Marriott introduced peak and off-peak pricing last year, with the caveat that it would change dynamically every month, so that you keep having to check if rates for your dates have changed.
Curiously, pricing at many hotels has remained at standard or peak levels throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
Marriott announced today that most of their hotels can be booked between today and 6/30/20 for travel between today and 7/31/20 at off-peak rates. That’s logical, though I’d have hoped they would just make all of 2020 at off-peak rates.
That means a night at the category 8 S. Regis or Ritz Carlton Bal Harbour in July will run 70K points per night or 56K points per night on a 5 night stay.
Some hotels will be even less, such as the category 8 Blue Palace Crete, thanks to off-peak PointSavers:
You can see the Marriott award chart here:
| Hotel Category | Award Chart | Cash + Points Chart | Pointsavers Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | 5,000 off-peak 7,500 standard 10,000 peak | $55+1,500 (1.57 cpp) off-peak $55+3,500 (1.38 cpp) standard $55+4,500 (1 cpp) peak | 4,000 off-peak 6,000 standard 8,500 peak |
| Category 2 | 10,000 off-peak 12,500 standard 15,000 peak | $65+4,000 (1.08 cpp) off-peak $65+6,000 (1 cpp) standard $65+7,000 (0.81 cpp) peak | 8,000 off-peak 11,000 standard 13,000 peak |
| Category 3 | 15,000 off-peak 17,500 standard 20,000 peak | $80+6,000 (0.89 cpp) off-peak $80+8,500 (0.89 cpp) standard $80+9,500 (0.76 cpp) peak | 12,000 off-peak 16,000 standard 18,000 peak |
| Category 4 | 20,000 off-peak 25,000 standard 30,000 peak | $105+8,000 (0.88 cpp) off-peak $105+12,000 (0.8 cpp) $105+15,000 (0.7 cpp) peak | 17,500 off-peak 22,500 standard 27,500 peak |
| Category 5 | 30,000 off-peak 35,000 standard 40,000 peak | $140+13,500 (0.85 cpp) off-peak $140+17,000 (0.78 cpp) $140+21,000 (0.74 cpp) peak | 27,500 off-peak 32,500 standard 37,500 peak |
| Category 6 | 40,000 off-peak 50,000 standard 60,000 peak | $190+19,000 (0.9 cpp) off-peak $190+25,000 (0.76 cpp) $190+30,000 (0.63 cpp) peak | 35,000 off-peak 45,000 standard 55,000 peak |
| Category 7 | 50,000 off-peak 60,000 standard 70,000 peak | $250+25,000 (1 cpp) off-peak $250+30,000 (0.83 cpp) $250+40,000 (0.83 cpp) peak | 45,000 off-peak 55,000 standard 65,000 peak |
| Category 8 | 70,000 off-peak 85,000 standard 100,000 peak | $440+27,500 (1.04 cpp) off-peak $440+42,500 (1.04 cpp) $440+57,500 (1.04 cpp) peak | 65,000 off-peak 80,000 standard 90,000 peak |
Marriott also announced that if you qualified for status in 2019, in late July they will give you bonus elite qualifying nights for this year:
- Silver: 5 bonus elite nights
- Gold: 13 bonus elite nights
- Platinum: 25 bonus elite nights
- Titanium: 38 bonus elite nights
- Ambassador: 50 bonus elite nights
Marriott has already extended elite status for those members, but the nights will help them reach the 50 and 75 night thresholds for choice benefits and they’ll count towards lifetime status. Plus they combine with up to 30 elite nights for having Marriott cards so that you can more easily reach a higher elite status level.
Ambassador elites with 100 night this year will also be given the ability to nominate someone for Platinum status.
Those are all nice givebacks for elites, but it’s hard to get too excited about Marriott status given that it pales in comparison to what Starwood status once offered and to what Hyatt status still offers.
Marriott previously announced other givebacks, like extensions on certificate expiration dates and a suspension of points expiration.
Will these givebacks keep you loyal to Marriott?
Who would consider staying in a hotel now?
They couldn’t give me a room for free considering all the contact I’d be forced to make there.
“can be booked by 6/30/20 for travel by 7/31/20 at off-peak rates.”
Dan I’m confused, are you saying hotel stays between 6/30 – 7/31 can be booked NOW at off peak rates ?
I’ve clarified the wording in the post.
No, Marriott lost me 3-4 years ago
Same here! Bonvoy’s disregard to their customers is mind boggling!
What happened? Brainwashed from Dan?
What Is point savers?
I have both Amex business Bonvoy and consumer Amex Bonvoy but the two have never been linked. Is there a way to link them so I can take advantage of the 30 nights per year?
Call marriot and ask them to merge your two accounts.
The cards themselves aren’t linked; rather they should both be linked to the same Bonvoy number. If they linked to separate Bonvoy numbers, then that means you have 2 Bonvoy accounts. Call Marriott Bonvoy to merge them, this has nothing to do with AMEX.
So if i currently have a consumer amex with 15 nights credit plus 4 nights stayed and i open the business card now will i get another 15 nights upon approval and then 13 in july which will bring me to 49 total? Just one more to get platinum?
Sorry 47 total so 3 to go =)
Sounds right, though don’t expect much from Marriott Platinum.
Isn’t the upgrade benefit for platinum same as for titanium and ambassador
No. But even with those levels, don’t expect much.
I got garbage as a titanium.
As per marriott.com both plat and titanium includes “upgrades including select suites” . Im not saying it’s not garbage in just saying whatever it is …. it’s same for plat and titanium
Gotta get to the fine print for exceptions, such as “At The Ritz-Carlton, suites are only included for Titanium Elite and Ambassador Elite Members”
Also Platinum is prioritized under Titanium/Ambassador.
Either way, good luck on getting them to follow through on the suite promise. The SPG days are long gone.
“saying” means nothing, wait till actually gets them.
I got pretty good upgrades as Ambassador
I guess Ambassador is what it takes then.
i got good upgrades with platinum mostly in asia and golf even on airline free stays like ETIHAD and QATAR
Asia is a different story.
Any chance that booking window will be extended ?
Bonus elite nights posted for me.