What do the 'Designs and/or Plans' for a Surestay Hotel By Best Western include?
Surestay_Hotel_By_Best_Western Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
6.1 Necessary Consents.
- 6.1.1 You must comply with all design and brand standards as detailed in the Manual prior to activation. Designs and Plans must be submitted to us in accordance with the schedule specified in the Addendum. Before we approve your Designs and Plans, your architect or other certified professional must certify to us that the Designs and Plans comply with all Laws related to accessibility/accommodations/facilities for those with disabilities. You shall not commence any Hotel Work unless and until we have issued our written consent in respect of the Designs and Plans, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Once we have issued our approval, no changes to the Designs and Plans shall be made without our consent.
- 6.1.2 You are solely responsible for ensuring that the Designs and Plans (including Designs and Plans for Hotel Work) comply with our then-current Standards, the Manual, and all Laws.
- 6.2 Initial Hotel Work. You will perform or cause the Hotel Work to be performed in accordance with this Agreement, the approved Designs and Plans and the Manual. You will bear the entire cost of the Hotel Work, including the cost of the Designs and Plans, professional fees, licenses, permits, equipment, furniture, furnishings and supplies. You are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary licenses, permits and zoning variances required for the Hotel Work.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 88–286)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Surestay Hotel By Best Western requires franchisees to comply with all design and brand standards detailed in their manual before the hotel's activation. Franchisees must submit their Designs and Plans according to the schedule specified in the addendum.
Before Surestay Hotel By Best Western approves the Designs and Plans, the franchisee's architect or a certified professional must certify that the Designs and Plans comply with all laws related to accessibility, accommodations, and facilities for those with disabilities. The franchisee cannot start any hotel work until Surestay Hotel By Best Western issues written consent for the Designs and Plans, which will not be unreasonably withheld.
Once the Designs and Plans are approved, no changes can be made without Surestay Hotel By Best Western's consent. The franchisee is solely responsible for ensuring that the Designs and Plans, including those for hotel work, comply with the then-current standards, the manual, and all laws. The franchisee bears the entire cost of the hotel work, including the cost of the Designs and Plans, professional fees, licenses, permits, equipment, furniture, furnishings, and supplies. Additionally, the franchisee is responsible for obtaining all necessary licenses, permits, and zoning variances required for the hotel work.