Marriott Homes & Villas Promotion: Stay Two Nights, Earn 50,000 Points
Houses and villas by Marriott Bonvoy deployed its last promotion for stays until the end of the year. This promotion, which offers the highest bonus offered to date, offers members Marriott Bonvoy Elite Status 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per eligible stay.
If you have planned group stays between May 6 and December 31, 2024, you can potentially pad your Bonvoy balance it out by opting for one or more stays in Marriott's version of home rentals rather than a hotel.
What is Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy?
The Marriott International hotel chain offers a curated selection of more than 100,000 vacation rentals worldwide, in addition to its portfolio of hotel properties.
Houses and villas by Marriott Bonvoywhich is Marriott's answer to compete with Airbnblaunched in 2019, and tends to focus on high-end rentals in each regional market.
The Home Rental Program allows Marriott loyalists to enjoy unique accommodations with an elevated travel experience as an alternative to the traditional Marriott hotel portfolio. At the same time, you always have the opportunity to earn and redeem Bonvoy points.
By staying at Marriott Homes & Villas, you earn eligible elite nights toward your Marriott Bonvoy Statusso it's always worth checking out the Homes & Villas platform if you're in the mood to book a vacation rental rather than a hotel for an upcoming trip.
Like Airbnb, Homes & Villas properties are managed by individual owners or management companies and not by Marriott; instead, rentals are simply stamped with the promise of delivering the same standards you can expect when staying at a Marriott property.
Stay two nights and get 50,000 Bonvoy points
Marriott Homes & Villas has offered quite a few promotions since its launch; however, only a few have proven particularly compelling.
To be eligible for the current promotion, you will first need to log in and register on the home page by May 10, 2024. You must also have elite status with Marriott Bonvoy, including Silver, Gold, Platinum, Titanium or Ambassador.
Then you must book a stay of at least two consecutive nights worth at least $2,500 (USD) or the equivalent in foreign currency.
Stays must be booked between now and 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 10, 2024; however, your departure dates may be anytime between May 6 And December 31, 2024.
There is no limit to the number of times you can earn 50,000 points with this promotion, and bonus points will be awarded between three and six weeks after completing a qualifying stay.
Awarded stays are not eligible for this promotion, nor are stays booked at Marriott-branded hotels, Marriott Executive Apartments or participating Marriott-branded residences that may be available on the Homes & Villas platform.
This latest promotion is worth considering if you are planning a group trip between now and the end of the year and are considering booking a house rather than a hotel.
It's worth noting that this is the biggest bonus ever offered through Homes & Villas, but it's also worth mentioning that the minimum spend requirement is higher than usual.
How to Maximize the Marriott Homes & Villas Promotion
With a fixed amount of 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy points awarded for qualifying stays, you'll get the best return by booking stays as close to $2,500 (USD) as possible.
We enhance Marriott Bonvoy points at 0.8 cents per point (CAD) or 0.6 cents per point (USD); therefore, we would value 50,000 points at $400 (CAD) or $300 (USD).
Using this valuation, if you were to spend exactly $2,500 (USD), you would get about a 12% return in points with promotion alone.
For stays booked in currencies other than US dollars, you may want to err on the side of caution and book a stay slightly above the threshold, to account for currency conversion fluctuations that could bring your stay under $2,500 ( USD).
As usual, you'll still earn base points on your stay, as well as elite qualifying nights and bonus points as rewards. Marriott Bonvoy Elite Member.
If you pay for the transaction with a Marriott Bonvoy co-branded credit card, you'll also earn points toward your Homes & Villas reservation.
For example, if you book at a Marriott Homes & Villas property, for every US dollar spent, you can earn:
- 5 basis points as a Marriott Bonvoy member
- Bonus points for having Marriott Bonvoy Elite status:
- 10% bonus with Silver status
- 25% bonus with Gold status, which constitutes an advantage over tickets issued in Canada American Express Platinum Card and the American Express Business Platinum Card
- 50% bonus with Platinum status, which is a benefit on the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express card issued in the United States
- 75% bonus with Titanium & Ambassador status
- Points earned using a Marriott Bonvoy credit card:
- 5 points for the use of a Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card Or Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card
- 6 points for use with most co-branded Marriott Bonvoy credit cards issued in the United States by American Express and Chase
For a stay of exactly $2,500 (USD), you could earn up to 14.75 points per US dollar spent, or a total of up to 36,875 Marriott Bonvoy points: 5 base points, 3.75 points as a Titanium or Ambassador Elite member and 6 points when paying with an eligible U.S.-issued co-branded credit card.
In combination with the points earned through the current promotion, you will get a total of up to 86,875 points on a stay of exactly $2,500 (USD), which equates to an effective return of approximately 21% in points. Of course, this figure will vary if the total cost of your stay is more than $2,500 (USD).
Again, while it's not worth pursuing this promotion just for the bonus points, if you were to otherwise make a reservation for a home rental, you'd at least end up with a tidy sum of points for your efforts.
Conclusion
Marriott's vacation home rental brand, Houses and villas by Marriott Bonvoylaunched a new promotion, through which Marriott Bonvoy Elite Members can earn 50,000 bonus points for each eligible stay of two or more consecutive nights. To benefit from the bonus, the total cost of your stay must be at least $2,500 (USD).
This promotion could be a good opportunity to try a non-traditional Marriott experience during your 2024 travels, while earning a good chunk of bonus points and also getting elite qualifying nights for Marriott Bonvoy elite status.
If you would like to take advantage of the promotion, make sure to register and make your minimum two-night reservation of at least $2,500 (USD) from May 2 to 10, 2024, for stays through December 31, 2024.
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