Franchise opportunities compared

    Motel 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

    Motel

    $195,259 – $8,239,350

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    $16,759,510 – $24,844,710

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Motel

    $25,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    —

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 40

    Royalty · Item 6

    Motel

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Motel figures come from its 2025 FDD and Moxy Hotels and residences figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Motel and Moxy Hotels and residences disclose 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 (Motel: 3, Moxy Hotels and residences: 6). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Motel

    $195,259 – $8,239,350
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Moxy Hotels and residences

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

    Motel

    $25,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Moxy Hotels and residences

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

    Motel

    5%
    General Royalty Fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Moxy Hotels and residences

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

    Motel

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    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)

    Motel

    1,195
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56

    Moxy Hotels and residences

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

    Motel

    −16
    Calculated: 1,211 at end of 2022 → 1,195 at end of 2024

    Moxy Hotels and residences

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

    Motel

    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)

    Motel

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Moxy Hotels and residences

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

    Motel

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Moxy Hotels and residences

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    MMotel
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 1,107 franchised U.S. Motels active for at least two full years as of December…
    $65
    other Chart 1 median average daily rate
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 1,107 franchised U.S. Motels active and operating as franchised properties for…
    $193
    other Chart 1 high average daily rate
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 527 franchised U.S. Motels in Chart 1 that achieved the internal A or B Ranking…
    66.62 percent
    other Chart 2 median occupancy rate
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    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.

    Motel vs Moxy Hotels and residences: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Motel or Moxy Hotels and residences?
    Motel: $195,259 – $8,239,350 (2025 FDD · Item 7); 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 Motel. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Motel and Moxy Hotels and residences disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Motel has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 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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