Four Seasons Preferred Partner: Exclusive Benefits & Booking Guide

Having lived in a Four Seasons hotel, I understand the brand at a level most advisors can’t.

Like many of you, I also have access to American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts, Chase’s The Edit, Founderscard, and other premium travel programs. I’ve used them all, but none deliver the same consistency, recognition, personalization, and VIP status as the Four Seasons Preferred Partner program.

I book both my own travel and my clients’ stays through Four Seasons Preferred Partner over any other program. The benefits are the same through any Preferred Partner advisor. How your stay is looked after is not, and that is the difference this page is about.

Katie Dillon and her daughter beside the pool at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong — With my daughter at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong.

I lived at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong for about four years. I’ve written for Four Seasons Magazine, and I’ve stayed at and reviewed Four Seasons properties across four continents. I know many of the on-property teams by name.

The definition

What Is the Four Seasons Preferred Partner Program?

Four Seasons Preferred Partner (FSPP) is an invitation-only program that gives select luxury travel advisors access to exclusive benefits for their clients. The rate is the same as booking Four Seasons directly, and there is no fee to book through an advisor.

These privileges aren’t publicly promoted and are designed to make an exceptional stay even more memorable, especially at the luxury level, where every detail matters.

Reservations booked through a Preferred Partner advisor are still handled directly by Four Seasons, but with an added layer of recognition and service that comes from my advisor relationship with each property.

What’s included

What Are the Benefits of Booking Four Seasons Through a Preferred Partner?

While the exact privileges vary by property, Preferred Partner reservations are recognized with a tailored set of elevated touches not available through public booking channels. These may include:

Daily breakfast for two guests per bedroom
A hotel or resort credit to use during your stay (amount varies by property and room type)
Enhanced room placement or upgrade when available
Flexible check-in and check-out when possible
Access to select offers available only through Preferred Partner advisors

Preferred Partner bookings are also prioritized within the Four Seasons system and receive added attention from on-property teams. In practice, this means your preferences are flagged, your celebrations are noted, and your stay is prepared with extra care.

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First-hand

How Preferred Partner Has Elevated My Own Four Seasons Travel

These are just a few moments that reflect the added recognition and thoughtful enhancements I’ve received by booking my stays through Preferred Partner.

Room service at Four Seasons Madrid. — I used my food and beverage credit on Four Seasons Madrid room service.

Four Seasons Atlanta room service breakfast — Our complimentary room service breakfast at Four Seasons Atlanta

Room service breakfast at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong — Our complimentary room service breakfast at Four Seasons Hong Kong

Breakfast at Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris — Our Four Seasons Paris complimentary room service breakfast

Welcome food amenities (fruit and sweets) we received at Beverly Wilshire — One of my favorite welcome amenities from Beverly Wilshire

Fresh breads and pastries at the Brasserie breakfast buffet inside Four Seasons Kyoto. — Our complimentary breakfast buffet at Four Seasons Kyoto

Dinner at Fifty Mils - Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City, D.F. — I used my food and beverage credit at Four Seasons Mexico City Fifty Mils

Breakfast buffet at Four Seasons Singapore — One of my favorite breakfast buffets (included!) at Four Seasons Singapore

Getting started

Three Ways to Book Four Seasons

No. 01

Let me book it for you

The done-for-you path. Tell me the property and your dates, and I handle the rest. Your benefits are attached and the on-property team is briefed before you arrive.

Request a rate

No. 02

Rather do it yourself?

Best when you know the hotel you want and the room that fits your family, your party, or just you. Search live rates with my booking tool. Access is by password, emailed to you automatically within a minute.

Use the booking tool

No. 03

Already booked?

Forward your confirmation from any Four Seasons reservation and I’ll add your VIP benefits where the rate allows.

Send your confirmation

Behind the scenes

A Personal Perspective on Being a Preferred Partner Advisor

My daughter’s first home was a Four Seasons. She was born in Hong Kong, and I brought her home in a Four Seasons car, with a Four Seasons driver, to our Four Seasons apartment. The people there helped me care for her through her earliest years. I was 7,500 miles from home with no family nearby, and they became mine.

