Franchise opportunities compared

    MGallery Hotel Collection vs Residence Inn 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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    $3,379,000 – $113,343,740

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Residence Inn by Marriott

    $15,396,510 – $45,474,010

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    Not available

    Residence Inn by Marriott

    —

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 38

    Royalty · Item 6

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19

    Residence Inn by Marriott

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • MGallery Hotel Collection figures come from its 2025 FDD and Residence Inn by Marriott figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • MGallery Hotel Collection and Residence Inn by Marriott disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Residence Inn by Marriott has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    $3,379,000 – $113,343,740
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Residence Inn by Marriott

    $15,396,510 – $45,474,010
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Residence Inn by Marriott

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

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    5%
    9v7 ITEM 6 OTHER FEES Type of Fee* Amount Due Date Remarks General Royalty — 5
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19

    Residence Inn by Marriott

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

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    1.5%
    ach month. Room Revenue is defined in Note 1. Marketing Marketing Fund Fee — 1.5 — 1.5%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19

    Residence Inn by Marriott

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Residence Inn by Marriott

    820
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 123
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Residence Inn by Marriott

    +33
    Calculated: 787 at end of 2023 → 820 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Residence Inn by Marriott

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

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Residence Inn by Marriott

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

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Residence Inn by Marriott

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    MGallery Hotel Collection

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Residence Inn by Marriott
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — STR Included (at least two years)
    119.7 index
    other STR Included
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 117
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 1-Year Comp
    $127
    other 1-Year Comp
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 118
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Generation (ninth-generation-or-later design STR Included)
    86.7 percent
    other New Generation
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 118
    +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.

    MGallery Hotel Collection vs Residence Inn by Marriott: common questions

    Which costs less to open, MGallery Hotel Collection or Residence Inn by Marriott?
    MGallery Hotel Collection: $3,379,000 – $113,343,740 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Residence Inn by Marriott: $15,396,510 – $45,474,010 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for MGallery Hotel Collection. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do MGallery Hotel Collection and Residence Inn by Marriott disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    MGallery Hotel Collection makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Residence Inn by Marriott 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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