Franchise opportunities compared
Motel vs Registry Collection Hotels
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 7Registry Collection Hotels
$888,807 – $54,141,985
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Motel
$25,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14Registry Collection Hotels
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Motel
5%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17Registry Collection Hotels
Not available
Before you compare
- Motel figures come from its 2025 FDD and Registry Collection Hotels figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Motel and Registry Collection Hotels disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Motel has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
Registry Collection HotelsMotel
Registry Collection Hotels
Motel
Registry Collection Hotels
Motel
Registry Collection Hotels
Motel
Registry Collection Hotels
System scale & health
Registry Collection HotelsMotel
Registry Collection Hotels
Motel
Registry Collection Hotels
Motel
Registry Collection Hotels
Motel
Registry Collection Hotels
Motel
Registry Collection Hotels
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Registry Collection HotelsNot 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.
Motel vs Registry Collection Hotels: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Motel or Registry Collection Hotels?
- Motel: $195,259 – $8,239,350 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Registry Collection Hotels: $888,807 – $54,141,985 (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 Registry Collection Hotels disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Motel has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; Registry Collection Hotels 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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Full Motel report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Registry Collection Hotels report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
