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About Choice Hotels
A group of Southern motel owners got together in 1939 to discuss the state of the lodging industry, hoping to do something to change the negative opinion the public had about motels (FBI director J. Edgar Hoover had warned that motels were used as bases of operations by gangsters). owners set about to create a set of quality standards for motels and agreed to publish the names of establishments that complied with these standards. In 1940, the group officially named itself Quality Courts United Inc. In 1990, Quality became known as Choice Hotels International Inc. The hotels in the chain now include Sleep, Comfort, Quality, Clarion, Rodeway, Econo Lodge and Cambria.
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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 |
| 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 | |
| La Quinta | $55,000 | 4-4.5% | 4.5% | $3,822,657-$12,901,630 |
| 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 |