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    Fairfield Bymarriott vs Hyatt Place Hotels

    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 FDDHPHyatt Place Hotels2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    $12,289,300 – $34,537,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    $23,431,820 – $29,885,898

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    $100,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 33

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Fairfield Bymarriott discloses 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 (Fairfield Bymarriott: 8, Hyatt Place Hotels: 9). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Fairfield Bymarriott

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

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    $23,431,820 – $29,885,898
    Total excluding real estate
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Fairfield Bymarriott

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

    Hyatt Place Hotels

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

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    5%
    Royalty monthly gross rooms revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22
    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

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    $1,027
    Field marketing monthly range by service tier
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    347
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 91
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    +6
    Calculated: 341 at end of 2023 → 347 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Hyatt Place Hotels

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

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Hyatt Place Hotels

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

    Fairfield Bymarriott

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    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
    HPHyatt Place Hotels
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Covered Hotels
    71.2 percent
    other Franchised Covered Hotels
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 84
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Owned/Managed Covered Hotels
    25 hotels
    other Owned/Managed Covered Hotels
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 84
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Covered Hotels
    71 percent
    other All Covered Hotels
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 84
    +6 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.

    Fairfield Bymarriott vs Hyatt Place Hotels: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Fairfield Bymarriott or Hyatt Place Hotels?
    Fairfield Bymarriott: $12,289,300 – $34,537,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Hyatt Place Hotels: $23,431,820 – $29,885,898 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Fairfield Bymarriott. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Fairfield Bymarriott and Hyatt Place Hotels disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Fairfield Bymarriott has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 location groups; Hyatt Place Hotels has reviewed Item 19 figures for 9 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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