will be coming soon.
Explore what’s new and redeem your points. ]https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/redeem/hotels/free-nights.mi
Sep 14, 2019, 5:17 pm
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Indeed! As it should be.
Bolding mine. Note that the Lurker is pointing out the intended functionality that the new Marriott IT is supposed to offer for PA bookings made before Sept 14. Of course, we all know that Marriott IT may not have the system properly programmed, so there yet may be errors and glitches.
Bolding mine. Note that the Lurker is pointing out the intended functionality that the new Marriott IT is supposed to offer for PA bookings made before Sept 14. Of course, we all know that Marriott IT may not have the system properly programmed, so there yet may be errors and glitches.
Sep 14, 2019, 5:21 pm
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Just to make 100% sure, my PA booking made before 9/13/19 for a cat 5 hotel should still cost 35k points per night?
I have a 5 night booking at a cat 5 hotel that cost 140,000 points, that is now showing 150,000 points as two nights became 40,000 point nights. This will be corrected at some point, correct?
I have a 5 night booking at a cat 5 hotel that cost 140,000 points, that is now showing 150,000 points as two nights became 40,000 point nights. This will be corrected at some point, correct?
Sep 14, 2019, 5:26 pm
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I think at this time, the urgency is on the annual free nights. If we can find the hotels that we'll likely to stay, by all means to use them. After more hotels get peak or off-peak, the FNs can only be used with standard and off-peak. We can always carry the points to next year even though we know the points are losing value year by year.
It could be used for any of these:
— Category 1 through 4 - Points or PointsSavers - Off-Peak, Standard, or Peak
— Category 5 - Points or PointsSavers - Off-Peak or Standard
— Category 6 - PointsSavers - Off Peak
Of course, using a 35K certificate for a Category 1 Off-Peak night is undoubtedly a bad use of the certificate. But a Category 4 Peak night could be a very good use if it's a good property at a high-demand time.
Sep 14, 2019, 5:29 pm
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I like how it's on a regional basis, and not on a per-property basis. It means we don't have to waste time looking at each individual property to see if some are peak/off-peak and some are not.
Sep 14, 2019, 5:33 pm
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Actually, if you have a free hotel night from a credit card for up to 35,000 points, it's not limited to Standard and Off-Peak.
It could be used for any of these:
— Category 1 through 4 - Points or PointsSavers - Off-Peak, Standard, or Peak
— Category 5 - Points or PointsSavers - Off-Peak or Standard
— Category 6 - PointsSavers - Off Peak
Of course, using a 35K certificate for a Category 1 Off-Peak night is undoubtedly a bad use of the certificate. But a Category 4 Peak night could be a very good use if it's a good property at a high-demand time.
It could be used for any of these:
— Category 1 through 4 - Points or PointsSavers - Off-Peak, Standard, or Peak
— Category 5 - Points or PointsSavers - Off-Peak or Standard
— Category 6 - PointsSavers - Off Peak
Of course, using a 35K certificate for a Category 1 Off-Peak night is undoubtedly a bad use of the certificate. But a Category 4 Peak night could be a very good use if it's a good property at a high-demand time.
Sep 14, 2019, 5:34 pm
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This doesn't seem to be happening. On May 22 at the Westin Tokyo (cat 6), you'll spend 60k point. Same day at Prince Sakura (also cat 6) is 50k.
Sep 14, 2019, 5:40 pm
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Starting today, all 7,000+ hotels participating in our program will offer three redemption levels for free nights: Off-Peak, Standard or Peak rates. You will begin to see these new rates appear when you search for hotels and check the “Use Points” box on Marriott.com and the mobile app. It will take a few hours to fully update our servers, but while this is happening you will still be able to book award stays.
