Marriot redemption points booking – require points increases after booking

[Jonathans]

Morning, i have 325k bonvoy points. I’m looking to book 5 nights for 323k points plus $300 in resort fees and taxes. However, I accept and when the confirmation screen appears it says i need 347k points. Why is this please?

[NorthernLass]

Have you checked the points price for each night?

[Jonathans]

NorthernLass wrote:

Have you checked the points price for each night?

Yep, works out to 323k as i’m expecting.
1 room for 5 night(s)
Monday, Oct 28, 2024 85,000Points
Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024 82,000Points
Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024 (Free night) +32,000Points (for upgrade)
Thursday, Oct 31, 2024 62,000Points
Friday, Nov 01, 2024 62,000Points

[E]

I think your free night is your last night not a night in the middle. So if the points value for the Wednesday would be higher than the points value for the Friday then that would be the difference.

[TGLoyalty]

What do the Wednesday free night actually cost?

Are all 5 nights in the same room type? Are all nights a 32k upgrade fee?

The free night is always the lowest cost night of the 5 regardless of where it falls in the sequence

[Jonathans]

Wednesday night is pricing up as 62k points as well. I assume this is the free night as its the first cheapest night out of the 5 i’m looking to book. None of the other nights shows the 32k upgrade fee so i assume its included in the daily points totals above.

All 5 nights are the same room type – Executive Suite, 1 king with sofa bed.

Another oddity, if i make it 6 night booking and add the Sunday before in…. On its own as a 1 night stay its only 72k points but booking it as 6 nights makes it 85k. Do you loose the free night if you book over 5?

[Northern Dave]

No – you still get 5 for 4 if you book more than 5. We booked 7 reward nights last year and that worked fine.