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About America's Best Inns & Suites
America's Best Inns & Suites is a high quality mid-level limited service hotel brand with locations throughout the United States. With 102 hotels open and 5 under development as of September 1, 2004, America's Best Inns & Suites continues to expand around the country. America's Best Inns & Suites is primarily a conversion brand for existing hotel owners looking for a better way to do business. America's Best Inns & Suites offers a solution to independent hotel owners looking for a franchise brand or for current franchise hotel owners looking to reposition their property in the market place. Multi-unit operators disenchanted with the direction of their current brand should also consider America's Best Inns & Suites, subject to the requirements of their existing franchise agreement. US Franchise Systems, franchisor for the brand, is a recognized leader in the hotel industry, with 3 growing hotel brands and a reputation for treating our franchisees fairly. Noted for our strong relationships with and support for our franchisees, US Franchise Systems was founded on the principle that franchisees are our partners and they are in business for themselves, not by themselves.
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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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |