Is installing a branded internet landing page a requirement for Sonesta Simply Suites hotels?
Sonesta_Simply_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Note 24 You must install a branded internet landing page for your Hotel through which guests of the Hotel will log into and access the Hotel's Wi-Fi.
Note 25 You must maintain wireless highspeed internet access meeting our minimum specifications (including as relates to bandwidth, multiple device usage, area coverage and security) and must provide an in-room entertainment system for your Hotel's guests.
For conversions, the low end estimate assumes you have adequate Wi-Fi and an in-room entertainment system meeting our specifications, and therefore you will not incur the cost to install the Wi-Fi and the required guest in-room entertainment system.
The cost to install Wi-Fi and the required guest in-room entertainment system is based on the number of Guest Rooms, servers, and entertainment devices.
This estimate also includes monthly costs associated with your Hotel's Wi-Fi network, high-speed internet, and cable access (calculated based on a three-month time period).
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT SONESTA SIMPLY SUITES (Note 1) – 100 ROOMS (FDD pages 36–42)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Sonesta Simply Suites FDD, franchisees are required to install a branded internet landing page for their hotel. This landing page serves as the portal through which guests access the hotel's Wi-Fi.
In addition to the branded landing page, Sonesta Simply Suites requires franchisees to maintain wireless high-speed internet access that meets specific minimum standards. These standards encompass bandwidth, the ability to support multiple devices, area coverage, and security. Franchisees must also provide an in-room entertainment system for guests.
For franchisees converting an existing hotel to a Sonesta Simply Suites location, the FDD notes that the low-end estimate for initial investment assumes the existing Wi-Fi and in-room entertainment systems already meet Sonesta Simply Suites' specifications. If the existing systems are adequate, the franchisee will not incur additional costs for installation. The cost to install Wi-Fi and the required guest in-room entertainment system is based on the number of Guest Rooms, servers, and entertainment devices. The estimate also includes monthly costs associated with the hotel's Wi-Fi network, high-speed internet, and cable access, calculated over a three-month period.