What are 'Plans' and 'Designs' in the context of the Renovation Work for a Sonesta Simply Suites franchise?
Sonesta_Simply_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Plans and Designs. 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 pages 79–80)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Sonesta Simply Suites's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, 'Plans' refer to the franchisee's submitted plans, layouts, specifications, and drawings for the hotel itself. 'Designs' encompass the franchisee's submitted plans, layouts, specifications, and drawings for the proposed furnishings, fixtures, equipment, and décor of the hotel. These 'Plans' and 'Designs' are specifically related to the Construction Work or Renovation Work required for the Sonesta Simply Suites hotel.
Sonesta Simply Suites may provide franchisees with representative prototype guest room and public area plans, as well as schematic building plans, to guide the preparation of the 'Plans' and 'Designs'. However, the FDD emphasizes that Sonesta Simply Suites's approval of these 'Plans' and 'Designs' does not warrant the depth of their analysis or assume responsibility for their effectiveness or the resulting Construction or Renovation Work.
Therefore, a prospective Sonesta Simply Suites franchisee should not rely solely on any approval provided by Sonesta Simply Suites for the 'Plans' or 'Designs', except to ensure compliance with the brand's prevailing standards. The franchisee bears the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the hotel and all Construction and Renovation Work comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements.