Hilton Hotels & Resorts vs Staybridge Suites Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Hilton Hotels & Resorts vs Staybridge Suites including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Hilton Hotels & Resorts Franchise	Staybridge Suites Franchise
Investment	$30,581,105 - $128,987,095	$15,352,595 - $22,436,565
Franchise Fee	$75,000	$55,000
Royalty Fee	5%	5%
Advertising Fee	4%	-
Year Founded	1919	1998
Year Franchised	1965	1998
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Renewal Fee	Same as initial fee	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Hilton Hotels & Resorts Franchise	Staybridge Suites Franchise
Experience	Industry experience General business experience	-
Financing Options
	Hilton Hotels & Resorts Franchise	Staybridge Suites Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	-/-
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	-/-
Equipment	No/Yes	-/-
Inventory	No/Yes	-/-
Receivables	No/Yes	-/-
Payroll	No/Yes	-/-
Training & Support
	Hilton Hotels & Resorts Franchise	Staybridge Suites Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training Classroom Training	-
Support	Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing	Ad Templates National Media SEO Loyalty program/app	Ad Templates National Media SEO Website development Loyalty program/app
Operations	Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 150 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.	-
Expansion Plans
	Hilton Hotels & Resorts Franchise	Staybridge Suites Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Hilton is part of the portfolio of brands at Hilton Worldwide, which has hotels in more than 90 countries. Other Hilton Worldwide brands include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hampton by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton, Curio - A Collection by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations.

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#132 in Franchise 500 for 2021.

About Staybridge Suites

Staybridge Suites is an innovative all-suite hotel meeting the needs of extended-stay guests. Staybridge Suites offers its developers a flexible hotel building design with a mixture of suite options to suit your market, site identification, architectural planning assistance and power of InterContinental Hotels Group enterprise values. Make It Your Place(R).