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    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham vs Extended Stay America Premier 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.

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham2026 FDDExtended Stay America Premier Suites2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    $11,631,953 – $17,396,785

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites

    $327,520 – $15,289,995

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    Not available

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    5.5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Extended Stay America Premier Suites discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Extended Stay America Premier Suites has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    $11,631,953 – $17,396,785
    Total initial investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites

    $327,520 – $15,289,995
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites

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

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    5.5%
    Royalty rate maximum
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites

    57
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites

    +16
    Calculated: 41 at end of 2023 → 57 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites

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

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites

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

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Extended Stay America Premier Suites
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Owned full-year hotels
    $73
    other Owned RevPAR
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — The 32 Brand Hotels owned indirectly by ESH Hospitality and operated by its aff…
    50 percent
    other Owned RevPAR
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — The 17 Brand Hotels operated by franchisees for the entire 2025 calendar year (…
    72 percent
    other Franchised Occupancy
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63
    +8 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.

    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham vs Extended Stay America Premier Suites: common questions

    Which costs less to open, ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham or Extended Stay America Premier Suites?
    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham: $11,631,953 – $17,396,785 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39); Extended Stay America Premier Suites: $327,520 – $15,289,995 (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 Premier Suites. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham and Extended Stay America Premier Suites disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Extended Stay America Premier Suites has reviewed Item 19 figures for 11 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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