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    Comfort Inn vs Extended Stay America 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.

    Comfort Inn2026 FDDExtended Stay America Suites2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Comfort Inn

    $822,951 – $18,328,875

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Extended Stay America Suites

    $210,020 – $9,198,390

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Comfort Inn

    Not available

    Extended Stay America Suites

    $50,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Royalty · Item 6

    Comfort Inn

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33

    Extended Stay America Suites

    5.5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Comfort Inn and Extended Stay America Suites 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 (Comfort Inn: 5, Extended Stay America Suites: 6). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Comfort Inn

    $822,951 – $18,328,875
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Extended Stay America Suites

    $210,020 – $9,198,390
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Comfort Inn

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Extended Stay America Suites

    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Comfort Inn

    6%
    Royalty fee rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33

    Extended Stay America Suites

    5.5%
    Royalty: 5.5% of Gross Room Revenue, due on the 15th day of the following month
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Comfort Inn

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

    Extended Stay America Suites

    0.6%
    Agoda Marketing Fee: currently 0.6% of Gross Room Revenue for each Agoda-channel reservation; may increase with costs by no more than 10% per year, payable on demand in addition to the applicable commission — 0.6%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Comfort Inn

    1,643
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 95

    Extended Stay America Suites

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

    Comfort Inn

    −21
    Calculated: 1,664 at end of 2023 → 1,643 at end of 2025

    Extended Stay America Suites

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

    Comfort Inn

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Extended Stay America Suites

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

    Comfort Inn

    1981
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Extended Stay America Suites

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

    Comfort Inn

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Extended Stay America Suites

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    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
    Extended Stay America Suites
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Owned Hotels
    53 percent
    other Owned Occupancy At/exceeding average share
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised
    94 percent
    other Franchised B2B7+night revenue Median share
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Brand Hotels (combined Owned and Franchised)
    92.9 percent
    other Combined B2B7+night revenue Median share
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    +3 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.

    Comfort Inn vs Extended Stay America Suites: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Comfort Inn or Extended Stay America Suites?
    Comfort Inn: $822,951 – $18,328,875 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Extended Stay America Suites: $210,020 – $9,198,390 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Extended Stay America Suites. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Comfort Inn and Extended Stay America Suites royalties compare?
    Comfort Inn: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33); Extended Stay America Suites: 5.5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Comfort Inn and Extended Stay America Suites disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Comfort Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups; Extended Stay America Suites has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 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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