City Express Hotels Now Bookable with Marriott

As of last week, City Express Hotels can be booked through the Marriott Bonvoy app, as well as on the Marriott website. The full array of City Express hotels aren’t yet available, but that’s expected to be rolled out in the near future.

Furthermore, Marriott Bonvoy has updated its terms and conditions to include City Express Hotels; however, the terms are rather unfavourable.

City Express Hotels Now Bookable with Marriott

As a reminder, Marriott acquired City Express in Fall 2022, and began to fully integrate the properties just last week.

Part of this integration involves an official name change to City Express by Marriott, which is further broken down into four sub-brands:

• City Centro by Marriott
• City Express Suites by Marriott
• City Express Plus by Marriott
• City Express Junior by Marriott

At this time, only seven properties participate in the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program, with more expected to come in the future. These properties include the following:

• City Centro by Marriott Oaxaca
• City Express by Marriott Mérida
• City Express by Marriott Saltillo
• City Express Plus by Marriott Reforma El Ángel
• City Express Plus by Marriott Santa Fe
• City Express Plus by Marriott Guadalajara Providencia
• City Express Plus by Marriott Tijuana

In general, City Express by Marriott hotels are an affordable midscale addition to the Marriott portfolio.

There are over 150 City Express by Marriott hotels spread out across 75 cities. The properties are primarily located in Mexico, and there are four hotels in Colombia, one in Chile, and one in Costa Rica.

At this time, you can only book the seven participating City Express by Marriott hotels with cash, as redeeming Marriott Bonvoy points for award stays hasn’t been implemented quite yet.

City Express by Marriott Added to Marriott Bonvoy’s Terms & Conditions

Marriott Bonvoy has also updated its terms and conditions to include City Express hotel. Unfortunately, this comes with some rather unwelcoming features.

To begin, you’ll only earn one elite qualifying night per two-night stay at City Express by Marriott hotels. Following this rule, a three-night stay will also only net you one elite qualifying night.

Typically, a one-night stay at each of Marriott’s hotel brands would earn you one elite qualifying night.

This changed on March 1, 2023, when Marriott cut the elite…