What must a Baymont Inn Suites franchisee do with areas under renovation to exclude guests?
Baymont_Inn_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
changes, repairs, refurbishment, replacements, and capital improvements necessary to conform the Facility to System Standards as detailed on the PIP attached to this Agreement. You must erect a barrier or place signage acceptable to us to exclude Chain guests from any areas under renovation or construction while completing the Improvement Obligation. We may require you to remove, cease display or use, or completely obscure all signage and other items bearing any Marks until the Facility meets System Standards in our discretion. We may, in our sole discretion, terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to you (subject to applicable law) if you continue to display the Marks and identify the Facility as a Chain Facility five days after we send you written notice that you have failed to complete the Improvement Obligation by the date specified in the PIP or otherwise.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 97–443)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Baymont Inn Suites FDD, if a franchisee is completing an Improvement Obligation, they must erect a barrier or place signage acceptable to Baymont Inn Suites to keep guests out of any areas under renovation or construction. Baymont Inn Suites also has the right to make the franchisee remove or obscure any signage bearing Baymont Inn Suites's marks until the facility meets system standards.
This requirement ensures that guests are not exposed to unsafe or unsightly construction zones, maintaining the brand's image and guest experience. The franchisee must adhere to Baymont Inn Suites's standards for barriers and signage, giving the franchisor control over how renovations are presented to guests.
Failure to comply with these requirements can lead to further action from Baymont Inn Suites. Specifically, if the franchisee continues to display Baymont Inn Suites's marks and identify the facility as a Baymont Inn Suites location five days after written notice of failing to complete the Improvement Obligation, Baymont Inn Suites may terminate the franchise agreement.