Sonesta Travel Pass Up To 8,000 Bonus Points Per Stay through September 30, 2021

John Ollila

July 14, 2021

Reading Time: 3 mins read

Sonesta Travel Pass has launched a promotion for stays in the United States through September 30, 2021.

Members can earn 2,000, 4,000, or 8000 bonus points per stay depending on the length when booked using promotional code STPBONUS by August 15.

You can access this offer on Sonesta’s website here.

Bonus Points

Stay 1 – 2 nights = 2,000 bonus points
Stay 3 – 4 nights = 4,000 bonus points
Stay 5 or more nights + 8,000 bonus points

You must use the promotional code STPBONUS when making the booking to earn the bonus.

Here are the participating hotels:

Royal Sonesta

Sonesta Hotels & Resorts

Sonesta Select

Sonesta ES Suites

Sonesta Simply Suites

Conclusion

Sonesta grew exponentially in late 2020 and early 2021 when Service Properties Trust (SVC) decided to reflag most of its Marriott and IHG and some Hyatt hotels under Sonesta’s brands, of which it owns a stake.

Interesting to see how this experiment will work and if Sonesta’s network is significant enough to drive business from loyalty program members.

Here are the terms and conditions of this offer:

Stay 1-2 nights, earn 2,000 bonus points, stay 3-4 Nights Earn 4,000 bonus points, stay 5 or more nights earn 8,000 bonus points.  Rate is subject to availability, certain restrictions or blackout dates may apply. Must book with promo code STPBONUS by August 15, 2021 for stays through September 30, 2021.  Offer is valid for Sonesta Travel Pass members only and Member ID must be on the reservation.  Offer valid for reservations at all participating US and Canadian locations.  Allow 2 weeks after your departure for bonus points to be deposited into your account. Offers cannot be combined with any other discounts or offers, and do not apply to groups, past stays, or existing reservations.  A maximum of 100,000 points awarded per stay (including base and promotional points as per program terms and conditions).  Please see full terms & conditions for program details.

Comments 1

Larry Richman says:

2 months ago

I had an interesting encounter today with Sonesta. In late July I stayed at The Clift Royal Sonesta in San Francisco (ironically, the very first one in the graphic above). I received about half the number of points I should have. I filled out a missing points form first and, after I didn’t hear back for a week, called them. Now, I’m an Elite member and it’s bad enough that Sonesta has NO bonus points at all for Elite members. It’s the same 10 points per dollar as everyone else gets. That’s shameful. But I did not even receive the 10. The explanation? It’s not based on the room rate, it’s based on the “hotel revenue.”

Now, I’ve never heard of such a thing. I had 279 room nights at various hotels in 2019, about 150 last year, and this year so far about 60. 100% of the time the points have been based on the room rate. But this gentleman told me that they base it on their revenue, which may or may not be the room rate.

So there’s no bonus for Elite members, the points are based on what is basically an arbitrary number that they pull out of a hat and I cannot verify or protest (or predict), and it prevents me from calculating in advance what I will earn on a stay, which is a factor which enters into my decision about what hotel to book. AND on top of all that he didn’t even make good on it and resolve it by giving me any points, as other hotel chains always do when I call. He said he needed to see the folio direct from the property, to which it had been escalated with no response.