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    Fairfield Bymarriott vs Garner

    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.

    Fairfield Bymarriott2026 FDDGarner2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    $12,289,300 – $34,537,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Garner

    $641,038 – $15,304,309

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    $100,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 33

    Garner

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available

    Garner

    5.5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Fairfield Bymarriott and Garner disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Fairfield Bymarriott has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    $12,289,300 – $34,537,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Garner

    $641,038 – $15,304,309
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    $100,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 33

    Garner

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

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Garner

    5.5%
    Royalty monthly GRR
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Fairfield Bymarriott

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

    Garner

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Garner

    32
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 93
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Garner

    +30
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2023 → 32 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Garner

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

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Garner

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

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Garner

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    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
    Garner

    Not 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.

    Fairfield Bymarriott vs Garner: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Fairfield Bymarriott or Garner?
    Fairfield Bymarriott: $12,289,300 – $34,537,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Garner: $641,038 – $15,304,309 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Garner. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Fairfield Bymarriott and Garner disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Fairfield Bymarriott has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 location groups; Garner 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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