La Quinta Cost Comparisons

About La Quinta

La Quinta is one of the fastest growing mid-scale hotels with properties across the US, Canada and Mexico. Our purpose is to provide a refreshing and engaging environment that builds long-lasting, valuable relationships with employees, guests, owners and partners. La Quinta is a proud participant in VetFran, and is honored to offer veterans of our armed forces great incentives and enhanced resources for becoming a part of the La Quinta family.
Veteran Incentives: 50% off application/franchise fees; development incentive of up to $4,000/room

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a La Quinta Inn & Suites franchise for a 109-room new construction facility ranges from $10,348,042 to $12,901,630, including $71,050 to $91,500 that must be paid to the franchisor or an affiliate.
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a La Quinta Inn & Suites franchise for a 100-room conversion facility ranges from $3,822,657 to $6,101,522 including $66,100 to $86,550 that must be paid to the franchisor or an affiliate. Land acquisition and site preparation costs are not included in these ranges.

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Hotels/Motels/Inns Franchise Opportunities

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Franchise Franchise Fee Royalty Advertising Fee Development Costs
AFM Hospitality Corporation $35,000 3% 4% $2,000,000-$20,000,000
Aloft hotels $185,050-$258,650 5.5% $10,358,360-$26,620,860
Aloha Hotels N/A $100,000
America's Best Inns & Suites $15,000 17.50 -$22.50/room/mo. $109,250-$5,836,500
AmericInn $39,500 5% 3.25% $221,286-$7,605,378
AmeriHost Franchise Systems N/A 4-5% $3,700,000-$4,700,000
Aston Hotels and Resorts N/A $250,000-$500,000
Atwell Suites N/A 5% $8,820,308-$12,387,352
Baymont by Wyndham $26,000-$29,000 5% 3.5% $214,523-$7,155,641
Best Western $45,000-$60,000 $50,505-$24,773,188
Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels $20,000 $2/room/day .25/room/day $46,649-$7,727,647
Budgetel Inns N/A $1,000,000
Cambria Suites $60,000 5% $12,576,100-$14,690,600
Candlewood Suites $50,000 5% $7,807,040-$10,716,900
Canopy $75,000 5% 4% $44,872,050-$114,186,475
Centerstone $17,000 2% 2% $47,149-$8,728,147
Choice Hotels $10,000-$60,000 Varies Varies $88,050-$13,166,100
Clarion $40,000 4.25% 3.25% $519,750-$2,771,599
Clubhouse Inn $30,000 $30,000-$1,000,000
Cobblestone Inn and Suites $35,000 $3/room/day .25/room/day $64,799-$8,738,497
Comfort Inn $50,000 5.65% 3.85% $307,125-$9,243,275
Comfort Suites $50,000 5.65% 3.85% $307,125-$9,243,275
COMPASS by Margaritaville N/A $9,010,000-$31,395,000
Country Comfort N/A $2,000,000-$10,000,000
Country Hearth Inn $40,000 $1,000,000
Country Inns & Suites By Radisson $50,000 5% 2.5% $1,916,178-$9,472,795
Courtyard By Marriott $50,000-$90,000 $11,131,210-$28,763,410
Crowne Plaza $75,000 5% $35,380,430-$70,256,900
Curio Collection by Hilton $75,000 5% 4% $3,592,500-$112,436,500
Days Inns Worldwide $35,000-$38,000 5.5% 3.8% $231,156-$5,794,510
Dolce by Wyndham $35,000-$50,000 5% $743,675-$22,345,559
Doubletree Hotels, Suites, Resorts, Clubs $75,000 5% 4% $22,843,700-$79,169,000
Downtowner Inns $6,000-$16,000 3% 2.5% $133,600-$2,602,000
Econo Lodge $25,000 4.5% 3.5% $208,275-$938,645
Element Hotels $60,000 5.5% $10,972,610-$30,445,500
Embassy Suites Hotels $75,000 3.5% - 5.5% 4% $17,910,500-$85,492,500
EVEN Hotels $75,000 5% $16,697,959-$24,459,635
Everhome Suites N/A $10,108,350-$12,101,869
Fairfield Inns $50,000-$60,000 5.5% $8,491,200-$22,730,300
Four Points by Sheraton $60,000 $9,400,610-$25,923,410
GrandStay Residential Suites $35,000 5% 2% $117,900-$10,090,200
GUESTHOUSE $15,000 3%year1, 3.5%thereafter 1.5% $118,000-$1,918,500
Hampton Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites $75,000 6% 4% $7,662,800-$20,306,500
Hard Rock Hotel $50,000 $118,010,666-$221,433,000
Hawthorn Suites $40,000-$44,500 5.5% 2.5% $225,693-$12,785,326
Hilton Garden Inn $75,000 5.5% 4% $13,045,500-$27,123,500
Hilton Hotels & Resorts $75,000 5% 4% $30,581,105-$128,987,095
Holiday Inn $50,000 5-6% $8,993,365-$20,018,168
Home2 Suites $75,000 5% 3.5% $9,102,300-$17,456,500
HomeTowne Studios $30,000 3% $345,500-$1,238,500
