Marriott Bonvoy 85K Free Night Certificate Redemptions in US & Canada

Marriott’s 85K Free Night Certificates is the highest level of Free Night Certificate in the Marriott Bonvoy program, which can be earned through the Amex Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Card and the Chase Ritz-Carlton Card with the annual fees of $650 and $450 respectively.

Marriott still secretly assign category to their hotels, and with this information, we can infer the potential of Marriott’s free night certificates with topups. Here’s the secret chart:

After studying the chart, I’m pleased to see that the 85K FNC is quite valuable. While not as valuable as Hilton Free Night Certificate, you can still redeem 85K FNC’s at really nice hotels, and they’re not as difficult to use like 50K FNC’s. 

US & Canada roughly makes ~68% of Marriott’s footprint! The category assignment in the US can be particularly high, even for lower-end Marriott brands in certain states like New York. Be really diligent in how you’d redeem them in certain destinations!

Due to the high-value nature of 85K FNC, I would only list hotels listed as Category 6 at minimum, and up to Category 9 which is the max Category an 85K FNC could be redeemed on hotels set at that Category. Countries excluded either mean that there’s no Marriott hotels there, or the max Category level found in the country is Category 5 or lower.

Category 7 is the sweet spot for 85K FNC redemption as the pricing during peak season is just below 100K points, and as long as you have the required Marriott points for top-up, then you’re pretty much guaranteed to redeem as long as award availability exists. So far, I only found 2 Category 7 hotels that’s out of bounds with 102K points max, and they’re Sheratons in Hawaii.

Understandably, there’s not as many Category 7 as Category 6 hotels in the world, so one might have to settle for that if they still wish for a guaranteed redemption without worrying about planning your trip around a hotel redemption.

Most Category 6 hotels are still very nice though, and would most likely cost more than the effective annual fee for the Bonvoy Brilliant, and even more so for the Ritz-Carlton Card at peak seasons.

If you really want to maximize the potential of 85K FNC’s belonging to Category 8 or 9, then you’d have to plan your trip around that redemption and look ahead months in advance for better chances.

Here’s the list for the hotels you can redeem 85K FNC’s on in US & Canada:

Hotels with links are hotels I’ve personally stayed at and reviewed.

Canada

• Niagara Falls Marriott on the Falls (Cat 6)
• Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa (Cat 6)
• Sheraton Fallsview Hotel (Cat 6)
• Residence Inn Vancouver Downtown (Cat 6)
• HONEYROSE Hotel, Montreal, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (Cat 6)
• JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa (Cat 6)
• Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver (Cat 6)
• Westin Trillum House, Blue Mountain (Cat 6)
• Delta Hotels, Mont Sainte-Anne, Resort & Convention Center (Cat 6)
• Renaissance Montreal Downtown Hotel (Cat 6)
• Quebec City Marriott Downtown (Cat 6)
• The Douglas, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Delta Hotels Whistler Village Suites (Cat 6)
• Muir, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Humaniti Hotel Montreal, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Le Westin Montreal (Cat 6)
• Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel (Cat 6)
• Westin Bayshore, Vancouver (Cat 6)
• Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre (Cat 6)
• JW Marriott Parq Vancouver (Cat 6)
• W Toronto (Cat 6)
• Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• W Montreal (Cat 6)
• Le Westin Tremblant (Cat 7)
• Ritz-Carlton, Montreal (Cat 7)
• The Josie Hotel, Autograph Collection (Cat 7)
• St. Regis Toronto (Cat 7)
• Ritz-Carlton, Toronto (Cat 7)
• Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler (Cat 7)

United States

Alabama

• The Alamite, Tuscaloosa, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (Cat 6)
• The Grand Hotel Gold Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)

Alaska

• Four Points by Sheraton Juneau (Cat 6)

Arizona

• Element Sedona (Cat 6)
• Residence Inn Flagstaff (Cat 6)
• Springhill Suites Cottonwood (Cat 6)
• Residence Inn Sedona (Cat 6)
• Courtyard Sedona (Cat 6)
• W Scottsdale (Cat 6)
• JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa (Cat 6)
• JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain (Cat 6)
• The Phoenician, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scottsdale (Cat 7)
• The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scottsdale (Cat 8)

