The Guide to Marriott Silver Elite

Marriott Bonvoy is a loyalty program that allows anyone to join and earn points at participating hotels in over 138 different countries.

It is completely free to join the program. To become Silver Elite and receive the benefits that go with it, you must first qualify.

Marriott Silver Elite Benefits and how to achieve Marriott Silver Elite Status.

What is Marriott Bonvoy Silver Elite Status?

Silver offers the least benefits. Silver is the lowest level of elite status, but it also offers the most benefits to those who travel less frequently.

Marriott Silver Elite perks

Silver Elite members don’t get lavish rewards. Instead, you get:

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  Earn 10% bonus points on all paid-for stays.
  

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  When available, priority late checkout.
  

Marriott Bonvoy Members enjoy a number of benefits, including:

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  Room Wi-Fi is free.
  

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  Members rates
  

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  Mobile Check-in and Mobile Key.
  

Silver Elite Status comes with a 10% bonus. The 10% bonus points can be used to redeem your free night faster. This is why you signed up for the hotel loyalty program in the first instance.

A late checkout can be useful — or useless — depending on if you really need it, and if the hotel is able to allow you to stay in the room for a few extra hours.

This Silver Elite Marriott perk could help you avoid the inconvenience of having to hand your luggage over to the hotel staff so you can explore your destination and then dig through your suitcases looking for an extra change of clothing before flying home.

It’s unlikely that the hotel will grant a free late check-out request to Silver Elite members, so do not count on this.

Marriott Elite Silver

Silver Elite Status can be obtained by staying in participating hotels or signing up for credit cards that offer Marriott Bonvoy Silver Elite Status as an added benefit.

Marriott Bonvoy members who stay 10 nights in participating hotels within a calendar is automatically upgraded to Silver Elite. It doesn’t need to be consecutive or at the same hotel. If you book directly with Marriott, or at the hotel and provide your Bonvoy number when you make 10 payments during the calendar year, you will be upgraded to Marriott Bonvoy Silver Elite.

As a benefit of cardmembership, two credit cards provide Silver Elite Marriott Status:

By carrying these cards you can automatically upgrade your Marriott Bonvoy basic membership to Silver each year that your account remains in good standing. The cards offer bonus points for paid stays, and extra rewards to new cardmembers that meet the minimum spending requirements after they open their accounts.

• Marriott Bonvoy Bold (r) Card – Limited Offer Up to 100,000 Bonus points. Spend $1,000 in the first six months after account opening and you will receive 50,000 bonus points. You will also receive an extra 50,000 bonus points after staying 6 nights in hotels that participate in Marriott Bonvoy (r) between 1/31/24 and 1/23/24.

• Marriott Bonvoy(r) Card — Limited-Time Offer Up to 125,000 bonus points. Spend $3,000 in the first six months after account opening to earn 75,000 bonus points. You will also receive an extra 50,000 bonus points after staying 6 nights in hotels that participate in Marriott Bonvoy (r) between 1/31/24 and 1/23/24.

How much does Marriott Silver Elite Status worth?

Is it possible to put a value on the hotel’s status in dollars? We did. NerdWallet calculated the value of the elite status within the most popular hotel loyalty programs. Marriott Silver performed poorly. The value of Marriott Silver is only $10.

Marriott Gold is worth an estimated $126. Marriott Silver is not comparable to the lowest-tiered status of other hotels. It’s worth $30 for Radisson’s lowest-level status. Hyatt’s is $25, and Hilton’s is $23.

More information

You can get United, American and Alaska miles by using your Marriott points without having to give up Marriott base points. Or even the 10% Silver Elite bonus? Sign up to the airline shopping portal and sign in. Then navigate through that portal to Marriott.

A cookie is placed in your web browser by the airline shopping website. This allows you to earn miles for spending money with Marriott. No cost or catch. You can easily add airline miles to Marriott Bonvoy Elite Bonus Points.

We found that a 5-night stay in Hawaii would cost 2,495 dollars and give you 24,950 points, plus bonus points for elite status.

However, because the booking was made through United’s MileagePlus Shop portal , 1 United Mile per Dollar earned, which is deposited into your United MileagePlus Account registered for MileagePlus Shopping a few weeks later.

Marriott Hotel bookings on these online airline portals are standard at 1 mile per $1. Special promotions may boost earning to as much as 2, 5, or 10 miles for every dollar. Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines do not offer miles when you book Marriott through their online shopping portals.

Is Marriott Silver Elite Status worth it?

The purpose of hotel loyalty programs is to entice you by highlighting perks and prestige. They do this while ignoring important issues like price.

Silver Elite Status is only worth $10, so if you are trying to decide between Marriott or a cheaper non-Marriott property it isn’t a reason to spend more. A shot at Silver Elite status is not a good reason to use a credit card with an annual charge.

If you are going to book a Marriott hotel anyway, because you want the property with the best amenities, location, rate, or accommodations — then earning Silver Elite is easy, free and worth it.

A Marriott credit card is no different. If the other benefits of the card, such as the bonus points for signing up or the free nights are worth it, Silver Elite status will be a great addition to these.

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