Franchise opportunities compared
Affordable Suites of America vs Aloft Hotels
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.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Aloft Hotels discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Affordable Suites of America: 6, Aloft Hotels: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | ASAffordable Suites of America | AHAloft Hotels |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | Not available No reviewed Item 7 total | $13,567,610 – $36,691,910 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $35,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 | $5.50 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 39 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $2,500 Royalty monthly minimum 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | Not available No reviewed royalty record |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.00 Marketing maximum monthly gross room revenues 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | Not available No reviewed outlet counts | 334 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 126 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | Not available Only one year reported | +14 Calculated: 320 at end of 2023 → 334 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Established Franchised Hotels $53 other Established Franchised Hotels · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Established Hotels $65 other All Established Hotels · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Established Company- Owned Hotels 11 units other Established Company- Owned Hotels · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51 +3 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — STR Included Hotels: at least two years operating and reported STR data $157 other STR Included mean ADR · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 120 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 1-Year Comp Hotels: at least 12 months open, met Conditions 159 hotels other 1-Year Comp Sample size · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 121 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Included Hotels: at least two years open and met Conditions 1 percent other Voice Reservations share gross room-night bookings: 1.0% · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 122 |
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.