Update: This post incorrectly stated this was a Barclays card, it is issued by Bank of America
Found a link on the homepage of Sonesta website so not targeted. Important information state: ‘This email only offer may not be available elsewhere. You can take advantage of this offer when you apply now.’ so might be targeted, unsure if that is enforced or not.
The Offer
- Bank of America is offering 120,000 points after $2,000 in spend on the first 90 days of account opening on the Sonesta Mastercard. You also get:
- 5,000 additional points after adding an authorized user within the first 90 days of account opening
- 30,000 bonus points on your Account Anniversary, if you spend at least $7,500 on purchases in the anniversary year
Card Details
- $75 annual fee waived first year
- Card earns at the following rates:
- Â points on eligible Sonesta purchases
- Â points on eligible airfare, car rental and dining purchases
- Â point for every $1 spent on all other purchases
- Sonesta Travel Pass Gold status
Our Verdict
Points seem to be worth 0.75¢ – 1.5¢ towards Sonesta properties depending on the location and date. Properties cost between 10,000 and 50,000 points per night with most properties costing anywhere from 10,000-30,000 points. Unfortunately you need to be logged in to do any award searches. Standard bonus is 80,000 points. Read this post about things you should know about Bank of America before applying. We will add this to our list of the best credit card bonuses.
Looks like the card is gone from both Sonesta and BoA websites. Chat rep was not able to confirm if this was permanent.
Link is dead
Just worked for me.
Is anyone else having issues booking sonesta with points? I keep getting an error saying session timed out
same… I hate to call to book but they were able to apply the points
Same, but stays booked over the phone won’t show up in the App or the online account. Not reflected in points activity either. Their tech backend is primitive.
I can’t seem to find the answer in comments so far. Can I just redeem the 125,000 points for $1250 in statement credit? I realize that isn’t the most optimal use, but that would be my intention with the card.
Nope, you can’t.
What’s the cash value of points?
I got my first statement, but no points have posted in my Sonesta account. Did you guys have to manually link the card to the account? I used a different email for BofA and Sonesta, I’m thinking that might be the issue.
Got the 120000 but not the 5000 for the AU. Does that card have to be used once maybe?
Is your AU a real person or a cat?
I got the 5k on my first statement and didn’t use the auth user card. Just used my primary card online.
You HAVE to have reward points to search a reward booking? I signed up for the program but still can’t do a dummy search for rewards booking?
I just created an account with 0 point. If you clicked into a specific hotel, it shows the points per night. But I don’t find an option to search by points directly as well.
Mine shows it in the search.
Auto approved today, hefty $17k limit, 6th personal cc with BoA, have platinum honors status.
P2 denied. 2/12 with personal cards. 4/12 if counting AU cards. No BOA relationship.
Disappointing. Will try recon
*called recon after receiving letter in the mail. They asked to confirm email and phone #. APPROVED
DP: spent more than $2000 from the card. First billing cycle closed on 7/23/2024. 120,000 points were posted this afternoon on 7/24/2024. status is not changed, still Bronze
Authorized user’s card was received and used, but 5000 additional points are not posted yet.
Thanks! Is the authorized AU a real person or a pet?