A hotel franchise charges an initial fee of $7,500 to $100,000 or more, 6.5% to 9.5% of room revenue for royalty and brand fund, and a property improvement plan, in 20 filed FDDs we compared.
Key takeaways
- Royalty plus brand fund ran from 6.5% (MGallery) to 9.5% (Comfort Inn) of room revenue in the 18 hotel FDDs that charge both as percentages, with a median of 8.5% (FCB fee dataset, Item 6).
- Most hotel initial fees are formulas, not flat prices: Quality Inn charges $500 per room with a $45,000 minimum, and Super 8 charges the greater of $25,000 or $250 per room (Quality Inn FDD, 2026 and Super 8 FDD, 2025, Item 5).
- 18 of the 20 Item 7 tables put no dollar figure on land; Super 8’s says “These figures exclude the cost of land” for a 65-room build that needs at least 1.5 acres (Super 8 FDD, Item 7 Note 6).
- Quality Inn’s 75-room conversion table budgets $159,000 to $1,186,000 for property improvements alone, before labor and deferred maintenance (Quality Inn FDD, Item 7 Note 4).
- Both opened agreements run 20 years; Quality Inn lets either side exit on the 5th, 10th or 15th anniversary with 12 months’ notice (Quality Inn FDD, Item 17).
| Key number | Value | Where it is printed |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel FDDs in the dataset | 20 brands, issued March 31, 2025 to July 15, 2026 | Minnesota CARDS filings |
| Royalty range (percentage brands) | 5% to 6% of room revenue | Item 6 |
| Brand, marketing or system fund range | 1.5% to 4% | Item 6 |
| Item 7 tables with a dollar figure for land | 2 of 20 | Item 7 |
| FDDs that include an Item 19 | 10 of 20 | Item 19 (presence only) |
| Quality Inn franchised hotels, end of 2025 | 1,566 (1,633 at the start of 2023) | Quality Inn Item 20, Table 1 |
| Super 8 franchised U.S. hotels, end of 2024 | 1,375 (1,486 at the start of 2022) | Super 8 Item 20, Table 1 |
What do 20 hotel franchise disclosure documents charge?
Twenty hotel FDDs filed in Minnesota between March 2025 and July 2026 price the franchise in three layers: an Item 5 fee usually tied to room count, an Item 6 royalty and brand fund taken from room revenue, and an Item 7 estimate built on one model hotel. The table lists all 20 alphabetically, with our tier label and the printed land treatment.
Tier is our grouping from each franchisor’s Item 1 description, not a brand’s own class. “GRR” means gross room revenue as each FDD defines it; Quality Inn’s definition also counts meeting and banquet room revenue (Item 6 Note 2). Rows marked “coded dataset” come from our Item 7 dataset and fee files and were not re-read for this page; the two “opened in full” rows were.
The full dataset, with technology fees, transfer rules, Item 19 presence and Item 20 counts for every row, is compiled in a 20-row, 21-column file (hotel_fdd_fees.csv) from which every table on this page is drawn. For the sector picture behind these filings, including how many U.S. hotels operate under a franchise and how hotel lending compares with other sectors, see our hotel franchise statistics report.
