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Comparison of Marriott Rewards Credit Cards
Which Marriott Rewards credit card should you get? Though there is only one Marriott credit card that is issued by Chase, Marriott has also participated and become partners with many credit card reward programs. This essentially robs them of "exclusivity". In fact, many credit card reward programs allow you to exchange reward points for either a Marriott check or a stay at Marriott hotels. So should you get a Marriott Rewards credit card or a reward credit card that allows you to use points for Marriott stays. In this article, we compare the Chase Marriott Rewards Visa with other reward credit cards.
Reward Credit Cards with Marriott Rewards
Let us now take a look at other travel reward credit cards which allows you to exchange points for
either Marriott checks or stays at Marriott chain hotels.
Citi Diamond
Preferred Rewards |
Blue from
American Express |
Wells Fargo
Visa Platinum |
Bank of America
Power Rewards |
| Points |
Rewards |
Points |
Rewards |
Points |
Rewards |
Points |
Rewards |
| 5,000 |
$50 Marriott check |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
| 10,000 |
$100 Marriott check |
10,000 |
$100 Marriott Bonus Bucks® Coupon |
10,000 |
$100 Marriott check |
10,000 |
$100 Marriott check |
| 20,000 |
Marriott One Night Anytime Flex Award |
25,000 |
Marriott Flex Anytime Award |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
| 20,000 |
$200 Marriott check |
35,000 |
Marriot Premier Anytime Award |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
| 25,000 |
Marriott One Night Anytime Gold Award |
55,000 |
Marriot Worldwide Award |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
Recommendations - There are three cards we recommend to those who would like to earn reward points for Marriott Stays. Your choice will depend on how often you stay at Marriott hotels, if this is the only hotel you stay in and how often do you redeem your rewards.
Those who are frequent guest members of a few hotels or do not want to always stay at the Marriott when they use their reward points should consider the Blue from American Express®. Its reward program is based on the Membership Rewards Options program. One of the unique feature of the Blue is that you can either use your Membership Reward points to exchange for a Marriott check, transfer points into Marriott Rewards points or simply use the points to get a free nights stay at eligible Marriott hotels under the Membership Rewards program. Essentially, you have the flexibility to use your points in three different ways for a free hotel stay. Membership Rewards has 15 hotel partners in total, more than other credit card reward programs. The hotel partners include Best Western, Hilton HHonors, Priority Club, Starwood Preferred Guest, Marriot, Fairmount, Loews Hotels, Omni Hotels, Preferred Hotel Group, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Four Seasons, Orient Express Hotels, Ritz Carlton, Concorde Hotels and Rock Resorts.
We recommend the Citi® Diamond Preferred® Rewards Card to those who want to ocassionally redeem their reward points for travel rewards including Marriot Hotel stays. The great feature of this card is that you can earn five points for every dollar you spend at standalone supermarkets, gas stations and drugstores. Hence, if you spend only $2,000 on these items (and earn 10,000 points), that is enough to get a $100 Marriott check. There is also no annual fee for this card and you could get a reasonably low apr.
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