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    Hotel Indigo vs SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    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.

    Hotel Indigo2026 FDDSpringHill Suites By Marriott2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Hotel Indigo

    $9,316,623 – $48,510,839

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 58

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    Not available

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Hotel Indigo

    Not available

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    —

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 38

    Royalty · Item 6

    Hotel Indigo

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Hotel Indigo: 2, SpringHill Suites By Marriott: 7). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Hotel Indigo

    $9,316,623 – $48,510,839
    Total investment low end
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 58

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Hotel Indigo

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    —
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 38
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Hotel Indigo

    5%
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Hotel Indigo

    $10
    Loyalty initial marketing contribution per room
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 32

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    $220
    tion to the Marketing Fund of 2.5% of gross room sales); plus $10,000 per year; plus — 220
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 38

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Hotel Indigo

    74
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 102

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    566
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 123
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Hotel Indigo

    +6
    Calculated: 68 at end of 2023 → 74 at end of 2025

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    +44
    Calculated: 522 at end of 2023 → 566 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Hotel Indigo

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

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

    Hotel Indigo

    2004
    From a verified franchisor listing

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    1996
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Hotel Indigo

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Hotel Indigo
    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
    SpringHill Suites By Marriott
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 510reservationIncludedHotels
    1.2 percent
    other ookings from Marriott.com was 48.7%; the median bookings from Voice Reservations was
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 119
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 508STRIncludedHotels
    32.1 percent
    other 508 were STR Included Hotels. Of the 508 STR Included Hotels in 2025, 163 hotels or
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 118
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 526one-yearcomps
    $99
    other he 1-Year Comp Hotels ranged from $39.88 to $323.93, with a median average RevPAR of
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 118
    +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.

    Hotel Indigo vs SpringHill Suites By Marriott: common questions

    Which has more locations, Hotel Indigo or SpringHill Suites By Marriott?
    Hotel Indigo: 74 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 102); SpringHill Suites By Marriott: 566 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 123). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Hotel Indigo and SpringHill Suites By Marriott disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Hotel Indigo has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; SpringHill Suites By Marriott has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 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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