What are the transaction fees for a Sonesta Simply Suites reservation made through the Brand-dedicated website?
Sonesta_Simply_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
n up to 4.5% of your Hotel's Qualified Revenue.
Note 4 – You must participate in reservation systems that we make available. Each reservation is subject to the following fees, as applicable: $1.75 per transaction through Direct Connect interfaces to associated onward distribution channels; $1.75 per transaction through the Brand-dedicated website; $4.00 per transaction through the Internet Distribution System to onward distribution switch or channel manager providers; $4.00 per call for Voice Reservation Service with Auto Attendant Fee; and $10.50 per transaction sourced from the Global Distribution Systems. Separately, you must pay all other costs, including third party costs and fees incurred through the Central Reservation System.
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 25–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Sonesta Simply Suites FDD, a franchisee will be charged $1.75 per transaction for reservations made through the Brand-dedicated website. This fee is part of the reservation fees that the franchisee is responsible for. These fees are payable monthly by the 20th day of the following month.
Sonesta Simply Suites requires franchisees to participate in reservation systems that they make available. The $1.75 transaction fee applies to reservations made through the Brand-dedicated website. Other reservation channels have different fees, such as $1.75 per transaction through Direct Connect interfaces, $4.00 per transaction through the Internet Distribution System, $4.00 per call for Voice Reservation Service, and $10.50 per transaction sourced from the Global Distribution Systems.
It's important to note that these fees are subject to change. Additionally, booking fees will be charged for cancelled reservations unless they are cancelled through the same channel in which they were made. Franchisees are also responsible for all other costs, including third-party costs and fees incurred through the Central Reservation System.
These fees may be subject to a Fee Adjustment no more than once per year. The Fee Adjustment means an increase at Sonesta Simply Suites's discretion by up to the greater of (i) 5% annually on a compounding basis regardless of whether they exercise such adjustment in any calendar year, or (ii) the difference, expressed as a percentage, in CPI as determined by comparing the CPI in effect as of the Effective Date to the CPI in effect as of the date of the Fee Adjustment.