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Does the Baymont Inn Suites agreement confer any rights or remedies to third parties?

Baymont_Inn_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDD

Answer from 2025 FDD Document

nd we agree as follows:

1. Provision of Services. We currently offer, and you shall participate in, the Service as described in both Exhibits A and B. In addition to the descriptions in Exhibits A and B, we will provide the Service in accordance with any Remote Sales Service Policies ("RSS Policies"), as they may be set forth in System Standards and updated from time to time. Within ten (10) days after the Effective Date, your primary representative (described below) and our representative shall meet and confer to determine the terms under which we shall provide the Service (the "Initial Meeting"). You will establish the reference room rate for the Facility upon which all other rates are based ("Rate of the Day"). In addition, you will establish the parameters under which we are authorized to offer rooms or services at the Facility to third parties in connection with potential stays (including, but not limited to the discount off Rate of the Day, group size limits, amenities, packages or other incentives). You retain ultimate and sole control over all decisions to accept, or not to accept, all sales at the Facility. The Service shall begin the day on which you provide us, in writing, with all information that we reasonably request during the Initial Meeting and the authorizations for Service described in Exhibit A (the "Commencement Date"). If you are entering this Agreement in connection with the operation of a WaterWalk Extended Stay by Wyndham facility, then the Services described in this Agreement shall relate only to the Furnished Units (as defined in your franchise agreement) at the Facility.

Subject to the foregoing, by entering into this Agreement, you explicitly (i) agree to abide by the RSS Policies, (ii) authorize us to access, as necessary, your room rates, inventory and other Facility information in our Reservation System, your Facility's property management system, your Facility's food and beverage system (if applicable), any extranets that the Facility maintains with OTAs, and all third party sales response and tracking systems (e.g., Lanyon, HotelPlanner), (iii) authorize us to offer for sale to third parties room and other services at the Facility within certain parameters pre-authorized by you, and (iv) authorize us to accept non-contract reservations from third parties for rooms and other services at the Facility within certain parameters pre-authorized by you without advance notice to you. We will not, however, enter into any contract on your behalf and you will be solely responsible for (i) contracting with any third parties that wish to stay at the Facility and (ii) any sales at the Facility that fall outside

of the parameters pre-authorized by you. In addition, during the term of this Agreement, you agree to insert the following acknowledgment into all contracts you enter into with third parties with respect to sales at the Facility:

"The parties to this Agreement agree and acknowledge that neither Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, nor any of their affiliates or subsidiaries is a party to this Agreement and shall have no liability for any events or occurrences arising, or failing to arise, out of this Agreement."

You acknowledge that we are not responsible for any third-party guests at the Facility (regardless of whether they were referred to the Facility by us or their reservations were accepted by us in connection with the Service) and that the indemnification obligations described in your Franchise or Membership Agreement apply at all times during the course of this Agreement.

  • 2. Facility Representative. You shall designate, at the end of this Agreement, a primary Facility representative who shall have the authority to make binding decisions to accept reservations for the Facility and a secondary representative who shall exercise such authority in the absence of the primary representative. We may communicate with these representatives by telephone, e-mail or in another manner, and may rely on any communication that we believe, in good faith, is from them.

Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 97–443)

What This Means (2025 FDD)

According to the 2025 Baymont Inn Suites Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchise agreement addresses third-party relationships in several ways. Baymont Franchise Systems, Inc. will not enter into any contracts on behalf of the franchisee and the franchisee is solely responsible for contracting with any third parties that wish to stay at the Facility and any sales at the Facility that fall outside of the parameters pre-authorized by the franchisee. The franchisee agrees to include an acknowledgment in all contracts with third parties stating that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, nor any of their affiliates or subsidiaries is a party to the agreement and shall have no liability for any events or occurrences arising, or failing to arise, out of this Agreement.

Baymont Inn Suites is not responsible for any third-party guests at the franchisee's facility, regardless of whether they were referred by Baymont Inn Suites or their reservations were accepted by Baymont Inn Suites. The franchisee's indemnification obligations apply at all times. The franchisee must designate a primary and secondary Facility representative who has the authority to make binding decisions to accept reservations for the Facility.

Furthermore, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. absolutely and unconditionally guarantees the performance by its indirect subsidiary, Baymont Franchise Systems, Inc., of all its obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of its franchise or license agreements. This Guaranty shall continue in force until all such obligations of Baymont Franchise Systems, Inc. shall have been satisfied or until such liability of Baymont Franchise Systems, Inc. to such franchisees or licensees has been completely discharged, whichever first occur. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. shall not be discharged from liability as long as any such claim by a franchisee or licensee against Baymont Franchise Systems, Inc. remains outstanding.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.