Global List: W Hotels Marriott Bonvoy 35K Free Night Certificate Redemptions
35k Free Night Certificates can be earned through Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless and Amex Marriott Bonvoy Business Card that cost $95 and $125 in annual fee respectively. Despite how basic a 35K FNC looks, it’s still possible to redeem them at luxurious Marriott properties like W Hotels.
We now know that Marriott still secretly assign categories to their hotels, and with that information, we can infer the possibility of our Free Night Certificates, as we can top them up with up to 15,000 Marriott points. In case of 35k FNC’s, we could redeem a hotel that would charge 50,000 Marriott points at most.
Here’s the secret Marriott award chart:
| Category | Minimum/Night | Maximum/Night |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,500 | 16,000 |
| 2 | 10,500 | 23,000 |
| 3 | 15,500 | 25,000 |
| 4 | 24,000 | 46,000 |
| 5 | 31,000 | 69,000 |
| 6 | 43,000 | 77,000 |
| 7 | 50,000 | 102,000 |
| 8A | 70,000 | 130,000 |
| 8B | 71,500 | 106,000 |
| 9A | 80,000 | 132,000 |
| 9B | 82,000 | 126,000 |
| 9C | 96,000 | 150,000 |
| RC Reserve Zadun (Cat 11) | 131,000 | 212,000 |
| RC Reserve Dorado Beach (Cat 12) | 170,000 | 254,000 |
| Nujuma, RC Reserve (Cat 12) | 163,000 | 299,500 |
For context, I will add the set Category level for each W Hotels listed below. In terms of 35k FNC redemption at W Hotels, only Cat 4-6 are the ones you should look out for. Here’s what each Category means:
- Cat 4: Guaranteed & may or may not need topup (topup is within the range of max amount of points charged)
- Cat 5: Good chances except during peak times; topup most likely required
- Cat 6: Topup required; must be very picky with dates and plan trip around hotel redemption. Sometimes impossible on some properties.
Here’s a list of possible W Hotels around the world by countries:
Australia
- W Brisbane (Cat 5)
- W Sydney (Cat 5)
Canada
- W Montreal (Cat 6)
- W Toronto (Cat 6)
Chile
- W Santiago (Cat 5)
China
- W Changsha (Cat 4)
- W Chengdu (Cat 4)
- W Guangzhou (Cat 5)
- W Macau – Studio City (Cat 5)
- W Shanghai – The Bund (Cat 6)
- W Suzhou (Cat 4)
- W Xi’an (Cat 5)
- W Xiamen (Cat 5)
Colombia
- W Bogota (Cat 5)
Hungary
- W Budapest (Cat 6)
India
- W Goa (Cat 6)
Indonesia
- W Bali Seminyak (Cat 7)
Regularly offers PointsSavers rate, which makes 35K FNC plus topup redemption possible.
Japan
- W Osaka (Cat 6)
Jordan
- W Amman (Cat 4)
Malaysia
- W Kuala Lumpur (Cat 5)
Mexico
- W Mexico City (Cat 6)
Oman
- W Muscat (Cat 5)
Panama
- W Panama City (Cat 5)
Qatar
- W Doha (Cat 4)
Taiwan
- W Taipei (Cat 6)
Thailand
- W Bangkok (Cat 4)
United Arab Emirates
- W Abu Dhabi- Yas Island (Cat 6)
United States
- W Scottsdale (Cat 6)
- W Hollywood (Cat 6)
- W Los Angeles – Beverly Hills (Cat 6)
- W Fort Lauderdale (Cat 6)
- W Miami (Cat 6)
- W Atlanta – Downtown (Cat 5)
- W Chicago – City Center (Cat 5)
- W Chicago – Lakeshore (Cat 5)
- W New Orleans – French Quarter (Cat 6)
- W Minneapolis – The Foshay (Cat 5)
- W Hoboken (Cat 6)
- W Philadelphia (Cat 6)
- W Austin (Cat 6)
- W Dallas – Victory (Cat 6)
- W Bellevue (Cat 6)
- W Seattle (Cat 6)
Conclusion
W Hotels brand is one of Marriott’s luxury lineup where 35k free night certificate redemption is still possible in many of their properties worldwide, even more so compared to Ritz-Carlton or St. Regis. I’m also quite surprised that it’s viable even in the US!
W Hotels don’t have executive lounges, but they do offer free breakfast as a Welcome Gift option for Marriott Bonvoy Platinum and higher.
For best chances in redeeming 35k FNC’s, aim for hotels set at Category 4 or 5. Cat 6 will be harder, and you must be willing to plan your trip around the hotel redemption or possibly travel during less favorable seasons.
