When describing 'Other' services and amenities for a Best Western location, what action must be taken?
Best_Western Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- B. All facilities associated with a Member Property shall be made available for assessment. These facilities include:
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- All land, buildings and improvements which are owned or leased by the Member;
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- Facilities which are represented by the Member as being available to provide goods, services or amenities to the Member's guests where the goods, services or amenities provided by the facility are represented as being owned, managed or controlled by the Member.
- D. All facilities associated with the Member Property shall be presumed to be available for assessment and renovation unless established to the contrary by the Member and a waiver is secured from Best Western.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 108–413)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Best Western's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a Best Western member represents that certain facilities provide goods, services, or amenities to the member's guests, and those facilities are represented as being owned, managed, or controlled by the member, then those facilities are subject to assessment.
Specifically, all facilities associated with a Best Western Member Property must be made available for assessment. This includes land, buildings, and improvements owned or leased by the member. It also covers facilities represented by the member as providing goods, services, or amenities to guests, where these are represented as being owned, managed, or controlled by the member.
However, all facilities associated with the Member Property shall be presumed to be available for assessment and renovation unless established to the contrary by the Member and a waiver is secured from Best Western.