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Sonesta Adds Four MOD Collection by Sonesta Hotels with Exploria Resorts

The four Exploria Resorts properties add 1,564 keys to Sonesta's portfolio, bringing the MOD soft brand to nine operating hotels across North America.

Sonesta
United States

NEWTON, MA – Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) today announced the affiliation of four MOD Collection by Sonesta properties. Pocono Mountain Villas, MOD Collection by Sonesta in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania; New Smyrna Waves, MOD Collection By Sonesta in New Smyrna Beach, Florida; Grand Seas, MOD Collection by Sonesta in Daytona Beach, Florida; and Summer Bay, MOD Collection by Sonesta in Orlando, Florida. These affiliations add 1,564 keys to the Sonesta portfolio.

In June 2023, Sonesta introduced MOD Collection by Sonesta™ (MOD) and offered the soft brand for franchising. Currently, there are nine MOD hotels open and operating across North America in Alberta, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Texas.

We are thrilled to announce the affiliation of four Exploria Resorts properties with MOD Collection by Sonesta. This is a pivotal moment in the brand’s growth story with expansion in key leisure markets. Sonesta’s relationship with Exploria will allow for guests and to reap the benefits of relaxing and comfortable accommodations in four premier destinations across the United States. Keith Pierce, Sonesta’s EVP and President of Franchise & Development
We are pleased to showcase our resorts in partnership with Sonesta, offering their guests the same exceptional experiences we provide our members and their families. Cheryl Bellacicco, Exploria Resorts’ EVP of Resort Operations

MOD Collection by Sonesta™ (MOD) is a brand that brings creativity and attention to detail to guests seeking a hotel embracing the modern lifestyle. Hotels in the MOD portfolio are playful yet inviting for the contemporary traveler. MOD focuses on flexibility. With travel more accessible than ever, guests want to maintain their essential routines wherever they go. MOD exceeds this demand by augmenting hotels with curated F&B and eclectic design.

Guests of these four properties will now be able to earn or redeem points as members of the award-winning Sonesta Travel Pass loyalty program.

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Sonesta is one of the fastest growing hospitality companies in the U.S., celebrating an approximate 350% increase in its national portfolio. You will soon find nearly 300 Sonesta properties across seven brands operating in the U.S., Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Peru, and St. Maarten.

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Sonesta’s creativity and attention to detail define this new brand that caters to the modern lifestyle. Inspired by the present and the future, the MOD portfolio is playful yet inviting for the contemporary traveler. MOD focuses on flexibility. With travel more accessible than ever, guests want to maintain their essential routines wherever they go. MOD exceeds this demand by augmenting hotels with curated F&B and eclectic design.