Brands A to Q: Boarders Inn & Suites to Quality Inn
| Brand | Tier | Item 5 initial fee | Item 6 royalty + brand fund | Item 7 model and range | Land in Item 7 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boarders Inn & Suites | Economy | $45,000 flat; $2,500 application fee credited | 5% of GRR or $2.25 per room per day; flat marketing fee | New build, 35 to 90 rooms: $6,529,624 to $16,928,199 | Excluded | FDD 2026-07-15 (coded) |
| Comfort Inn | Midscale | $500 per room, $50,000 minimum | 6.0% + 3.5% | New build, 89 rooms: $10,318,405 to $16,302,115 | Excluded | FDD 2026-04-01 (coded) |
| ECHO Suites Extended Stay | Extended stay | $35,000 to 124 rooms, then $400 per room | 5.5% + 3.5% | New build, 124 rooms: $11,506,418 to $17,258,078 | Excluded | FDD 2025-03-31 (coded) |
| GrandStay Residential Suites | Extended stay | $35,000 flat | 5% + 2% | New build, 53 to 120 rooms: $5,038,400 to $24,175,200 | Included: $500,000 to $1,050,000 | FDD 2026-03-20 (coded) |
| Marriott Hotels, JW Marriott | Upscale full service | $100,000 plus $400 per room over 250 | 6% rooms (3% F&B) + 1.62% plus $50,000 and $510 per room a year | New build, 300 rooms: $93,910,590 to $168,938,990 | Not estimated | FDD 2025-03-31 (coded) |
| MasterHost Inn, Red Carpet Inn, Scottish Inns, Passport Inn | Economy | $7,500 to $15,000 by brand | $25 + $15 per room per month | New build, 40 rooms: $1,384,895 to $2,611,995 | Row printed as Varies | FDD 2026-03-24 (coded) |
| MGallery Hotel Collection | Collection or lifestyle | $75,000 plus $300 per room over 250 | 5% + 1.5% | New build, 200 rooms: $61,660,740 to $113,343,740 | Included: $5M to $15M row | FDD 2026-04-10 (coded) |
| Outset Collection by Hilton | Collection or lifestyle | $50,000 application fee | 5% + 4% | New build or conversion, 100 rooms: $2,407,290 to $52,176,023 | Excluded | FDD 2025-10-23 (coded) |
| Park Inn by Radisson | Midscale | Greater of $45,000 or $450 per room | 5.5% + 3.25% | Conversion, 70 rooms: $279,095 to $1,500,495 | Assumes hotel owned | FDD 2026-04-01 (coded) |
| Quality Inn | Midscale | $500 per room ($550 on transfer), $45,000 minimum | 5.25% + 3.5% | Conversion, 75 rooms: $332,295 to $1,859,295 | Excluded | FDD 2026-04-01 (opened) |
Brands R to W: Radisson to WoodSpring Suites
| Brand | Tier | Item 5 initial fee | Item 6 royalty + brand fund | Item 7 model and range | Land in Item 7 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radisson | Upscale full service | $500 per room, $75,000 minimum | 6% + 3% | 180 rooms, conversion to new build: $9,490,495 to $55,271,100 | Excluded | FDD 2026-04-01 (coded) |
| Radisson Individuals | Collection or lifestyle | $500 per room, $75,000 minimum | 6% + 3% | 150 rooms, conversion to new build: $4,476,645 to $62,470,100 | Excluded | FDD 2026-04-01 (coded) |
| Red Lion Inn & Suites | Midscale | Greater of $40,000 or $300 per room | 5% + 3% | New build, 125 rooms: $17,074,113 to $23,615,800 | Row printed as Variable | FDD 2026-03-31 (coded) |
| Rodeway Inn | Economy | $250 per room, $25,000 minimum | 5% + 3.5% | Conversion, 57 rooms: $108,795 to $702,495 | Excluded | FDD 2026-04-01 (coded) |
| Super 8 | Economy | Greater of $25,000 or $250 per room | 5.5% + 3% | New build, 65 rooms: $4,663,694 to $6,929,131; conversion, 100 rooms: $281,046 to $2,598,263 | Excluded | FDD 2025-03-31 (opened) |
| The James | Collection or lifestyle | Greater of $75,000 or $500 per room | 5% + 3.5% | New build, 250 rooms: $86,066,578 to $158,220,099 | Row printed as Variable | FDD 2026-03-31 (coded) |
| Thompson Hotels | Upscale full service | Greater of $100,000 or $400 per room | 5% rooms (2% F&B) + 3.5% | New build, 200 rooms: $70,600,993 to $125,569,001 | Excluded | FDD 2026-05-14 (coded) |
| Unscripted by Hyatt | Collection or lifestyle | Greater of $75,000 or $500 per room | 5% + 3% | Conversion, 110 rooms: $1,917,244 to $9,560,595 | Excluded | FDD 2026-03-27 (coded) |
| WaterWalk Extended Stay | Extended stay | Greater of $75,000 or $500 per unit | 6% of gross revenue + 3% | New build, 126 units: $19,860,979 to $27,008,153 | Excluded | FDD 2025-03-31 (coded) |
| WoodSpring Suites | Extended stay | $50,000 to 122 rooms, then $300 per room | 6% + 2.5% | New build, 122 rooms: $8,835,420 to $14,566,908 | Excluded | FDD 2026-04-01 (coded) |
How do per-room fee formulas change at 80 versus 150 rooms?
