What are the minimum specifications for wireless high-speed internet access at a Sonesta Simply Suites hotel?
Sonesta_Simply_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 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 must maintain wireless high-speed internet access that meets the franchisor's minimum specifications. These specifications include requirements for bandwidth, multiple device usage, area coverage, and security. Additionally, franchisees must provide an in-room entertainment system for hotel guests.
The FDD indicates that the cost to install Wi-Fi and the required guest in-room entertainment system depends on the number of guest rooms, servers, and entertainment devices. The estimate provided also includes monthly costs associated with the hotel's Wi-Fi network, high-speed internet, and cable access, calculated based on a three-month period.
For franchisees converting an existing hotel to a Sonesta Simply Suites location, the low-end estimate assumes that the existing Wi-Fi and in-room entertainment system already meet the brand's specifications. Therefore, these franchisees may not incur additional costs for installation. Prospective franchisees should carefully review the brand's minimum specifications in the Brand Manual or other written documentation to ensure compliance and accurately estimate potential costs.