What may Sonesta supply to a Sonesta Select Sonesta Essential franchisee as a guide for Plans and Designs?
Sonesta_Select_Sonesta_Essential Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must submit to us your plans, layouts, specifications, and drawings for your Hotel (collectively, the "Plans"), and your plans, layouts, specifications, and drawings for the proposed furnishings, fixtures, equipment and décor of your Hotel (collectively, the "Designs") with respect to the Construction Work. We may supply you with representative prototype guest room and public area plans and schematic building plans as a guide for preparation of the Plans and Designs. Our approval of such Plans and Designs does not warrant the depth of our analysis or assume any responsibility for the efficacy of the Plans and Designs, or the resulting Construction Work. You acknowledge and agree that you will not rely upon any approval we may provide you for the Plans or Designs for any purpose whatsoever except compliance with our then prevailing Brand Standards.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 84)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Sonesta Select Sonesta Essential may provide franchisees with representative prototype guest room and public area plans, as well as schematic building plans, to guide them in preparing their own Plans and Designs for the hotel. These Plans encompass the layouts, specifications, and drawings for the hotel itself, while the Designs pertain to the proposed furnishings, fixtures, equipment, and décor.
It's important to note that Sonesta Select Sonesta Essential's approval of a franchisee's Plans and Designs does not imply any warranty regarding the depth of their analysis or any responsibility for the effectiveness of the Plans and Designs or the resulting construction or renovation work. The franchisee is solely responsible for ensuring the efficacy and compliance of their Plans and Designs.
Furthermore, the FDD emphasizes that any approval provided by Sonesta Select Sonesta Essential for the Plans or Designs should only be relied upon for compliance with the brand's prevailing standards. This means that while Sonesta Select Sonesta Essential offers guidance and reviews submissions, the ultimate responsibility for the success and legality of the construction or renovation project rests with the franchisee. Franchisees are advised to seek their own professional advisors to ensure the project meets all applicable requirements and standards.