Marriott is advertising a week of wonders.
Most of them seem pretty weak to me.
- Save 30% on Marriott Boutiques.
- Save on hotel beds and amenities at home. Back in the SPG days it was easy to get 40% off these typically overpriced items.
- Save 25% off Marriott Escapes.
- Hardly a sale to get too excited about.
- Stay at Marriott Homes & Villas and get a free night.
- Book and stay for at least 3 nights at a Marriott home or villa, Marriott’s answer to Airbnb, in 2020 and get a free Marriott hotel night. Unfortunately the fine print says the free night is only valid for Marriott hotels up to 35K points, will expire 6 months from date of issuance, and can’t be extended. Ouch.
- “Free nights for up to 33% fewer points”
- Hyatt has been offering big rebates on award stays, but where are the other chains? Marriott isn’t really offering 33% off, they’re just offering off-peak availability for stays at select hotels through 11/30. Also, only category 1 off-peak pricing is actually 33% less than standard pricing, it’s 14-20% less in other categories. There’s certainly some value in this offer and it’s the best of the bunch, though I wish the booking window was longer. Quite frankly, all hotels worldwide ought to be off-peak for the foreseeable future.
- This is valuable though if you get your 5 free 50K nights on the Marriott card limited time offer as this will allow you to book off-peak category 7 hotels.
Here is what off-peak awards cost:
| 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 |
Will you take advantage of any of these offers?
the suspension of elite benefits compensation has made staying a elite irrelevant it’s ridiculous
Bring on the double elite credits / rollover promotion already!
the only good thing about this is we can use our 50k certs on category 7s now
This promotion is garbage!
Need a 20% off Gift Card sale!!!
Cmon Marriott!!!
Nope!
hard pass! This makes IHG look good!