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    Quality Inn vs Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    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.

    Quality Inn2026 FDDRenaissance Hotels & Resorts2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Quality Inn

    $332,295 – $1,859,295

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    $104,317,590 – $169,324,990

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 64

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Quality Inn

    Not available

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    —

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 39

    Royalty · Item 6

    Quality Inn

    1.5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 45

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Quality Inn: 5, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Quality Inn

    $332,295 – $1,859,295
    Total investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    $104,317,590 – $169,324,990
    New-build 300-guestroom Renaissance — Total Range (excludes costs identified as not determinable) $104,317,590 to $169,324,990
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 64
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Quality Inn

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    —
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 39
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Quality Inn

    1.5%
    Revenue reporting late fee percentage of preceding royalty plus marketing/reservation fees
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 45

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

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

    Quality Inn

    10%
    International marketing paid/meta consumed stays gross-room revenue maximum; replaces 3% fee — 10%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 35

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    $510
    tion to the Marketing Fund of 1.5% of gross room sales); plus $47,144 per year; plus — 510
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 39

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Quality Inn

    1,566
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 84

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    71
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 120
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Quality Inn

    −51
    Calculated: 1,617 at end of 2023 → 1,566 at end of 2025

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    +5
    Calculated: 66 at end of 2023 → 71 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Quality Inn

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

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

    Quality Inn

    1941
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

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

    Quality Inn

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Quality Inn
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — QUALITY United States franchised
    1,566 hotels
    other Total open/operating QUALITY hotels
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 81
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All QUALITY Performance Sample
    50.7 percent
    other Table 1 Average Occupancy Rate
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 82
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — QUALITY Performance Sample
    1,498 hotels
    other Full Performance Sample size
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 81
    +2 more groups in the full report
    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — STRIncludedHotels
    44.4 percent
    other .4% reported an average occupancy rate that met or exceeded 67.2%; $137.16 hotels or
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 116
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 1YearCompHotels
    25 hotels
    other 1YearCompHotels meetingaverage count
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 116
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Reservation/loyaltyIncludedHotels
    76.2 percent
    other 6.2% During 2025, of the 63 Included Hotels, 38 Renaissance hotels or 60.3% received
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 117
    +2 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.

    Quality Inn vs Renaissance Hotels & Resorts: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Quality Inn or Renaissance Hotels & Resorts?
    Quality Inn: $332,295 – $1,859,295 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49); Renaissance Hotels & Resorts: $104,317,590 – $169,324,990 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 64). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Quality Inn. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Quality Inn or Renaissance Hotels & Resorts?
    Quality Inn: 1,566 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 84); Renaissance Hotels & Resorts: 71 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 120). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Quality Inn and Renaissance Hotels & Resorts disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Quality Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups; Renaissance Hotels & Resorts has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 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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