Who determines the optimal method of access for the WAN hardware for Even Hotels?
Even_Hotels Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
IHG shall have the right to determine the optimal method of access based upon the Software and Hardware located at the Hotel and the telecommunications and other services available to Licensee.
Licensee acknowledges that Licensee will not acquire any ownership interest in the Hardware related to or installed in connection with the WAN.
Licensee hereby irrevocably authorizes IHG or its agents, or the agents of any WAN Hardware lessor or supplier, to enter upon the Hotel property for the purpose of installing, inspecting, maintaining, and removing the WAN Hardware.
IHG requires that Licensee, at Licensee's cost, purchase broadband Internet access at the Hotel in order to establish the primary WAN link.
IHG's WAN link will be used as a backup if the primary WAN link fails.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 99–438)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Even Hotels' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) determines the optimal method of access for the Wide Area Network (WAN) hardware. IHG bases this decision on the software and hardware located at the hotel, as well as the telecommunications and other services available to the franchisee.
This means that Even Hotels franchisees do not have control over selecting the WAN access method. Instead, they must rely on IHG's expertise and decisions regarding the most suitable approach for their specific hotel's technology and available services.
The franchisee is responsible for purchasing broadband Internet access at the hotel to establish the primary WAN link, while IHG's WAN link serves as a backup. The franchisee acknowledges that they will not acquire any ownership interest in the WAN hardware. IHG or its agents have the right to enter the hotel property to install, inspect, maintain, and remove the WAN hardware.