A per-room formula means the initial fee is flat only until the room count crosses a break point, then it climbs with every key. In Quality Inn’s FDD, $500 per room with a $45,000 minimum stays at $45,000 through 90 rooms and reaches $75,000 at 150. Super 8’s greater of $25,000 or $250 per room reaches $37,500 at 150 rooms.
| Brand | Item 5 formula | 80 rooms | 150 rooms | Per-room charge takes over at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Inn | $500 per room, $45,000 minimum | $45,000 | $75,000 | 91 rooms |
| Super 8 | Greater of $25,000 or $250 per room | $25,000 | $37,500 | 101 rooms |
| Comfort Inn | $500 per room, $50,000 minimum | $50,000 | $75,000 | 101 rooms |
| Park Inn by Radisson | Greater of $45,000 or $450 per room | $45,000 | $67,500 | 101 rooms |
| Rodeway Inn | $250 per room, $25,000 minimum | $25,000 | $37,500 | 101 rooms |
| WoodSpring Suites | $50,000 to 122 rooms, then $300 per room | $50,000 | $58,400 | 123 rooms |
| ECHO Suites Extended Stay | $35,000 to 124 rooms, then $400 per room | $35,000 | $45,400 | 125 rooms |
| Red Lion Inn & Suites | Greater of $40,000 or $300 per room | $40,000 | $45,000 | 134 rooms |
| Radisson | $500 per room, $75,000 minimum | $75,000 | $75,000 | 151 rooms |
| WaterWalk Extended Stay | Greater of $75,000 or $500 per unit | $75,000 | $75,000 | 151 units |
| Thompson Hotels | Greater of $100,000 or $400 per room | $100,000 | $100,000 | 251 rooms |
At 150 rooms, Quality Inn’s Item 5 formula prints a $75,000 initial fee and Super 8’s $37,500. Room counts are illustrative; formulas from each brand’s FDD, accessed November 2026.
The room counts are illustrations; the formulas are printed in each brand’s Item 5. Fees actually charged can sit below the formula: Quality Inn collected affiliation fees of $2,500 to $65,450 on new agreements in 2025, and Super 8 initial fees ranged from $10,000 to $25,000 in 2024, both disclosed in Item 5. Our franchise costs guide explains how Item 5 fees sit inside the Item 7 total.
What slice of room revenue goes to the brand every month?
Royalty plus the marketing, reservation or brand fund took 6.5% to 9.5% of room revenue across 18 hotel FDDs, before loyalty, booking-channel and technology charges. Quality Inn charges 5.25% royalty and a 3.5% Marketing and Reservation Fee (8.75%); Super 8 charges 5.5% royalty and a 3% System Assessment Fee (8.5%), both on the preceding month’s gross room revenue.
Royalty plus brand fund ranged from 6.5% (MGallery) to 9.5% (Comfort Inn) of room revenue in 18 hotel FDDs issued March 2025 to July 2026, Item 6.
Two filings do not fit a percentage chart. Hospitality International’s economy brands charge a fixed $25 per room per month royalty plus $15 per room per month for marketing, and Boarders Inn & Suites lets the owner choose 5% of gross room revenue or $2.25 per guest room per day at signing. Marriott Hotels adds fixed program charges of $50,000 a year plus $510 per guestroom on top of 1.62% of gross room sales (coded Item 6 rows).
Which other monthly charges sit in Item 6?
