What must accompany an application to increase or decrease the number of rentable guest rooms at a Best Western?
Best_Western Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
an 1.7 guest complaints for every 10 rooms during the monitoring period (the ratio of the number of complaints to the number of rooms shall not exceed .17) shall be conclusive evidence of a violation of this rule.
- Effective January 7, 2007.
- 500.44 Members shall at all times respect the privacy of guests and shall institute reasonable measures and precautions designed to safeguard guest privacy. Violation of this rule shall be grounds for Membership termination.
- 500.45 A. The number of rentable guest rooms of an approved or conditionally approved Best Western Property, as provided by rule 500.6 of the Rules and Regulations of Best Western, may not be increased or decreased more than 10 rooms or 10%, whichever is greater, without the prior approval of the Board in accordance with the procedures established herein.
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- An application to increase or decrease the number of rentable guest rooms shall be as prescribed by the Board and accompanied with payment of fees as established by the Board.
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Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 108–413)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Best Western's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, an application to increase or decrease the number of rentable guest rooms must be as prescribed by the Board and accompanied by payment of fees as established by the Board. The Best Western Board may also require additional information.
Notably, an increase or decrease of more than 10 rooms or 10%, whichever is greater, will be determined by reference to the most recent Membership Application & Agreement or property unit count on file with the Association, whichever is greater. This change is calculated cumulatively since the effective date of this rule.
The notification, impact studies, and approval procedures are detailed in Article ll, Section 2(C) of the Bylaws and the Board policies interpreting and implementing that Section 2(C). The individual requesting the change in unit count is responsible for payment of the impact study.