What is the Best Rate Guarantee Processing Fee for a Baymont Inn Suites?
Baymont_Inn_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Best Rate Guarantee | Currently $195 per | When we invoice | You must pay us the Best Rate | | Type of Fee | Amount | Due Date | Remarks 1 | |---|---|---|---| | Processing Fee | transaction. | you. | Guarantee Processing Fee if we, | | | | | or a guest, finds a lower publicly | | | | | available rate on the Internet | | | | | than you have provided to us, | | | | | for the same date at your | | | | | Facility. We reserve the right to | | | | | monitor your rates, and | | | | | continued non-compliance may | | | | | also result in suspension from | | | | | certain Marketing programs. |
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 30–45)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Baymont Inn Suites's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Best Rate Guarantee Processing Fee is currently $195 per transaction. This fee is charged when Baymont Inn Suites, or a guest, finds a lower publicly available rate on the Internet than the rate the franchisee has provided for the same date at their facility.
For a prospective Baymont Inn Suites franchisee, this means that if their hotel's rates are not competitive and a lower rate is found elsewhere online, they will be charged $195 per instance. This fee is invoiced to the franchisee.
Baymont Inn Suites reserves the right to monitor the franchisee's rates, and continued non-compliance with rate standards may result in suspension from certain marketing programs. This highlights the importance of maintaining competitive and accurate rates to avoid incurring fees and potential penalties.