190 / ENTREPRENEUR.COM / January-February 2018
29
Hampton by Hilton
Midprice hotels
McLean, Va.
1983/1984 ALL C,I 2,053/1 2,148/1 2,277/0 $6.9M-$17.1M/
$75K
6% YES NO NO
33
Hilton Hotels and Resorts
Upscale hotels and resorts
McLean, Va.
1919/1965 ALL C,I 447/113 462 /109 503/69 $29.1M-$111.95M/
$75K
5% YES NO NO
61
Embassy Suites by Hilton
Upscale all-suite hotels
McLean, Va.
1983/1984 ALL C,I 213/10 218/10 235/0 $17.4M-$75M/
$75K
3.5-5.5% YES NO NO
62
Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express
Hotels
Atlanta
1952/1954 ALL C,I 3,581/3 3,651/3 3,730/3 $7.5M-$24.8M/
$50K
5-6% YES NO NO
66
Homewood Suites by Hilton
Upscale extended-stay hotels
McLean, Va.
1988/1988 ALL C,I 367/0 399/0 435/0 $11M-$22.1M/
$75K
3.5-5.5% YES NO NO
92
Red Roof Inn
Economy hotels
Columbus, Ohio
1972/1996 ALL C,I 290/117 347/127 386/126 $3.5M-$5M/
$30K
4.5% YES NO NO
100
Hilton Garden Inn
Upscale midprice hotels
McLean, Va.
1990/1990 ALL C,I 637/2 691/2 741/0 $12.1M-$23.2M/
$75K
5.5% YES NO NO
116
Motel 6
Economy hotels
Carrollton, Texas
1962/1996 ALL C,I 686/490 785/473 824/454 $2.6M-$3.8M/
$25K
5% NO NO NO
14
Doubletree by Hilton
Upscale hotels and resorts
McLean, Va.
1969/1989 ALL C,I 416/11 455/11 397/0 $21.99M-$69.3M/
$75K
5% YES NO NO
299
Baymont Inn & Suites
Hotels
Parsippany, N.J.
1974/1987 ALL C,I 383/0 424/0 449/0 $213.6K-$6.8M/
$26K
5% YES NO NO
35
Red Lion Hotels
Hotels
Denver
1959/1999 ALL C,I 43/19 48/19 56/14 $641.3K-$38.7M/
$40K-$75K
5% YES NO NO
405
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
Hotels
Atlanta
1946/1946 ALL C,I 177/3 181/2 186/2 $67.2M-$98.5M/
$75K
5% YES NO NO
435
Super 8
Hotels
Parsippany, N.J.
1974/1976 ALL C,I 2,549/0 2,707/0 2,873/0 $209.6K-$4.4M/
$25K
5.5% YES NO NO
459
Travelodge
Hotels
Parsippany, N.J.
1939/1966 ALL NO 415/0 404/0 415/0 $198.9K-$7.8M/
$35K
4.5% YES NO NO
460
Studio 6
Extended-stay lodging
Carrollton, Texas
1998/1999 ALL C,I 49/38 65/38 78/36 $3.6M-$4.8M/
$25K
5% NO NO NO
476
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts
Hotels
Atlanta
1983/1983 ALL C,I 401/0 405/0 410/0 $28.4M-$61.3M/
$75K
5% YES NO NO
N
Af fordabl e Suites of America
Extended-stay hotels
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
19 9 8 /19 9 8 A L L N O 11/8 10/ 9 11/ 9 $ 2.9 M -$ 3.4M /
$30K
5% YES NO NO
Americas Best Value Inn
Hotels
Denver
1999/1999 ALL C,I 971/0 944/0 865/0 $109.3K-$5.8M/
$15K
$17.50-$22.50/
ROOM/
MO.
NO NO NO
Candlewood Suites
Suite hotels
Atlanta
1995/1996 ALL C,I 330/0 347/0 374/0 $7.8M-$10.7M/
$50K
5% YES NO NO
Centerstone Inns, Hotels & Plaza Hotels
Hotels
Birmingham, Ala.
2011/2011 ALL C,I** 8/0 8/0 7/0 $3.1M-$19.5M/
$17K
2% YES NO NO
Country Inns & Suites By Carlson
Hotels
Minnetonka, Minn.
1986/1987 ALL C,I 468/7 475/7 486/6 $6.4M-$7.6M/
$50K
5% NO NO NO
Curio Collection by Hilton
Hotels
McLean, Va.
2014/2014 ALL C,I 7/1 22/1 39/0 $3.5M-$97.4M/
$75K
5% YES NO NO
Days Inn
Hotels
Parsippany, N.J.
1970/1972 ALL C,I 1,782/0 1,791/0 1,777/0 $194.4K-$7.8M/
$35K
5.5% YES NO NO
Even Hotels
Hotels
Atlanta
2012/2014 ALL C,I 0/2 1/2 3/3 $12M-$19.2M/
$60K
5% YES NO NO
GrandStay Hospitality
Hotels
Brooklyn Park, Minn.
2000/2000 ALL NO 29/0 29/0 30/0 $306.4K-$8.8M/
$35K
5% NO NO NO
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham
Hotels
Parsippany, N.J.
1986/1986 ALL C,I 101/0 107/0 108/0 $231.7K-$12.2M/
$40K
5.5% YES NO NO
RANK
Year Began/
Franchising
Since
Available
U.S.
Regions
Seeking
Int’l?
2015
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
2016
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
2017
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
Royalty
Fee
Home-
Based/
Mobile
Opportunity
Kiosk/
Express
Unit
Available?
Financing
Available?
Startup Costs/
Franchise Fee