Marriott Bonvoy has an interesting promotion for its own flat rental marketplace – Homes & Villas. Marriott Bonvoy members can earn 40,000 extra points for a stay of two nights, costing at least US$1,500 (~€1,292) – or more between June 1 and January 4, when you sign up and book on or before May 22, 2025.
The opportunity to get 40,000 points (you’d normally have to spend $4,000 at Marriott Hotels as a basic member) is attractive on its own, but it seems like the bonus earnings are not capped. So each eligible $1,500+ stay of two nights or more will give you 40,000 points more.
Taxes and fees, such as the cleaning fee, do not count toward the minimum spend requirement. For example, the following $1,624 booking would not get the bonus points:
The extra points are credited to your Marriott Bonvoy account within 72 hours after your stay. Points+Cash bookings or reward stays are not eligible. If you are not a member of Marriott Bonvoy, you can sign up for free.
Normally, you only get 5 points per US dollar spent at Homes & Villas (excl. taxes and fees). That means that a $1,500 booking (which, with fees, ends up costing $2,000) would normally get you around 7,750 points. Now, you’d be getting 47,750 points – that’s over 5 times more than usual.
Those points can easily save you over $300 when you use them to book a hotel room in the future. E.g. at the Rome Marriott Park hotel, you’d get 2 nights with 39,000 points, and each night would usually cost €240.
That means that this offer represents a cashback of roughly 20% on Marriott Homes & Villas bookings of roughly $2,000 (final price).
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