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    Extended Stay America Select Suites vs Fairfield Bymarriott

    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.

    Extended Stay America Select Suites2026 FDDFairfield Bymarriott2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Extended Stay America Select Suites

    $200,020 – $13,453,480

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    $12,289,300 – $34,537,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Extended Stay America Select Suites

    $50,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    $100,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 33

    Royalty · Item 6

    Extended Stay America Select Suites

    Not available

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Extended Stay America Select Suites and Fairfield Bymarriott 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 (Extended Stay America Select Suites: 5, Fairfield Bymarriott: 8). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Extended Stay America Select Suites

    $200,020 – $13,453,480
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    $12,289,300 – $34,537,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Extended Stay America Select Suites

    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    $100,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 33
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Extended Stay America Select Suites

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Fairfield Bymarriott

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

    Extended Stay America Select Suites

    5% of see note 4) currently, — 5%
    n of the Agoda booking channel. Digital Marketing Commission
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    $9,500
    Optional pre-opening marketing and digital support program: approximately $9,500–$15,500
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 35

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Extended Stay America Select Suites

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Fairfield Bymarriott

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

    Extended Stay America Select Suites

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Fairfield Bymarriott

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

    Extended Stay America Select Suites

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Fairfield Bymarriott

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

    Extended Stay America Select Suites

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Fairfield Bymarriott

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

    Extended Stay America Select Suites

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Extended Stay America Select Suites
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Year-end owned hotels
    184 hotels
    other Year-end owned hotels
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 93 owned competitive brand conversion hotels
    105.2 index
    other Competitive brand conversion RevPAR Index 2023
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Owned hotels full-year sample
    179 hotels
    other Owned hotels full-year sample
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    +2 more groups in the full report
    Fairfield Bymarriott
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Included Hotels: franchised Fairfield hotels in the United States and Canada me…
    648 units
    other Hotels receiving all Reservation Channels booking contribution at/above 73.7%
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 122
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — STR Included Hotels
    1,094 units
    other STR Included Hotels
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 121
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Included franchised Fairfield hotels in the United States and Canada
    76.1 percent
    other and the median bookings from all Reservation Channels was
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 122
    +5 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.

    Extended Stay America Select Suites vs Fairfield Bymarriott: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Extended Stay America Select Suites or Fairfield Bymarriott?
    Extended Stay America Select Suites: $200,020 – $13,453,480 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Fairfield Bymarriott: $12,289,300 – $34,537,000 (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 Select Suites. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Extended Stay America Select Suites and Fairfield Bymarriott disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Extended Stay America Select Suites has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups; Fairfield Bymarriott has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 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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