The Marriott Bonvoy Boundless credit card is one of the co-branded rewards card for Marriott hotels (which includes The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, JW Marriott, W Hotels, Sheraton, Westin, Marriott, Renaissance, Courtyard, Residence Inn, and Fairfield brands). Right now, there is a special offer that is higher than the standard offer. Here are the highlights:
- Earn 3 Free Night Awards (each night valued up to 50,000 points) after spending $3,000 on purchases within the first 3 months from account opening. Earn 1 additional Free Night Award after spending $4,000 total on eligible purchases within 4 months of account opening. You are also now allowed to top off the award nights with up to 25,000 of your own points, in order to reach a 75,000 point award night. Certain hotels have resort fees.
- 2026 Exclusive Offer: Get up to $100 in statement credits after spending $500 on eligible airline purchases. The credit are split up semi-annually. Spend $250 between Jan. 1 and June 30 to earn a $50 statement credit. Earn another $50 statement credit after spending $250 or more between July 1 and Dec. 31.
- Earn 3X points per $1 on the first $6,000 spent in combined purchases each year on grocery stores, gas stations, and dining.
- 1 Free Night Award (valued up to 35,000 points) every year after account anniversary.
- 1 Elite Night Credit towards Elite Status for every $5,000 you spend.
- Earn up to 17X total points per $1 spent at over 7,000 hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy(R) with the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless(R) Card.
- 2X points for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
- Automatic Silver Elite Status each account anniversary year. Gold Status when you spend $35,000 on purchases each account year.
- 15 Elite Night Credits each calendar year.
- No Foreign Transaction Fees.
- $95 annual fee.
Keep in mind the following:
This credit card is not available to you if (1) you currently have any of the following cards or (2) you received a new cardmember bonus for any of the following cards within the last 24 months: Marriott Bonvoy® Premier credit card, Marriott Rewards® Premier credit card, Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® credit card, Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus credit card, Marriott Bonvoy Bold® credit card.
The new cardmember bonus is not available to you if (1) you currently have or had any of the following cards within the last 30 days: Marriott Bonvoy® American Express® Card, The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express; or if (2) you applied and were approved for any of the following cards within the last 90 days or (3) received a new cardmember bonus or upgrade bonus for any of the following cards within the last 24 months: Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card, Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express, Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card, Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card, Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card.
What is a reasonable estimate for the value of a Marriott Bonvoy point? Since 2022, Marriott no longer has a fixed hotel category chart for booking points. You can still use these points at either long-time Marriott brands (Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance Hotels, Courtyard, Residence Inn, Springhill Suites, Fairfield Inn & Suites) or former Starwood brands (Westin, Sheraton, The Luxury Collection, Four Points by Sheraton, W Hotels, St. Regis, Le Méridien, Aloft), but now it is “dynamic” awards where the points required are more linked to the actual cash cost than before.
Based on multiple real-world searches of redeemable properties, I choose to use a conservative estimate of 0.70 cents per Bonvoy point. Other estimates that I’ve seen are 0.8 cents per point. That means 50,000 Bonvoy points = estimated $350 redeemable value. Remember to compare the full price of the hotel price with all taxes, as that is what you would have to pay instead of just points. With the flexibility of points, you could book a week stay at a modest hotel or a couple nights at a luxury resort.
You can use the Marriott free night search tool to price out some sample hotels for yourself.
NEW: Certificates can be combined with up to 25,000 points for nicer hotels. Marriott now allows you to supplement your free night certificates with up to 25,000 points of your own. In other words, if your certificate is worth 50,000 points, the maximum hotel value you can redeem for is 75,000 points after adding 25,000 points of your own. Here are details on the Free Night Award Top Off option.
Bonvoy Points can also be transferred to airline miles with a bonus. You can convert your Bonvoy points to miles at 39 participating airlines. The standard ratio with most programs is 3:1 (60,000 Bonvoy: 20,000 airlines) miles. Most programs will add on a bonus 5,000 miles for every 60,000 points you transfer to frequent flyer miles (does not apply to American Airlines AAdvantage, Avianca LifeMiles, Delta SkyMiles and Korean Air SKYPASS.) If you’re a United MileagePlus® member, you’ll get 10,000 bonus miles for every 60,000 points you transfer. More information here.
Finally, Marriott points are also convertible to gift cards, but it takes 60,000 points to redeem for a $200 gift card for Marriott or retailers like Best Buy, Home Depot, or Nordstrom. That ratio isn’t all that great, so you’ll definitely get the most value via hotel night redemptions or airline miles transfer.
No annual fee alternative. The Marriott Bonvoy Bold card is also offers bonus points and some (lesser) perks, but with no annual fee.
Bottom line. The Marriott Bonvoy Boundless credit card is currently offering a special offer for new cardholders. As with all hotel cards, the value is dependent on your unique travel preferences. If you stay at Marriott/Starwood properties regularly, the free night award every year should easily cover the annual fee.
