Hilton Garden Inn vs Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Hilton Garden Inn Franchise
Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise
Investment $13,045,500 - $27,123,500$46,649 - $7,727,647
Franchise Fee $75,000$20,000
Royalty Fee 5.5%$2/room/day
Advertising Fee 4%.25/room/day
Year Founded 19962008
Year Franchised 19962012
Term Of Agreement 22 years10 years
Term Of Agreement 22 years10 years
Renewal Fee Same as initial fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Hilton Garden Inn Franchise
Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
    		• -

    Financing Options
     
    Hilton Garden Inn Franchise
    Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-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 Garden Inn Franchise
    Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training Classroom Training

    *5 days at corporate headquarters. *14 days at Hotel location *up to 14 days at each additional Hotel location
    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 Platform-
    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.

    		90% are owner/Operators. 10% are investors

    Expansion Plans
     
    Hilton Garden Inn Franchise
    Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion YesYes

    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.
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    #133 in Franchise 500 for 2020.
    #89 in Franchise 500 for 2021.




    About Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels

    By choosing Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels you take control of your branding! Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels offers a Membership Brand that you can be proud to be a part of. When you are a part of a the Membership Team you decide what happens to the brand. No Capital Crushing Franchise Mandates, Closter phobic Long Franchise Commitments, Extremely High Initial Payments, or Bottom-Dollar Busting Franchise Fee for each reservation that you work hard to bring in. Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone offers all that other brands have to offer without all the headache. Brand Support along with Sales and Marketing Support are things that we pride ourselves in.