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    Knights Inn vs Membership Hotel Organization

    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.

    Knights Inn2026 FDDMembership Hotel Organization2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Knights Inn

    $188,996 – $10,930,076

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Membership Hotel Organization

    $71,595 – $1,244,695

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Knights Inn

    Not available

    Membership Hotel Organization

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Knights Inn

    Not available

    Membership Hotel Organization

    $27

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Before you compare

    • Knights Inn figures come from its 2026 FDD and Membership Hotel Organization figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Knights Inn discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Knights Inn

    $188,996 – $10,930,076
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Membership Hotel Organization

    $71,595 – $1,244,695
    TOTAL — range low
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Knights Inn

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Membership Hotel Organization

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

    Knights Inn

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Membership Hotel Organization

    $27
    Royalty options perroom/peroccupied roomnight — $26.95
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Knights Inn

    $45
    Brand fee — $45 per room monthly; $1,800 minimum
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 24

    Membership Hotel Organization

    5%
    Potential brand fund cap — 5% — 5%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Knights Inn

    127
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59

    Membership Hotel Organization

    4
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Knights Inn

    −19
    Calculated: 146 at end of 2023 → 127 at end of 2025

    Membership Hotel Organization

    +0
    Calculated: 4 at end of 2022 → 4 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Knights Inn

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Membership Hotel Organization

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

    Knights Inn

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Membership Hotel Organization

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

    Knights Inn

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Membership Hotel Organization

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Knights Inn

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Membership Hotel Organization

    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.

    Knights Inn vs Membership Hotel Organization: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Knights Inn or Membership Hotel Organization?
    Knights Inn: $188,996 – $10,930,076 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Membership Hotel Organization: $71,595 – $1,244,695 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Membership Hotel Organization. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Knights Inn or Membership Hotel Organization?
    Knights Inn: 127 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59); Membership Hotel Organization: 4 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Knights Inn and Membership Hotel Organization disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Knights Inn makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Membership Hotel Organization 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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