The Offer
- Chase is offering the following bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card (formerly known as the Chase Marriott Premier Plus card)
- $200 statement credit after first purchase
- Two free night awards (up to 35,000 points per night) after $3,000 in spend within the first three months
Card Details
- Annual fee of $95 is waived first year
- Eligibility for this product: The product is not available to either:
- current cardmembers of the Marriott Bonvoy™ Premier credit card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier) or Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ credit card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus), or
- previous cardmembers of the Marriott Bonvoy™ Premier credit card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier) or Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ credit card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus), who received a new cardmember bonus within the last 24 months.
- Eligibility for the new cardmember bonus: The bonus is not available to you if you:
- are a current cardmember, or were a previous cardmember within the last 30 days, of Marriott Bonvoy™ American Express® Card (also known as The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express);
- are a current or previous cardmember of either Marriott Bonvoy Business™ American Express® Card (also known as The Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express) or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® Card (also known as the Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card), and received a new cardmember bonus or upgrade bonus in the last 24 months; or
- applied and were approved for Marriott Bonvoy Business™ American Express® Card (also known as The Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express) or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® Card (also known as the Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card) within the last 90 days.
- Chase 5/24 rule applies to this card
- Free award night every anniversary valid at a property costing up to 35,000 points
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 6x points per $1 spent at Marriott Bonvoy hotels
- 2x points per $1 spent on all other purchases
- Elite status:
- Automatic silver elite status
- Gold status if you spend $35,000 or more within a card member year
- 15 elite night credits towards status each year
Our Verdict
Other current bonus on this card is 100,000 points without the annual fee waived. We’ve also seen three night bonus offers in the past as well. If you redeem the free nights at properties costing 35,000 points per night this is basically a bonus of 70,000 points + $295 (remember the annual fee is waived) in comparison to 100,000 points. The upside to the points offer is you have more flexibility in what you use the points for. That being said most people will much prefer $295 to 30,000 Marriott points so if you can use the certificates smartly and value cash sign up bonuses then this bonus might be worth considering in comparison to the straight points offer.
Keep in mind all the restrictions on who can get the bonus on this card:
I most likely won’t be adding this to our list of the best credit card bonuses. Before applying or asking questions, read this post about everything you should know about Chase credit cards first.
Hat tip to reader Julia
