Franchise opportunities compared
avid hotels vs 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
avid hotels
$11,097,665
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 56Red Roof Inn
$264,850 – $8,293,100
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
avid hotels
Not available
Red Roof Inn
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
avid hotels
$5.00
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30Red Roof Inn
$3,000
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Red Roof 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, Red Roof Inn: 18). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
Red Roof Innavid hotels
Red Roof Inn
avid hotels
Red Roof Inn
avid hotels
Red Roof Inn
avid hotels
Red Roof Inn
System scale & health
Red Roof Innavid hotels
Red Roof Inn
avid hotels
Red Roof Inn
avid hotels
Red Roof Inn
avid hotels
Red Roof Inn
avid hotels
Red Roof Inn
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Red Roof InnItem 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 Red Roof Inn: common questions
- Which costs less to open, avid hotels or Red Roof Inn?
- avid hotels: $11,097,665 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 56); Red Roof Inn: $264,850 – $8,293,100 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Red Roof Inn. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do avid hotels and Red Roof Inn royalties compare?
- avid hotels: $5.00 (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30); Red Roof Inn: $3,000 (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Do avid hotels and Red Roof Inn disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- avid hotels has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Red Roof Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures for 18 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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Full avid hotels report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure

Full Red Roof Inn report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure

