10% off UK Marriott weekend breaks, plus 1,000 bonus points

Marriott Rewards has launched a weekend breaks promotion for the UK, running until April 28th.

There are 50 participating hotels.  You will receive a 10% discount on the standard rate as well as receiving 1,000 bonus Marriott Rewards points.  You need to stay at least two nights between Thursday and Sunday to qualify.

You must use promotional code M41 on the standard Marriott booking page in order to bring up the special rate, assuming it is available at a particular property for that weekend.  You need to click on ‘Advanced Search’ to bring up the ‘Promotional Code’ box.

The discount is based on the cancellable ‘Bed & Breakfast’ rate.   This may or may not mean that it works for you.  As an example, I looked at the Edinburgh Marriott, above, for 14-16 March.

With this promotion, the rate (with breakfast) was £102.  You could be book a non-refundable room without breakfast for £89 – the promotion looks a good deal compared to this, since (for a couple) you are effectively paying just £6.50 for breakfast and retaining cancellation flexibility.

I would only value the 1,000 Marriott bonus points at £5 so, whilst nice to have, it is not something that should sway your judgement.  This offer would also be combinable with the current MegaBonus promotion that is listed on our ‘Hotel Offers‘ page.

Full details of the offer can be found here.

How to earn Marriott Bonvoy points and status from UK credit cards (December 2021)

There are various ways of earning Marriott Bonvoy points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

The official Marriott Bonvoy American Express card usually comes with 20,000 points for signing up, 2 points for every £1 you spend and 15 elite night credits per year.

You can apply here.

Marriott Bonvoy American Express

20,000 points sign-up bonus and 15 elite night credits Read our full review

You can also earn Marriott Bonvoy points by converting American Express Membership Rewards points at the rate of 2:3.

Do you know that holders of The Platinum Card from American Express receive FREE Marriott Bonvoy Gold status for as long as they hold the card?  It also comes with Hilton Honors Gold, Radisson Rewards Gold and MeliaRewards Gold status.  We reviewed American Express Platinum in detail here and you can apply here.

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

You can also earn American Express Membership Rewards points with American Express Gold (20,000 bonus points), the American Express Rewards Credit Card (5,000 bonus points) and – for small business owners – American Express Business Gold (20,000 bonus points) and Business Platinum (40,000 bonus points).

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which can be used to earn Marriott Bonvoy points. 

(Want to earn more hotel points?  Click here to see our complete list of promotions from the major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.)