Under what program might Embassy Suites By Hilton provide renovation schedules?
Embassy_Suites_By_Hilton Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We may periodically require you to maintain, replace, modernize, rehabilitate, and/or upgrade your Hotel's furniture, furnishings, fixtures, finishes, equipment, fittings, signs, computer hardware and software and related equipment, supplies, and other items to meet our then-current Standards. We may utilize specific renovation schedules for this purpose as part of the Standards , which we may modify at any time. These Renovation Schedules may be provided to you under our Fixed Renovation Cycle Management ("FRCM") program or any replacement or other program that we utilize in accordance the Standards in the future. You are required to comply with any renovation schedule (including any FRCM renovation) that applies to your Hotel. You are responsible for the costs of complying with any such renovation schedule (including any FRCM renovation), as well as any other changes that are necessary for your Hotel to remain in compliance with the Standards.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 45–50)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Embassy Suites By Hilton Franchise Disclosure Document, renovation schedules may be provided under the Fixed Renovation Cycle Management (FRCM) program, or any replacement or other program that Embassy Suites By Hilton utilizes in accordance with its standards in the future. These schedules outline the requirements for maintaining, replacing, modernizing, rehabilitating, and/or upgrading the hotel's furniture, furnishings, fixtures, finishes, equipment, fittings, signs, computer hardware and software, and related items to meet the then-current standards.
Embassy Suites By Hilton may modify these renovation schedules at any time, and franchisees are required to comply with any renovation schedule that applies to their hotel, including any FRCM renovation. The franchisee is responsible for covering all costs associated with complying with the renovation schedule, as well as any other changes necessary to keep the hotel in compliance with Embassy Suites By Hilton's standards.
This means that as an Embassy Suites By Hilton franchisee, you must be prepared to invest in periodic upgrades and renovations to maintain brand standards. The FRCM program, or any similar future program, will dictate the timing and scope of these renovations. It is important to factor in these potential renovation costs when evaluating the financial feasibility of an Embassy Suites By Hilton franchise.