Update 10/30/23: Offer available again in app. Hat tip to mrgreenmo
Update 2/16/23: Available again. Hat tip to reader Pat
The Offer
Chase is offering a $300 Marriott eGiftcard upon approval and 75,000 points after $3,000 in purchases within the first three months when you open a new Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card.
Card Details
Annual fee of $95, not waived first year
Eligibility for this product: The product is not available to either:
current cardmembers of the Marriott Bonvoy Premier credit card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier) or Marriott Bonvoy Boundless credit card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus), or
previous cardmembers of the Marriott Bonvoy Premier credit card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier) or Marriott Bonvoy Boundless credit card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus), who received a new cardmember bonus within the last 24 months.
Eligibility for the new cardmember bonus: The bonus is not available to you if you:
are a current cardmember, or were a previous cardmember within the last 30 days, of Marriott Bonvoy American Express® Card (also known as The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express);
are a current or previous cardmember of either Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express® Card (also known as The Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express) or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express® Card (also known as the Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card), and received a new cardmember bonus or upgrade bonus in the last 24 months; or
applied and were approved for Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express® Card (also known as The Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express) or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express® Card (also known as the Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card) within the last 90 days.
Chase 5/24 rule applies to this card
Free award night every anniversary valid at a property costing up to 35,000 points
Card earns at the following rates:
6x points per $1 spent at Marriott Bonvoy hotels
3x points on gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants on up to $6,000 in combined purchases per year
2x points per $1 spent on all other purchases
Card earns one Elite Night Credit per $5,000 in spend
Elite status:
Automatic silver elite status
Gold status if you spend $35,000 or more within a card member year
15 elite night credits towards status each year
Our Verdict
Not as good as the five free night certificate offer for most people. That offer we have seen multiple times, so I suspect it’ll come back again at some stage and would recommend waiting for that. Because of that we won’t add this to our list of the best credit card bonuses.
Hat tip to US Credit Card Guide