The royalty and fund are only the first two rows. Item 6 runs 14 printed pages in the Quality Inn filing (pages 27 to 40) and 12 in Super 8’s (pages 29 to 40), and several charges are billed per booking or per member stay rather than as a share of all revenue.
| Charge | Quality Inn (FDD April 1, 2026, Item 6) | Super 8 (FDD March 31, 2025, Item 6) |
|---|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.25% of GRR | 5.5% of GRR |
| Marketing or system fee | Marketing and Reservation Fee 3.5% of GRR | System Assessment Fee 3% of GRR |
| Loyalty program | 4.5% to 5.5% of room revenue from Choice Privileges members | 4.25% to 5.5% of amounts on which Wyndham Rewards members earn points |
| Global distribution system | Currently $7.70 per reservation | $1.98 per reservation |
| Online channels | $4.00 per consumed reservation through connected online travel agents; 3% on direct online stays (Choice Accelerate) | Internet Booking Fees $1.98 per reservation |
| Technology | $9.65 per room monthly, $625 minimum, $925 maximum | PMS support $734 to $1,050 per month |
| Quality enforcement | Non-Compliance Penalty $35 to $25,000 per instance | Reinspection Fee $2,500, then $3,000, then $3,500 |
Per-booking fees make the effective rate depend on the hotel’s booking mix, which no FDD can print in advance. Our royalty rate study compares the 6.5% to 9.5% hotel band with royalty structures in 13 other sectors of the same 259-filing sample.
Why do most hotel Item 7 totals leave out the land?
The FTC Franchise Rule tells franchisors to list real property in Item 7 “if applicable”, and hotel franchisors mostly treat land as not estimable. In 18 of 20 filings the land line is excluded, blank or printed as “Varies”. Only GrandStay ($500,000 to $1,050,000) and MGallery ($5 million to $15 million) put a dollar range on land, according to the coded Item 7 notes.
The rule text sits at 16 CFR 436.5(g)(1)(i)(C), which lists “Real property, whether purchased or leased” among the Item 7 expenses. Super 8’s new-build table states “These figures exclude the cost of land”, and Quality Inn’s conversion table “does not include the cost of purchasing or leasing real estate” (Item 7 Note 1), because it assumes the hotel already exists and is operating.
| What several guides say | What the filings print | Source |
|---|---|---|
| A 2026 owner’s guide: initial fee $25,000 to $150,000, no brand named | Formulas tied to room count, from $7,500 flat (Passport) to the greater of $100,000 or $400 per room (Thompson) | Item 5, 20 FDDs |
| The same guide: royalty 4% to 7%, marketing 2% to 4% | Royalty 5% to 6% and fund 1.5% to 4% in the 18 percentage filings | Item 6 |
| A widely shared 2017 business-magazine roundup: the cheapest hotel franchise costs more than $7.5 million | Rodeway Inn 57-room conversion $108,795 to $702,495; Super 8 100-room conversion $281,046 to $2,598,263, both assuming you already own the hotel | Item 7 |
| Item 7 total read as “the cost” | Land excluded or unpriced in 18 of 20 tables | Item 7 notes |
Our initial investment dataset records the Item 7 table used for each brand. The Federal Trade Commission’s consumer guide to buying a franchise notes that the FDD must reach you at least 14 days before you sign or pay, which leaves time to get land and construction bids priced against the Item 7 table.
What does a conversion PIP require, and on what clock?
A property improvement plan (PIP) is the brand’s written list of upgrades an existing hotel must finish to join or stay in the system. Super 8 inspects the hotel, writes the PIP and attaches it to the franchise agreement at signing (Item 11). Renovation must start within 30 days of the Effective Date, and pre-opening items are due by the PIP’s date or within 90 days (Schedule D).
- Apply: Super 8 charges a $2,500 Application Fee; Quality Inn collects $5,000, credited against the affiliation fee (Item 5).
- Inspection: the brand inspects the hotel and writes the PIP; Quality Inn provides “a customized property improvement plan unique to your hotel” on application (Item 7 Note 4).
- Sign: the PIP is attached to the agreement and the initial fee is due.
- Day 30: Super 8 renovation must start (Schedule D, section 1.1).
- Day 90: Super 8 default deadline for pre-opening items unless the PIP sets another date (section 1.2).
