Franchise opportunities compared
Hotel Indigo vs Hyatt House 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.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Hotel Indigo 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 (Hotel Indigo: 2, Hyatt House Hotels: 7). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | HIHotel Indigo | HHHyatt House Hotels |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $323,404 – $48,510,839 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $26,934,987 tt Corporation TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (excluding real estate costs) (11) — 26934987 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $5.00 Royalty fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31 | $5.00 Column 1 Type of Fee Column 2 Amount Column 3 Due Date Column 4 Remarks Royalty Fee — 5% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $10 Loyalty initial marketing contribution per room 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 32 | $1,027 rks Field Marketing Program Will vary depending on service tier selected. Currently, — 1027 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 74 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 102 | 242 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 90 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +6 Calculated: 68 at end of 2023 → 74 at end of 2025 | +10 Calculated: 232 at end of 2023 → 242 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | 2004 From a verified franchisor listing | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 52 mature Hotel Indigo hotels in the United States 70.5 percent other occupancy rate · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 98 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All US Hotel Indigo Brand System hotels 74 hotels other Total Brand System hotels in United States · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 98 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Covered Hotels; 120 hotels, mixed franchised and owned/managed $167 other All Covered Hotels · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 84 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Owned/Managed Covered Hotels 55.6 percent other Owned/Managed Covered Hotels · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 88 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Covered Hotels $155 other Franchised Covered Hotels · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 84 +4 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.