What business activities are Americas Best Value Inn's affiliates engaged in?
Americas_Best_Value_Inn Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our affiliates engage in a wide variety of business activities in the lodging business. Sonesta Holdco and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and affiliates, including RLHC, SRLHF and Sonesta and its subsidiaries, own, lease, manage, and franchise hotels under the various Network Brands. In certain instances, RLHC may provide temporary reservation services under an alternate chain code to franchisees prior to conversion or upon de-identification of the hotel. A "chain code" is a two-character code that identifies a particular chain hotel within our designated global distribution system.
Our affiliate, SRLHCF, is a Washington corporation that was formed on August 18, 2016. SRLHCF began offering franchises to operate hotels in Canada under the Red Lion Marks in February 2017; under the Canadas Best Value Inn™ Marks in April 2017; under the Hotel RL Marks in July 2017; under the Signature Marks, Signature Inn Marks, GuestHouse trademarks and service marks, Country Hearth Marks, and Knights Inn Marks in August 2018; under the Sonesta Hotels and Resorts Marks, Sonesta ES Marks, Sonesta Simply Marks, and Sonesta Select Marks in November 2021; under the James Marks, Royal Sonesta Marks, and the Sonesta Essential Marks in December 2022; and under the Classico Marks and MOD Marks in June 2023. SRLHCF does not currently own or operate any ABVI Hotels in Canada. However, our affiliates, Sonesta Canada ULC and Sonesta Toronto ULC operate hotels under the Sonesta ES Marks and the Royal Sonesta Marks, respectively, in Canada. As of December 31, 2024, there were 38 franchised and licensed Network Hotels open in Canada including 17 Knights Inn-branded hotels, 19 Canadas Best Value Inn-branded hotels, one MOD A Sonesta Collection-branded hotel, and one Country Hearth-branded hotel.
Our affiliate, Sonesta Franchising, is a Maryland corporation. Sonesta Franchising has offered franchises for hotels outside the United States since 2012 (including in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Mexico, Panama, and Peru since varying dates), under the following trademarks: Royal Sonesta, Sonesta Hotels and Resorts, Sonesta ES Suites, Sonesta Simply Suites, Sonesta Select Hotels, Sonesta Essential Hotels, The James, MOD A Sonesta Collection, Classico Collection By Sonesta, Red Lion Hotels, Red Lion Inn & Suites, Signature Inn, and Sonesta Posadas del Inca. The Sonesta Posadas del Inca service mark, while utilized under a master franchise agreement with Sonesta Franchising, is considered a "Network Mark" for purposes of this disclosure document. Our affiliate, Sonesta Licensing Corporation ("Sonesta Licensing"), is a Massachusetts corporation. Sonesta Licensing has offered licenses for hotels outside the United States since 1999, including in St. Maarten since 2004, under the Sonesta Hotels and Resorts Marks. Sonesta Franchising and Sonesta Licensing have never owned or operated an ABVI Hotel nor offered franchises for ABVI Hotels in the United States. Sonesta Franchising and Sonesta Licensing share our principal business address.
Sonesta, its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and their respective employees will be performing services for franchisees as discussed throughout this disclosure document.
Source: Item 1 — **THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 7–15)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Americas Best Value Inn's affiliates are involved in a variety of business activities within the lodging industry. Specifically, Sonesta Holdco, along with its subsidiaries and affiliates like RLHC and Sonesta, engage in owning, leasing, managing, and franchising hotels under various Network Brands. These brands include Royal Sonesta, Sonesta Hotels and Resorts, and others. RLHC may also provide temporary reservation services to franchisees during hotel conversion or de-identification processes, utilizing a chain code system.
One affiliate, SRLHCF, focuses on franchising hotels in Canada under brands such as Canadas Best Value Inn and Knights Inn. As of December 31, 2024, there were 38 franchised and licensed Network Hotels open in Canada, including 17 Knights Inn-branded hotels and 19 Canadas Best Value Inn-branded hotels, one MOD A Sonesta Collection-branded hotel, and one Country Hearth-branded hotel. Other affiliates, Sonesta Canada ULC and Sonesta Toronto ULC, operate hotels under the Sonesta ES Marks and the Royal Sonesta Marks, respectively, in Canada.
Sonesta Franchising has been offering franchises for hotels outside the United States since 2012, using trademarks like Royal Sonesta and Red Lion Hotels. Sonesta Licensing has been offering licenses for hotels outside the United States since 1999, using the Sonesta Hotels and Resorts Marks. These activities demonstrate a broad scope of engagement in hotel franchising, licensing, and management across various brands and geographic locations, both within and outside of the United States and Canada.