With over 8,000 properties under 30 brand names, there is a Marriott hotel for everyone. And when it comes to choosing a Marriott credit card, there are multiple options from both Chase and American Express.
If you’re looking for a new card as you plan upcoming trips, there are some solid offers on Marriott’s cobranded cards.
Should you apply for one of these cards with these juicy welcome bonuses? Let’s look at the details to see if one merits a place in your wallet.
Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card
Annual fee: $650 (see rates and fees)
Welcome offer: Earn 95,000 points after you use your new card to make $6,000 in purchases within the first six months of card membership.
Is it worth it?
95,000 Bonvoy points are worth $798, according to TPG valuations, but the main long-term value of holding this card comes into play if you stay at Marriott properties regularly.
That’s because the card confers valuable perks, such as automatic Bonvoy Platinum Elite status, an annual free night award (worth up to 85,000 points), up to $300 (up to $25 per month) in annual statement credits for eligible purchases at restaurants worldwide, Priority Pass lounge access and 25 elite qualifying night credits per year. Enrollment is required for select benefits.
Remember that Marriott eliminated award charts last year, so you may need to work harder to find a property at which to use these free nights. However, you can top up Marriott certificates using up to 15,000 points, meaning that you could use your free night award topped up with bonus points to book a night costing up to 100,000 points.
For more details, check out our full review of the Amex Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant.
Apply here: Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card
Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card
Annual fee: $250 (see rates and fees)
Welcome offer: Earn 85,000 Marriott Bonvoy bonus points after using your card to spend $5,000 on purchases in the first six months of card membership.
Is it worth it?
TPG values 85,000 Marriott Bonvoy points at $714. It is worth noting that this is the standard offer for this card, so you may want to wait for a higher welcome offer if possible.
This card offers mid-tier perks, including complimentary Gold Elite status, a solid earning rate at Marriott properties and elite night credits. However, it lacks several benefits that you might expect from a mid-tier card. For example, you must spend $15,000 in a calendar year to earn a free night (worth up to 50,000 points). Other Marriott cards with lower annual fees include a similar perk with no spending requirement.
For more details, check out our full review of the Amex Marriott Bonvoy Bevy.
Apply here: Marriott Bonvoy Bevy American Express Card
Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card
Annual fee: $125 (see rates and fees)
Welcome offer: Earn 3 free night awards, worth up to 50,000 points apiece, after you use your new card to make $6,000 in eligible purchases within the first six months of card memebership.
Is it worth it?
This is one of the best offers we’ve seen on this card, so now is a good time to pick it up.
With this card, you’ll get automatic Gold Elite status with Marriott Bonvoy and up to a 7% discount on rooms booked directly with Marriott and you’ll earn 4 points per dollar spent at restaurants worldwide.
The card also comes with 15 elite night credits annually (which can be stacked with a Marriott Bonvoy consumer card) and a free night award annually (worth up to 35,000 points). In addition, you can earn a second free night (also worth up to 35,000 points) after $60,000 of purchases on your card in a calendar year.
Marriott’s shift to dynamic pricing may make it harder to use these rewards. Still, you should be able to find a participating property that can cover your annual fee (and then some), as our data indicates that there’s still a lot of value in the program.
For more details, check out our full review of the Amex Marriott Bonvoy Business.
Apply here: Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card
Annual fee: $95
Welcome offer: Earn three free night awards (each night valued up to 50,000 points) after you spend $3,000 on purchases in your first three months from your account opening.
Is it worth it?
TPG’s valuations put the total of 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy points at $1,260. The best offer we’ve seen for this card has been five free night certificates (worth up to 50,000 points each), with a potential value of 250,000 points, back in July last year.
If you’re a frequent traveler loyal to Marriott, this is a great card to add to your wallet without a huge price tag. With the Marriott Boundless, you’ll get a sizable list of perks, including automatic Bonvoy Silver status and 15 elite qualifying nights every year. You’ll also earn one credit toward the next level of elite status for every $5,000 spent, and you can reach Gold Elite status by spending $35,000 on the card in a calendar year.
Perhaps the most valuable perk is the annual free night award (worth up to 35,000 points) at each account anniversary — though Marriott’s lack of award charts could hinder your ability to use this reward.
For more details, check out our full review of the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card.
Apply here: Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card
Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card
Annual fee: $0
Welcome offer: Earn 30,000 Marriott Bonvoy bonus points after using your card to spend $1,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening.
Is it worth it?
The 30,000 Marriott Bonvoy points are worth $252 according to TPG valuations. The card also comes with 15 elite night credits annually (putting you at automatic Silver Elite status) and has no foreign transaction fees.
You’ll earn 3 points per dollar at Marriott properties, 2 points per dollar on all other travel purchases and 1 point per dollar everywhere else.
This is a solid set of perks for a card with no annual fee. However, frequent Marriott guests may do better with a card that offers more perks during each stay.
For more details, check out our full review of the Marriott Bonvoy Bold card.
Apply here: Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card
Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful Credit Card
Annual fee: $250
Welcome offer: Earn 85,000 Marriott Bonvoy points after you spend $4,000 in purchases in the first three months from account opening.
Is it worth it?
TPG values 85,000 Marriott Bonvoy points at $714.
Whereas American Express issues the Bevy, this card comes from Chase. The two cards have mostly the same benefits, meaning the perks that come with this card struggle to justify its $250 annual fee. However, the welcome bonus may be of interest to you.
The information for the Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful Credit Card has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.
For more details, check out our full review of the Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful card.
Can you apply for more than one Marriott card offer?
If multiple Marriott card offers intrigue you, you can indeed have more than one open Marriott card — some TPG staffers have two or three. It can make sense to leverage the annual anniversary award nights and to stack the 15-25 elite nights awarded by carrying both a personal and small-business Marriott card.
However, with six total Marriott cards available for new applicants, there are several restrictions on who can earn the welcome offers across the available cards — especially since cards are issued by both Amex and Chase.
Note that these restrictions are all in addition to Chase’s 5/24 rule (which applies to new applicants for the Bonvoy Boundless, Bonvoy Bold and Bonvoy Bountiful cards) and Amex’s one-bonus-per-lifetime rule (which applies to the Bonvoy Brilliant, Bonvoy Business and Bonvoy Bevy cards).
Make sure you’re eligible for these offers before applying.
Related: Here’s why you need both a personal and business Marriott Bonvoy credit card
Bottom line
Marriott cards hold slots in our top hotel credit cards list, thanks to the value they provide year after year. Add in some of the current bonuses, and you have a compelling reason to consider getting a Marriott card now.
For rates and fees of the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy card, click here.
For rates and fees of the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card, click here.
For rates and fees of the Marriott Bonvoy Business card, click here.
