Franchise opportunities compared
Affordable Suites of America vs Cobblestone 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.
- Cobblestone 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, Cobblestone Hotels: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | ASAffordable Suites of America | CHCobblestone Hotels |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | Not available No reviewed Item 7 total | $101,999 – $5,985,874 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $35,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 | $5,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13 |
| 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 | $1,215 Marketing Fund Fee example: $1,215 per 30-day month for a 54-room location 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | Not available No reviewed outlet counts | Not available No reviewed outlet counts |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | Not available Only one year reported | Not available Only one year reported |
| 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 — Sample hotels45+rooms open24months endedDecember31 2025 withconsistentfinancial… 47.38 percent other Occupancy average 2024 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Cobblestone Inn & Suites and Cobblestone Hotel & Suites Sample Hotels; CRS cont… 46.87 percent other CRS contribution average 2024 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Sample hotels45+rooms open24months endedDecember31 2025 withconsistentfinancial… 45.44 percent other CRS contribution median 2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56 +2 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.