- Open: post-opening PIP items continue on the PIP schedule.
- If the clock slips: extension fee $5,000 in both filings (Quality Inn per 3-month extension); Super 8 reinspection fee $2,500 first failure, $3,000 second, $3,500 third; Quality Inn non-compliance penalty, including PIP non-compliance, $35 to $25,000 per instance.
- Later sale of the hotel: the buyer gets a new PIP (Quality Inn PIP fee $3,000).
| PIP rule | Quality Inn (2026 FDD) | Super 8 (2025 FDD) |
|---|---|---|
| Item 7 renovation line | Property Improvement $159,000 to $1,186,000, 75 rooms | Facility Improvements $0 to $1,086,600, 100 rooms |
| Per-room total in the conversion table | $4,431 to $24,791 | $2,810 to $25,983 |
| Furniture, fixtures and equipment | $5,000 to $7,000 per room if below standard (Note 13) | $71,770 to $484,200 for 100 rooms |
| Left out of the estimate | Deferred maintenance such as parking lot, HVAC and exterior, and labor (Note 4) | Impact fees, site evaluation, geotechnical and civil engineering fees (Note 6) |
| PIP fee on a later sale | $3,000 when 50% or more changes hands | $1,500 per post-opening PIP request |
The Federal Trade Commission’s guide warns that some franchisors “require periodic renovations or design changes” that may raise costs. In a hotel FDD that warning has a document behind it: ask for the actual PIP, not the Item 7 range, before you sign, because Quality Inn’s own note says your cost “may fall outside the estimated range provided”.
What changes when you buy a hotel that already flies a flag?
Buying a franchised hotel usually means a new franchise agreement, a transfer or relicense fee, and a fresh PIP, not a takeover of the seller’s terms. Super 8 requires the buyer to sign the conversion form of agreement and “renovate the Facility as if it were an existing facility converting to the System”, with the PIP issued after the application (Franchise Agreement Section 9.3).
| Brand | What the buyer pays the franchisor | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Inn | Greater of the then-current affiliation fee ($550 per room on transfers) or $45,000, plus $3,000 PIP fee and $995 re-licensing training | Items 5 and 6, opened |
| Super 8 | Relicense Fee, greater of $25,000 or $250 per room; transfers paid $5,000 to $25,000 in 2024 | Items 5 and 6, opened |
| Comfort Inn | Greater of the then-current affiliation fee or $65,000 | Item 6, coded |
| WoodSpring Suites | Greater of the then-current affiliation fee or $60,000 | Item 6, coded |
| Marriott Hotels | Greater of $150,000 or $500 per guestroom | Item 6, coded |
| GrandStay Residential Suites | $5,000 | Item 6, coded |
| Red Carpet Inn and sister brands | $2,500 | Item 6, coded |
For an 80-room Quality Inn, $550 per room is $44,000, so the $45,000 floor applies; at 150 rooms the transfer affiliation fee is $82,500. Our franchise transfer fee study compares these hotel charges with transfer fees in other sectors, where few filings charge a transfer fee as large as the initial fee.
How locked in is a hotel franchisee once the sign goes up?
Both opened agreements run 20 years, and leaving early costs a formula sum. Quality Inn lets either party end the agreement on the 5th, 10th or 15th anniversary of opening with 12 months’ written notice; outside those windows, liquidated damages apply (Items 6 and 17). Super 8 sets liquidated damages at the greater of $2,000 per room or 24 months of average royalties and system fees.
| Term | Quality Inn | Super 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 20 years from the opening date; no renewal provision (Item 17 a, b) | 20 years from the first day of the month after opening (Item 17 a) |
| Penalty-free exit | 5th, 10th or 15th anniversary, 12 months’ notice, either side | Only if listed conditions are met, including 2 years open and occupancy below 50% (Item 6 note) |
| Liquidated damages before opening | Rooms x 36 months x $70 | Half of the greater of $2,000 per room or the fee formula |
| Worked example, 80 rooms, before opening | 80 x 36 x $70 = $201,600 | $2,000 x 80 = $160,000, halved to $80,000 |
| Territory (Item 12) | No exclusive territory unless granted | No exclusive territory; a negotiated Protected Territory with no new Super 8 after signing |
Item 12 language matters more for hotels than for most sectors: in the data behind our territory rights study, 14 of the 18 coded lodging filings grant no protected area in the standard agreement. Our franchise agreement terms dataset tracks the 20-year hotel term against a median 10-year initial term in other sectors.