California

Category 6

• The Guild Hotel, San Diego, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
• HOTEL CERRO, Autograph Collection
• JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE
• Sheraton Sonoma Wine Country Petaluma
• San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront
• Westin San Francisco Airport
• Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection
• Hotel Nia, Autograph Collection
• San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter
• Pier South Resort, Autograph Collection
• Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa
• Westin Carlsbad Resort & Spa
• Triada Palm Springs, Autograph Collection
• Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & Spa
• Sheraton Grand Los Angeles
• San Francisco Marriott Fisherman Wharf
• San Francisco Marriott Union Square
• Beverly Hills Marriott
• HOTEL PASEO, Autograph Collection
• The Clancy, Autograph Collection
• San Francisco Marriott Marquis
• Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa
• Vespera Resort on Pismo Beach, Autograph Collection
• Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa
• THE US GRANT, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Diego
• Le Meridien Delfina Santa Monica
• VEA Newport Beach, a Marriott Resort & Spa
• W Hollywood
• Hotel 850 SVB, a Member of Design Hotel
• Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills, a Member of Design Hotels
• Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, Autograph Collection
• Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square
• W Los Angeles – West Beverly Hills
• JW Marriott Anaheim Resort
  
• JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa
• Sheraton Universal Hotel
• Marina del Rey Marriott
• Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
• Hotel Per La, Autograph Collection
• Hotel Citrine, Palo Alto, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

Category 7

• Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa
• The Steward, Santa Barbara, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
• Westin Anaheim
• Monterey Beach Hotel, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
• Sandbourne Santa Monica, Autograph Collection
• Westin Palo Alto
• SLS Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Beverly Hills
• Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey
• Westin Monache Resort, Mammoth
• Monterey Marriott
• JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square
• Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Francisco
• W San Francisco
• Hotel Adagio, Autograph Collection
• The Jay, Autograph Collection
• Lido House, Autograph Collection
• Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage

Category 8+

• Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage
• The West Hollywood EDITION
• Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara
• The Lodge at Sonoma Resort, Autograph Collection
• Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel
• Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
• Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles
• Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
• St. Regis San Francisco
• Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe (Cat 9)

Colorado

• Sheraton Steamboat Resort Villas (Cat 6)
• AC Hotel Frisco Colorado (Cat 6)
• The Elizabeth Hotel, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Westin Denver International Airport (Cat 6)
• Boulder Marriott (Cat 6)
• Residence Inn Breckenridge (Cat 6)
• Residence Inn Vail (Cat 7)
• Towneplace Suites Avon Vail Valley (Cat 7)
• Springhill Suites Avon Vail Valley (Cat 7)
• Sheraton Mountain Vista Villas, Avon/Vail Valley (Cat 7)
• Ritz-Carlton, Denver (Cat 7)
• Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Avon, Vail Valley (Cat 7)
• The Hythe, a Luxury Collection Resort, Vail (Cat 8)
• Beaver Creek Lodge, Autograph Collection (Cat 8)
• W Aspen (Cat 8)
• Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch (Cat 9)
• St. Regis Aspen Resort (Cat 9)

Delaware

• Bethany Beach Ocean Suites Residence Inn (Cat 6)

District of Columbia

• The Madison Hotel (Cat 6)
• The Ven at Embassy Row, Washington D.C., a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (Cat 6)
• Marriott Marquis Washington, DC (Cat 6)
• The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• JW Marriott Washington, DC (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. (Cat 7)
• St. Regis Washington, D.C. (Cat 7)
• Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, Washington, D.C. (Cat 8)

Florida

Category 6

• Marriott Fort Lauderdale Airport
• Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa
• Marriott’s Royal Palms
• Winter Haven Hotel, Miami Beach, Autograph Collection
• The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, Autograph Collection
• Hotel Beaux Arts, Autograph Collection
• Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami
• Royal Palm South Beach Miami, a Tribute Portfolio Resort
• Sheraton San Key Resort
• W Fort Lauderdale
• Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa
• JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa
• Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club, Autograph Collection
• W Miami
• Renaissance St. Augustine Historic Downtown Hotel
• Hollywood Beach Marriott
• Epicurean Hotel, Autograph Collection
• The Ben, Autograph Collection
• Clearwater Beach Marriott Suites on Sand Key
• JW Marriott Marquis Miami
• JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort & Spa

Category 7

• Marriott Stanton South Beach
• Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
• Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami
• Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
• Wald Disney World Swan
• Walt Disney World Dolphin
• JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes
• Waterline Villas & Marina, Autograph Collection
• Casa Monica Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection
• Hotel Effie Sandestin, Autograph Collection
• Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburon
• Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island

