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Marriott Silver Elite benefits
The short answer
Silver Elite takes 10 Elite Night Credits in a calendar year, or comes with several Marriott credit cards. It gives 10% more points on your hotel spending, priority late checkout when the hotel can offer it, and the Ultimate Reservation Guarantee. There’s no set checkout time and no room upgrade: a 2 p.m. checkout and upgrades start at Gold Elite.
- 10
- Elite Night Credits in a calendar year
- 10%
- more points on hotel purchases
- 12
- credit cards that include it
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What does Marriott Silver Elite include?
- 10% more points on every eligible hotel purchase, including the room rate and what you charge to the room, such as dining and spa.
- Priority late checkout, when available.
- The Ultimate Reservation Guarantee: if the hotel can’t honor your guaranteed booking, it finds you a room and pays you, from US$50 to US$200 depending on the brand. The amounts by brand.
- 10% off at participating Marriott-operated gift shops.
- The member basics: member rates and free Wi-Fi when you book direct, Mobile Check-In and Mobile Key, Instant Redemption, Cash + Points and PointSavers.
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What time is Marriott Silver late checkout?
Marriott doesn’t set a time for Silver. It’s based on availability: call the front desk the morning you leave and tell them when you plan to go. Marriott’s late checkout rules. Gold Elite can ask for up to 2 p.m.
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How do you get Marriott Silver Elite?
- Stay 10 nights in a calendar year, paid or on points. Count your nights.
- Hold a card that includes it. In the US: Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card and Marriott Bonvoy Bold Credit Card. 10 more cards include it in other countries; see every card.
- As a gift: a Platinum Elite member can give Silver Elite through the 50-night Annual Choice Benefit.
- For life: 250 nights in total and 5 years at Silver Elite or higher. How lifetime status works.
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What do 15 more nights add at Gold Elite?
At 25 nights, Gold Elite raises the points bonus to 25%, adds a welcome gift of points, late checkout up to 2 p.m. and a room upgrade on arrival, both when available. Gold Elite in detail.
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Is Silver Elite worth having?
It’s worth having if it comes free with a card or with the nights you stay anyway: the bonus points and a later checkout cost you nothing. It isn’t worth booking extra nights for, since none of its benefits is guaranteed.
Questions
How many nights for Marriott Silver?
10 Elite Night Credits in a calendar year. Nights on points count, and so do the night credits Marriott cards add.
What time is Marriott Silver late checkout?
There's no set time. It's based on availability: call the front desk the morning you leave and tell them your planned departure time.
Does Marriott Silver get room upgrades?
No. Room upgrades start at Gold Elite, when available.
Which credit cards give Marriott Silver status?
In the US, the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card and Marriott Bonvoy Bold Credit Card. 12 cards include it worldwide.
Can you get lifetime Silver Elite?
Yes: 250 nights in total and 5 years at Silver Elite or higher.
Sources: Marriott: Silver Elite benefits, Marriott: the late checkout benefit, Marriott Bonvoy terms, section 4.3.a. Program rules change, so confirm with Marriott before you rely on one. Award Escape is independent of Marriott.