Long before I became a travel advisor, I wrote for the Four Seasons family and food blogs. That work gave me a window into the brand that most guests, and even most advisors, never get. I interviewed their chefs and spent time in their working kitchens. I talked with the people who plan the children’s programs and the holiday celebrations at properties across the portfolio, and many of those resorts were familiar long before I first walked through their doors. I saw the choreography behind service that feels effortless. I know what a good hotel stay should be like because I lived it, worked it, and I judge every stay against my personal Four Seasons experience.

I’ve experienced Four Seasons both as a long-term guest and now as a Preferred Partner advisor. Many of you already know the brand’s legendary service. What you may not see is what happens behind the scenes when you book through Preferred Partner.

The benefits are the same through any Preferred Partner advisor. How your stay is looked after is not, and that is the difference you are choosing.

Here’s what sets it apart:

VIP recognition: Your reservation is flagged in the Four Seasons system and sent directly to my on-property Preferred Partner contacts.
Human advocacy: These are not just notes in a booking file. I communicate with people I know, and they plan around your requests.
Proactive care: From anniversaries to connecting rooms, your details are handled before you arrive, not at check-in.
Seamless support: You can still use the Four Seasons app, but you don’t need to wonder if anyone is paying attention. The property already knows who you are.
Trust built over time: I’ve developed long-standing relationships with these teams, which means faster responses and thoughtful touches.
Rare issues resolved quickly: On the rare occasion something comes up, it’s addressed swiftly, often before you even realize there was a hiccup.

This isn’t a transactional process. It’s relationship-driven. I trust my clients are looked after as if I were checking in myself.

Have a Hotel in Mind?

How to Book Four Seasons Preferred Partner

Booking through Four Seasons Preferred Partner is a seamless process, and I’ll handle the details for you. The rate is the same as booking direct, with no extra fees.

Proof, not a portfolio

Need Inspiration? A Few Four Seasons I Have Reviewed

Start with the properties I know first-hand.

Browse all of my Four Seasons reviews

The complete list

Every Four Seasons Hotel and Resort Worldwide

Preferred Partner benefits apply at every Four Seasons in the world. Here is the complete list, grouped by region. The properties I have personally stayed at and reviewed are linked, and I can book any of them for you.

See the complete list by region

United States & Canada

Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
Four Seasons Hotel Austin
Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore
Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills (A Four Seasons Hotel)
Four Seasons Hotel Boston
Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
Four Seasons Hotel Denver
Four Seasons Hotel Fort Lauderdale
Four Seasons Hotel Houston
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hawaii
Four Seasons Resort Lanai, Hawaii
Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort, Hawaii
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Jackson Hole
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club, Surfside
Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis
Four Seasons Hotel Montreal
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley
Four Seasons Resort Naples
Four Seasons Hotel Nashville
Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans
Four Seasons Hotel New York
Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown
Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort
Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach
Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at Palo Alto
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center
Four Seasons Residence Club Aviara, North San Diego
Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero
Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara
Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle
Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler

Mexico, Caribbean & Central America

Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Cabo Del Sol
Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Costa Palmas
Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita
Naviva, A Four Seasons Resort, Punta Mita
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Anguilla
The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas
Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
Four Seasons Resort Nevis

South America

Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires
Four Seasons Hotel Bogotá
Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogotá
Four Seasons Hotel Cartagena

Europe

Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens
Four Seasons Hotel Baku
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, Florence
Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva
Four Seasons Hotel Gstaad
Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire, England
Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus
Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon
Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge
Four Seasons Hotel Madrid
Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor
Four Seasons Hotel Megève
Four Seasons Hotel Milano
Four Seasons Hotel Mykonos
Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris
Four Seasons Hotel Prague
San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Venice

