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gcja Jul 13, 2018 4:54 am
Use Marriott gift card in Starwood hotels soon?
 
2. From which date, can I use Marriott gift card in Starwood hotels?

3Cforme Jul 13, 2018 5:22 am
I wouldn't assume that date is in the near future. Combining Marriott Rewards and SPG doesn't necessarily change the franchise agreements (requiring ex-Starwood properties to accept Marriott gift cards) or payment systems.

CPRich Jul 13, 2018 7:32 am
On the date that Marriott announces you can do it.

sdsearch Jul 14, 2018 12:26 am
Originally Posted by gcja (Post 29969068)
2. From which date, can I use Marriott gift card in Starwood hotels?
Delta is a Marriott brand, not a Starwood brand. But you can't use a Marriott gift card at the Delta Garden Grove CA, because "we're too new" (now over 3 months with the Marriott program, but still no stays post, can't accept Marriott gift cards, etc, etc).

So don't even assume you can use Marriott gift cards at every Marriott program property. Many yes, every no.

stvr Jul 14, 2018 1:26 am
That's funny. Delta Grand Rapids couldn't do gift card, couldn't post stay properly. "Too new," I'm told. They've been open for 9 months. Must be the Delta software?

Tanic Jul 14, 2018 1:11 pm
It's difficult enough to redeem a Marriott GC at a Marriott!

navatwal Oct 25, 2018 7:59 pm
Do Starwood properties now accept Marriott gift cards?

gloreglabert Jan 13, 2019 3:09 pm
Originally Posted by navatwal (Post 30357041)
Do Starwood properties now accept Marriott gift cards?
Bumping to say...nope

margarita girl Jan 14, 2019 2:26 am
I hope they do by April. Planning to stay at Sheraton Sydney and was thinking gift cards would be a good way to avoid credit card fees!

beachmiles Jan 24, 2019 9:35 am
Trying to use some gift cards to offset a few hundred dollars in Room Service charges, on an award stay in Florida. Front desk people are stumped. Supervisor is discussing with property’s Finance Department.
I will report back.

beachmiles Jan 24, 2019 10:20 am
Originally Posted by beachmiles (Post 30695159)
Trying to use some gift cards to offset a few hundred dollars in Room Service charges, on an award stay in Florida. Front desk people are stumped. Supervisor is discussing with property’s Finance Department.
I will report back.
Disappointed. Staying at W south Beach on an awards stay, with points. Front desk checked with Finance Department, and says gift cards cannot be used , because it is a resort property.
I am not sure that is correct. May just be “we don’t know how to do it.”
other than that, the W South Beach is Wonderful.

vishalgupta22 Jan 24, 2019 7:10 pm
Originally Posted by margarita girl (Post 30651872)
I hope they do by April. Planning to stay at Sheraton Sydney and was thinking gift cards would be a good way to avoid credit card fees!
Maybe I am missing something, but my understanding is that you will lose more money with a gift card because the hotel will convert AUD to CAD at their price which is normally lot worse than Foreign transaction Fee + Visa/Master conversion rate combined.

vishalgupta22 Jan 24, 2019 7:15 pm
Originally Posted by beachmiles (Post 30695159)
Trying to use some gift cards to offset a few hundred dollars in Room Service charges, on an award stay in Florida. Front desk people are stumped. Supervisor is discussing with property’s Finance Department.
I will report back.
This is normal. I tried to use a gift card only once (at Courtyard, Namdaemun, Seoul), it took almost a day before FD figured how (if at all) to use it. They took the GC number, and tole me, they will let me know tomorrow (or by evening). When I checked in the evening they said they were able to apply it to my stay.

I did the GC coz I was trying to hit my spending on Chase Marriott card.

margarita girl Jan 24, 2019 7:33 pm
Originally Posted by vishalgupta22 (Post 30697421)
Maybe I am missing something, but my understanding is that you will lose more money with a gift card because the hotel will convert AUD to CAD at their price which is normally lot worse than Foreign transaction Fee + Visa/Master conversion rate combined.
That is incorrect. My experience with gift cards is they use the XE rate, or something similar to convert. It is not the cash exchange rate that the front desk gives you.

My gift cards are in USD and I used one of them at Courtyard YYZ and the exchange rate was spot on.

beachmiles Jan 27, 2019 11:07 am
from Marriott gift card page
 
The following Marriott Hotel Brands DO NOT accept Marriott or The Ritz-Carlton GiftCards: Protea Hotels by Marriott®, St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Tribute Portfolio™, Four Points® by Sheraton, Aloft®, Element®, Design Hotels™

This information is not displayed on the Ultimate Rewards gift card order site.


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