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    Four Points Hotels 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.

    Four Points Hotels2026 FDDHPHyatt Place Hotels2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Four Points Hotels

    $13,280,910 – $38,170,510

    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

    Four Points Hotels

    —

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 38

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Four Points Hotels

    Not available

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Before you compare

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

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Four Points Hotels

    $13,280,910 – $38,170,510
    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)

    Four Points Hotels

    —
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 38

    Hyatt Place Hotels

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

    Four Points Hotels

    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)

    Four Points Hotels

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    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)

    Four Points Hotels

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

    Hyatt Place Hotels

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

    Four Points Hotels

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

    Hyatt Place Hotels

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

    Four Points Hotels

    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)

    Four Points Hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Hyatt Place Hotels

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

    Four Points Hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    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
    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.

    Four Points Hotels vs Hyatt Place Hotels: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Four Points Hotels or Hyatt Place Hotels?
    Four Points Hotels: $13,280,910 – $38,170,510 (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 Four Points Hotels. 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 Hyatt Place Hotels?
    Four Points Hotels: 144 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 125); Hyatt Place Hotels: 347 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 91). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Four Points Hotels and Hyatt Place Hotels disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Four Points Hotels has reviewed Item 19 figures for 9 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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