Reddit · r/marriott · Mar 12, 2025
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Opened the card for the five-free-night bonus and now faces the annual fee renewal, weighing whether the yearly free night is worth keeping the card.
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Reddit · r/marriott · Mar 12, 2025
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Opened the card for the five-free-night bonus and now faces the annual fee renewal, weighing whether the yearly free night is worth keeping the card.
Reddit · r/CreditCards · May 29, 2026
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They used the five sign-up free night certificates at nice hotels in Peru, but had to top up with a decent number of their own Marriott points on top of the certificates.
Reddit · r/CreditCards · May 29, 2026
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They got the card in 2023/2024 and used the sign-up certificates for five nights at a Tokyo Autograph Collection hotel, saving a lot, though many nicer hotels now price above the top-up limit.
Reddit · r/CreditCards · May 29, 2026
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They signed up with the five free night offer and found the sign-up and certificates excellent for resort stays, but consider the card poor for everyday earning because Marriott points are worth little.
Of the 40 reviews with a clear verdict, 57% are positive, 30% mixed and 13% negative. The praise mentioned most is great travel perks. The most common complaint is hard to redeem.
The praise reviewers mention most: great travel perks (16 reviews), easy to use (2 reviews) and easy to cancel (1 review). For example: Keeps the Marriott Boundless alongside an IHG card because the annual free night more than covers the fee.
The complaints reviewers mention most: hard to redeem (3 reviews). For example: They had the five sign-up free nights on their Boundless and found them hard to use, eventually booking Los Angeles hotels without resort fees. They find Marriott points poor value and will likely not renew the card.
It's how well reviewed Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a product needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed products here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
Category: Travel rewards card. Type: Hotel credit card. Fees: $95 annual fee. Rates & rewards: 6x points at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy; 3x on the first $6,000 a year in combined grocery, gas and dining purchases; 2x on all other purchases.
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