Hilton Garden Inn vs @LodgingOrg Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Hilton Garden Inn vs @LodgingOrg including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Hilton Garden Inn Franchise
@LodgingOrg Franchise
Investment $13,045,500 - $27,123,500N/A
Franchise Fee $75,000N/A
Royalty Fee 5.5%0
Advertising Fee 4%-
Year Founded 19962013
Year Franchised 19962013
Term Of Agreement 22 years-
Term Of Agreement 22 years-
Renewal Fee Same as initial fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Hilton Garden Inn Franchise
@LodgingOrg Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
    		• -

    Financing Options
     
    Hilton Garden Inn Franchise
    @LodgingOrg Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/YesNo/No
    Start-up Costs No/YesNo/No
    Equipment No/YesNo/No
    Inventory No/YesNo/No
    Receivables No/YesNo/No
    Payroll No/YesNo/No

    Training & Support
     
    Hilton Garden Inn Franchise
    @LodgingOrg Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training Classroom Training -
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet PlatformGrand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app-
    Operations

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 35 - 50

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

    Expansion Plans
     
    Hilton Garden Inn Franchise
    @LodgingOrg Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion NoNo
    International Expansion YesNo

    Company Overviews

    About Hilton Garden Inn

    Hilton Garden Inn is an upscale mid-priced, focused-service hotel concept. Through extensive research, Hilton has designed a hotel product that delivers just what guests need, and eliminates what they've said they don't use. Hilton Garden Inn, targeted toward the individual business traveler and the weekend leisure segment, is designed to provide the finest quality of essential services and amenities and eliminates the costly trappings of large-scale properties. It's a hotel that's value-engineered from the ground up and dedicated to guest comfort. When you develop a Hilton Garden Inn hotel, you're not just developing a hotel, but a relationship with the entire Hilton Family of Hotels. Advantages like our friendly corporate staff, central reservations system, worldwide sales organization and award-winning Hilton HHonors guest loyalty to the Hilton Garden Inn brand, as more and more hotels open throughout North America.
    Veteran Incentives Varies
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    #133 in Franchise 500 for 2020.
    #89 in Franchise 500 for 2021.




    About @LodgingOrg

    @LodgingOrg will market you better and save you money! The @LodgingOrg strategy combines AAA, Twitter, Save Your Receipt.Org, and the @ logo with a 20 mile protected area. With the @ logo at the beginning of your name, your name, your logo, and your Twitter address will be at the top of every alphabetical list online/offline, tour books, chamber sites, and all the white/yellow page books you are in. Twitter users will be compelled to check you out on Twitter. When they read your bio they will discover a 20% discount for following you and a toll free number to make a reservation. Your @LodgingOrg franchise is free and there are no contracts to sign. Our web site is supported by our vendors advertising budgets.