Who is responsible for the costs of maintaining an Even Hotels location?
Even_Hotels Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Construction or remodeling costs and arrangements are your responsibility alone. Holiday may in the future require use of prototype plans, but Holiday does not currently provide or mandate them. You must commission and pay your architect directly.
At least 120 days prior to ground break, you must submit final plans, specifications and drawings for the Hotel, including its proposed equipment, furnishings, facilities and signs, with the detail and containing the information that Holiday requests, and to commence construction. Unless Holiday grants your request for an extension to your construction completion deadline, you must complete construction and furnishing and obtain Holiday's authorization to open a new development hotel for business within 18 months from the date of commencement of construction and within 24 months from the date of the License.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 70–82)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Even Hotels' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is primarily responsible for the costs associated with maintaining the Even Hotels location. This includes construction and remodeling costs, as well as ensuring the site conforms to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and building codes. The franchisee is also responsible for obtaining all required permits, such as health, sanitation, building, driveway, utility, and sign permits.
Furthermore, the franchisee bears the expenses for representatives attending the kick-off meeting with Holiday Inn, covering travel, lodging, and living costs. The franchisee is also responsible for the costs associated with operating an independent website, if they choose to do so, ensuring it adheres to the brand's standards for independent hotel websites.
Even Hotels may provide written specifications for products and materials to be used in the upgrading, construction, and furnishing of the hotel through a Product Improvement Plan (PIP). However, the franchisee remains responsible for implementing these specifications and covering the associated costs to meet the brand's standards and quality requirements.