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    Four Points Hotels vs GrandStay Hospitality

    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.

    Four Points Hotels2026 FDDGrandStay Hospitality2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Four Points Hotels

    $13,280,910 – $38,170,510

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    GrandStay Hospitality

    $117,900 – $5,038,400

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Four Points Hotels

    —

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 38

    GrandStay Hospitality

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Four Points Hotels

    Not available

    GrandStay Hospitality

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Before you compare

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

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Four Points Hotels

    $13,280,910 – $38,170,510
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    GrandStay Hospitality

    $117,900 – $5,038,400
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Four Points Hotels

    —
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 38

    GrandStay Hospitality

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

    Four Points Hotels

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    GrandStay Hospitality

    5%
    Continuing royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Four Points Hotels

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    GrandStay Hospitality

    2%
    Brand fund contribution — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Four Points Hotels

    144
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 125

    GrandStay Hospitality

    32
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Four Points Hotels

    −9
    Calculated: 153 at end of 2023 → 144 at end of 2025

    GrandStay Hospitality

    +1
    Calculated: 31 at end of 2023 → 32 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Four Points Hotels

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    GrandStay Hospitality

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

    Four Points Hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    GrandStay Hospitality

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

    Four Points Hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    GrandStay Hospitality

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Four Points Hotels
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — STR Included franchised Four Points hotels in the United States and Canada duri…
    64.4 percent
    other STR Included
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 119
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — STR Included franchised Four Points hotels in the United States and Canada duri…
    39.8 percent
    other STR Included
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 120
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Included franchised Four Points hotels in the United States and Canada, open an…
    74.8 percent
    other Included
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 120
    +6 more groups in the full report
    GrandStay Hospitality

    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.

    Four Points Hotels vs GrandStay Hospitality: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Four Points Hotels or GrandStay Hospitality?
    Four Points Hotels: $13,280,910 – $38,170,510 (2026 FDD · Item 7); GrandStay Hospitality: $117,900 – $5,038,400 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for GrandStay Hospitality. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Four Points Hotels or GrandStay Hospitality?
    Four Points Hotels: 144 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 125); GrandStay Hospitality: 32 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Four Points Hotels and GrandStay Hospitality disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Four Points Hotels has reviewed Item 19 figures for 9 location groups; GrandStay Hospitality 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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