Middle East & Africa

Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island
Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano
Four Seasons Resort AMAALA at Triple Bay
Four Seasons Hotel Amman
Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay
Four Seasons Hotel Beirut
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence
Four Seasons Hotel Casablanca
Four Seasons Hotel Doha
Four Seasons Hotel Doha at The Pearl-Qatar
Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach
Four Seasons Hotel Dubai International Financial Centre
Four Seasons Hotel Johannesburg
Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya
Four Seasons Resort Madinah
Four Seasons Resort Marrakech
Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita
Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr
Four Seasons Resort Red Sea at Shura Island
Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Centre
Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti
Four Seasons Resort Seychelles
Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island
Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh
Four Seasons Hotel Tunis

Asia & Pacific

Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River
Four Seasons Hotel Beijing
Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru at Embassy ONE
Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai
Four Seasons Hotel Dalian
Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle
Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou
Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at Hangzhou Centre
Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake
The Nam Hai, Hoi An, Vietnam, A Four Seasons Resort
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta
Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui
Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur
Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto
Four Seasons Resort Langkawi
Four Seasons Hotel Macao at Cotai Strip
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru
Four Seasons Private Island Maldives at Voavah, Baa Atoll
Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai
Four Seasons Hotel Osaka
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul
Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen
Four Seasons Hotel Singapore
Four Seasons Hotel Suzhou
Four Seasons Hotel Tianjin
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi
Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
Four Seasons Explorer, Palau

The linked properties are ones I have stayed at and reviewed in person, and I add more after every trip. Don’t see the one you want? I book them all.

More ways to travel

Beyond Hotels: Yachts, Private Jet & Private Retreats

Four Seasons Yachts

Four Seasons now sails. Four Seasons I, the brand’s first purpose-built yacht, began cruising in 2026 with 95 suites and itineraries across the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Bahamas. Depending on the sailing, Preferred Partner benefits can apply, and they can be excellent.

Four Seasons Private Jet

A guided, all-inclusive journey around the world aboard a custom Four Seasons Private Jet. The program has run for over a decade, with new itineraries planned through 2028. Because it’s all-inclusive, there aren’t separate Preferred Partner amenities to add, but I can still help you plan it.

Four Seasons Private Retreats

Four Seasons-serviced private villas, homes, and residences at resort destinations worldwide: a private residence with full resort access and Four Seasons service. Preferred Partner benefits apply here too.

Planning a yacht voyage, a private jet journey, or a villa stay? Start your request

Straight answers

Four Seasons Preferred Partner FAQs

Program Basics

What does it cost to book with Four Seasons Preferred Partner?

Nothing. Your room or suite is the same price as the Room Rate on FourSeasons.com, and the benefits also apply to several promotional rates such as Advanced Purchase and Extra Nightly Resort Credit. Four Seasons pays my agency a commission on completed stays, which is why there is no fee and no markup to you.

Does every Four Seasons participate?

Yes, every Four Seasons hotel and resort in the world. There is no participating-property list to check, and nowhere the privileges don’t apply. That is a real difference from card programs like Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts and even Virtuoso, where not all properties participate.

Can Preferred Partner be combined with a promotional rate?

Yes, if it is a promotional rate offered by Four Seasons. The privileges apply to the standard Room Rate and several promotional rates like Advanced Purchase or Extra Nightly Resort Credit.

Does Four Seasons have a loyalty or rewards program?

Four Seasons doesn’t have a loyalty or rewards program where guests earn points or free nights. There is no Four Seasons points program to join. The closest thing to loyalty status is booking through Four Seasons Preferred Partner, which adds VIP recognition and benefits to every stay. You’ll still have a guest profile once you stay, and the property keeps detailed notes so each visit gets better than the last.

Comparisons

How does Preferred Partner compare to Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts, Chase, or booking direct?

I hold all of these cards myself, so here is the straight comparison. Every one books your room at the same rate. What changes is who is looking after your stay.

