Franchise opportunities compared
Comfort Inn vs Membership Hotel Organization
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
Comfort Inn
$822,951 – $18,328,875
2026 FDD · Item 7Membership Hotel Organization
$71,595 – $1,244,695
2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Comfort Inn
Not available
Membership Hotel Organization
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Comfort Inn
6%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33Membership Hotel Organization
$27
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11Before you compare
- Comfort Inn figures come from its 2026 FDD and Membership Hotel Organization figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Comfort Inn discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Comfort Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
Membership Hotel OrganizationComfort Inn
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Comfort Inn
Membership Hotel Organization
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Membership Hotel Organization
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Membership Hotel Organization
System scale & health
Membership Hotel OrganizationComfort Inn
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Comfort Inn
Membership Hotel Organization
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Membership Hotel OrganizationNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
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 Membership Hotel Organization: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Comfort Inn or Membership Hotel Organization?
- Comfort Inn: $822,951 – $18,328,875 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Membership Hotel Organization: $71,595 – $1,244,695 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Membership Hotel Organization. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Comfort Inn and Membership Hotel Organization royalties compare?
- Comfort Inn: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 33); Membership Hotel Organization: $27 (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Comfort Inn or Membership Hotel Organization?
- Comfort Inn: 1,643 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 95); Membership Hotel Organization: 4 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Comfort Inn and Membership Hotel Organization disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Comfort Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups; Membership Hotel Organization makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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 Comfort Inn report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Membership Hotel Organization report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
