What specifications does Sonesta Simply Suites provide in the Conversion Rider for converting an existing hotel?
Sonesta_Simply_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
otiations of your purchase or lease of the property.
Hotel Specifications
If you are converting an existing hotel into a Brand Hotel, you will sign the Conversion Rider, attached as Exhibit D-1 to the Franchise Agreement. We will provide written specifications
for necessary upgrading, renovation, construction and furnishing of your Hotel (the "Renovation Work") in the form of a PIP, which will be included in the Conversion Rider. The PIP details required Renovation Work and alterations for compliance with the Brand Standards, as well as the required start date and completion date of such Renovation Work. Prior to commencing the Renovation Work, you must obtain all necessary insurance, including builder's risk, and all permits and certifications required for lawful renovation of your Hotel, including zoning, access, sign, building permits, consents, and licenses.
If you are constructing a new Brand Hotel, you will sign the New Construction Rider, attached as Exhibit D-2 to the Franchise Agreement. We will provide written specifications for necessary construction and furnishing of your Hotel (the "Construction Work"), as well as the required start date and completion date of such Construction Work. Prior to commencing the Construction Work, you must obtain all necessary insurance, including builder's risk, and all permits and certifications required for lawful construction of your Hotel, including zoning, access, sign, building permits, consents, and licenses.
You must submit to us your Plans and Designs with respect to the Renovation Work or Construction Work, as applicable.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 48–60)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Sonesta Simply Suites' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee is converting an existing hotel into a Sonesta Simply Suites branded hotel, they will sign a Conversion Rider, which is attached as Exhibit D-1 to the Franchise Agreement. Sonesta Simply Suites will provide written specifications for upgrading, renovation, construction, and furnishing of the hotel in the form of a Property Improvement Plan (PIP), which will be included in the Conversion Rider. The PIP details the required renovation work and alterations for compliance with the brand standards, as well as the required start date and completion date of such renovation work.
Prior to starting any renovation work, the franchisee must obtain all necessary insurance, including builder's risk, and all permits and certifications required for lawful renovation of the hotel, including zoning, access, sign, building permits, consents, and licenses. Franchisees must submit their plans and designs with respect to the renovation work. Sonesta Simply Suites may supply representative prototype guest room and public area plans and schematic building plans as a guide for the preparation of the plans and designs.
However, Sonesta Simply Suites' approval of such plans and designs does not warrant the depth of their analysis or assume any responsibility for the efficacy of the plans and designs, or the resulting renovation work. Sonesta Simply Suites does not review the plans and designs to check for compliance with any local, state, and federal law, including any obligations imposed by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Legal compliance with respect to the renovation work or construction work and plans and designs are the franchisee's responsibility.