Franchise opportunities compared

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise vs s Red Roof Inn

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    $211,000 – $705,500

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    s Red Roof Inn

    $259,000 – $8,899,600

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    Not available

    s Red Roof Inn

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    s Red Roof Inn

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
    • A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise and s Red Roof Inn disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only s Red Roof Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    $211,000 – $705,500
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    s Red Roof Inn

    $259,000 – $8,899,600
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    s Red Roof Inn

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    5%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    s Red Roof Inn

    5%
    Royalty fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    0.75%
    Marketing fund maximum rate — 0.75%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    s Red Roof Inn

    4%
    Marketing and Reservation Fee current rate — 4%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    31
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48

    s Red Roof Inn

    619
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 71
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    +5
    Calculated: 26 at end of 2022 → 31 at end of 2024

    s Red Roof Inn

    +22
    Calculated: 597 at end of 2022 → 619 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    s Red Roof Inn

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    s Red Roof Inn

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    s Red Roof Inn

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    ACA Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    s Red Roof Inn
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-Owned Red Roof Inn and Red Roof PLUS+ Inns
    40.9 percent
    other Affiliate-Owned Red Roof Inn and Red Roof PLUS+ Inns
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-Owned and franchised Red Roof Inns
    99.2 index
    other Table 10
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Red Roof Inn and Red Roof PLUS+ Inns
    44.5 percent
    other Franchised Red Roof Inn and Red Roof PLUS+ Inns
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67
    +9 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise vs s Red Roof Inn: common questions

    Which costs less to open, A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise or s Red Roof Inn?
    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise: $211,000 – $705,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7); s Red Roof Inn: $259,000 – $8,899,600 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise and s Red Roof Inn royalties compare?
    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13); s Red Roof Inn: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise or s Red Roof Inn?
    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise: 31 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48); s Red Roof Inn: 619 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 71). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise and s Red Roof Inn disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    A Consumer's Guide to Bttying a Franchise makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; s Red Roof Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures for 12 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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