Sonder Lambert in Montréal, Canada, one of the now-shuttered properties. From Sonder New York —

Patrick M. D’Aoust probably didn’t expect his anniversary trip to end early, but he definitely didn’t think he’d have just 15 minutes to vacate his room.

The early ejection wasn’t because of a fire or a fight, but a bankruptcy. Sonder, a short-term rentals company abruptly collapsed over the weekend when its partnership with Marriott ended, leaving many guests stranded mid-stay.

D’Aoust was staying the weekend at a Sonder property in Montréal, Canada, when he got an email last Sunday afternoon that he needed to vacate his room by Monday at 9 am. That’s because Sonder’s licensing agreement with Marriott was “no longer in effect.”

“I asked the staff if we could still stay until our ch

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