Marriott-Sonder Breakup: Booking Chaos Meets $500 Desperation Discounts
In a riveting saga that unfolded faster than your last-minute panic packing spree, Marriott abruptly ended its licensing deal with Sonder on Sunday, demanding guests evacuate Sonder properties by 11 a.m. Monday. This sudden eviction morphed travelers into amateur Houdinis desperately escaping ghost hotels. Meanwhile, TrustedHousesitters, the hero for pet-loving misfits, threw a bone with free holiday memberships (normally $169/year) while Landing dangled a $500 discount for just two nights in one of its 5,000 US apartments across 250 cities, because nothing screams 'discount' like spending hundreds to save hundreds. Over in the UK, lastminute.com offered a mysterious 'LMRESCUE50UK' code, valid only on £500+ bookings for a week. Marriott, showing remarkable enthusiasm for bureaucracy, redirected customers to initiate refunds through credit card companies, presumably so no one would catch them in the act of being apathetic. Guests are reportedly 'blindsided' and broke, while Marriott-Sonder's relationship ends with a bankruptcy filing and a side of chaos.
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Marriott kicks guests out by Monday 11 a.m., then hands refunds responsibility off to credit cards because apparently customer service is a group project where Marriott didn’t show up. Oh, and enjoy your $500 discount on accommodations you hadn’t planned to need!
Nothing says hospitality like getting a check-out notice with less than 24 hours’ notice. Marriott and Sonder just raised short-notice panic to an Olympic sport.
Pet-sitting your way out of a hotel cancellation thanks to TrustedHousesitters—because apparently your vacation now includes unpaid chores and blindfolded hotel roulette.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/13/2025 | Author: Aditi Bharade
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