Category 8+

• Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
• Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale
• The Saint Hotel Key West, Autograph Collection
• Playa Largo Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection
• The Miami Beach EDITION
• Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
• W South Beach
• St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort
• Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami
• The Tampa EDITION
• Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa
• JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort
• Ritz-Carlton, Naples (Cat 9)
• St. Regis Longboat Key Resort (Cat 9)

Georgia

• Marriott Savannah Riverfront (Cat 6)
• The Alida, Savannah, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta (Cat 6)
• The Bohemian Hotel Savannah Riverfront, Autograph Collection (Cat 7)
• JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District (Cat 7)
• Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee (Cat 7)
• Perry Lane Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Savannah (Cat 7)
• St. Regis Atlanta (Cat 7)

Hawaii

• AC Hotel Honolulu (Cat 6)
• Courtyard Waikiki Beach (Cat 6)
• Residence Inn Oahu Kapolei (Cat 6)
• Courtyard Oahu North Shore (Cat 6)
• Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort (Cat 6)
• The Laylow, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa (Cat 6)
• Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa (Cat 6)
• Courtyard Maui Kahului Airport (Cat 6)
• Westin Hapuna Beach Resort (Cat 7)
• Sheraton Kauai Resort (Cat 7)
• AC Hotel by Marriott Maui Wailea (Cat 7)
• Residence Inn Maui Wailea (Cat 7)
• Moana Surfrider, a Westin Resort & Spa, Waikiki Beach (Cat 7)
• The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort, Waikiki (Cat 7)
• Koloa Landing Resort at Poipu, Autograph Collection (Cat 7)
• Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa (Cat 7) [Max Points/Night: 102K]
• Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort (Cat 7) [Max Points/Night: 102K]
• Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott, Maui (Cat 7)
• Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Ka’anapali (Cat 7)
• Renaissance Honolulu Hotel & Spa (Cat 7)
• Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott, Maui (Cat 8)
• Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection (Cat 8)
• Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach (Cat 8)
• Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua (Cat 9)

Idaho

• Springhill Suites Island Park Yellowstone (Cat 6)

Illinois

• Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Cat 6)
• Hotel Zachary, Chicago, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (Cat 6)
• Hotel EMC2, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• The LaSalle Chicago, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• JW Marriott Chicago (Cat 6)
• The Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Michigan Avenue Chicago (Cat 6)
• Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton, Chicago (Cat 6)
• St. Regis Chicago (Cat 7)

Kentucky

• Aloft Louisville East (Cat 6)
• Louisville Marriott East (Cat 6)
• Aloft Louisville Downtown (Cat 6)
• Hotel Distil, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)

Louisiana

• The Saint Hotel, New Orleans, French Quarter, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Hotel Tonnelle New Orleans, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (Cat 6)
• JW Marriott New Orleans (Cat 6)
• Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Cat 6)
• Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter (Cat 6)
• W New Orleans – French Quarter (Cat 6)
• New Orleans Marriott (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans (Cat 7)

Maine

• Residence Inn Portland Downtown/Waterfront (Cat 6)
• Westin Portland Harborview (Cat 6)
• Courtyard Portland Downtown/Waterefront (Cat 6)
• The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection (Cat 7)

Maryland

• Annapolis Waterfront Hotel, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)

Massachusetts

• Courtyard Boston Brookline (Cat 6)
• Le Meridien Boston Cambridge (Cat 6)
• Residence Inn Boston Back Bay/Fenway (Cat 6)
• The Row Hotel at Assembly Row, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Residence Inn Boston Harbor on Tudor Wharf (Cat 6)
• Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel (Cat 6)
• Four Points by Sheraton Eastham Cape Cod (Cat 6)
• Westin Boston Seaport District (Cat 6)
• Sheraton Commander Hotel (Cat 6)
• Courtyard Boston Copley Square (Cat 6)
• Boston Marriott Cambridge (Cat 6)
• Residence Inn Boston Downtown/Seaport (Cat 6)
• W Boston (Cat 6)
• Boston Marriott Copley Place (Cat 6)
• Westin Copley Place, Boston (Cat 6)
• Courtyard Boston Downtown/North Station (Cat 6)
• Renaissance Boston Patriot Place Hotel (Cat 6)
• Sheraton Boston Hotel (Cat 6)
• The Envoy Hotel, Autograph Collection (Cat 7)
• The Liberty, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Boston (Cat 7)
• Boston Marriott Long Wharf (Cat 7)
• Ritz-Carlton, Boston (Cat 8)

