Where Can I Stay For 40000 Marriott Points?

If you’re interested in signing up for the increased bonus on the Marriott Bonvoyᵀᴹ American Express® Card you might be wondering what the sign-up bonus of 40000 Marriott points is worth? (You’ll need to spend £3,000 within 3 months to get it.) Or where you could stay for 40000 Marriott points? Read on to find out! The increased bonus is for applications before 31 August you can read about it here – https://pointsuncovered.com/marriott/get-40000-points-gold-status-with-the-marriott-bonvoy-american-express-card/

Am I eligible for the 40000 Marriott points sign-up bonus?

Maybe… but if you already hold an American Express Card or have held one in the last 24 months it’s unlikely that you are. You can read the exceptions to that rule here – https://pointsuncovered.com/american-express/amex-changes-sign-up-bonus-eligibility/. You will receive all the other benefits, however, including Gold elite status with applications made before 31 August. The card has a £75 annual fee however it is pro-rata refunded if you cancel before 12 months are up.

You can also be referred by myself for the Marriott Bonvoyᵀᴹ American Express® Card, you will receive an additional 3000 Marriott points. Get a referral here – https://pointsuncovered.com/amex-referral-link-uk/

Please note…

This is my experience using the points system and is not a recommendation of any financial product. There are other credit cards which can earn you travel points including IHG credit card, Tesco Credit Cards (by exchanging Clubcard points for avios, hotel stays and more) & Virgin Atlantic credit card. If you use my link for a referral to an American Express card upon you being accepted I will receive points, this varies between 9,000 – 18,000 depending on the card I refer you from.

Marriott Bonvoy

Marriott Bonvoy is the loyalty program attached to Marriott, which is a HUGE hotel brand encompassing around 30 different brands all across the world. In a similar fashion to Avios where you earn points for flying, here you earn points via staying in a Marriott Hotel. Perhaps more importantly, you can also earn points via other means including credit cards!

To calculate how many points you will need for a redemption simply go onto the Marriott website. – https://www.marriott.co.uk/

Here you need to fill in a destination, dates and guests. Then tick the box that says ‘Use Points / Certificates’ – this box won’t appear until you’ve clicked into the destination box. Finally, click Find Hotels! Here you can see a list of hotels in the destination you’ve selected and their price in Marriott points.

As well as standard redemptions there are also peak and off-peak redemptions. This means the price you pay can vary. To see the cost variations see Marriott’s redemption chart here – https://www.marriott.co.uk/loyalty/pointsGridPopUp.mi – to find out what category the hotel you wish to stay in is to look next to the review score in your search results.

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to check what dates are standard, off-peak or peak redemptions as they vary all the time depending on the time of year and how full the hotel is etc. You would need to search as normal to view the current rate.

The good thing about hotel bookings with points is free genuinely means free! (there is some exceptions such as resort fees and city taxes due at some locations.)

So let’s see where 40000 Marriott points could get you…

The card earns 2 Marriott Points per pound so meeting the spending target will also give you an additional 6000 Marriott Points. If you are referred you will receive an additional 3000 Marriott Points on top of this. A total of 49,000 Marriott Points before any additional spending.

If you want to filter hotels by category you can do so here – https://www.marriott.co.uk/hotel-search.mi

Off-peak

Category 1 Hotel – 11 Nights at 5,000 points. (5th-night x 2 is FREE on reward bookings.) Total cost 45,000 points.

Category 2 Hotel – 5 nights at 40,000 points. (5th night is FREE on reward bookings.) Total cost 40,000 points.

Category 3 Hotel – 3 nights at 15,000 points. Total cost 45,000 points.

Category 4 Hotel – 2 nights at 20,000 points. Total cost 40,000 points.

Category 5 Hotel – 1 night at 30,000 points. Total cost 30,000 points.

Category 6 Hotel – 1 night at 40,000 points. Total cost 40,000 points.

Standard

Category 1 Hotel – 7 Nights at 7,500 points. (5th night is FREE on reward bookings.) Total cost 45,000 points.

Category 2 Hotel – 3 nights at 12,500 points. Total cost 37,500 points.

Category 3 Hotel – 2 nights at 17,500 points. Total cost 35,000 points.

Category 4 Hotel – 1 night at 25,000 points. Total cost 25,000 points.

Category 5 Hotel – 1 night at 35,000 points. Total cost 35,000 points.

Peak

Category 1 Hotel – 5 Nights at 10,000 points (5th night is FREE on reward bookings.) Total cost 40,000 points.

Category 2 Hotel – 3 nights at 15,000 points. Total cost 45,000 points.

Category 3 Hotel – 2 nights at 20,000 points. Total cost 40,000 points.

Category 4 Hotel – 1 night at 30,000 points. Total cost 30,000 points.

Category 5 Hotel – 1 night at 40,000 points. Total cost 40,000 points.

But they are just numbers… what will you actually get for those points? Let’s take a look at a hotel from each category… (We’ve stuck to Europe for the examples below but there is no reason why you can’t go further afield!)

Category 1

You could spend up to 11 nights in the AC Hotel Algeciras on the Costa de la Luz – https://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/aeial-ac-hotel-algeciras/

Category 2

You can spend up to 5 nights in the Courtyard Belgrade City Center – https://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/begcy-courtyard-belgrade-city-center/

Category 3

You could spend up to 3 nights in the Moxy Brussels City Center – https://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/bruoc-moxy-brussels-city-center/

Category 4

You could spend up to 2 nights in the Moxy Amsterdam Houthavens – https://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/amsox-moxy-amsterdam-houthavens/

Category 5

You could spend a night in the Courtyard Paris Boulogne – https://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/parbb-courtyard-paris-boulogne/

Category 6

You could spend a night in the Budapest Marriott Hotel – https://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/budhu-budapest-marriott-hotel/

How can I earn more Marriott Bonvoy Points on my card?

Apart from spending more on your card, you can earn additional Marriott points by referring your friends and family to American Express cards. If they join successfully through your link you will receive an additional 9,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points per friend up to a total of 90,000 Marriott Points a year! If you email us through our referral page we’ll also add your link to our referral link split! – https://pointsuncovered.com/amex-referral-link-uk/

What value should I be aiming to get on a Marriott Bonvoy redemption?

We value Marriott Points at 0.66p (you can read more about how and why we value Marriott points at this rate here – https://pointsuncovered.com/marriott/marriott-points-value-in-2021/)

Remember to always check the pence per point value you are getting to make sure you are happy. To work it out simply divide the cash rate on the dates of your booking by the total cost in points.

Don’t forget with Marriott reward stays (stays booked with points) the fifth night is free. This discount will automatically apply when booking stays of five nights or more online. You can read more the promotion here – https://help.marriott.com/s/article/Article-22250

Remember…

Even if you don’t want to stay in a Marriott you can convert your 40000 Marriott Points into 13,333 miles with over 40 airlines including British Airways, Emirates, Qatar, and Virgin Flying Club. You can view the airline partners here – https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/redeem/travel/points-to-miles.mi

If you are interested in making a bigger or longer redemption you combine your points with a friend/family member by following this guide – https://pointsuncovered.com/marriott/how-to-transfer-marriott-bonvoy-points-to-another-account/

If you’re looking to gain the maximum amount of Avios or Marriott Bonvoy points for a newbie to collecting points take a look at my fast track yourself to 250,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points or Fast track yourself to 200,000 Avios points guides.