Which costs less to open, BW PREMIER COLLECTION or Candlewood Suites?

BW PREMIER COLLECTION: $441,490 – $612,715 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Candlewood Suites: $15,296,866 – $23,004,446 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 51). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for BW PREMIER COLLECTION. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

Which has more locations, BW PREMIER COLLECTION or Candlewood Suites?

BW PREMIER COLLECTION: 0 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45); Candlewood Suites: 407 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 90). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do BW PREMIER COLLECTION and Candlewood Suites disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

BW PREMIER COLLECTION has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file; Candlewood Suites has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

BW PREMIER COLLECTION vs Candlewood Suites

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.

BW PREMIER COLLECTION2025 FDD

Candlewood Suites2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

$441,490 – $612,715

2025 FDD · Item 7

Candlewood Suites

$15,296,866 – $23,004,446

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 51

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

Not available

Candlewood Suites

Not available

Royalty · Item 6

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

Not available

Candlewood Suites

5.5%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28

Before you compare

BW PREMIER COLLECTION figures come from its 2025 FDD and Candlewood Suites figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
BW PREMIER COLLECTION discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
Only Candlewood Suites has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

Candlewood Suites

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

$441,490 – $612,715

2025 FDD · Item 7

Candlewood Suites

$15,296,866 – $23,004,446

Total initial investment — $15,296,866–$23,004,446

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 51

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Candlewood Suites

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Royalty (Item 6)

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

Not available

No reviewed royalty record

Candlewood Suites

5.5%

Royalty — 5.5% of GSR

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

$250

OTA Marketing Fund Assessment

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23

Candlewood Suites

$10

Initial marketing contribution to loyalty program — $10/approved suite

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28

System scale & health

Disclosure

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

Candlewood Suites

Total outlets (Item 20)

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

Outlets at end of 2024

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45

Candlewood Suites

407

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 90

Net outlet change (Item 20)

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

Calculated: 0 at end of 2022 → 0 at end of 2024

Candlewood Suites

Not available

Only one year reported

Outlet exits (Item 20)

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Candlewood Suites

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Candlewood Suites

1995

From a verified franchisor listing

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Candlewood Suites

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

BW PREMIER COLLECTION

No reviewed Item 19 figures

Candlewood Suites

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record

152 units

other Mature Hotels above-average occupancy count

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 87

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.

BW PREMIER COLLECTION vs Candlewood Suites: common questions

Which costs less to open, BW PREMIER COLLECTION or Candlewood Suites?: BW PREMIER COLLECTION: $441,490 – $612,715 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Candlewood Suites: $15,296,866 – $23,004,446 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 51). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for BW PREMIER COLLECTION. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
Which has more locations, BW PREMIER COLLECTION or Candlewood Suites?: BW PREMIER COLLECTION: 0 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45); Candlewood Suites: 407 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 90). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do BW PREMIER COLLECTION and Candlewood Suites disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: BW PREMIER COLLECTION has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file; Candlewood Suites has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures