Who is permitted to manage a Sonesta Simply Suites hotel?
Sonesta_Simply_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ur Hotel pursuant to this Agreement and the Brand Standards. In the event we approve a change in the Management Company, the new Management Company must execute the Management Company Joinder to this Agreement.
You are solely responsible for the management, direction, and control of your Hotel, regardless of whether you retain a Management Company. We reserve the right to revoke our approval of the Management Company if, in our discretion, the Management Company fails to remain qualified to manage your Hotel. The management agreement between you and the Management Company shall be subject and subordinate to this Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between the management agreement and this Agreement, the controlling contract shall be this Agreement.
E. Approved Products, Services, and Suppliers. We and our affiliates reserve the right to periodically designate and approve standards and specifications of the FF&E and the products and services that we periodically authorize for use at your Hotel.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 79–80)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Sonesta Simply Suites Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are primarily responsible for the management, direction, and control of their hotels. However, franchisees have the option to hire a management company to handle these responsibilities.
If a franchisee chooses to engage a management company after the franchise agreement's effective date or wants to change the existing management company, they must first obtain written consent from Sonesta Simply Suites. This consent can be withheld at Sonesta Simply Suites's discretion. The proposed management company must demonstrate its capability to manage the hotel according to the franchise agreement and brand standards.
In the event that Sonesta Simply Suites approves a change in the management company, the new management company is required to sign a Management Company Joinder, which makes them jointly and severally liable for the franchisee's obligations under the agreement, excluding the actual payment of amounts due to third parties or Sonesta Simply Suites. Sonesta Simply Suites retains the right to revoke its approval of a management company if it fails to remain qualified to manage the hotel. The franchise agreement takes precedence over any conflicting terms in the management agreement.