Franchise, convert or stay independent: which route fits your property?
The route depends on what you already control: an operating hotel, land, or neither. An unflagged hotel converts under a PIP, land leads to a new-build Item 7 table with land added by you, and a buyer without either inherits a flag through a transfer. Staying independent avoids the 6.5% to 9.5% Item 6 load in this dataset and the reservation and loyalty programs it funds.
| If your situation is | Then the filing step is | Figure to check |
|---|---|---|
| You own an operating hotel that is not on a brand | Conversion: ask for the PIP before you sign | Quality Inn, 75 rooms: $332,295 to $1,859,295 (Item 7) |
| Your hotel is on a brand already (change flags) | Check the current agreement’s exit window and liquidated damages before applying | Quality Inn: up to 36 months of $70 per room outside the anniversary windows (Item 6) |
| You control land and plan a new build | Use the new-construction table and price the land yourself; Item 7 excludes land in 18 of 20 | Super 8, 65 rooms: $4,663,694 to $6,929,131 on at least 1.5 acres |
| You plan more than 100 rooms | Apply the Item 5 per-room formula | 150 rooms: Quality Inn $75,000; Super 8 $37,500 |
| You have neither hotel nor land (buy a flagged hotel) | Budget the transfer or relicense fee, a new agreement and a new PIP | Marriott Hotels transfer: greater of $150,000 or $500 per guestroom |
| You want no royalty or brand fund | Stay independent and give up the brand reservation system the fund pays for | Quality Inn Marketing and Reservation Fee 3.5% of GRR (Item 6) |
Ten of the 20 FDDs include an Item 19; Super 8’s reports 2024 average daily rate, occupancy and RevPAR for its U.S. hotels, and Quality Inn’s covers franchised hotels open at December 31, 2025. We do not reproduce those figures; read them in each brand’s current FDD and see our Item 19 study for what such tables can and cannot show. Lenders financing a conversion or build often price the deal from these same Item 7 tables; our SBA franchise loan data covers 7(a) and 504 franchise lending from FY1991 to FY2026. This page is general information from public filings, not legal, financial or investment advice; ask a franchise attorney to compare the PIP deadlines and liquidated damages formula against your lender’s draw schedule.
Frequently asked questions
Is it better to franchise a hotel or stay independent?
It turns on what the brand fees buy for your property. In 18 hotel FDDs, royalty plus brand fund took 6.5% to 9.5% of room revenue, and that fund pays for the reservation system and marketing (Quality Inn Item 6). An independent hotel skips those fees and the PIP, and also runs its own distribution. Compare the Item 6 table with your current booking channels before choosing.
How much does a hotel franchise cost?
Item 7 totals in 20 hotel FDDs ran from $108,795 for a 57-room Rodeway Inn conversion to $168,938,990 for a 300-room Marriott Hotels new build. Most exclude land. Super 8 prints $4,663,694 to $6,929,131 for a 65-room new build and $281,046 to $2,598,263 for a 100-room conversion of a hotel you already own (Item 7).
Can an independent hotel become a franchise?
Yes, through a conversion. The brand inspects the hotel and writes a property improvement plan that is attached to the franchise agreement. Under Super 8’s Schedule D, renovation starts within 30 days of signing and pre-opening items are due within 90 days unless the PIP sets other dates. Quality Inn budgets $159,000 to $1,186,000 in improvements for 75 rooms (Item 7).
How long does a hotel franchise agreement last?
Both hotel FDDs we opened in full set a 20-year term (Item 17). Quality Inn has no renewal provision but lets either side end the agreement on the 5th, 10th or 15th anniversary of opening with 12 months’ notice. Leaving outside those windows triggers liquidated damages, which before opening equal rooms times 36 months times $70 (Item 6).
