What is the current Best Rate Guarantee Processing Fee for 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 current Best Rate Guarantee Processing Fee is $195 per transaction. This fee is charged when Baymont Inn Suites, or a guest, finds a lower publicly available rate on the Internet for the same date at the franchisee's facility than what the franchisee has provided.
For a prospective Baymont Inn Suites franchisee, this means that if their hotel rates are not competitive and a lower rate is found elsewhere online, they will be charged $195 per instance. This can add up quickly if rates are not carefully managed and monitored.
Baymont Inn Suites reserves the right to monitor franchisee rates, and continued non-compliance with the Best Rate Guarantee may result in suspension from certain marketing programs. This highlights the importance of maintaining competitive pricing and carefully managing online rates to avoid these fees and potential penalties.