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    City Express by Marriott vs Quality 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.

    City Express by Marriott2026 FDDQuality Inn2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    City Express by Marriott

    $2,760,810

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 54

    Quality Inn

    $332,295 – $1,859,295

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    City Express by Marriott

    Not available

    Quality Inn

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    City Express by Marriott

    Not available

    Quality Inn

    1.5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 45

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Only Quality Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    City Express by Marriott

    $2,760,810
    Total estimated initial investment — $2,760,810–$4,901,610
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 54

    Quality Inn

    $332,295 – $1,859,295
    Total investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    City Express by Marriott

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Quality Inn

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

    City Express by Marriott

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Quality Inn

    1.5%
    Revenue reporting late fee percentage of preceding royalty plus marketing/reservation fees
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 45
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    City Express by Marriott

    10.5%
    General bundled fee — 10.5% of gross room sales incl. 1.5% Marketing Fund — 10.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 36

    Quality Inn

    10%
    International marketing paid/meta consumed stays gross-room revenue maximum; replaces 3% fee — 10%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 35

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    City Express by Marriott

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Quality Inn

    1,566
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 84
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    City Express by Marriott

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Quality Inn

    −51
    Calculated: 1,617 at end of 2023 → 1,566 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    City Express by Marriott

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Quality Inn

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

    City Express by Marriott

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Quality Inn

    1941
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    City Express by Marriott

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Quality Inn

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    City Express by Marriott

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Quality Inn
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — QUALITY United States franchised
    1,566 hotels
    other Total open/operating QUALITY hotels
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 81
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All QUALITY Performance Sample
    50.7 percent
    other Table 1 Average Occupancy Rate
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 82
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — QUALITY Performance Sample
    1,498 hotels
    other Full Performance Sample size
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 81
    +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.

    City Express by Marriott vs Quality Inn: common questions

    Which costs less to open, City Express by Marriott or Quality Inn?
    City Express by Marriott: $2,760,810 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 54); Quality Inn: $332,295 – $1,859,295 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Quality Inn. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do City Express by Marriott and Quality Inn disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    City Express by Marriott makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Quality 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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