Franchise opportunities compared

    Hyatt Place Hotels vs Moxy Hotels and residences

    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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    $23,431,820 – $29,885,898

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    $16,759,510 – $24,844,710

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    Not available

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    —

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 40

    Royalty · Item 6

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Moxy Hotels and residences 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 (Hyatt Place Hotels: 9, Moxy Hotels and residences: 6). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    $23,431,820 – $29,885,898
    Total excluding real estate
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    $16,759,510 – $24,844,710
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    —
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 40
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Hyatt Place Hotels

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

    Moxy Hotels and residences

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

    Hyatt Place Hotels

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

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    $1,123
    Optional MSB Marketing & Digital Essentials program for hotels without dedicated marketing support — approximately $1,123.09 per month
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 64

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    347
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 91

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    +6
    Calculated: 341 at end of 2023 → 347 at end of 2025

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Moxy Hotels and residences

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

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Moxy Hotels and residences

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

    Hyatt Place Hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    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
    Moxy Hotels and residences
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — System count
    49 hotels
    other System count
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 121
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — STR Included (at least two years)
    10 hotels
    other STR Included
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 121
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 1-Year Comp
    43 hotels
    other 1-Year Comp
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 121
    +3 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.

    Hyatt Place Hotels vs Moxy Hotels and residences: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Hyatt Place Hotels or Moxy Hotels and residences?
    Hyatt Place Hotels: $23,431,820 – $29,885,898 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 39); Moxy Hotels and residences: $16,759,510 – $24,844,710 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Moxy Hotels and residences. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Hyatt Place Hotels and Moxy Hotels and residences disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Hyatt Place Hotels has reviewed Item 19 figures for 9 location groups; Moxy Hotels and residences has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 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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