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Sonder seeks growth in major Scottish markets
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Sonder has signed its first Glasgow property and plans to further grow its presence in Scotland. San Francisco-based Sonder Hotels currently has a single property in Scotland, the 30-unit Royal Garden Apartments in Edinburgh’s New Town. It will open its first Glasgow property, a 41-unit managed service apartment block in the Finnieston area, in […]
Sonder adds properties in largest three Canadian cities
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Tech-enabled hospitality company Sonder has announced its expansion to Canada’s three largest cities: Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. Sonder will open 66 suites in Vancouver, as well as added more than 100 in Toronto the Guerin Lofts in Montreal. Sonder’s expansion is buoyed by a strong performance in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic. Many of […]
Sonder planning for further expansion in Irish market
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: San Francisco-based short-term rental operator Sonder is planning further expansion in Dublin city centre, after committing to growing its presence in Ireland to back up a better-than-anticipated summer period. Sonder recorded an average occupancy rate of over 90 per cent from August to October in its two Dublin properties, 12 months on from its […]
Sonder opens first Latin American location in Mexico City
Reading Time: 2 minutesMexico: Hospitality startup Sonder has opened its first location in Latin America, in the Condesa neighbourhood in Mexico City. The building will accommodate 16 apartment-style spaces, providing what Sonder calls “a next-generation hospitality option, with top tier design, comfort and cleanliness measures — including a zero-contact check-in process”. Roberto Fernández del Castillo, general manager of Sonder in […]
Sonder expands operations into Seattle
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: San Francisco-based hospitality startup Sonder is moving into Seattle by offering units at modern development Solis. The offering is at 1300 E. Pike St. in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighbourhood, a short walk from some of the city’s main tourist sites. Sonder stepped in to replace planned office space in the building in January. It […]
Sonder sued by New York developer Metro Loft for $103m
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hospitality startup Sonder is being sued by New York developer Metro Loft, which wants the company to leave the property at 20 Broad Street. This is Sonder’s second recent brush with a lawsuit, after it sued a San Francisco landlord for an early exit on a lease. The vertically integrated real estate development and management […]
New Orleans hires ex-Sonder executive for land regulation
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The city of New Orleans has hired Peter Bowen, the former general manager of Sonder New Orleans, to serve as the city’s chief administrative officer of land use. The move marks a major shift by an urban planning department, allowing a short-term rental professional a voice in future regulation. In his new role, Bowen […]
Sonder integrates features to develop contactless guest experience
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hospitality startup Sonder has partnered with academic medical centre, The Cleveland Clinic, and integrated new features aimed at developing a fully contactless guest experience. The Cleveland Clinic has worked with Sonder to enhance its safe stay standards, in order to create maximum contact-free comfort and safety. Added features include floor stickers to encourage social […]
Sonder sues landlord for early lease termination
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Sonder has filed a lawsuit against developer Brian Spiers to exit its lease at a San Francisco property. The company hopes to make Spiers honour the early exit clause of their lease, while Spiers claims Sonder had not been paying rent since March. The suit alleges that state and local emergency orders to slow […]
Sonder closes $170m Series E round
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: San Francisco-based hospitality startup Sonder has announced it has closed a $170 million Series E round, led by Fidelity, WestCap Group and Inovia Capital, which brings its valuation to $1.3 billion. The startup also announced that it was expecting to raise additional capital from new and returning investors, which would ultimately bring the total […]