Marriott Worldwide’s (MAR) latest model is anticipated to supply a few of its least expensive rooms. That ought to please some vacationers—although not those who obsess about standing.

Marriott tells potential company on the StudioRes model, its thirty second, to «unpack your baggage and get comfy.» One wrinkle: It will not supply loyalty members any elite nights for staying there, in contrast to with all its different manufacturers.

Though StudioRes, which the corporate calls «a new-build, midscale prolonged keep» model, is a part of Marriott’s Bonvoy loyalty program, «members don’t earn Elite Evening Credit (ENCs) for stays,» the chain says. ENCs assist Bonvoy members earn elite standing, which include rising advantages at every degree that may embrace bonus factors, later checkouts, and room upgrades.

Some journey watchers have observed. «To see no elite nights in any respect for a Marriott model… huh?!?» wrote Ben Schlappig of journey web site One Mile at a Time. «Like, not even 1 / 4 of an elite night time, or one tenth of an elite night time?!»

The corporate didn’t reply to Investopedia’s request for remark.

Bonvoy Members to Earn 4x Factors for StudioRes Stays, Under Marriott’s Norm

Bonvoy members will earn 4 factors, which will be spent to ebook free rooms, per $1 spent at StudioRes properties. Some travel-industry consultants have stated that that degree is beneath the corporate’s norm.

«Stays at most manufacturers earn not less than 5x factors, and stays at most full service manufacturers earn 10x factors,» Schlappig stated. «Bonvoy members will not earn elite bonuses on these 4x factors, so even elite members will not earn extra factors per greenback than that.»

In response to Marriott’s web site, a StudioRes property will probably be opening in Fort Myers, Fla., in June, however isn’t out there for bookings but. StudioRes «closed 2024 with 35 properties (4,037 complete rooms) within the pipeline, anticipating its first opening later this 12 months,» Marriott stated.

Bonvoy—a nod to the French phrase «bon voyage,» which suggests «good journey,»—had practically 228 million members at year-end, the corporate stated in its fourth-quarter earnings report final month.