Passport Inn vs Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Passport 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
	Passport Inn Franchise	Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise
Investment	$133,600 - $2,602,000	$46,649 - $7,727,647
Franchise Fee	$6,000 - $16,000	$20,000
Royalty Fee	3%	$2/room/day
Advertising Fee	2.5%	.25/room/day
Year Founded	-	2008
Year Franchised	-	2012
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Passport Inn Franchise	Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Passport Inn Franchise	Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	-/-
Start-up Costs	-/-	-/-
Equipment	-/-	-/-
Inventory	-/-	-/-
Receivables	-/-	-/-
Payroll	-/-	-/-
Training & Support
	Passport Inn Franchise	Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise
Training	-	*5 days at corporate headquarters. *14 days at Hotel location *up to 14 days at each additional Hotel location
Support	-	-
Marketing	Hospitality International's Marketing Team works in concert with the Franchise Development Team for the purpose of finding new resources to attract new guests and to retain the current guest base of our franchised locations. In addition, the two teams collaborate to discover creative and cost effective ways to promote Hospitality International's five brands to encourage brand recognition and loyalty. Increasing Reservations is a key component of the Marketing Department's responsibility. Therefore, Corporate Discount Programs, Advertising and E-commerce efforts all combine to support and enhance our Reservation Services.	-
Operations	-	90% are owner/Operators. 10% are investors
Expansion Plans
	Passport Inn Franchise	Boarders Inn and Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	-	-
International Expansion	-	Yes

Company Overviews

About Passport Inn

Passport Inn and Passport Inn & Suites provide a great value in the franchise arena while maintaining reasonable franchise standards and receiving the benefits of belonging to a franchise system. Many Passport Inns are smaller properties located in resort locations. They are typically limited service facilities with economy level room rates as dictated by their local markets. Hospitality International, Inc. franchisees have a vast array of opportunities to help attract guests through the capabilities of our state-of-the-art reservation system.

A key principle of franchise service is our Franchise Training Program which offers instruction in sales techniques, managing reservation services and customer service tips that are presented in seminars, conventions, newsletters and personal visits from staff members. As a franchisee in the Hospitality International system, you can expect no costly surprises and fair, consistent treatment and respect from your corporate franchise staff. You can also rely on personal and prompt common sense service. With a Hospitality International franchise, you, the owner, can also get "A Good Night's Sleep".

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.