Michigan

• Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel (Cat 6)
• Marriott East Lansing at University Place (Cat 6)

Minnesota

• Rochester Marriott Mayo Clinic Area (Cat 6)
• Hotel Ivy, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Minneapolis (Cat 6)

Missouri

• Ambassador Hotel Kansas City, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis (Cat 6)

Montana

• Element Bozeman (Cat 6)
• Residence Inn Bozeman Downtown (Cat 6)
• Springhill Suites Bozeman (Cat 6)
• AC Hotel Bozeman Downtown (Cat 6)

Nevada

• Luxor Hotel & Casino, MGM Collection (Cat 70)
• Excalibur Hotel & Casino, MGM Collection (Cat 70)
• New York-New York Hotel & Casino, MGM Collection (Cat 70)
• MGM Grand Hotel & Casino (Cat 72)
• Park MGM Las Vegas, a Tribute Portfolio Resort (Cat 72)
• Vdara Hotel & Spa, MGM Collection (Cat 72)
• ARIA Resort & Casino, Autograph Collection (Cat 72)
• The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Autograph Collection (Cat 72)
• Bellagio, a Luxury Collection Resort & Casino, Las Vegas (Cat 73)

Note: For MGM properties, they have their own unique set of award pricing and categories. 85K Free Night Certificate redemptions are viable on some weekends, though guaranteed at Luxor, Excalibur, and New York-New York. Bad deals, in my opinion.

New Hamsphire

• Fairfield Inn & Suites North Conway (Cat 6)
• Residence Inn North Conway (Cat 6)

New Jersey

• W Hoboken (Cat 6)

New Mexico

• La Posada de Santa Fe, a Tribute Portfolio Resort & Spa (Cat 6)

New York

Category 6

• The Wick, Hudson, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
• Sheraton Niagara Falls
• Element New York Times Square West
• Fairfield Inn & Suites New York Manhattan/Times Square
• Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan Midtown West
• Springhill Suites New York Midtown Manhattan/Park Avenue
• Fairfield Inn & Suites New York Manhattan/Fifth Avenue
• Fairfield Inn & Suites New York Manhattan/Chelsea
• Four Points by Sheraton Midtown – Times Square
• Marriott New York JFK Airport
• Fairfield Inn & Suites New York Manhattan/Central Park
• Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown West
• Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown East
• Courtyard New York Manhattan/Upper East Side
• Courtyard New York Manhattan/SoHo
• Courtyard New York Manhattan/Chelsea
• Courtyard New York Manhattan/Fifth Avenue
• Courtyard New York Manhattan/Times Square
• Courtyard New York Manhattan/Central Park
• Residence Inn New York Manhattan/Midtown East
• Residence Inn New York Manhattan/Central Park
• Residence Inn New York Manhattan/Times Square
• Renaissance New York Harlem Hotel
• Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel
• Renaissance New York Chelsea Hotel
• Sheraton Tribeca New York Hotel
• TownePlace Suites New York Manhattan/Times Square
• The Lexington Hotel, Autograph Collection
• Springhill Suites New York Midtown Manhattan/Fifth Avenue
• Westin New York Grand Central
• AC Hotel New York Times Square
• Moxy NYC East Village

Category 7

• Le Meridien New York, Fifth Avenue
• Le Meridien New York, Central Park
• The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection
• The New York EDITION
• The Times Square EDITION
• Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel
• W New York – Times Square
• W New York – Union Square
• Westin New York at Times Square
• New York Marriott Marquis

Category 8+

• JW Marriott Essex House New York
• The Luxury Collection Hotel Manhattan Midtown
• Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park (Cat 9)
• Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad (Cat 9)
• St. Regis New York (Cat 9)

North Carolina

• The Ballantyne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Charlotte (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte (Cat 6)
• Aloft Asheville Downtown (Cat 6)
• AC Hotel Asheville Downtown (Cat 7)
• Grand Bohemian Hotel Asheville, Autograph Collection (Cat 8)

Ohio

• The Lytle Park Hotel, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland (Cat 6)

Oregon

• Hi-Lo Hotel, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Hotel Vance, Portland, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (Cat 6)
• The Bidwell Marriott Portland (Cat 6)
• Portland Marriott Downtown (Cat 6)
• The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton, Portland (Cat 8)

Pennsylvania

• Le Meridien Philadelphia (Cat 6)
• Westin Philadelphia (Cat 6)
• Springhill Suites State College (Cat 6)
• Philadelphia Marriott Downtown (Cat 6)
• W Philadelphia (Cat 6)
• Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Cat 6)
• The Notary Hotel, Philadelphia, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia (Cat 7)

Rhode Island

• Residence Inn Newport Middletown (Cat 6)
• Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel (Cat 6)
• Newport Marriott Hotel & Spa (Cat 7)

South Carolina

• Moxy Charleston Downtown (Cat 6)
• Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa (Cat 6)
• Grand Bohemian Lodge Greenville, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• The Limited Hotel (Cat 6)
• Courtyard Charleston Historic District (Cat 6)
• The Lindy Renaissance Charleston Hotel (Cat 6)
• Hotel Bella Grace/Charleston Historic District (Cat 7)
• Grand Bohemian Hotel Charleston, Autograph Collection (Cat 8)

Tennessee

• The Dwell Hotel, a Member of Design Hotels (Cat 6)
• The Edwin Hotel, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Courtyard Nashville Downtown (Cat 6)
• Springhill Suites Nashville Downtown/Convention Center (Cat 6)
• Residence Inn Nashville Downtown/Convention Center (Cat 6)
• JW Marriott Nashville (Cat 6)
• The Union Station Nashville Yards, Autograph Collection (Cat 7)
• W Nashville (Cat 8)

Texas

• Grand Galvez Resort, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas (Cat 6)
• JW Marriott Austin (Cat 6)
• JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa (Cat 6)
• W Austin (Cat 6)
• W Dallas – Victory (Cat 6)
• St. Regis Houston (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton, Dallas (Cat 7)

Utah

• Fairfield Inn & Suites Virgin Zion National Park (Cat 6)
• Element Moab (Cat 6)
• Fairfield Inn & Suites Moab (Cat 6)
• SpringHill Suites Moab (Cat 6)
• SpringHill Suites Springdale Zion National Park (Cat 6)
• Hotel Park City, Autograph Collection (Cat 8)
• The Lodge at Zion Country (Cat 8)
• St. Regis Deer Valley (Cat 9)

Vermont

• Courtyard Burlington Harbor (Cat 6)

Virginia

• Four Points by Sheratonb Virginia Beach Oceanfront (Cat 6)
• Courtyard Virginia Beach Oceanfront/North 37th Street (Cat 6)
• SpringHill Suites Virginia Beach Oceanfront (Cat 6)
• Moxy Virginia Beach Oceanfront (Cat 6)
• The Publisher, Fredericksburg, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (Cat 6)
• Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort (Cat 6)
• The Draftsman, Charlottesville, University, Autograph Collection Hotel (Cat 6)
• Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City (Cat 6)
• The Historic Cavalier Hotel and Beach Club, Autograph Collection (Cat 6)

Washington

• Residence Inn Seattle Downtown/Lake Union (Cat 6)
• Renaissance Seattle Hotel (Cat 6)
• W Seattle (Cat 6)
• Westin Seattle (Cat 6)
• Sheraton Grand Seattle (Cat 6)
• W Bellevue (Cat 6)
• Seattle Marriott Waterfront (Cat 7)

Wyoming

• Springhill Suites Jackson Hole (Cat 6)
• The Cloudveil, Autograph Collection (Cat 8)

Conclusion

85K Free Night Certificates are quite valuable and can deliver in having you stay at many of the nicest Marriott properties worldwide. It can be worthwhile to collect as many as you could if you really enjoy Marriott’s luxury hotels, and to mitigate you from spending too many points for redemptions as Marriott points are harder to recoup compared to other hotel loyalty programs.

The hotel Category trend in US is particularly amusing with the abundance of lower-end brands like Fairfield Inn, Four Points by Sheraton, and Courtyard set as Category 6. I can see why some would form the conclusion that Marriott Bonvoy is a terrible program if they frequently travel and redeem Marriott points in the US. But, there’s still good value to be had with attractive Category 7 hotels that’s realistically achievable with 85K FNC plus topups that will offer better value, even in major cities.

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