Before starting improvement of the location, what must be submitted to Hawthorn Suites By Wyndham for approval?
Hawthorn_Suites_By_Wyndham Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ototype Plans. We will provide your designated architect with a set of "Prototype Plans" for the construction, renovation or furnishing of the Facility, which your architect can use for creating the construction documents. To receive the Prototype Plans, you will be required to electronically designate an architect who must electronically accept the Prototype Plans Agreement. Within 15 days after we electronically receive the signed Prototype Plans Agreement, we will deliver to your architect a complete set of our Prototype Plans. Your architect and you will create construction documents (including a project manual and working drawings) for construction of the Facility based upon the Prototype Plans, System Standards and this Agreement so that it conforms as closely as possible to the Prototype Plans and System Standards, and then submit them for our approval before starting improvement of the Location.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 92)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a Hawthorn Suites By Wyndham franchisee must submit construction documents for approval before starting any location improvements. These documents, including a project manual and working drawings, must be based on the Prototype Plans, System Standards, and the Franchise Agreement. The aim is to ensure the facility conforms as closely as possible to Hawthorn Suites By Wyndham's standards.
For renovations following Prototype Plans, the franchisee and their architect will create construction documents based on the Prototype Plans, System Standards, and the agreement. These documents are then submitted for approval before starting demolition and improvement of the location. If the PIP (Property Improvement Plan) requires renovations according to Prototype Plans, the franchisee must designate an architect who accepts the Prototype Plans Agreement electronically.
In cases where Prototype Plans aren't used, Hawthorn Suites By Wyndham may request the franchisee to create plans and specifications based on System Standards and the agreement. These plans must also be submitted for approval before any improvements begin. Hawthorn Suites By Wyndham emphasizes that its approval is to test compliance with System Standards, not to detect errors or omissions in the architect's work. The franchisee must allow 10 days for each submission of plans to Hawthorn Suites By Wyndham for review.