Booking a Four Seasons: how the programs compare
Benefit	Preferred Partner (through me)	Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts	Chase The Edit	Booking Direct
Room rate	Same as direct	Same as direct	Same as direct	The standard rate
VIP benefits (breakfast, property credit, upgrade priority, early/late)	Full stack, every property	Yes, not every property	Yes, not every property	None
Upgrades confirmed at booking plus extra resort credits	Yes, at select properties	No	No	No
A person who knows the property	Me	Call center	Call center	The front desk
Card required	None	Amex Platinum or Centurion	Sapphire Reserve	None
When it is the right choice	Almost every Four Seasons stay	Only to use an Amex credit	Rarely worth it for Four Seasons	If you prefer to handle it yourself, without the added benefits

Where a property can’t guarantee something like 4 PM checkout, an Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts booking can occasionally be the better fit. I’ll always tell you when that’s the case.

Fine Hotels & Resorts and Chase’s Luxury Hotel Collection can provide valuable benefits, but they operate like booking portals. There isn’t a dedicated advocate following your stay, and you’re handled by a call center or customer service team, not someone with a direct relationship with Four Seasons.

With Preferred Partner, your reservation is flagged VIP in the hotel system, and I work directly with on-property contacts to communicate your preferences in advance. That personal advocacy often makes the difference with upgrades, room placement, and special recognition. I know a lot of these people personally.

Think of it this way: Four Seasons Preferred Partner is Four Seasons’ VIP program. It’s natural for the brand to prioritize its own VIPs.

Can I keep my credit card points?

Yes. If you pay with your own American Express or Chase card through me, so you earn points and keep your card’s protections exactly as you would booking direct. The Preferred Partner benefits are added on top. You don’t give up one to get the other.

Booking Process

How do I book with you?

Share the property, your dates, travelers, and any preferences. I confirm your rate and privileges, secure the reservation directly with Four Seasons, and brief the property before you arrive.

Who charges my card, and is there a markup?

Four Seasons charges you directly, at the same rate as booking direct. We never mark up your rate.

There is no login or portal you need as a guest. Preferred Partner is an advisor relationship, not an account you sign into. You send me your trip details, I book it, and you manage the reservation the usual way, including in the Four Seasons app. The Preferred Partner portal that advisors sign into is an internal Four Seasons system, not something clients use.

Will the hotel know about my benefits? Do I need to tell them?

When I book you in using Four Seasons Preferred Partner, the benefits automatically attach to the reservation. There is no need to remind the hotel. On top of this, I work with the hotel behind the scenes to confirm your reservation. I will ask you for your arrival details (the hotels prefer flight information), special occasions, names, and pass along any other special notes or requests.

What if I already have a Four Seasons reservation?

With your permission, I can usually add Four Seasons Preferred Partner benefits to existing reservations made on FourSeasons.com, via the Four Seasons app, or directly by phone with the hotel or resort.

If you made a reservation through a third party, you would need to cancel and rebook to get the benefits.

Stays & Personalization

Can you help with a celebration?

Yes. Tell me what you’re celebrating and we’ll coordinate with the resort to help make it special!

Can you request connecting rooms or a specific room?

Yes. I note your room and bedding preferences with the property ahead of arrival. We can usually guarantee connecting rooms and suites.

Special Use Cases

Do Preferred Partner benefits apply to the Private Jet, Yachts, or Private Retreats?

Yes to Yachts and Private Retreats. Four Seasons Yachts in particular can carry excellent Preferred Partner benefits, though they vary by sailing, and Private Retreats include them too. The Private Jet is the one exception: it’s all-inclusive, so there aren’t separate amenities to layer on. What you get there is personal coordination and more dialed-in connections.

Can you book group trips?

Yes. Group stays can work differently from a single reservation, so send me the details and I’ll advise.

Choosing a Property & Timing

Which Four Seasons should I choose?

It depends on who’s traveling and what you want from the trip. I’ve stayed at and reviewed them all over the world, so start with my reviews above or just ask me.

Is it better to book direct or through you?

It’s the same rate either way; however, through me, the same reservation also carries the Preferred Partner privileges, access to occasional Preferred Partner-only offers, and a person who knows the property.

Wherever you’re headed next, let me know how I can help you pick the right Four Seasons.