To whom are the Wi-Fi network costs payable for a Delta Hotels By Marriott?
Delta_Hotels_By_Marriott Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
reservation system and yield management system are covered by the Program Services Contribution.
(6) Marriott Communications Network ("MCN") and Property Network Standards. In order to securely connect to Marriott business applications and services that are hosted off-property, a connection to the Marriott Communications Network (MCN) is required. A Marriott router installed at your hotel provides end-to-end encryption to the MCN. All hotels are required to have primary and failover internet connections for MCN connectivity, for which you are strongly encouraged to use Marriottapproved Internet Service Providers (ISP). A secondary internet connection for MCN connectivity is recommended to maintain full connectivity in the event the primary internet connection fails; the required failover connection only provides connectivity to critical Marriott applications. The ongoing Marriott support charge for MCN connectivity (including Marriott router) is covered by your Program Services Contribution. The internet connection costs are payable directly to third-party vendors.
You must also install and maintain a franchisee-managed network ("FMN") for hotel devices. The cost to implement an FMN will range from approximately $25,000 to $30,000. We cannot est
Source: Item 10 — FINANCING (FDD pages 82–101)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Delta Hotels By Marriott's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to implement an on-property Wi-Fi network for the benefit of the hotel and its guests. The estimated cost to implement this Wi-Fi network, which must meet Marriott's Global Property Network Standards (GPNS), ranges from approximately $650 to $1,000 per guestroom.
The ongoing costs for the Wi-Fi network are estimated to be approximately $2.50 to $8.50 per month per guestroom. These ongoing costs, as well as the initial implementation costs, are payable directly to approved third-party vendors, specifically LAN Service Providers (LSP). Marriott generally requires the Wi-Fi network to be upgraded or replaced every three to five years, which would also be payable to a third-party vendor.
It is important for prospective Delta Hotels By Marriott franchisees to factor in these technology costs, both initial and ongoing, when assessing the financial viability of the franchise. The FDD also mentions that minimum bandwidth requirements for the entire Hotel are based on room count, the number of optional services subscribed to by the hotel and the number of users of those applications. Hotel-specific bandwidth recommendations are available on Marriott Global Source (keyword search: Minimum Bandwidth Standards). Additional fiber optic networking and cellular augmentation (e.g., distributed antenna systems) are available from third-party vendors at an additional cost and may be required in certain circumstances.