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    Aloft Hotels vs Americas Best Value 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

    Aloft Hotels

    $13,567,610 – $36,691,910

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Americas Best Value Inn

    $4,202,294 – $9,587,069

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Aloft Hotels

    —

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 39

    Americas Best Value Inn

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Aloft Hotels

    Not available

    Americas Best Value Inn

    $1,600

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Aloft Hotels and Americas Best Value Inn disclose 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 (Aloft Hotels: 3, Americas Best Value Inn: 28). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Aloft Hotels

    $13,567,610 – $36,691,910
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Americas Best Value Inn

    $4,202,294 – $9,587,069
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Aloft Hotels

    —
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 39

    Americas Best Value Inn

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

    Aloft Hotels

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Americas Best Value Inn

    $1,600
    General Royalty — $1600
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Aloft Hotels

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Americas Best Value Inn

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Aloft Hotels

    167
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 126

    Americas Best Value Inn

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Aloft Hotels

    +7
    Calculated: 160 at end of 2023 → 167 at end of 2025

    Americas Best Value Inn

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Aloft Hotels

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Americas Best Value Inn

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

    Aloft Hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Americas Best Value Inn

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

    Aloft Hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Americas Best Value Inn

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Aloft Hotels
    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
    Americas Best Value Inn
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised ABVI Hotels open at least three full years as of December 31, 2025
    $68
    other All open3years
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 68
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised ABVI Hotels open at least one full year as of December 31, 2025
    43.7 percent
    other All open1year
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 68
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Tercile 1 franchised ABVI Hotels open at least one full year as of December 31,…
    31 hotels
    other Tercile1 open1year
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    +25 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.

    Aloft Hotels vs Americas Best Value Inn: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Aloft Hotels or Americas Best Value Inn?
    Aloft Hotels: $13,567,610 – $36,691,910 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Americas Best Value Inn: $4,202,294 – $9,587,069 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Americas Best Value Inn. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Aloft Hotels and Americas Best Value Inn disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Aloft Hotels has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; Americas Best Value Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures for 28 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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