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    avid hotels vs Comfort 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.

    avid hotels2026 FDDComfort Inn2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    avid hotels

    $11,097,665

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 56

    Comfort Inn

    $822,951 – $18,328,875

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    avid hotels

    Not available

    Comfort Inn

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    avid hotels

    $5.00

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30

    Comfort Inn

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Comfort Inn 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 (avid hotels: 1, Comfort Inn: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    avid hotels

    $11,097,665
    Total initial investment range — low end
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 56

    Comfort Inn

    $822,951 – $18,328,875
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Comfort Inn

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

    avid hotels

    $5.00
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30

    Comfort Inn

    6%
    Royalty fee rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    avid hotels

    $10
    Initial loyalty marketing contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31

    Comfort Inn

    10%
    Choice Accelerate international advertising maximum — 10%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 34

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Comfort Inn

    1,643
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 95
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Comfort Inn

    −21
    Calculated: 1,664 at end of 2023 → 1,643 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Comfort Inn

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

    avid hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Comfort Inn

    1981
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Comfort Inn

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    avid hotels
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    61.1 percent
    other IHG One Rewards contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 94
    Comfort Inn
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All COMFORT hotels open and operating in the United States as of December 31, 2…
    $108
    mean Table 1 COMFORT hotels, Performance Sample
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 91
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — COMFORT INN and COMFORT INN & SUITES hotels in the Table 2 Performance Sample,…
    58.5 percent
    mean Table 2 COMFORT INN and COMFORT INN & SUITES hotels, Performance Sample
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 91
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — COMFORT SUITES hotels in the Table 3 Performance Sample, franchised by Choice a…
    51 percent
    other Table 3 COMFORT SUITES hotels, Performance Sample
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 92
    +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.

    avid hotels vs Comfort Inn: common questions

    Which costs less to open, avid hotels or Comfort Inn?
    avid hotels: $11,097,665 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 56); Comfort Inn: $822,951 – $18,328,875 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Comfort Inn. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do avid hotels and Comfort Inn royalties compare?
    avid hotels: $5.00 (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30); Comfort Inn: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do avid hotels and Comfort Inn disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    avid hotels has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Comfort Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 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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