Country Inns & Suites By Radisson vs stayAPT Suites Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Country Inns & Suites By Radisson vs stayAPT Suites including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Country Inns & Suites By Radisson Franchise
stayAPT Suites Franchise
Investment $1,916,178 - $9,472,795$4,148,500 - $7,616,000
Franchise Fee $50,000N/A
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee 2.5%-
Year Founded 19862018
Year Franchised 19872018
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Country Inns & Suites By Radisson Franchise
stayAPT Suites Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Country Inns & Suites By Radisson Franchise
stayAPT Suites Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support

 
Country Inns & Suites By Radisson Franchise
stayAPT Suites Franchise
Training Additional training available-
Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising-
Operations 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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Expansion Plans

 
Country Inns & Suites By Radisson Franchise
stayAPT Suites Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion Yes-
International Expansion Yes-

Company Overviews

About Country Inns & Suites By Radisson

Country Inns & Suites By Radisson is a leading mid-market brand known for providing a caring, consistent and comfortable hospitality experience, delivered with a touch of home. Country Inns & Suites By Radisson features traditional architecture and a transitional residential interior design with the brand's iconic plank lobby flooring and welcoming lobby with a fireplace. Each hotel offers free high-speed Internet*, a fitness center, a business center, and attractive comfortable furnishings that blend rich woods and natural earth tones. With more than 1,370 hotels in operation and under development in over 110 countries and territories worldwide, primarily in the U.S., Canada, India and Mexico, Country Inns & Suites is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is one of seven brands within the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group portfolio.

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About stayAPT Suites

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A stayAPT Suites™ hotel is an extended- stay hotel offering temporary housing on a weekly or monthly rental basis. stayAPT offers franchisees both the right to develop multiple Hotels under an Area Development Agreement (each Hotel requiring a separate Franchise Agreement) and individual Hotels under a Franchise Agreement.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a stayAPT Suites™ Hotel with 59 units is from $4,148,500 to $5,378,500 and for 87 units is $6,052,500 to $7,616,000, excluding real estate costs. This includes $51,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or an affiliate. If you sign an Area Development Agreement, you must pay $30,000 for each Hotel you plan to develop, all of which is due at signing. The initial fee paid under the Area Development Agreement is in lieu of the initial franchise fee normally due for a Hotel when the Franchise Agreement for that Hotel is executed.