Do hotel franchise costs include the land?
Usually not. In 18 of 20 hotel FDDs, the Item 7 table excludes land, leaves the line blank or prints it as Varies. Super 8 states that its figures exclude the cost of land and that a 65-room hotel needs at least 1.5 acres. GrandStay and MGallery are the two filings that print a land range (Item 7).
What is a PIP fee on a hotel sale?
When a franchised hotel changes hands, the brand inspects it and writes a new property improvement plan for the buyer. Quality Inn charges a $3,000 Property Improvement Plan Fee when 50% or more of the ownership transfers, plus a transfer fee of at least $45,000. Super 8 charges $1,500 per post-opening PIP request and a Relicense Fee of at least $25,000 (Items 5 and 6).
How we compiled this
In November 2026 we opened 2 hotel FDDs in full from the Minnesota Department of Commerce CARDS database (Quality Inn, issued April 1, 2026; Super 8, issued March 31, 2025) and read Items 1, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 17, 19 and 20 and Super 8’s Schedule D. The other 18 rows come from our coded datasets of 259 Minnesota-filed FDDs and were not re-read; CARDS searches for Fairfield and Home2 filings returned no Clean FDD. Room-count and liquidated-damage examples are our arithmetic on printed formulas. We excluded every Item 19 figure.
Sources
Opened in full for this page
- Choice Hotels International, Inc., Quality Inn Franchise Disclosure Document, issued April 1, 2026, as amended May 20, 2026, Minnesota Department of Commerce CARDS, document 36789-202606-03. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- Super 8 Worldwide, Inc., Super 8 Franchise Disclosure Document, issued March 31, 2025, as amended April 11, 2025, Minnesota CARDS, document 33216-202503-14. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- 16 CFR 436.5, Disclosure items (FTC Franchise Rule), Code of Federal Regulations 2025 annual edition, GovInfo, U.S. Government Publishing Office. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- A Consumer’s Guide to Buying a Franchise, Federal Trade Commission. Accessed 2026-11-03.
Coded dataset rows (FDDs cited by our fee, Item 7 and transfer datasets)
- Boarders Inn & Suites FDD, issued 2026-07-15, Cobblestone Hotels, LLC, Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- Comfort Inn FDD, issued 2026-04-01, Choice Hotels International, Inc., Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- ECHO Suites Extended Stay FDD, issued 2025-03-31, WHR Extended Stay, LLC, Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- GrandStay Residential Suites FDD, issued 2026-03-20, GrandStay Hospitality, LLC, Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- Marriott Hotels, JW Marriott FDD, issued 2025-03-31, MIF, L.L.C., Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- MasterHost Inn, Red Carpet Inn, Scottish Inns, Passport Inn FDD, issued 2026-03-24, Hospitality International, Inc., Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- MGallery Hotel Collection FDD, issued 2026-04-10, Accor Franchising US LLC, Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- Outset Collection by Hilton FDD, issued 2025-10-23, Hilton Franchise Holding LLC, Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- Park Inn by Radisson FDD, issued 2026-04-01, Choice Hotels International, Inc., Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- Radisson FDD, issued 2026-04-01, Choice Hotels International, Inc., Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- Radisson Individuals FDD, issued 2026-04-01, Choice Hotels International, Inc., Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- Red Lion Inn & Suites FDD, issued 2026-03-31, Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc., Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- Rodeway Inn FDD, issued 2026-04-01, Choice Hotels International, Inc., Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- The James FDD, issued 2026-03-31, Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc., Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- Thompson Hotels FDD, issued 2026-05-14, Hyatt Franchising, L.L.C., Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- Unscripted by Hyatt FDD, issued 2026-03-27, Hyatt Franchising, L.L.C., Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- WaterWalk Extended Stay FDD, issued 2025-03-31, WHG Franchisor, LLC, Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.
- WoodSpring Suites FDD, issued 2026-04-01, Choice Hotels International, Inc., Minnesota CARDS. Accessed 2026-11-03.