Marriott Takes Heat From Ousted Guests With Sonder Liquidation

For hotel companies like Marriott International Inc., new rooms are everything.

So when upstart hotelier Sonder Holdings Inc. began showing signs of financial distress last year, its portfolio of apartment-style lodging presented an opportunity. For a little money — and a bit of their reputation — Marriott saw a way to add more than 9,000 rooms to its system in short order.