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There are six Marriott Bonvoy® credit cards that allow you to earn points towards stays within the Marriott Bonvoy® program. Three of these cards are issued by Chase Bank and three are issued by American Express. These cards usually have high offers 2 to 3 times a year so make sure you sign up when the bonus is high! This article talks about the standard offers on these cards.

 

The Six Marriott Bonvoy® Credit Cards

 

Marriott Bonvoy Boundless®

The Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® (this is a non-affiliate link) is offered by Chase. This card will earn 17x points on Marriott purchases and 2x points on everything else. The annual fee of $95 is not waived in the first year.

This card does fall under the Chase 5/24 rule. This means that if you have opened more than five cards across any bank in the last 24 months, you will not be approved for the card.

 

Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Card

The Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Card (this is a non-affiliate link)is also issued by Chase and as such falls under the Chase 5/24 rule. This card has no annual fee but also doesn’t come with the anniversary-free night that all the other Marriott cards come with. It earns 3 points at Mariott hotels, 2 points on travel, and 1 point on everything else. 

 

Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Credit Card

The Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Card (this is a non-affiliate link) is also issued by Chase. It has an annual fee of $250. This card does not include a free night unless you spend $15K on the card. It does have the following benefits: Gold Elite Status, free night award (valued at up to 50K points) after spending $15K on the card in one calendar year, 15 elite night credits, a statement credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck®, and 1,000 bonus points per stay. 

 

Marriott Bonvoy Bevy® American Express® Card

The Marriott Bonvoy Bevy® American Express® Card has a $250 annual fee. It does have the following benefits: Gold Elite Status, free night award (valued at up to 50K points) after spending $15K on the card in one calendar year, 15 elite night credits, and 1,000 bonus points per stay. 

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Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card

The Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card card is issued by American Express.  The $125 annual fee is not waived. This card also includes a free night (valued at up to 35,000 points) each year on your account anniversary. The card earns 6 points at Marriott hotels, 4 points at restaurants worldwide, at U.S. gas stations, on wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. service providers and on U.S. purchases for shipping and 2x points on all other eligible purchases.

If you are worried about Chase 5/24 then this is a great card to get as it won’t go towards your count! Remember, most business cards (including Amex and Chase business cards) don’t count toward your 5/24. To learn more about the business card and to see how you may actually have something that counts as a business, check out this post.

 

Marriott’s luxury card is the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card.  It is issued by American Express. 

There is a big annual fee on this card of $650. The fee includes a $300 annual credit every calendar year toward restaurant dining ($25/mo), a free night award on your cardmember anniversary (valued up to 85,000 points), Priority Pass (lounge access at airports), a statement credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck®, Platinum Elite status at Marriott hotels (free breakfast, room upgrades, etc.), and more. 

The card earns 6 points at Mariott hotels, 3 points at restaurants and airfare booked directly through airlines, and 2x points on all other eligible purchases. 

 

Rules of the Marriott Bonvoy Cards

There are various rules associated with Marriott Bonvoy Credit Cards. For example, if you have one of the Chase Marriott cards, you can’t open the other Chase Marriott card. If you have an Amex Marriott card you can open the other Amex Marriott card. If you have an Amex Marriott card and want to open a Chase Marriott card, then you will need to wait till it has been 24 months since you received your bonus on the Amex card.

It can be a little confusing. Get our free Marriott Eligibility Chart. 

 

Why I Like These Points:

 

1. Book 4 Nights and Get the 5th Night Free on Award Stays

I love this perk! Your points go much further when you get an extra night! I like to always book my award stays for five nights so I can take full advantage of that 5th free night.

 

2. Free Cardmember Anniversary Night

Most of the Marriott Bonvoy Credit Cards come with a free night on your cardmember anniversary. Usually, you can get a hotel that costs much more than your annual fee! Even the Bonvoy Brilliant with its annual fee of $650 can be justified when you are able to use the free night (up to 85,000 points) at a luxury property where nights can go well over $1,000 a night!  

 

3. Lots of Hotel Options

There are 6,700 Marriott hotels across 130 countries. Their global footprint is huge!! Because of this, you should have no problem finding a way to use your points.

 

4. Chase and Amex Transfer Partner

You can transfer your Chase Ultimate Rewards® and your Amex Membership Rewards® into your Marriott account at a ratio of 1:1. I have to mention that you get much more value by transferring your Ultimate Rewards to Hyatt vs. Marriott. I wouldn’t transfer my Chase points into my Marriott account to pay for a whole vacation, but if you are short on points then it might be worth it, especially if a transfer to top off your Marriott account will get you the necessary points to get a 5th night free! The same goes for Amex, your points will usually be more valuable when transferring to airlines. 

 

 

How To Use Your Marriott Points

You can find a Marriott pretty much anywhere you want to go but here are a few examples of some great ways to use your Marriott points. Here’s some info on getting Marriott Hotels on the cheap! We’ve listed some of our favorite redemption stays below.

 

JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay

 

 

Marriott Wailea Beach Resort

 

 

 

St. Regis Bangkok

 

Springhill Suites at Anaheim Resort/Convention Center

 

 

Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa

 

 

There are thousands of options when it comes to where to use your Marriott points; good luck narrowing it down. But that’s a great problem to have, right?!

 

 

Bottom Line

We love Marriott Hotels and have stayed in them so many times. Adding a Marriott credit card to your wallet is a great idea for hotel stays. Do you have a Marriott card, and if so, which one?

 

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