What fee is associated with an approved extension request for an Embassy Suites project?
Embassy_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
For a New Development, you must start construction within 16 months after the date we approve your Application. For a Conversion, Re-Licensing, Change of Ownership, or room addition project, you must start the renovation work by the date we have agreed to in the Franchise Agreement or PIP, which is set on a project-by-project basis. For all projects (including New Development, Conversion, Re-Licensing, Change of Ownership, or room addition project), you must complete the construction or renovation work by the date we have agreed to in the Franchise Agreement or PIP, which is set on a project-by-project basis. If you wish to request an extension of any start date or completion date for your project, you must submit a written request
before that date occurs. If we approve your request, you must pay the extension fee and we will set new project start and completion dates accordingly.
However, in New Development or Conversion projects the start date and completion date will be extended by 30 days on a rolling basis automatically without a fee unless we provide at least 60 days' notice to you that these automatic extensions will end. At that point, if you wish to request any further extension, you must submit a written request before the relevant date occurs. If we approve your request, you must pay the extension fee and we will set new project start and completion dates accordingly. These automatic extensions will not apply to any Relicensing, Change of Ownership, or room addition projects.
Source: Item 5 — INITIAL FEES (FDD pages 22–27)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Embassy Suites Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee needs to extend the start or completion date of a project, they must submit a written request before the deadline. If Embassy Suites approves the request, the franchisee must pay an extension fee, at which point new project start and completion dates will be set.
For New Development or Conversion projects, Embassy Suites provides an automatic 30-day extension on a rolling basis without a fee, unless they give at least 60 days' notice that these automatic extensions will end. After the automatic extensions end, any further extension requests are subject to the extension fee. These automatic extensions do not apply to Relicensing, Change of Ownership, or room addition projects.
The specific amount of the extension fee is not specified in this section of the FDD. A prospective Embassy Suites franchisee should inquire directly with the franchisor about the amount of this fee and under what circumstances it may be assessed.