Marriott introduced the termination of its settlement and partnership with Sonder, a bunch of apartment-style lodging and boutique motels, in an sudden press launch printed on Nov. 9, 2025.
The press launch acknowledged that the licensing settlement between the 2 resort firms “is now not in impact as a consequence of Sonder’s default.” Which means Sonder properties will now not be Marriott-affiliated, and reserving Sonder properties via Marriott won’t be potential, which, after all, means you will not be capable of redeem Marriott Bonvoy factors for Sonder motels anymore.
With out way more info, it is onerous to say at this level what the precise reason for the termination is.
Marriott’s press launch went on to say that the corporate is prioritizing supporting its visitors who’re at present staying at Sonder properties, in addition to those that have reserved a Sonder keep via Marriott. “Marriott shall be contacting visitors who booked straight via Marriott channels, together with marriott.com, the Marriott Bonvoy App and Marriott’s worldwide reservation facilities, to handle their reservation and reserving wants,” the discharge acknowledged.
For many who booked utilizing a third-party journey company, it is best to contact the reserving group straight.
As a refresher, Sonder consists of short-term, apartment-style leases and boutique motels in over 35 cities at reasonably priced worth factors. In 2024, Marriott introduced a partnership with Sonder, and in early 2025, Sonder properties started to combine into the Marriott Bonvoy ecosystem, although we had been advised that Sonder’s full integration would come later in 2025. When reserving via the Sonder web site, visitors might earn Marriott Bonvoy factors, elite evening credit and bonus factors by including their Marriott Bonvoy quantity to the reservation.
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In a present hospitality business local weather the place a lot of the information we hear is about manufacturers forging new partnerships and launching new manufacturers, it’s shocking that this one has ended so abruptly — and disappointing that there is one much less manner to make use of Bonvoy factors to guide reasonably priced stays in cities all over the world.
TPG’s personal Katie Genter simply accomplished a keep at a Sonder property booked utilizing Marriott Bonvoy factors. “I checked out of a seven-night keep on the Park Home Lodge Museum Quarter, Sonder Lodge by Marriott Bonvoy, in Amsterdam on Nov. 6,” she shared.
“Nothing appeared amiss throughout my keep, so Sonder’s default comes as a shock. On the optimistic facet, the 7 elite evening credit and 15,316 factors I earned on this keep have already been posted to my Marriott Bonvoy account.”
This anecdote bodes properly for anybody at present staying in a Sonder property booked by way of Marriott — however as the corporate acknowledged within the press launch, it is best to be proactive and attain out to Marriott utilizing this hyperlink as quickly as potential to handle questions and issues about present and upcoming reservations.
We have reached out to Marriott for extra info and can replace this story as warranted.
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