Extended Stay America’s 2021 #SantaChat

Official Rules

No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning.

1. ENTRY:  Individuals can register and participate in our Santa Takeover Twitter Chat for a chance to win one of the following prizes: Apple TV, Our Place Home Cook Duo or William Sonoma Harry Potter Instant Pot, Fitbit Versa 3, AirPods, Amazon Fire 10 Kids Tablet, Wild One Harness Walk & Play Kit and Care Kit, Away – The Large Everywhere Bag, Yeti Roadie 24 Cooler & Rambler Mugs, Annual subscription to Disney+ along with a premium package from packagefromsanta.com, two-night stay at any of Extended Stay America’s 650+ hotels across the country with a $500 Visa gift card and a three-day Avis car rental. Individuals can register starting at 8:00 am EST on Friday, December 3, 2021. See below, under “How to Enter” for additional details.

 

2. PRIZE DESCRIPTION: 

One (1) winner will receive an Amazon Fire 10 Kids Tablet. Value: $200.00.

One (1) winner will receive an Our Place Home Cook Duo or Williams Sonoma Harry Potter Instant Pot. Value: $100.00.

One (1) winner will receive a three-day Avis free car rental. Value: $200.

One (1) winner will receive a Wild One Harness Walk & Play Kit and Care Kit. Value: $85.00.

One (1) winner will receive a Fitbit Versa 3. Value: $100.00.

One (1) winner will receive a 1-year subscription to Disney+ and a premium package from packagefromsanta.com. Value: $150.00.

One (1) winner will receive AirPods. Value: $115.00.

One (1) winner will receive a Yeti Roadie 24 Cooler & Rambler Mugs. Value: $250.00.

One (1) winner will receive an Away – The Large Everywhere Bag. Value: $120.00. 

One (1) winner will receive an Apple TV. Value: $199.99.

One (1) winner will receive a 2-night free night stay at Extended Stay America and a free 3-day Avis car rental and a $500 Visa Gift Card. The free night stay is good toward one reservation (for one standard hotel room, for up to 4 individuals,) booked on ExtendedStayAmerica.com. The two free nights must be used on two consecutive dates. The 2-night hotel stay and 3-day car rental do not have to be used at the same time. The 3-day car rental applies to two days free of daily time and mileage charges on a subcompact (group A) through a premium (group G excluding group F) car and including standard SUV (group W) car class. Taxes, concession recovery fee, vehicle license recovery fee, customer facility charges may apply and are extra. Incidental expenses and all other costs and expenses which are not specifically listed as part of a prize in these Official Rules and which may be associated with the Sweepstakes are solely the responsibility of the prize winner. All federal, state and local taxes associated with the receipt or use of any prize is solely the responsibility of the winner. Winners are not entitled to exchange or transfer prize or to obtain cash or other substitutes in whole or in part. Blackouts may apply and selected room is subject to availability. Reservations must be made within 52 weeks of winning and stay must occur before December 31, 2022. Value: $1,200. 

Approximate Total Prize Values: $2,720.00 USD.

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.  Limit of one (1) prize per person/email address.  Prize details and selection are made by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Personalized call will be made at a time selected by Sponsor and/or call provider and is not subject to scheduling by winner.  All prizes are subject to the terms and conditions of the issuer or supplier.

3. ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal U.S. residents (including the District of Columbia), over the age of 25. Void where prohibited by law.  Employees, directors and officers, and their immediate families (spouse, parents, children, siblings, and their respective spouses), and their respective household members (whether related or not), of ESA Management, LLC (referred to hereafter as (“Sponsor” or “Extended Stay America”), and its affiliates, subsidiaries, and divisions are not eligible to enter. 

4. SWEEPSTAKES TIMING:  Individuals can begin registering for the Twitter Chat at 8:00am, on Friday December 3, 2021. The Twitter Chat will begin at 12:00 p.m. EST on Friday, December 10, 2021 and will end at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2021.

5. HOW TO ENTER: Extended Stay America will be announcing the Twitter Chat on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram between Friday, December 3, 2021 and Friday, December 10, 2021. Individuals must follow the link to the Twitter Chat registration page, where they will provide their email address and Twitter user name, and follow Extended Stay America on Twitter at @ExtendedStay. Individuals must then participate in our Santa Takeover Twitter Chat from 12:00 p.m. EST to 1:00 p.m. EST on Friday, December 10, 2021 by Tweeting their responses to Extended Stay America’s Twitter Chat questions.