Homewood Suites by Hilton $75,000 3.5% - 5.5% 3.5% $12,337,700-$25,972,000
Hospitality $5,000-$15,000 $35/rm/night $133,600-$2,602,000
Hotel Indigo $75,000 5% $18,314,275-$39,374,895
Hotel RL $40,000-$75,000 5% 3.5% $1,335,000-$36,191,500
Howard Johnson $35,000-$38,000 4.5% 4% $336,552-$9,898,595
Hyatt $60,000-$100,000 $44,648,500-$1,541,430,000
Hyatt Centric $100,000 $29,373,500-$105,360,000
Hyatt House Hotels $60,000-$100,000 $15,269,000-$30,124,500
Hyatt Place Hotels $60,000-$100,000 $15,269,000-$30,124,500
InterContinental Hotels Group $75,000 5% $70,494,125-$103,087,610
JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts $50,000 $5,000,000-$7,000,000
Key West Inns $14,000 2% 2% $32,149-$8,713,147
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants $75,000 5% $49,789,087-$70,127,050
Knights Inn $7,000 $21/rm./mo. $93,000-$6,277,500
Le Meridien N/A $61,886,490-$96,761,490
Luxury Collection, The N/A $138,156,490-$214,086,490
Mainstay Suites $30,000 5% 2.5% $290,825-$13,479,816
Margaritaville Hotels & Resorts N/A $10,175,000-$115,680,000
Marriott Conference Centers $50,000 $5,000,000-$7,000,000
Marriott Hotels & Resorts $50,000 $74,082,490-$176,017,490
Master Hosts Inns $6,000-$16,000 3% 2.5% $133,600-$2,602,000
MGallery Hotel Collection N/A $50,412,500-$86,813,500
MHO Hotel N/A $59,400-$1,238,000
Microtel Inns & Suites $43,000 6% 2% $5,709,119-$6,799,356
Motel 6 $25,000-$35,000 5% 3.5% $206,850-$8,823,850
Motto by Hilton $75,000 5% 4% $12,290,495-$67,951,775
Moxy Hotels $75,000 5.5% $10,309,910-$31,230,300
My Place Hotels $30,000 $4,108,050-$5,709,950
Novotel $50,000 $1,000,000
NYLO Hotels $60,000-$69,600 5% 3.5% $10,880,000-$14,800,000
Oasis Senior Advisors $40,000-$70,000 10% $59,290-$93,490
Oyo Hotels N/A $97,700-$179,700
Park Inn by Radisson $35,000 4.5% 2% $3,692,674-$20,934,027
Passport Inn $6,000-$16,000 3% 2.5% $133,600-$2,602,000
Quality Inns $25,000-$50,000 3.5%-5.25% 1.25%-3.5% $2,000,000-$10,000,000
Radisson $75,000 5% 2% $13,942,060-$65,080,705
Radisson RED $75,000 $7,180,738-$33,494,350
Ramada Worldwide $35,000 4.5% 4% $220,731-$9,291,313
Red Carpet Inn $6,000-$16,000 3% 2.5% $133,600-$2,602,000
Red Collection, The $30,000 $787,000-$1,745,500
Red Lion Hotels and Inns $40,000-$75,000 5% 3.5% $8,431,750-$36,598,000
Red Roof Inn $30,000 4.5% 4%(Marketing & Reservation Fee) $203,500-$5,456,700
Regent International Hotels N/A $2,000,000
Registry Collection Hotels, The N/A $21,810,621-$35,601,522
Reverb hotel by Hard Rock N/A $15,445,000-$37,020,000
Rodeway Inns $15,000 4.5% 1.25%-3.5% $118,825-$572,495
Scottish Inns $6,000-$16,000 3% 2.5% $133,600-$2,602,000
Select Inn N/A $5,000,000
Settle Inn $25,000 3%year 1, 3.5%thereafter 2.25% $2,763,290-$3,687,220
Signature Inn $7,500 $3,216,500-$6,275,000
SpringHill Suites $60,000-$100,000 $9,403,000-$26,051,800
Starwood Hotels & Resorts N/A $5,000,000
stayAPT Suites N/A $4,148,500-$7,616,000
Staybridge Suites $55,000 5% $15,352,595-$22,436,565
Studio 6 $20,000-$30,000 5% 2% $206,850-$9,621,350
Suburban $30,000 4% $149,175-$8,513,044
Super 8 $25,000-$28,000 5.5% 3% $233,200-$4,834,492
SureStay Hotel by Best Western N/A $186,225-$24,338,895
Tapestry Collection by Hilton $75,000 5% 4% $3,005,105-$95,336,595
Tempo by Hilton $75,000 $16,056,445-$76,966,375
TownePlace Suites $50,000-$100,000 $9,180,100-$25,635,600
Trademark Collection Hotel N/A $198,558-$12,854,531
Travelodge Hotels $35,000-$38,000 4.5% 4% $184,960-$8,424,593
Trend Hotels and Suites by My Place N/A up to 5% $180,050-$2,848,700
Tru by Hilton $75,000 5% 4% $8,332,795-$13,542,175
TRYP by Wyndham $39,500 5% 4% $15,120,019-$23,614,755
Unbound Collection by Hyatt, The N/A $27,357,500-$98,440,000
Vagabond Inns $20,000 2.5% $2,800,000-$5,800,000
Value Place $5,000 5% $5,035,000-$7,031,000
voco hotels $75,000 0 0 $15,963,880-$46,738,600
WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments $50,000 $19,960,000-$25,430,000
Wingate by Wyndham $36,000-$40,500 4.5% 4% $375,465-$10,816,446
WoodSpring Suites $50,000 5% 2.5% $5,035,000-$7,031,000
Wyndham Garden $39,500 5% 3% $446,776-$14,378,293
Wyndham Grand $39,500 5% 3% $446,776-$14,378,293
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts $54,500 5% 3% $42,112,580-$69,188,897