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The Offer
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- Get a one-time $30 statement credit by using your connected Card to spend $150+ on room rate and room charges at Marriott Hotels from 7/10/17 to 10/31/17
The Fine Print
- Enrollment limited. Offer valid only on Marriott Hotels® locations in the US, PR, and USVI. Reservations must be made online at marriott.com, by using the Marriott Mobile App or via phone to Marriott Worldwide Reservations, 1-888-236-2427.
- Offer not valid on international locations outside the US. Excludes JW Marriott®, The Ritz-Carlton®, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Fairfield Inn®, Residence Inn®, SpringHill Suites®, TownePlace Suites®, Bulgari®, EDITION Hotels®, Courtyard® by Marriott, Autograph Collection®, Renaissance®, Delta®, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, Gaylord Hotels®, Protea®, Moxy®, and Starwood® Hotel and Resorts properties. Excludes gift cards and ShopMarriott purchases.
- Offer only valid on room rate and room charges.
- Offer not valid for lodging stays that are paid for before the promotion start date or after the promotion end date.
Our Verdict
In the past, it worked to buy a Marriott gift card at the front desk of a Marriott location as well, despite the terms which say room charges only. You can even resell a Marriott gift card for up to 80.5%. Not really worth it as you’re basically just breaking even. Read these 14 things everybody should know about American Express offers before asking basic questions in the comments.
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I added this to a Biz Plat card, but once you eliminate all of the Marriott brands except for one it seemed like a pretty lousy offer. I hadn't thought of buying a gift card at one of the few qualifying locations. I'll have to check that out.
Amex responded that offer reached max number=dead.
I bought gift cards at a Marriott and got credit for them all. Marriott was also able to do split payment so I didn't have to get $150 denominations.
Even when you find a location that sells GCs, it's important that the transaction is processed the same way a regular stay would.
I have a Marriott Hotel very close by. It seems that per this post, you have been able to purchase Marriott gift cards in the past. Any recent data points to confirm this it works on this offer would greatly be appreciated. I have this offer on 8 Amex cards in my household. I can generally spend the gift cards at other Marriott properties (Courtyard, Residence, Renaissance, etc) for work travel.
First verify that your local Marriott sells gift cards in the hotel. I couldnt find any nearby with gift cards at location.
I stopped in this evening as it's a location I pass regularly. They told me they don't sell them and directed me to buy them online.
Just in time! Staying at Marriott for work... How to reach MSR on my Altitude now... first world problems
Im going to Casa Magna Marriott in Cancun for 5 nights in october. Got a good deal so i didnt waste points. Was thinking to pay with Marriott card but I guess i can pay now $150 on each Amex card. But will it work for Cancun Maxico or US only?
So i was thinking to go down to a Marriott hotel and buy like 6-8 $150 gift cards with different Amex cards and then pay at Cancun with the gift cards. Well i called 7 Marriotts in Brooklyn/Manhattan but none of them sell gift cards in the hotel. They said i should buy them online or gave me a 1800 number to call.
You REALLY don't want to use Marriott gift cards outside of the US. I learned my lesson, in Mexico. When I looked at the exchange rate they were using, I saw that I was losing about 15% on the exchange!!! So much for trying to save money by buying the gift cards first!
Thanks 👍
This is showing on Amex SPG, which is a boon, since this becomes one of the rare cases where an Amex Offer is not simultaneously pulling one off of brand credit card bonus points (i.e., 2 SPG points per $ spend at Marriott on Amex SPG card)
Think it will work for the resort fees on a point stay at the cosmopolitan las vegas?
With all of the exceptions they list, I really doubt that it would work at Cosmo.
You could try calling the Vegas Marriott (702) 650-2000 to see if they sell gift cards, then use the gift cards at Cosmo (I'd call to check on that first, as well).
So far, buying gift cards at the given hotel chain has always triggered the offer for me.
I am staying at Residence Inn by Marriott later this week. Any data points on other Marriott properties?
Worked for me at Courtyard last time they had this promotion.
Although now that I read the terms in more detail, it seems to be valid at ONLY Marriott properties, whereas last time they had a similar promotion is was valid across their entire portfolio... so it probably won't work at Residence Inn.