I need help from my Marriott experts here. I do a lot of churning and business spend to rack up Marriott points.
Does only the Swan Reserve offer the ability to redeem points towards a 1-bedroom? Maybe I'm not searching the correct dates.
I've been eyeing up the Swan for an upcoming family trip. The Swan seems like the better location for access to the boats and has queens vs doubles. That being said, I'd be fine with my kids sleeping on a pull out couch if it meant my wife and I had our own private area at the end of the night.
However anytime I check dates for Swan and Dolphin, I never see 1-bedroom suites available via points--only cash rates for those bigger rooms. It seems you can only redeem points at Swan/Dolphin for 1 king or 2 queen/double studios, which may or may not have a balcony.
It looks like the Swan Reserve does offer points for 1 bedrooms. I'm not as keen on staying there due to the less ideal location from the boardwalk and the boats, but if it gave me the ability to use points for a 1-bedroom, I think I'd suck it up (plus it seems to be the nicest of the 3).
Biggest downside is that the point value for the 1-bedrooms is very poor. I understand that the 5th night is free on point bookings so below I'm just showing the average point cost per night, providing I stay 5 nights. This is for September 2026:
I do find it funny/interesting that I could technically book two connecting rooms at Swan for less than the 1-bedroom suite at Swan Reserve.
Does only the Swan Reserve offer the ability to redeem points towards a 1-bedroom? Maybe I'm not searching the correct dates.
I've been eyeing up the Swan for an upcoming family trip. The Swan seems like the better location for access to the boats and has queens vs doubles. That being said, I'd be fine with my kids sleeping on a pull out couch if it meant my wife and I had our own private area at the end of the night.
However anytime I check dates for Swan and Dolphin, I never see 1-bedroom suites available via points--only cash rates for those bigger rooms. It seems you can only redeem points at Swan/Dolphin for 1 king or 2 queen/double studios, which may or may not have a balcony.
It looks like the Swan Reserve does offer points for 1 bedrooms. I'm not as keen on staying there due to the less ideal location from the boardwalk and the boats, but if it gave me the ability to use points for a 1-bedroom, I think I'd suck it up (plus it seems to be the nicest of the 3).
Biggest downside is that the point value for the 1-bedrooms is very poor. I understand that the 5th night is free on point bookings so below I'm just showing the average point cost per night, providing I stay 5 nights. This is for September 2026:
- Dolphin point rate: 5 nights for 348k (69,600/night), cash rate $375/night - Traditional 2 Double Room, no view, no balcony.
- Swan point rate: 5 nights for 348k (69,600/night), cash rate $400/night - Traditional 2 Queen, no view
- Swan Reserve point rate: 5 nights for 384k (76,800/night), cash rate $470/night - Pool Queen/Queen, Guest room, 2 Queen, Pool view
- Swan Reserve point rate: 5 nights for 734k (146,800/night), cash rate $761/night - Signature, Suite, 2 Queen, Sofa bed
I do find it funny/interesting that I could technically book two connecting rooms at Swan for less than the 1-bedroom suite at Swan Reserve.