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I must recommend against Marriott cards in all forms. They have far, far, far too many restrictions on redemptions. “Have a free room, off-season, away from where you want to be, and in a moldy underused room.”
That scenario literally happened three times, so I canceled my card. In each case it would have been far better to shop for rooms on the open market. [Hilton also has devalued their points, which were around half of their prior values at last check.]
Choose cards with cash back or points-equivalent rewards (e.g., Amazon, Target, Wal-Mart). Travel cards are very often a scam.
Shrug, I’ve had many pleasant stays at hotels varying from Westins in Europe to Westins in Hawaii to Residence Inn at many US cities. They didn’t upgrade me to the Presidential Suite but they were all very nice rooms and usually much nicer than the more basic hotel I would have booked if I was paying cash. I just made another booking at a Residence Inn a few weeks ago, which is one of my preferred chains for the value and space.
If this is a chase card why does it mention you cant be Marriott BonvoyTM American Express® Card last x days?
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It’s worth pointing out that the free night certificates expire after 12 months per the offer terms. I’m noticing more and more sign-up bonuses related to hotel and airline loyalty programs are moving to this model instead of giving you the equivalent in actual points (which would not expire). So this is a great deal if you plant to travel in the next year and stay in a Marriott, not so great if your timeline is further out:
New cardmember bonus: To qualify and receive 5 Free Night Award E-Certificates you must make purchases totaling $5,000 or more during the first 3 months from account opening. Each Free Night Award E-Certificate is valid for a one night hotel stay at a property with a redemption level up to 50,000 points. You are responsible for all incidental charges such as parking fees, and payment of mandatory resort fees at properties where resort fees are charged. Purchases are when you, or an authorized user, use a Marriott Bonvoy® credit card to make purchases of products and services, minus returns or refunds. Buying products and services with your card, in most cases, will count as a purchase; however, the following types of transactions won’t count and won’t earn points: balance transfers, cash advances, travelers checks, foreign currency, money orders, wire transfers or similar cash-like transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, and fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable. After qualifying, please allow up to 8 weeks for your 5 Free Night Award E-Certificates to be deposited into your Marriott Bonvoy account. Your e-certificate may not be combined with cash or other Marriott Bonvoy points when redeeming for your free night, and may not be transferred, extended beyond expiration date, or re-credited for points. Each Free Night Award issued will have an expiration of 12 months.
Some more fine print in the above word blob making these E-certificates less useful than the normal Free Night Award certificates:
“Your e-certificate may not be combined with cash or other Marriott Bonvoy points when redeeming for your free night”
So you can’t even top these up to redeem rooms at a higher point value.
I do not believe that verbiage means that you can’t use the “Top Off Award” feature. That simply means you can’t mix and match points and cash during any given redemption. The FAQ seems pretty clear that the Top Off option is a special case that applies to all Free Night Awards, both the 35k and 50k ones earned through various means:
“Free Night Awards are certificates that are earned through Marriott Bonvoy® partner programs (e.g., Co-brand Credit Cards), promotions or Elite Benefits (e.g., Annual Choice Benefit) and carry a specific Marriott Bonvoy® Points value that can be applied to a Night during an Eligible Stay.”
I think the Top Off feature is great because otherwise I’d get annoyed at every award night that cost 52k, 55k points, 60k points etc. Lots more choice in the 60k zone.
It’s true that I’d rather have 250,000 Bonvoy points instead of 5 x 50k award that expire in a year. However, that really isn’t a choice that exists. They’ve never offered 250,000 Bonvoy points flat bonus, and the usual “limited-time offer” has been 100k in the past.
OK, that probably makes more sense. Thanks for offering that clarification!
I would like to sign up for this but had a question: if I closed my Bonvoy business card in September 2020 (less than 2 years ago), but received the new card member bonus associated with that account greater than 2 years ago, am I still eligible for this bonus?
Based on the information you provided that you received the bonus more than 24 months ago and the card is closed now, you should be eligible for this bonus according to their terms.
I’m have a Marriott Amex card as an authorized user. Can I still get the free night bonus?
No, I’m afraid the authorized user does not get their own free night (on the authorized user card).
oh, so even if the bonus is for a new marriott chase card, just by being a current marriott amex card authorized user, I cannot get the bonus for the new card?
oh, so even if the bonus is for a new marriott chase card, just by being a current marriott amex card authorized user, I cannot get the bonus for the new card?
I’m sorry, I was confused by your initial question. No, being an authorized user on another card does not prevent you from getting the bonus for the new card. Credit cards are only issued to individuals, so your authorized user status doesn’t matter.
I’m worried about fine print and new to Travel cards. This isn’t like stay 3 nights and get free 4th night is it? Can I spend just one night and have it count against a free night?
I see it’s up to 8 weeks to post the points after you qualify. Is the 100k points usually something you have to use to book the actual room. Or, is it something that you can use to pay once you actually stay?
I ask because we have a vacation ~8 weeks out.