6. WINNER SELECTION:  All eligible entries timely received will be compiled in Woobox, a third-party application, which will be used to administer this Sweepstakes. During our Twitter Chat, Woobox will be used to randomly generate winners from all eligible entrants. 

7. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners will be announced via Twitter, during our Santa Takeover Twitter Chat between 12:00 p.m. EST and 1:00 p.m. EST on Friday, December 10, 2021. Sponsor will contact the winner with further instructions for claiming the prize at this time. The winner must follow the provided instructions to claim the prize within seven days of being notified. Inability to contact a winner within seven days may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Winner must sign and deliver to Sponsor its forms of Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release.

9. SOCIAL MEDIA DISCLAIMER AND RELEASE: By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants acknowledge that this Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, and release Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from any and all liability arising from or related to the conduct of the Sweepstakes and entrant’s participation in it, and that entrants release and hold harmless Sponsor and Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Sweepstakes or any prize won, including any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in the Sweepstakes.

10. ENTRANT’S PERSONAL INFORMATION: By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants are providing their information to Sponsor and not to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with its privacy policy. Please review the Sponsor’s privacy policy at http://www.ExtendedStayAmerica.com. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s privacy policy.

11. NOT ENDORSED BY FACEBOOK, TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM: By participating in this contest, you acknowledge that this contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and release Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from any and all liability arising from or related to this contest. The information you are providing for this contest is being provided to Extended Stay America and not to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and will be used to notify you if you have won.

12. CONDUCT: All Sweepstakes participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Sponsor in its sole discretion reserves the right to disqualify any person it finds to be tampering with the entry process, the operation of its website or is otherwise in violation of these rules.

13. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Extended Stay America, as well as its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and each of their respective successors, representatives and assignees, as well as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Sweepstakes and/or acceptance, receipt, possession or use, misuse or non-use of the prize. By entering, entrants also authorize the Sponsor and its designees to use their name, voice, likeness, photograph, prize information (if applicable),biographical data and city and state of residence in programming, advertising and/or promotional material without compensation to the extent permitted by law.

Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected email or for any computer, online, telephone or technical malfunctions that may occur. If for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failure of any sort, Sponsor may cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. Entrants further agree to release Sponsor from any liability resulting from, or related to participation in the Sweepstakes. Sponsor is also not responsible for failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions, for technical failures of any kind affecting the Sweepstakes in any manner, including but not limited to electronic malfunction or damage of any network, hardware or software. The foregoing also includes any malfunction/error/failure deemed by Sponsor in its sole discretion to impact the availability or accessibility of submissions by entrants or the transmission or receipt of winner notifications. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical failures beyond Sponsor’s control that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes (including entries or otherwise), Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual, whether or not the individual is a participant in the Sweepstakes, who tampers with the entry process and to terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to conduct the Sweepstakes and select prize winners for affected Sweepstakes Period by means of a random drawing from among all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (as appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor for affected Sweepstakes Period or otherwise in a manner which is fair, appropriate and consistent with these Official Rules as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. No responsibility is assumed for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or loss, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; or any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment or software, or failure of any email or electronic entry or participation to be received due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website/platform, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to any person's computer or wireless mobile device related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials from this Sweepstakes. People entering the Sweepstakes further agree not to knowingly damage or cause interruption of the Sweepstakes and/or prevent others from participating in the Sweepstakes.

14. DISPUTES: To the fullest extent permitted by law, entrant agrees that: (1) Any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or the awarding of prizes shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina or an appropriate North Carolina State Court; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys' fees; (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of North Carolina or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of North Carolina.

15. ADDITIONAL TERMS: In case of dispute as to the identity of any entrant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Any potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that such winner is the Authorized Account Holder of the email address associated with the winning entry.

16. WINNER’S LIST: To obtain the identity of the winner, Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope after December 10, 2021, but before January 11, 2022 to: Extended Stay America, Attention: Social Media [Date of Inquiry], 11525 North Community House Road, Suite 100, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28277.

17. SPONSOR: ESA Management, LLC, 11525 North Community House Road, Suite 100, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28277.